TIWAHE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
TIWAHE FOUNDATION (EIN 26-4377588)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-09-25
IRS object ID
202442699349301134
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Return2024-09-25T15:46:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line1100 WASHINGTON AVE S STE 1600AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55401ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN264377588EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlTIWABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6127220999PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1332 MINNESOTA STREET W1520AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55101ZIPCd

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PersonNIKKI PIERATOSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6127220999PhoneNum
Signature2024-09-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Preparer PersonWENDY HARDEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00956490PTIN
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Principal OfficerNIKKI PIERATOSPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55101ZIPCd
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Gross Receipts$1,276,265GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TIWAHEFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AND CULTURAL IDENTITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$655PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$691,182PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,276,265CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$295,632PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$450,036CYOtherExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$275,346TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$60,921TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$533,050ExpenseAmt
Grant$259,437GrantAmt
DescAMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (AIFEP) CREATES PATHWAYS FOR AMERICAN INDIANS TO REACH THEIR GOALS, ON THEIR OWN TERMS, THROUGH MICROGRANTS RANGING FROM $500-2,500. IN 2023, WE MADE $259,437 IN GRANTS TO 104 INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT TO AMERICAN INDIANS THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN-COUNTY TWIN CITIES METRO AREA THROUGH MICROGRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, AS WELL AS RESOURCES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER GRANTEES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND NETWORKS. THIS PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED TO INVEST IN THE STRENGTHS, DREAMS, AND GOALS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH 1. CULTURE AND LANGUAGE 2. EDUCATION 3. HEALTH AND WELLNESS 4. ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE VALUE RECIPROCITY IN ALL OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND WE SUPPORT AIFEP RECIPIENTS IN GROWING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND NETWORKS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. IN KINSHIP, AIFEP RECIPIENTS SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH US AND ENCOURAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. BEGINNING IN 2022, WE BEGAN HOLDING CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT WRITING AND APPLICATION WORKSHOPS FOR INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AIFEP HAS GIVEN MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO MORE THAN 2,000 INDIVIDUALS IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES. AIFEP IS TRANSFORMATIVE AND IMPACTFUL, CREATING CHANGE SUSTAINED FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.Desc

