2013-08-26T16:28:58-05:00 2012-12-31 BKD LLP 2800 Post Oak Blvd Ste 3200 HOUSTON TX 77056 990 2012-01-01 581888256 National Relief Charities % ROBBI RICE DIETRICH PRESIDE NATI 9038709633 500 E PEYTON STREET Suite SHERMAN TX 75090 ROBBI RICE DIETRICH 9038709633 2013-08-15 true Amanda Maya 7134994600 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z ROBBI RICE DIETRICH PRESIDENT 500 E PEYTON STREET SHERMAN TX 75090 45121990 false X WWW.NRCPROGRAMS.ORG X 1989 NC TO HELP NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 5 5 205 1093 -17754 0 45784193 43321869 0 0 -26711 180427 157516 414559 45914998 43916855 23674188 22080966 0 0 6930328 6718881 0 0 11966044 16878303 16231081 47482819 45030928 -1567821 -1114073 23678703 20587562 4905378 2910755 18773325 17676807 X TO HELP NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. false false 14195810 9506484 432309 HEALTH: THE PEOPLE NRC SERVES ON REMOTE AND ISOLATED RESERVATIONS RELY ON INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES (IHS) FOR MEDICAL CARE. TRANSPORTATION IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE LONG DISTANCE FROM COMMUNITIES TO CLINICS AND THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. BECAUSE IHS IS SEVERELY UNDERFUNDED AND UNDERSTAFFED FOR THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE POPULATIONS IT SERVES, THE AGENCY FOCUSES ON HEALTHCARE CRISES SITUATIONS RATHER THAN PREVENTIVE CARE. WITH HIGHER INFANT MORTALITY, LOWER LIFE EXPECTANCY, DIABETES AT EPIDEMIC LEVELS, TUBERCULOSIS SEVEN TIMES HIGHER FOR NATIVE AMERICANS, AND CANCER-RELATED DISPARITIES HIGHER THAN FOR ANY MINORITY GROUP IN THE U.S., NRC FOCUSES ON PREVENTATIVE CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION. IN 2012 NRC SUPPORTED HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAMS FOR 413,352 PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF ACTIVITIES: HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, TUBERCULOSIS AND CANCER; EDUCATION CLASSES ON DIABETES PREVENTION, HEALTHY NUTRITION AND HEART HEALTH; YOUTH PROGRAMS INCLUDING CAMPS, SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION, AND YOUTH OBESITY AND EXERCISE; HEALTH APPOINTMENTS FOR IMMUNIZATIONS, HOSPITAL POST-RELEASE AND MEDICATION MONITORING; HOME VISITS WITH THOSE WHO ARE HOMEBOUND OR OTHERWISE UNABLE TO ACCESS SERVICES; PRE- AND POST-NATAL CARE, PARENTING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITY AND SHELTER CARE. 5679877 3802000 FOOD & WATER: THERE ARE 23% OF NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING LOW FOOD SECURITY, MEANING NOT ENOUGH FOOD QUALITY, VARIETY, OR DESIRABILITY OF DIETARY INTAKE. BECAUSE LOW FOOD SECURITY IS AN EVERYDAY ISSUE ON THE RESERVATIONS WHERE NRC WORKS, NUTRITION-RELATED DISEASE RATES ARE HIGH. IN ADDITION, DRINKING WATER IS CONTAMINATED IN MANY RESERVATION COMMUNITIES SERVED BY NRC. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FOOD BANKS WITHIN NRC'S SERVICE AREA, A 2009 STUDY BY AMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST SHOWING THE MAJORITY OF FOOD BANKS LACKED AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD TO MEET DEMAND CONTINUES TO HOLD TRUE. NRC INCREASED ITS SUPPORT OF FOOD BANKS IN 2012, PROVIDING STAPLE FOOD FOR ELDERLY NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND SOUP KITCHENS HELPING TO FEED NEARLY 34,000 PEOPLE HOT MEALS 5 DAYS A WEEK. NRC ALSO PROVIDED EMERGENCY AND BREAKFAST FOOD FOR ANOTHER 10,345 PEOPLE. NRC'S FOOD BOXES HELPED FOOD PANTRIES FEED 48,031 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. NRC ALSO DISTRIBUTED FRESH AND FROZEN PRODUCE FOR 900 PEOPLE, AND TILLED NEARLY 150 GARDENS FOR FAMILIES DURING 2012. NRC FOOD AND WATER DISTRIBUTIONS AND GARDENING SUPPORT REQUIRED NRC'S TRUCKS AND STAFF TO TRAVEL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MILES TO DISTRIBUTE THESE ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS. 6448083 4301400 HOLIDAY: NATIVE AMERICAN ELDERS AND CHILDREN ON THE RESERVATIONS SERVICED BY NRC ARE CERTAINLY AWARE OF HOLIDAYS CELEBRATED ACROSS THE U.S. AND THE WORLD, BUT FREQUENTLY THEIR FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD A SPECIAL MEAL OR GIFTS. UP TO 43% OF NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY, WITH MANY BEING RAISED BY GRANDPARENTS LIVING ON SEVERELY LIMITED AND FIXED INCOMES. POVERTY RATES ON THE RESERVATIONS SERVED BY NRC RANGE FROM 38% TO 85%, DEPENDING ON THE RESERVATION. NRC'S HOLIDAY EFFORTS SUPPORT LARGE COMMUNITY MEAL DISTRIBUTIONS. A TOTAL OF 49,235 THANKSGIVING MEALS WERE PROVIDED BY NRC IN 2012. IN ADDITION, 2,530 MORE MEALS WERE PROVIDED AT CHRISTMAS, ALONG WITH GIFT STOCKINGS FOR 52,237 YOUTH, TEENS, BABIES AND ELDERS VIA COMMUNITY GIFT DISTRIBUTIONS. 