2018-07-02T10:13:58-05:00 2017-12-31 521273734 LINTON SHAFER WARFIELD & GARRETT PA 201 THOMAS JOHNSON DRIVE FREDERICK MD 21702 990 2017-01-01 131623902 ASSOCIATION ON AMERICAN INDIAN AFFAIRS INC ASSO 2403147155 966 HUNGERFORD DRIVE NO 30-A ROCKVILLE MD 20850 FRANK ETTAWAGESHIK PRESIDENT 2403147155 2018-06-28 1 C EVA WEBB P01251814 3016629200 2018-07-02 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 966 HUNGERFORD DRIVE NO 30-A ROCKVILLE MD 20850 1122844 0 X WWW.INDIAN-AFFAIRS.ORG X 1922 NY TO ASSIST AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE FULL ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CIVIL EQUALITY, AND TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS. 10 10 5 20 0 0 713193 511300 68497 84577 17213 65681 2776 1525 801679 663083 52750 30010 0 0 292351 162794 0 0 24061 199628 295447 544729 488251 256950 174832 840969 1073990 60622 61781 780347 1012209 X FOUNDED IN 1922, THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE FULL ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CIVIC EQUALITY, AND TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS. AAIA IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF PROMINENT NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE FROM SUCH FIELDS OF LAW, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND IS FUNDED BY ITS MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS. 0 0 162084 AAIA'S REPATRIATION AND SACRED SITE PROGRAM: 1) PROVIDES A CENTRALIZED INFORMATION HUB OF EXPERTISE AND INFORMATION THAT PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ISSUES OF REPATRIATION OF CULTURAL ITEMS, ANCESTORS AND BURIAL ITEMS DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD; AND ON PROTECTION OF SACRED SITES AND ITEMS LOOTED FROM SITES; 2) DEVELOPS TEMPLATES, TOOLKITS AND MODEL LAWS THAT CAN BE USED BY TRIBES TO SUPPORT REPATRIATION AND SACRED SITE PROTECTION; 3) ADVOCATES FOR STRONGER LAWS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT REPATRIATION EFFORTS AND PROTECT SACRED SITES; AND 4) RAISES AWARENESS AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ABOUT REPATRIATION AND SACRED SITE PROTECTION. 56019 INDIAN CHILDREN & YOUTH: AAIA HAS WORKED ACTIVELY IN THE FIELD OF INDIAN CHILD WELFARE FOR MORE THAN SIX DECADES PROVIDING EXTENSIVE TRAINING, DEVELOPING STUDIES AND ANALYSIS, AND EDUCATING TRIBES, FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT INDIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH. AAIA DEVELOPED STUDIES AND ADVOCACY THAT WERE THE CATALYST FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT OF 1978 (ICWA), AND FOR THE NEW BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE ICWA IN 2016. AAIA HAS CONVENED TRIBAL LEADERS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE EXPERTS TO EXPLORE HOW TRIBES CAN BENEFIT FROM ALTERNATIVES TO YOUTH INCARCERATION. AAIA SEEKS TO DOCUMENT AND ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN THE TREATMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH BY FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS, AND UNCOVER IMPROPER INCENTIVES USED TO REMOVE NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR ADOPTION TO NON-INDIAN FAMILIES. 47793 30010 OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS, SUMMER CAMPS, LEGAL ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. AAIA IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLE AND OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM FEDERALLY AND NON-FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES. AAIA ALSO SUPPORTS YOUTH EDUCATION BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO NATIVE YOUTH SUMMER CAMPTS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMING DEDICATED TO HEALTH AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. AAIA ALSO UTILIZES ITS WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIAN COUNTRY ISSUES, AND INCREASING SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, THE PROTECTION OF CULTURE AND EDUCATING YOUTH IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 265896 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AZ CA IL MA MD MN NC NJ NY PA VA WA X X SHANNON O'LOUGHLIN 2403147155 966 HUNGERFORD DRIVE SUITE 30-A ROCKVILLE MD 20850 FRANK ETTAWAGESHIK PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN PERRY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEEANN DEROIN SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH KASTELIC DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELKE CHENEVEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ECHOHAWK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD KEELER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALFRED R KETZLER SR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAITH ROESSEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERIENA BEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON KELLER O'LOUGHLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 44363 0 0 44363 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 3550 100000 407672 511300 CONFERENCE REGISTRATIO 900099 36227 36227 CONSULTING 541610 25906 25906 MEDIA SALES 611710 22444 22444 84577 13039 13039 512403 459761 52642 52642 52642 OTHER INCOME 900099 1525 1525 1525 663083 86102 0 65681 6000 6000 24010 24010 124924 93697 26648 4579 25563 19171 5369 1023 12307 9231 2584 492 4503 4503 45896 45896 48000 32240 15760 33481 2369 31112 22349 6585 15764 19700 10951 6378 2371 56018 42181 13837 11710 11710 OUTSIDE SERVICES 25601 16891 8710 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14553 14553 BANK CHARGES 6653 6653 TELEPHONE 3677 1773 1904 3306 797 1466 1043 488251 265896 198294 24061 343907 435063 8393 21808 61689 8091 1150 26371 26371 0 0 479428 546632 1150 7648 840969 1073990 60622 61781 60622 61781 X 113931 313540 111886 144139 554530 554530 780347 1012209 840969 1073990 174832 18669 49654 -11293 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 748390 533536 257587 463193 184062 2186768 4199 4199 752589 533536 257587 463193 184062 2190967 2190967 21027 18557 15375 9470 13039 77468 1475 2293 9035 4993 1525 19321 2287756 0.95770 0.79290 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,475. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 2,293. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 9,035. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 4,993. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 1,525. 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ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX PURPOSES, THE OPEN AUDIT YEARS ARE 2014-2016. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS 19 24010 PART I, LINE 2: TO MONITOR THE USE OF FUNDS DISTRIBUTED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, THE SCHOLARSHIP IS DISTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION FOR THE STUDENT'S ACCOUNT TO BE SPENT ON TUITION OR BOOKS. FOR THE STUDENT TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP SEMESTER BY SEMESTER, THE STUDENT MUST SHOW EVERY SEMESTER THAT HIS OR HER GRADE POINT AVERAGE IS AT LEAST 2.5 OR HIGHER, AND THAT THE STUDENT WILL BE ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL-TIME. TO MONITOR THE USE OF FUNDS DISTRIBUTED FOR GRANTS TO NATIVE YOUTH SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, THE SUMMER CAMP MUST FIRST BE APPROVED FOR FUNDING BY SHOWING THAT THE CAMP WILL PROVIDE PROGRAMS RELATED TO HEALTH, CULTURE AND EDUCATION. ONCE THE CAMP HAS CONCLUDED, THE CAMP MUST PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CAMP (WITH STUDENT PHOTO RELEASE FORMS) AND A REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES IN THE CAMP, HOW MANY NATIVE YOUTH WERE SERVED, AND WHAT AGE GROUPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTE AT LEAST $35 ANNUALLY ARE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNING BOARD AT A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY PROPOSED ACTION RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE 990, INDEPENDENT AUDITED FINANCIALS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE. PART XII LINE 2C NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR