2023-11-09T10:25:38-06:00 2022-12-31 411680240 SDK CPA 100 WASHINGTON AVE S STE 1600 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 990 2022-01-01 264377588 THE TIWAHE FOUNDATION TIWA 6127220999 570 ASBURY ST 104 ST PAUL MN 55104 NIKKI PIERATOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6127220999 2023-11-08 1 NIKKI PIERATOS 999009999 0 WENDY HARDEN CPA P00956490 6123325500 2023-11-08 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z NIKKI PIERATOS 570 N ASBURY ST 104 ST PAUL MN 55104 700783 0 X WWW.TIWAHEFOUNDATION.ORG X 2009 MN A RESOURCE FOR GIVING & BUILDING CAPACITY OF AMERICAN INDIAN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES & COMMUNITY. 10 10 5 18 0 0 243180 694393 0 0 1370 655 0 -3866 244550 691182 133015 300387 0 0 172491 295632 55485 12381 137045 358517 358600 719508 967000 -474958 -275818 8331474 7188408 112882 275346 8218592 6913062 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 507608 258287 AMERICAN 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. 96914 42100 IN 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. 604522 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X NIKKI PIERATOS 6127220999 570 N ASBURY ST 104 ST PAUL MN 55104 REID RAYMOND BOARD VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WAKINYAN LAPOINTE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE HOBOT BOARD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAGGIE LORENZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIGEL R PERROTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY KUNESH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER ANNIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALYSSA TERLESKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK ROCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIKKI PIERATOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150400 0 9929 150400 0 9929 1 0 1 0 0 32083 662310 694393 655 655 5735 32083 9601 -3866 -3866 691182 0 0 -3211 X 42100 42100 258287 258287 160329 78635 44422 37272 107693 52819 29838 25036 9098 4891 3605 602 18512 12837 3893 1782 5985 5985 42103 42103 12381 12381 63146 63146 100853 74679 2846 23328 35194 18919 14553 1722 33488 29804 3684 23121 12006 7624 3491 19688 7931 616 11141 5678 2913 1897 868 2946 1511 984 451 SPECIAL EVENT 18476 4426 14050 MISCELLANEOUS 6531 1904 3557 1070 MEMBERSHIP & DUES 1391 860 364 167 967000 604522 225433 137045 712926 988437 325684 150930 11938 3997 22239 7571 20346 14668 7258797 5973924 1783 56452 8331474 7188408 112882 220381 0 54965 112882 275346 X 3855602 577432 4362990 6335630 8218592 6913062 8331474 7188408 -275818 -1029712 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 696507 261326 702530 243179 694393 2597935 696507 261326 702530 243179 694393 2597935 963996 1633939 8463 12215 7940 1370 655 30643 2628578 0.62160 0.68450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7258797 58507 -1029712 250522 63146 5973924 6790271 745851 220940 56385 7258797 5529226 457692 1050483 197030 50100 6790271 4621581 174000 947769 170662 43462 5529226 4934930 12865 -291138 35076 4621581 0.34000 0.66000 1 0 22239 7571 14668 14668 ENDOWMENT FUNDS - TMF 5973924 F 5973924 CURRENT PORTION OF OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 42940 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 12025 54965 -386899 -1029712 9250 5527 -1014935 628036 63146 63146 691182 918631 9250 5527 14777 903854 63146 63146 967000 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 2D ADDITIONAL SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART VIII OF THE FORM 990 X X 1 FOX ADVANCEMENT 807 BROADWAY ST NE STE 250 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55413 GRANT WRITING 0 0 12381 -12381 12381 -12381 MN CIRCLE OF GENEROSITY 37818 32083 5735 5734 3867 37818 32083 5735 5734 3867 9601 -3866 1 MNI SOTA FUND 817 FIFTH AVE S 4TH FLOOR MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 35000 0 TO DO REGRANTING OF OYATE FUNDS 1 EDUCATION GRANTS 31 75260 ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE GRANTS 41 96992 HEALTH & WELLNESS GRANTS 15 36535 CULTURAL GRANTS 20 49500 PART I, LINE 2: THE 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIKKI PIERATOS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150000 0 0 0 400 0 0 0 9929 0 160329 0 0 0 PART I & PART III, LINE 1 TO 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 11B THE DRAFT OF THE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS 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 15 IN 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 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 74,679. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,846. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 23,328. TOTAL EXPENSES 100,853.