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ALSO PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FOR $15,000 WHERE PROCEEDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT DIALYSIS THROUGH THE AMERICAN INDIAN RELIEF COUNCIL. 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FOR EACH OF OUR GRANTS, WE ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS ON A STANDARD APPLICATION FORM. THAT FORM OUTLINES THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT FOR WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS APPLYING. ONCE AN ORGANIZATION IS SELECTED FOR A GRANT, OUR PROGRAM TEAM DEVELOPS A SUPPORT PLAN FOR THE INSTITUTION. THIS PLAN OUTLINES THE SCHEDULE OF FOLLOW-UP CALLS, PERSONAL VISITS, AND EXPECTED DELIVERABLES FROM THE GRANTEE. AT A MINIMUM, A SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT IS REQUIRED FROM EACH GRANTEE. THE REPORT DETAILS HOW THE GRANT FUNDS WERE EXPENDED AND REQUIRES PHYSICAL BACKUP FOR VERIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES. IN ADDITION TO DETAILING THE EXPENDITURES, THE GRANTEE DETAILS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS ON THE PROJECTS THE GRANT WAS INTENDED TO SUPPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE I, PART II, COLUMN (H) PUBLIC EDUCATION - THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE REMOTE AND ISOLATED RESERVATION COMMUNITIES. 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DOING BUSINESS AS FORM 990, ITEM C AMERICAN INDIAN RELIEF COUNCIL (AIRC), COUNCIL OF INDIAN NATIONS (CIN), AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION (AIEF), SOUTHWEST INDIAN RELIEF COUNCIL (SWIRC), SIOUX NATION RELIEF FUND (SNRF), NAVAJO RELIEF FUND (NFR), NATIVE AMERICAN AID (NAA), RESCUE OPERATION FOR ANIMALS ON THE RESERVATION (ROAR). ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D PUBLIC EDUCATION: THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE REMOTE AND ISOLATED RESERVATION COMMUNITIES NRC SERVES ARE COMPARABLE TO WHAT IS FOUND IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD. MANY AMERICANS ARE UNAWARE OF THE EXTENT OF THE POVERTY ON THESE RESERVATIONS. MISCONCEPTIONS ALSO EXIST, FUELING FALSE SPECULATION THAT NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLE RECEIVE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT ENTITLEMENTS SUCH AS FREE HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, AND EDUCATION UNDER THE STATUS OF TREATIES. NRC IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND DISPELLING THE PUBLIC'S MISPERCEPTIONS REGARDING NATIVE AMERICANS. THOUGH OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, NRC SEEKS TO EXPAND THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF NATIVE AMERICANS, THEIR CULTURE AND CHALLENGES, AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO WORK WITH NRC TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE ON THE RESERVATIONS. IN 2012 NRC REACHED AN ESTIMATED 4.5 MILLION PEOPLE WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION. EMERGENCY/MEDICAL: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ON THE RESERVATIONS NRC SUPPORTS IS OFTEN HARSH, WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS SUCH AS FLOODS, FOREST FIRES, EXTREME WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARDS, TORNADOS AND HURRICANES OCCURRING FREQUENTLY. SOME COMMUNITIES ALSO EXPERIENCE ACUTE OR CHRONIC CONTAMINATED-WATER EMERGENCIES. DURING 2012, NRC PROVIDED GOODS TO COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING 14 SUCH CRISES. THIS ALSO INVOLVES ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MUST LEAVE THE RESERVATION FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES. NRC'S PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES ARE DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING HEALTH SECTION. SCHOLARSHIPS: NRC PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS PURSUING A HIGHER EDUCATION, FOCUSING ON APPLICANTS WHO ARE OFTEN IN THE MIDDLE RANGE OF THE ACADEMIC RANKING, BUT HAVE SERIOUS DRIVE AND A DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES. THE COMPLETION RATE FOR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE NRC SCHOLARSHIPS AND COMPLETE THE ACADEMIC YEAR IS OVER 95%, CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NRC CREDITS OUR UNIQUE SELECTION PROCESS AND A COMMITTED, INDIVIDUALIZED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR THIS SUCCESS. NRC PROVIDED $365,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2012. FOR TRIBAL COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AND OTHER GROUPS COMMITTED TO NATIVE EDUCATION, WE ALSO PROVIDED MORE THAN $123,000 IN CREATIVE GRANTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT RETENTION OF THESE STUDENTS IN COLLEGE. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: A LONG HISTORY OF OPPRESSION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO A LIMITED VIEW OF POSSIBILITIES MANY NATIVE AMERICANS ENVISION FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. NRC ENCOURAGES NATIVE AMERICANS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE SERVICES AND ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM CHANGE. IN 2012 NRC RECEIVED AND HONORED OVER 750 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM RESERVATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOLS, ELDERLY SERVICE PROGRAMS, AND WELLNESS PROJECTS INVOLVING NEARLY 61,250 PEOPLE. SUPPORTING SELF-DETERMINATION AND REQUIRING PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO RECEIVE NRC SUPPORT AND SUPPLIES ARE IMPORTANT ASPECTS CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUCCESS OF NRC-SUPPORTED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAMS. ANIMAL WELFARE: MANY RESIDENTS LIVING ON RESERVATIONS SERVED BY NRC FACE EXTREME POVERTY. RESERVATION ANIMALS ARE OFTEN NOT A PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO MEETING THE NEED FOR FOOD, SHELTER AND HEALTHCARE. ON THE NAVAJO NATION, THE PROBLEMS CREATED FROM OVERPOPULATED AND STRAY ANIMALS ARE IMMENSE, INCLUDING DISEASE, ANIMAL BITES, RABIES AND OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS. ESTIMATES ON THE INCIDENCE OF STRAY DOGS AND CATS ROAMING THE NAVAJO NATION ALONE RANGE FROM 1,500 TO 6,000. THE NAVAJO NATION SHELTERS AND EVENTUALLY EUTHANIZES ABOUT 8,000 DOGS A YEAR. NRC'S GOALS ARE TO SUPPORT RESERVATION PROGRAMS THAT SPAY/NEUTER/VACCINATE ANIMALS OF THE RESERVATION, EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON PROPER CARE OF ANIMALS, AND ASSIST BY PROVIDING SUPPLIES THAT ENABLE ANIMAL GROUPS TO CARE FOR MORE ANIMALS. IN 2012 NRC SUPPORTED SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS AND PROVIDED VETERINARY PROGRAMS WITH THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS NECESSARY TO REDUCE ANIMAL HEALTH RISK AND RELATED HEALTH RISK TO HUMANS. SPECIAL PROGRAMS: THIS CATEGORY CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SERVICES, WHICH ARE TARGETED TO SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES ON THE RESERVATIONS SERVED BY NRC. FOR EXAMPLE, NRC DISTRIBUTES CORDS OF WOOD TO SELECTED RESERVATION COMMUNITIES IN THE PLAINS REGION BASED ON NEED AND NUMBER OF ELDERS. DUE TO THE EXPENSE AND LOGISTICS, NRC IS UNABLE TO OFFER THIS PROGRAM TO ALL RESERVATIONS WE SERVE, ALTHOUGH THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL NEED TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, NRC FREQUENTLY ROTATES SPECIAL PROJECTS TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES TO AVOID CREATING A DEPENDENCY. EACH OF THE SERVICES INCLUDED IN THIS CATEGORY RESPONDS TO A BASIC NEED AND ADDRESSES THE LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. IN 2012 NRC'S SPECIAL PROGRAMS BENEFITED 44,881 PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA. IN ADDITION TO FIREWOOD, NRC PROVIDED WINTER FUEL VOUCHERS FOR HUNDREDS OF NATIVE AMERICAN ELDERS AND SUPPORTED LITERACY FOR 16,623 CHILDREN, PROVIDING SUPPLIES AND INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE PARENT-CHILD READING TIME. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FOR 990 FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 11B THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE FORM 990. ONCE PREPARED, THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO REVIEWS THE FORM AS WELL AS THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. IT IS THEN SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PROCESS TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CEO SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR EMPLOYEE REFERENCE GUIDE HAS A SECTION ON OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE RESOLVED AS THEY ARISE. PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF CEO, EXEC DIR OR TOP MGMT OFFICIAL FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY CONDUCTS A FORMAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF THE CEO, INCLUDING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. EVERY 2-3 YEARS COMPENSATION DATA FOR CEO'S OF SIMILAR SIZED NON-PROFITS IS GATHERED AND COMPARED WITH THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO.