TIWAHE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
TIWAHE FOUNDATION (EIN 26-4377588)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-09
IRS object ID
202323139349302212
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-11-09T10:25:38-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN411680240PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1SDK CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1100 WASHINGTON AVE S STE 1600AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55401ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN264377588EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE TIWAHE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlTIWABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6127220999PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1570 ASBURY ST 104AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNIKKI PIERATOSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6127220999PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstNIKKIPersonFirstNm
Person LastPIERATOSPersonLastNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWENDY HARDEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00956490PTIN
Phone6123325500PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-08PreparationDt

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerNIKKI PIERATOSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1570 N ASBURY ST 104AddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$700,783GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TIWAHEFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA RESOURCE FOR GIVING & BUILDING CAPACITY OF AMERICAN INDIAN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES & COMMUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers18TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$1,370PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$967,000CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$474,958PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$275,818CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$112,882TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$275,346TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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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 2022, WE MADE $258,287 IN GRANTS TO 107 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)CONTINUED FROM PART III: 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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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$96,914ExpenseAmt
Grant$42,100GrantAmt
DescIN 2022, WE DELIVERED $7,100 TO 36 PARTICIPANTS FOR OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK. TIWAHE CONTRIBUTED $35,000 AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP UNDER OYATE, THE OZHIGIN FELLOWSHIP, WITH MNI SOTA FUND. THOSE FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 11 FELLOWS 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)CONTINUED FROM PART III: 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, BUT ALSO OTHER NATIVE LEADERSHIP NETWORKS THAT ALREADY EXIST ACROSS THE STATE (AND BEYOND).OYATE IS BEING 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. RESPONDING TO MORE RECENT REQUESTS FROM OTHER NATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS, OYATE WILL ALSO INCLUDE REGULAR SESSIONS TO SHARE STRATEGIES AND MODELS FOR RESTORATIVE AND CULTURALLY CENTERED WORK CULTURES AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT WITH PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN THEIR HEALING JOURNEYS, AND MORE.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:"WE WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY GROUNDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FROM AROUND MINNESOTA, RECOGNIZING THEY BRING A RANGE OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES INTO THIS NETWORK. WE WILL WORK IN A COMPLEMENTARY WAY WITH THE EXISTING ARRAY OF LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. IF WE DO THESE THINGS IN A GOOD WAY, WE WILL HAVE ADDED STRENGTH TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS AN EXISTING ABUNDANCE OF INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WILL BECOME MORE CONNECTED CULTURALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY, AND THIS INTERDEPENDENCE WILL BE VALUED. THIS WIDESPREAD, NETWORKED INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE VIBRANT AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY."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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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone6127220999PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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REID RAYMOND
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WAKINYAN LAPOINTE
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE HOBOT
BOARD TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAGGIE LORENZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIGEL R PERROTE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY KUNESH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMBER ANNIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALYSSA TERLESKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK ROCK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NIKKI PIERATOS
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Fundraising$32,083FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$662,310AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$694,393TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$42,100TotalAmt
Program Services$42,100ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$258,287TotalAmt
Program Services$258,287ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Management And General$29,838ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,036FundraisingAmt

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$12,837ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$42,103TotalAmt
Management And General$42,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Fundraising$12,381FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Management And General$63,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$18,919ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,722FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,488TotalAmt
Program Services$29,804ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,684FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$23,121TotalAmt
Program Services$12,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,491FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$7,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$616ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,141FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$2,913ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$868FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$1,511ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$451FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS$6,531$1,904$1,070$3,557
MEMBERSHIP & DUES$1,391$860$167$364

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$604,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$225,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,045FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$712,926BOYAmt
EOY$988,437EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$325,684BOYAmt
EOY$150,930EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$11,938BOYAmt
EOY$3,997EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$22,239LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,571LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,346BOYAmt
EOY$14,668EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,258,797BOYAmt
EOY$5,973,924EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,783BOYAmt
EOY$56,452EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,331,474BOYAmt
EOY$7,188,408EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$112,882BOYAmt
EOY$220,381EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$54,965EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,882BOYAmt
EOY$275,346EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,855,602BOYAmt
EOY$577,432EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,362,990BOYAmt
EOY$6,335,630EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,218,592BOYAmt
EOY$6,913,062EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,331,474BOYAmt
EOY$7,188,408EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$275,818ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,029,712NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$696,507CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$261,326CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$702,530CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$243,179CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$694,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,597,935TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$696,507CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$261,326CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$702,530CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$243,179CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$694,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,597,935TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$963,996SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,633,939PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,463CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,215CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,940CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,370CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$655CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,643TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$2,628,578TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.62160PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68450PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,934,930BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,865ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$291,138InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$35,076AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,621,581EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.34000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.66000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,239OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,571DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,668BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$14,668TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescENDOWMENT FUNDS - TMFDesc
Book Value$5,973,924BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,973,924TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$42,940
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION$12,025
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$54,965TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt-$386,899TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,029,712NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,250DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$5,527OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,014,935RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$628,036RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$63,146InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$63,146RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$691,182TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$918,631TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$9,250DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$5,527OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$14,777ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$903,854ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$63,146InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$63,146ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$967,000TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE TIWAHE FOUNDATION IS TO RECEIVE THE NET INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT TO BE USED IN CARRYING OUT ITS GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES (UNRESTRICTED).
PART XI & PART XII, LINE 2DADDITIONAL SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII OF THE FORM 990

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOX ADVANCEMENTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1807 BROADWAY ST NE STE 250AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55413ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRANT WRITINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$12,381RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$12,381NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$12,381TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$12,381TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CIRCLE OF GENEROSITYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$37,818GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$32,083CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$5,735GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,734FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,867EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$37,818GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$32,083CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$5,735GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$5,734FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,867EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$9,601DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$3,866NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MNI SOTA FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1817 FIFTH AVE S 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55404ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant$35,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO DO REGRANTING OF OYATE FUNDSPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
EDUCATION GRANTS31$75,260
ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE GRANTS41$96,992
HEALTH & WELLNESS GRANTS15$36,535
CULTURAL GRANTS20$49,500

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$400OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,929NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$160,329TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 1TO INVEST IN 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. TIWAHE IS MORE THAN A NATIVE-RUN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. TIWAHE IS A CONNECTOR - OF PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND OPPORTUNITY. TIWAHE CREATES PATHWAYS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR GOALS, ON THEIR OWN TERMS, IN THIS CRITICAL MOMENT FOR HOW NATIVE CULTURES, LANGUAGES, AND WAYS OF BEING WILL LIVE AND GROW IN THE COMING GENERATIONS. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR FLAGSHIP MICRO-GRANTING PROGRAM (AIFEP) AND THROUGH OUR OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK, A NETWORK WEAVING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT IS BEING RE-ENVISIONED TO CENTER THE CULTURAL NEEDS OF OUR INDIGENOUS LEADERS IN MINNESOTA. TIWAHE MEANS NATIVE PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA HAVE A RELATIVE WHEREVER THEY GO. 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. IN 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 GRANTS TO COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE DEVELOPING INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP PRACTICES ACROSS DIVERSE PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL FIELDS IN MINNESOTA. OLN IS BEING REINVIGORATED TO RESPOND TO THE CALL FOR PROGRAMS CREATED WITHIN A FRAMEWORK THAT STARTS WITH OUR OWN DEFINITIONS AND PRACTICES OF LEADERSHIPNOT ADAPTING THOSE FROM DOMINANT CULTURE. AN OYATE OZHIGIN FELLOW RECENTLY REPORTED THAT ALTHOUGH HE WORKS IN ACADEMIA AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL CIRCLES, HE CARRIED AN "EMPTY HOLE" IN HIS HEART UNTIL HE FILLED IT WITH OJIBWE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE. 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. THESE PRACTICES NOT ONLY HELPS FULFILL OUR MISSION AS A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, IT STRENGTHENS OUR POSITION AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT CAN BE A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR IMMEDIATE INSIGHTS INTO THE DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF NATIVE ISSUES AND EMERGENT INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES IN MINNESOTA. IN THIS WORK, WE SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH REGULAR CONSULTATION ON CAPACITY BUILDING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES THAT CENTER DAKOTA AND ANISHINAABE VALUES. 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.
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 74,679. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,846. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,328. TOTAL EXPENSES 100,853.

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