NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND (EIN 84-0611876)
Tax period: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed: 2026-03-27
IRS object ID: 202610869349300811
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-03-27T09:39:08+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 South Tejon Suite 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	Colorado Springs	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	809039848	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	840611876	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3034478760	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	250 ARAPAHOE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOULDER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	803025821	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MICHAEL KENNEDY	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3034478760	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-03-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Adam R Smith	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00958966	PTIN
Phone	7194714290	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-03-27	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHN ECHOHAWK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	250 ARAPAHOE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOULDER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	803025821	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$37,529,320	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NARF.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1970	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CONSTRUCT THE FOUNDATIONS NECESSARY TO EMPOWER TRIBES SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THEIR NATIVE TRADITIONS, ENFORCE THEIR TREATY RIGHTS AND PROTECT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	78	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants	$20,114,536	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$531,103	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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CY Investment Income	$3,945,485	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$46,411	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$70,243	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$24,586,140	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$24,661,367	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,068,784	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$33,300	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$37,400	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$4,412,016	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,492,321	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$8,234,824	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$20,491,212	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$21,341,008	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,094,928	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,320,359	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$84,115,280	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$92,169,287	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$3,528,328	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,143,392	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$80,586,952	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$89,025,895	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND HOLDS GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE. WE FIGHT TO PROTECT NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND LIFEWAYS THROUGH LITIGATION, LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND LEGAL EXPERTISE. AS ESTABLISHED BY NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND'S (NARF) FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$13,417,723	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$601,041	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$668,470	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	National Indian Law Library In 1972, NARF founded the National Indian Law Library (NILL) to serve the research needs of NARF attorneys. NILL's resources are also available to the public however, and hundreds of research requests are received weekly. The library houses a unique and valuable collection of federal Indian and tribal law materials and provides specialized legal research assistance. It also provides online bulletins to keep advocates aware of the latest legal developments and most recent news in Indian law. Researchers around the world have access to the resources of the National Indian Law Library through online access to our library catalog (https://nill.softlinkliberty.net/liberty). The catalog contains information on over 18,000 titles held in the NILL collection. Copies of most resources can be delivered to researchers in a timely way and many catalog records provide links to free resources that are available on the internet. NILL's collection includes catalog records for approximately 7,000 articles, 4,500 books, and 1400 tribal law resources. Many of these items are freely available online and are easily accessed via a link in the catalog record. NILL is the only library serving the public with extensive expertise and resources relating to Indian law, providing services that other libraries are unable to provide. One critical resource provided during FY2025 was in the many public presentations and training NILL Staff provided to the public, librarians, judges, court employees, law students, and other researchers on how to conduct Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law research.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$14,086,193	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	113	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	78	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3034478760	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	250 ARAPAHOE AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOULDER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	803025821	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KENNETH KAHN
VICE-CHAIRMAN	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LACEY HORN
CHAIRWOMAN	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAMILLE KALAMA
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GAYLA HOSETH
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEOFFREY BLACKWELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE AZURE
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LORI STINSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LOUIE UNGARO
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL PETOSKEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBECCA CROOKS-STRATTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REBECCA MILES
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RHONDA PITKA
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MIGUEL
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD RAGONA
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$205,078	$0	$34,558
JOHN ECHOHAWK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$309,749	$0	$35,061
Mary Miles
Corporate Secretary (BEGIN 02/2025)	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW CAMPBELL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$271,273	$0	$40,527
MICHAEL KENNEDY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$222,618	$0	$44,475
SARAH TRUJILLO PALACIOS
CORPORATE SECRETARY (END 02/2025)	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$156,408	$0	$34,558
BRETT SHELTON
ATTORNEY	40.0	0.0			$273,688	$0	$31,516	Yes (X)
DAVID GOVER
ATTORNEY	40.0	0.0			$267,046	$0	$32,416	Yes (X)
MELODY MCCOY
ATTORNEY	40.0	0.0			$258,728	$0	$62,772	Yes (X)
SUSAN NOE
ATTORNEY	40.0	0.0			$274,648	$0	$30,556	Yes (X)
THOMAS MURPHY
ATTORNEY	40.0	0.0			$273,089	$0	$24,618	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,512,325	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$371,057	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	46	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CLASS EXPERTS GROUP
740 WEST GLEN OAKS LANE	MILWAUKEE	WI	53092	SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION	$715,472
ENFRANCHISEMENT PRODUCTIONS LLC
1629 K ST NEW SUITE 300	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	FILM PRODUCTION	$269,163
JEMAL'S ATLANTIC LLC
P O BOX 714435	CINCINNATI	OH	452714435	RENT	$222,348
SALT LLC
645 G STREET SUITE 301	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	$176,941
OC COMMUNICATIONS
PO BOX 242263	ANCHORAGE	AK	99524	RENT	$107,286

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$559	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$3,192,564	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$16,921,413	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$88,173	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$20,114,536	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEGAL FEES	Desc
Business	541110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$531,103	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$531,103	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$531,103	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,611,524	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,611,524	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$305	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$305	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$15,201,914	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,867,953	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,333,961	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,333,961	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,333,961	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
OTHER MISC REVENUE	900099	$49,354	$49,354
REIMBURSEMENTS	900099	$15,434	$15,434
HONORARIUMS	900099	$5,150	$5,150

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$69,938	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,661,367	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$601,041	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,945,790	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,369,736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$598,980	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$463,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$307,713	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,557,103	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,980,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$961,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$614,231	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$444,524	TotalAmt
Program Services	$361,913	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,838	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$987,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$776,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$83,778	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$127,686	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$709,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$514,195	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$119,612	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$75,974	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,391	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,391	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,603	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,400	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$37,400	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$442,788	TotalAmt
Management And General	$442,788	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,316,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,316,503	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,136,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$479,885	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$207,376	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$449,238	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$582,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$240,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$185,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$156,423	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$782,772	TotalAmt
Program Services	$688,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,638	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,287	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$771,215	TotalAmt
Program Services	$535,563	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$130,487	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$105,165	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,752	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$9,151	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,173	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,173	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$474,292	TotalAmt
Program Services	$319,691	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,469	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$100,132	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,762	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,843	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,269	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MAILING, PRINTING & PRODUCTION EXPENSES	$2,361,352	$2,361,352
LIBRARY	$195,428	$7,157	$185,070	$3,201
CLIENT CASES LITIGATION EXPENSES	$21,480		$21,480
0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,341,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,086,193	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,842,799	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,412,016	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,053,102	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,384,037	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$776,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,133,577	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,478,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,232,886	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$258,665	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,806	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$447,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$504,612	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$13,453,523	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,816,128	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,926,782	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,637,395	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,333,988	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,581,678	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,372,449	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,243,830	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,467,508	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,280,466	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,115,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,169,287	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,640,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,403,269	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,885	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,800	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,828,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,691,323	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,528,328	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,143,392	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,051,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,321,604	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,535,826	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,704,291	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,586,952	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,025,895	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,115,280	BOYAmt
EOY	$92,169,287	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,320,359	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$5,118,584	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,314,327	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,822,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,939,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,925,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,114,536	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$91,116,320	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,314,327	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,822,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$17,939,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$20,925,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,114,536	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$91,116,320	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$5,741,363	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$85,374,957	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,537,528	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,132,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,274,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,596,737	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,611,829	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,153,385	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$98,269,705	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$0	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86878	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.84263	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$9,730	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$9,730	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$21,331,278	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$21,341,008	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,000,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$250,000	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$877,081	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,000,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,000,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$3,877,081	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$5,815,622	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$139,660	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$56,540	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$17,104	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$9,730	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$223,034	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$219,270	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$250,000	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$250,000	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$969,270	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,453,905	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$3,662	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$2,287	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,592	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$0	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$7,541	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other Purposes	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other Purposes	ASSIST IN RESEARCH - CLIENT CASES	OtherPurposesDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$31,175,807	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,224	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$31,187,031	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$31,068,058	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$107,749	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$31,175,807	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$31,061,234	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,824	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$31,068,058	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$26,053,835	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,007,399	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$31,061,234	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$26,041,891	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,944	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$26,053,835	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.9619	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.0381	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.0	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,570,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,570,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,163,053	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$946,050	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,217,003	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,639,586	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$832,855	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$806,731	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$80,884	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$37,223	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$43,661	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$11,637,395	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Closely-held equity interests
Financial derivatives
PRIVATE EQUITY	$8,243,830	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$8,243,830	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal Income Taxes
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$1,300,704
RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$390,619

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,691,323	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$29,337,163	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$5,118,584	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$5,118,584	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$24,218,579	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$442,788	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$442,788	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$24,661,367	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$20,898,220	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$20,898,220	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$442,788	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$442,788	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$21,341,008	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 1a Collections of art - financial statement footnote	IF ELECTED UNDER SFAS 116 PROVIDE FOOTNOTE FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: COLLECTIONS OF WORKS OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURES, AND SIMILAR ASSETS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN AS MUCH AS THE ITEMS ARE PRESERVED AND CARED FOR CONTINUOUSLY. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE REPORTED IN THE YEAR OF ACQUISITION AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS, OR IN TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS WERE RESTRICTED TO THAT USE BY DONOR STIPULATION. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSAL OF AND INSURANCE RECOVERIES RELATED TO COLLECTION ITEMS ARE REPORTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. NARF'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF RARE BOOKS AND MAPS. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. THEY ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THE DISPOSITION OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER COLLECTION ITEMS. NO COLLECTION ITEMS WERE SOLD OR REMOVED IN 2025 AND 2024.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collections	DESCRIPTION OF COLLECTIONS AND HOW THEY FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE: COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF RARE BOOKS AND MAPS. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES, WHICH ARE USED IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT INDIAN RIGHTS, LAWS, AND ISSUES.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	DESCRIBE THE INTENDED USES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS: THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS INCLUDE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS HELD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR DONOR-SPECIFIED PERIODS AND A BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT, TITLED FUTURE LEGAL ADVOCACY FUND, FOR FUTURE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPRESENTATION OF TRIBES AND NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY FOR THE COSTS OF PREPARING FOR PROTRACTED LITIGATION. RETURNS GENERATED BY THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE UNRESTRICTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONOR STIPULATIONS AND ARE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTING OPERATIONS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INNOVAIRRE STUDIOS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2 EXECUTIVE CAMPUS SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHERRY HILL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	08002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	DIRECT MAIL	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	false	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$3,696,525	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$37,400	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$3,659,125	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line Reference	Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(v) payment of fees or payment of expenses	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	INNOVAIRRE STUDIOS INC-SCHEDULE G, PART I: PAYMENTS FOR PRODUCTION EXPENSES (SUCH AS PRINTING AND POSTAGE) TO INNOVAIRRE STUDIOS WERE MADE SEPARATELY FROM FUNDRAISING FEES. TOTAL PRODUCTION EXPENSES AMOUNTED TO $2,361,352 FOR THE YEAR.;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR	$202,030	$0	$0	$0	$3,048	$0	$9,292	$0	$25,266	$0	$239,636	$0	$0	$0
JOHN ECHOHAWK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$307,895	$0	$0	$0	$1,854	$0	$21,729	$0	$13,332	$0	$344,810	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW CAMPBELL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	$271,033	$0	$0	$0	$240	$0	$16,150	$0	$24,377	$0	$311,800	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL KENNEDY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$221,034	$0	$0	$0	$1,584	$0	$16,621	$0	$27,854	$0	$267,093	$0	$0	$0
SARAH TRUJILLO PALACIOS
CORPORATE SECRETARY (END 02/2025)	$156,408	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,292	$0	$25,266	$0	$190,966	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS MURPHY
ATTORNEY	$271,637	$0	$0	$0	$1,452	$0	$1,029	$0	$23,589	$0	$297,707	$0	$0	$0
DAVID GOVER
ATTORNEY	$266,494	$0	$0	$0	$552	$0	$15,820	$0	$16,596	$0	$299,462	$0	$0	$0
MELODY MCCOY
ATTORNEY	$257,144	$0	$0	$0	$1,584	$0	$19,710	$0	$43,062	$0	$321,500	$0	$0	$0
BRETT SHELTON
ATTORNEY	$272,104	$0	$0	$0	$1,584	$0	$16,120	$0	$15,396	$0	$305,204	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN NOE
ATTORNEY	$273,064	$0	$0	$0	$1,584	$0	$16,120	$0	$14,436	$0	$305,204	$0	$0	$0

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Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NECESSITATED FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL TO A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA SHORTLY AFTER A PROCEDURE
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions	FAMILY MEMBER WHO ASSISTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH TRAVEL TO A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN FAIRBANKS ALASKA
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	AMOUNT OF AWARD UNDER THE ORGANIZATIONS NONQUALIFIED PLAN IS DETERMINED BY INCORPORATING YEARS OF SERVICE, AGE AND AVERAGE THREE-YEAR BASE SALARY. THE ONE-TIME CASH AWARD IS PAYABLE AT THE DATE OF RETIREMENT FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES. THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES ACCRUED DEFERRED RETIREMENT COMPENSATION UNDER THE PLAN: JOHN ECHOHAWK - $3,590 MELODY MCCOY - $3,590 MICHAEL KENNEDY - $3,510 DONALD RAGONA - $2,962

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Explanation	Securities - Publicly traded - the organization is reporting the number of contributions on column b.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 1	THE PRIORITIES THAT GUIDE NARF IN ITS MISSIONS STILL CONTINUE TO LEAD NARF TODAY: (1) THE PRESERVATION OF TRIBAL EXISTENCE; (2) THE PROTECTION OF TRIBAL NATURAL RESOURCES; (3) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS; (4) THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF GOVERNMENTS TO NATIVE AMERICANS; AND (5) THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN LAW AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT INDIAN RIGHTS, LAWS AND ISSUES.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a	The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) continues to provide high-level legal advocacy and programs that serve tribal nations and their communities across the country. Our mission and work are to simply assist tribal nations in living according to their culture and identity through the assertion, defense, and evolution of tribal sovereignty and the protection of their treaty rights. NARF's casework and programming assist tribal communities in addressing ongoing adverse threats to tribal interests and their homelands. NARF is guided by five mission priorities, which include the preservation of tribal existence, the protection of tribal natural resources, the promotion of human rights, the accountability of governments to Native Americans, the development of Indian law and by extension, the education of the public about contemporary Indian rights, laws, and issues. A board of directors consisting of tribal and indigenous leaders from across the country guide the direction of NARF to the fulfillment of our mission in protecting tribal nations and their communities. Our litigation management committee and corporate officers ensure that the programs and cases NARF engages in under the umbrella of Federal Indian law for the benefit of tribal nations are effective, directly impact and advance tribal sovereignty and their interests. NARF's work is generally organized into two areas, casework/litigation and programs. Tribal nations and Native individuals approach NARF for legal assistance in a variety of areas under Federal Indian Law such as environmental/natural resource protection, water law, social