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Expense$144,928ExpenseAmt
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DescIN 2023-2024, WE CONTINUED THE PROGRAMMING FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WE STARTED WITH THE OZHIGIN FELLOWS IN 2022 (THEY WERE PAID THEIR FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS IN 2022). THE OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK (OLN OR 'OYATE') ORIGINATED OVER TEN YEARS AGO AS AN OUTGROWTH OR NEXT STAGE OF TIWAHE'S EXISTING AIFEP GRANTMAKING PROGRAM TO CONNECT AND RESOURCE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO THEIR NEXT STAGES OF GROWTH THROUGH A COHORT-STYLE LEARNING COMMUNITY TO WHERE THEY CONNECT WITH OTHER NATIVE LEADERS TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS, UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) UNLIKE AIFEP, OYATE (DAKOTA FOR "THE PEOPLE OR "NATION") IS STATEWIDE, AND WE HAVE ALUMNI REPRESENTING MOST OF THE ELEVEN TRIBAL NATIONS IN MINNESOTA, AS WELL AS OTHER CITIES WITH LARGE NATIVE POPULATIONS LIKE DULUTH AND BEMIDJI. OLN IS TO BE THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE FOR NATIVE LEADERS ACROSS GENERATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIES WITHIN MINNESOTA. OYATE HAS BEEN REVITALIZED TO RESPOND TO THE MANY WIDESPREAD REQUESTS TO DO MORE AS A KEYSTONE ORGANIZATION FOR NATIVE LEADERSHIP WITHIN MINNESOTA AND HELP ESTABLISH WHAT "INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP" MEANS WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, DEEPENING AVENUES TO RECONNECT OR DEEPEN CULTURAL PRACTICES AND TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS. TIWAHE WANTS TO SEE OLN SUPPORTING AN ACTIVE AND GROWING COMMUNITY OF ALUMNI, ENTREPRENEURS, NATIVE LANGUAGE PRACTITIONERS, EDUCATORS, WISDOM-KEEPERS, CREATING CONNECTIONS AND RESOURCES. WE WANT OUR NATIVE LEADERS TO "HAVE A RELATIVE WHEREVER THEY GO AND TO PARTICIPATE RECIPROCALLY IN THE NETWORK AS IT IS AN INFINITY LOOP FOR EXCHANGING TALENTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND OPPORTUNITIES. OLN IS BEING REBUILT WITH OUR DAKOTA AND ANISHINAABE AT THE CENTER OF PROGRAM DESIGN BECAUSE OUR PEOPLE FLOURISH IN SPACES AND SYSTEMS THAT ARE RELATIONAL, RESTORATIVE, AND RECOGNIZE OUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS. WITH PAST ALUM, OUR WISDOM COUNCIL, AND OTHERS, WE DEVELOPED A WORKING INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP CHANGE THEORY, THAT CAPTURES THE COLLECTIVE VISION FOR OYATE: "CONNECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO OUR CULTURES, VALUES, AND LANGUAGES FOSTERS TRANSFORMATIVE WELLNESS OUTCOMES THAT RIPPLE THROUGHOUT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CIRCLES. OUR OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK FACILITATES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES THAT REVEAL HOW ACTIVELY CARETAKING CULTURAL TEACHINGS MOVES CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE FROM "WHAT WE KNOW" TO HOW WE LIVE, ENSURING THAT INDIGENOUS VALUES GUIDE OUR ACTIONS, DECISIONS, AND LEADERSHIP STYLES. THIS ALLOWS OUR PEOPLE TO HEAL AND GROW BY UPLIFTING RELATIONAL WAYS OF BEING AS WE HELP EACH OTHER CULTIVATE UNIQUE IDENTITIES AS INDIGENOUS LEADERS, CONNECTED, SUPPORTED, AND CONTINUALLY LEARNING AS CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE IS BUILT AND SHARED OVER TIME THROUGH COMMUNITY CARE. THIS PROCESS HONORS OUR INTERCONNECTION AND POWER TO RESTORE THE TRADITIONAL PATHWAYS OF KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS." THE RELAUNCH OF THE OYATE PROGRAM HAS ALREADY BEGUN, AND IT IS ITERATIVE AND WILL SPAN OVER SEVERAL YEARS. OUR WORK SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH DIRECT RESOURCING AND PROGRAMMING, CULTURALLY-CENTERED LEADERSHIP AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO INFUSE DIVERSE PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL NETWORKS WITH THE STRENGTH AND WISDOM OF AMERICAN INDIANS LIVING IN MINNESOTA. SOME OF THE IMPACTS WE ANTICIPATE ARE: 1) INCREASED SOCIAL CAPITAL, CONNECTIONS, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR OUR PEOPLE 2) ENHANCED RECOGNITION AND AGENCY AS A HUB FOR NATIVE LEADERSHIP ACROSS ALL AGES, 3) INCREASED DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSES STRENGTHENING NATIVE EVALUATION, AND 4) DISPERSION OF INNOVATIVE WAYS OF LEADING TO OUR WIDER COMMUNITY.Desc

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Expense$59,862ExpenseAmt
DescTIWAHE IS ONE OF FOUR LEAD ORGANIZATIONS IN A PARTNERSHIP CALLED LINKINGLEADERS, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER FOUR NETWORKS OF LEADERS OF COLOR IN THE INDIGENOUS, BLACK, ASIAN AMERICAN, AND LATINE COMMUNITIES. A SHARED EFFORT FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM, COALITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS, LATINOLEAD, AND TIWAHE FOUNDATION, LINKINGLEADERS FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS ACROSS OUR NETWORKS IN ORDER TO INCREASE OUR SHARED LEADERSHIP AND SOLIDARITY PRACTICES SO THAT WE CAN ADVANCE POWERFUL SYSTEMS CHANGE WORK THAT AIMS TO ACHIEVE RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OUR MISSION IS CLEAR BUILD BRIDGES OF CROSS-NETWORK SOLIDARITY, EMPOWERING BIPOC LEADERS THROUGH CULTURALLY RELEVANT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AIMED AT GROWING SOLIDARITY IN MINNESOTA. WE ENHANCE CONNECTIONS, OFFER LEADERSHIP TOOLS, AND CREATE ROOM FOR CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE FOSTER CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND INITY BY FACILIATING LEARNING COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR DIFFERENT CULTURES AND WORLDVIEWS, ALLOWING OUR NETWORKS TO APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVECS OF EACH COMMUNITY WHILE STANDING TOGETHER IN SOLIDARITY TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. BEGINNING IN 2024, WE WILL BE HIRING DEDICATED MANAGING DIRECTORS FROM ACROSS OUR FOUR ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK OUR MODEL FOR BRINGING SOLIDARITY HOME AS A PLACE-BASED PARTNERSHIP, AS WELL AS FINALIZE OUR CROSS-CULTURAL SOLIDARITY GUIDE, CAPTURING ALL OF OUR LEARNINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OVER THE YEARS TO SERVE AS A BLUEPRINT FOR OTHER BIPOC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH WE ENVISION WILL BE USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND. AT THE END OF 2024, WE WILL HOLD OUR LAUNCH EVENT OF OUR TRUTH-IN-HISTORY PROJECT, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE BIPOC COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE MINNESOTA HOME, WEAVING TOGETHER DIVERSE NARRATIVES FROM 20 COMMUNITY STORYTELLERS AND HISTORIANS. WE ARE PRODUCING VIDEOS AND CONVERSATION GUIDES FEATURING THE VOICES AND STORIES OF MINNESOTA'S INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE LONGEVITY AND WE INTEND TO DO THIS ANNUALLY.Desc
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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KELLY MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY KUNESH
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DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALYSSA TERLESKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM GALVIN
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Program Services$755ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$258,683ProgramServicesAmt

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Program Services$101,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,250FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$97,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,190FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,293ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$17,981ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,409FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$2,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$45,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$113,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$8,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,237FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$4,989ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$573FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$18,592ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,200FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$9,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,465FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$4,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$4,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$728FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$1,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$310ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199FundraisingAmt

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SPECIAL EVENT$6,421$5,906$515$0
MEMBERSHIP & DUES$776$551$137$88

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Program Services$737,840ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$113,760FundraisingAmt

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EOY$1,076,652EOYAmt

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EOY$405,802EOYAmt

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BOY$3,997BOYAmt
EOY$16,847EOYAmt
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BOY$14,668BOYAmt
EOY$11,019EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$5,973,924BOYAmt
EOY$6,444,653EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,452BOYAmt
EOY$33,882EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,188,408BOYAmt
EOY$7,988,855EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$220,381BOYAmt
EOY$29,047EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,965BOYAmt
EOY$31,874EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,346BOYAmt
EOY$60,921EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$577,432BOYAmt
EOY$711,370EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,335,630BOYAmt
EOY$7,216,564EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,913,062BOYAmt
EOY$7,927,934EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,188,408BOYAmt
EOY$7,988,855EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$217,520ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$797,352NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$261,326CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$702,530CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$243,179CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$694,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,267,558CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,168,986TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$261,326CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$702,530CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$243,179CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$694,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,267,558CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,168,986TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,421,077SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,747,909PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,940CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$655CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,707CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,887TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,199,873TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.54620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.62160PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,973,924BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$797,352InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$260,476OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$65,747AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,445,053EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,258,797BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$58,507ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,029,712InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$250,522OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$63,146AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,973,924EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,790,271BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$745,851InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$220,940OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$56,385AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$7,258,797EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,529,226BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$457,692ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,050,483InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$197,030OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$50,100AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,790,271EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,621,581BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$174,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$947,769InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$170,662OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$43,462AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,529,226EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.39000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.61000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,020OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,001DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,019BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,019TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescENDOWMENT FUNDS - TMFDesc
Book Value$6,444,653BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$6,444,653TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$19,849
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION$12,025
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$31,874TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,055,683TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$797,352NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$47,813DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$845,165RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,210,518RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$65,747InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$65,747RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,276,265TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,040,811TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$47,813DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$47,813ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$992,998ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$65,747InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$65,747ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,058,745TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TIWAHE FOUNDATION IS TO RECEIVE THE NET INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT TO BE USED IN CARRYING OUT ITS GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES (UNRESTRICTED).ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
EDUCATION GRANTS42$98,981
ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE GRANTS35$86,154
HEALTH & WELLNESS GRANTS11$26,648
CULTURAL GRANTS19$46,900

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS BY TRACKING THE AMOUNTS OF ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO EACH INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMPLETION OF A FINAL REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES BY THE GRANTEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNIKKI PIERATOSPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$150,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$600OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,699NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$162,299TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I & PART III, LINE 1TIWAHE MEANS HAVING A RELATIVE WHEREVER YOU GO. AS A NATIVE-LED ORGANIZATION, WE ARE MORE THAN A COMMUNITY-RUN FOUNDATION. WE SERVE AS A CONNECTOR OF PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND OPPORTUNITY. TIWAHE CHALLENGES SYSTEMIC BARRIERS FOR AMERICAN INDIANS TO REACH THEIR GOALS, ON THEIR OWN TERMS. IN THIS CRITICAL MOMENT FOR NATIVE CULTURES, LANGUAGES, AND WAYS OF BEING WE INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COMING GENERATIONS. WE INVEST AND HONOR AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA BY SUPPORTING THEM TO REACH THEIR GOALS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND LANGUAGE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND LEADERSHIP GROUNDED IN SOVEREIGNTY AND INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEWS. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR FLAGSHIP MICRO-GRANTING PROGRAM (AIFEP) AND THROUGH OUR OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK, A NETWORK WEAVING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN RE-ENVISIONED TO PROVIDE OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE LEADERS WITH THE CULTURAL TEACHINGS, RELATIONAL TOOLS, AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO REACH SUCCESS AS THEY DEFINE IT. TIWAHE CHALLENGES SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO THE GOALS OUR PEOPLE PURSUE. THE DOMINANT CULTURE APPROACH TO PHILANTHROPY IS ONE OF THOSE BARRIERS. TIWAHE OFFERS A NEW MODEL FOR PHILANTHROPY THAT CENTERS INDIGENOUS VOICES AND VALUES IN EVERY DECISION FROM PLANNING THROUGH EVALUATION, AND WE HELP OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LET GO OF DOMINANT CULTURE PRACTICES THAT HOLD THEM BACK. OUR PRIMARY TOOL FOR SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS IS THE AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (AIFEP). THIS MICROGRANTING PROGRAM SERVES PEOPLES FROM OVER 100 NATIVE NATIONS LIVING IN MINNESOTA BY PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO FUNDS THAT HELP BRIDGE SYSTEMIC DISPARITY GAPS IN FOUR KEY PROGRAM AREAS: HEALTH AND WELLNESS, EDUCATION, CULTURE AND LANGUAGE, AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. AIFEP FILLS A GAP LEFT BY WHITE PHILANTHROPY, WHICH RARELY MAKES DIRECT MICROGRANTS TO NATIVE INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES (THEY FOCUS ON OTHER NATIVE NON-PROFITS OR LARGER GRANTS). AND, EVEN IN THOSE SPACES, THEIR GIVING IS LESS THAN 0.4% OF THEIR DOLLARS TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES. 100% OF OUR ENDOWMENT GOES TO RE-GRANTING TO NATIVE INDIVIDUALS. SINCE 2022, WE QUADRUPLED OUR AIFEP GRANTMAKING THROUGH THIS INTENTIONAL CENTERING OF NATIVE CULTURE AND VALUES. OUR SUCCESS MEANS OUR SMALL COMMUNITY-FUNDED ENDOWMENT NO LONGER MEETS DEMAND FOR AIFEP REGRANTING, LET ALONE OPERATIONS, OR OUR OTHER PROGRAMS AND AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE. THIS IS WHY WE ARE BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS WHO SHARE AND HELP REALIZE OUR VISION THAT THE BRIGHTEST DAYS FOR NATIVE PEOPLE ARE AHEAD OF US. TIWAHE'S OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK (OLN) BUILDS ON TIWAHE'S EXISTING AIFEP GRANTMAKING PROGRAM BY OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP PRACTICES ACROSS DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL FIELDS IN MINNESOTA. OLN HAS BEEN REINVIGORATED TO RESPOND TO THE CALL FOR PROGRAMS CREATED WITHIN A FRAMEWORK THAT STARTS WITH OUR OWN DEFINITIONS AND PRACTICES OF LEADERSHIP, NOT ADAPTING THOSE FROM DOMINANT CULTURE. SINCE WE HAVE STARTED IN 2024 WITH OUR NEW SESSIONS, PARTICIPANTS HAVE SELF-REPORTED THAT THEY ARE "TRANSFORMED AND THAT THEY FEEL THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS MUCH STRONGER, AS IS THEIR READINESS TO EMBODY OUR CULTURAL VALUES AS BUSINESSOWNERS AND LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A WISDOM COUNCIL OF KEY NATIVE LEADERS WHO FOUNDED TIWAHE OVER 10 YEARS AGO TO ACTIVELY GUIDE US IN CENTERING CULTURAL PRACTICES AND NATIVE VOICES IN PROGRAM DESIGN SO THAT IT IS CONTEMPLATIVE OF A FUTURE VISION THAT VALUES AND UPLIFTS NATIVE PEOPLE AND THEIR TALENTS. THESE VOICES HAVE ILLUMINATED A COLLECTIVE DESIRE FOR TIWAHE TO CONTINUE GROWING INTO A MORE ACTIVE HUB FOR INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP NETWORKS AND RESOURCES, AND TO FURTHER DEVELOP AN INDIGENOUS MODEL FOR EVALUATION THAT IS NOT SEPARATE FROM PROGRAM ACTIVITIES BUT FULLY EMBEDDED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, NURTURING LIVING FEEDBACK LOOPS BETWEEN TIWAHE AND COMMUNITY. IN MANY WAYS, TIWAHE IS A LIVING DATABASE OF THESE NEEDS AND TRENDS AND A CO-CREATOR, WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS, OF THE INNOVATIVE INDIGENOUS SOLUTIONS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THEM. WE ALSO COLLECT DATA THROUGH INTENTIONALLY HELD COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND CEREMONIES THAT RAISE AWARENESS OF EMERGENT INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES. WE INCORPORATE THESE PRACTICES INTO OUR OWN ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND SERVE AS A KEY PATHWAY FOR TRANSFERRING THIS RELATIONAL KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING WITH LEADERS, SHARING TEACHINGS THROUGH OUR NEWSLETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS, AND FACILITATING TRAININGS IN OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORK WEAVING PROGRAMS LIKE OYATE. WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE IN SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, IN BREAKING FREE FROM THE DOMINANT CULTURE TRAPPINGS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN THAT PERPETUATE SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AGAINST MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT A DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER LIKE MANY NATIVE ENTITIES, TIWAHE HAS A UNIQUE INSTITUTIONAL ROLE IN NATIVE MINNESOTA AND A REPUTATION FOR BEING A UNIFIER AND APOLITICAL. OTHERS SEEK TO ENGAGE US BASED ON THIS ROLE. TIWAHE GUIDES NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS IN OPERATIONALIZING NATIVE VALUES AND TEACHINGS IN STAFFING, PROGRAMMING, PARTNERSHIPS, EVALUATION, FUNDRAISING, DECISION-MAKING, AND GATHERINGS. THESE INCLUDE THE 7 GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS, HOW TO FORM GOOD RELATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH PARTNERS, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE, CONFLICT MANAGEMENT BASED ON RESTORATIVE PRINCIPLES, AND MORE. THE GOAL IS TO HELP OTHERS BREAK FREE FROM DOMINANT CULTURE PRACTICES THAT DO NOT SERVE THEM WELL. TIWAHE FURTHER RESOURCES OUR PEOPLE BY PROVIDING THEM COACHING AND NETWORKING WITH OTHER POWERFUL NATIVE AND POCI LEADERS IN THE TWIN CITIES, WHICH WILL INCREASE THROUGH OUR RELAUNCHED OYATE PROGRAM. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE DOMINANT SYSTEMS AND NARRATIVES, OUR COMMUNITIES NEED TO BE IN SOLIDARITY AND STRONG STANDING WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS IS WHY TIWAHE IS LEANING IN AND TAKING MORE LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN LINKINGLEADERS SO THAT WE CAN HELP STRENGTHEN THESE CONNECTIONS AND GIVE VOICE TO NATIVE ISSUES WITHIN THE METRO AREA (WHICH ARE OFTEN ABSENT). LINKINGLEADERS BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERSHIP NETWORKS OF FOUR ORGANIZATIONS IN MN THAT COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT OVER 20,000 POCI LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE. TOGETHER, LINKINGLEADERS IS WORKING TO BUILD CAPACITY OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND ALL OUR LEADERS AND ALUMNI TO LEAD IN THE VALUES OF SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT WORK. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOLIDARITY IS NOT THE SAME AS SUPPORT. TO EXPERIENCE SOLIDARITY, WE MUST HAVE A COMMUNITY OF INTERESTS, SHARED BELIEFS AND GOALS AROUND WHICH TO UNITE. SUPPORT CAN BE OCCASIONAL. IT CAN BE GIVEN AND WITHDRAWN. SOLIDARITY REQUIRES SUSTAINED, ONGOING COMMITMENTS, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE DEDICATED STAFF AND BUILT THIS WORK INTO ALL PARTS OF TIWAHE, NOT AS A SEPARATE PROJECT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE DRAFT OF THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS AND STAFF ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY, IN WRITING ANY INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. AT EACH BOARD MEETING, MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15IN DETERMINING THE SALARY, THE BOARD REVIEWED SALARIES FROM THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS " MINNESOTA NON PROFIT SALARY AND BENEFITS REPORT AND THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS "GRANTMAKER SALARY SURVEY REPORTS."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 113,050. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -8,202. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 55,237. TOTAL EXPENSES 160,085.

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