justice, voting rights/election protection, treaty rights, tribal sovereignty, Indian child welfare, education, international indigenous rights policy, and peacemaking/mediation, among others. NARF provides high-level litigation support at no charge to tribal nations that have difficulty to pay, but thanks to our donors, we are able to provide the assistance they need, regardless of duration of litigation or cost. Our programs are meant to provide critical resources to tribal nations, their in-house counsels, and the public regarding legal information and resources they may need to most effectively understand tribal law and provide advocacy to their communities. Programs include the National Indian Law Library, the Homelands Coalition, the Native American Voting Rights Coalition, the Tribal Supreme Court Project, the Tribal Water Institute, and Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty, among others. FY2025 was a year of continued growth for our organization, and an opportunity to see many successful assertions of tribal sovereignty. The development of new coalitions of legal advocates, in-house tribal general counsels, and academics assure that NARF will continue to be agile and prepared to assist tribal nations with their ongoing legal needs and challenges. NARF Programs - Tribal Supreme Court Project The Tribal Supreme Court Project (TSCP) is currently in its 25th year of serving as a resource program that coordinates and focuses resources to improve advocacy and results in state and federal cases that may appear before the U.S. Supreme Court. Spearheaded by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) the TSCP consists of a coalition of over 200 attorneys, academics, Indian Law and US Supreme Court Practitioners, tribal In-House attorneys, and other legal organizations that support Federal Indian law cases that have the potential to reach the Supreme Court. The goal is to improve advocacy so that tribal interests and their cases are presented in the most favorable positions. The TSCP provides legal support, strategy, amicus drafting/presentation, moot court and practice of their oral arguments and various professional legal experience and opinions from relevant experts. - Judicial Selection Project The goal of the Judicial Selection Project is to increase the representation of Native Americans in the federal and state judiciaries. To that end, the Project helps recruit and support qualified Native candidates for federal and state judicial appointments. The Project works with the White House to promote better Native American representation in the federal judiciary and the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to ensure that nominees are asked about their experience with Indian tribes and their understanding of federal Indian law during confirmation proceedings. Project staff also participate in several coalitions that work to increase demographic and professional diversity in the judiciary. The Project also evaluates the records of judicial nominees on their knowledge of Indian issues. The analysis and conclusions are shared with stakeholders and federal decision-makers in relation to their decision whether to support or oppose a particular nomination. The Project also seeks to educate the federal judiciary about tribal issues, educating tribal leaders about the federal judiciary and the judicial nomination process, and reaching out to elected officials and the public at large about the need for Native American federal judges and judges who understand the unique legal status of Indian tribes. - Homelands Coalition In 2025, NARF formalized our natural resource protection, environmental, and water work into one coalition named the Homelands Coalition. Protecting sacred places, lands, and water across the country has long been a pillar of NARF's work. Two of our five organizational priorities have been to Protect Tribal Natural Resources and to Preserve Tribal Existence, each dependent on tribes' ability to maintain strong relationships with their homelands. Our reputation, built on over 50 years of leadership supporting Tribal Nations, enables us to use existing relationships to find meaningful ways to bring people together to address these pressing issues. Recognizing the increased capacity and strength of our advocacy through partnerships and relationships with other organizations and experts, NARF established the coalition to broaden our capacity and address issues in Indian country with coalition partners that can strategize, participate in administrative actions, advise, litigate, collaborate, provide co-management policy, defend tribal lands, host convenings, and develop the next generation of advocates. Part of this work is through our Tribal Water Institute. - Tribal Water Institute NARF continues to build and expand the Tribal Water Institute (TWI), a project to address the unique and often technically challenging water law issues of tribal communities. Vital resources are needed to address climate change, environmental management frameworks, varying water and water priority issues, and under-representation in management discussions and agreements will be addressed by this innovative approach to tribal water issues. The TWI will address the shortage of water law expertise across Indian Country, bolster educational efforts, and provide thoughtful leadership in advocating for tribal water rights. NARF's senior water attorneys and four legal fellows address water issues in Indian country through taking on representation involving the Clean Water Act, hydropower licensing, water rights protection, fishery protection, general stream adjudications, and amicus briefing opportunities - increased its collaboration with other partners, and launched "The Headwaters Report," a Tribal water law and policy informational blog site. NARF's TWI meets the water priorities of Tribal Nations through: (1) capacity building, increasing the number of Tribal water lawyers by training early-career attorneys so they can support Tribal Nations when their two-year fellowships conclude, (2) educating Indian Country and the public on Tribal water law and policy; and (3) develop water policy and legal reform concepts by collaborating with Tribal Nations, academic institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGO), federal and state governments, and other entities, and (4) through direct legal representation. The Headwaters Report can be found here: Headwaters Report - Native American Rights Fund (https://narf.org/headwaters-report/)
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a	- Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty NARF is a member and assists in leading the Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty (CTS). Consisting of 26 member organizations and coordinated at the Executive Director level, the coalition has biweekly meetings, regular email coordination, and are making strategy calls, drafting work product and position papers, and making sign-on decisions. Staff and designated representatives coordinate meetings, talking points, resource development and template materials. NARF co-leads the efforts and contributes to the coordination, letter drafting, template materials, and consults on legal strategy. Recently, we were coordinating the response to eight announced Department of Interior tribal consultations. NARF expects to have attorneys present at each in-person consultation and will be sharing talking points and monitoring current political climate, policy changes, and adverse attacks on tribal interests. As this new political landscape develops, NARF is strategizing appropriate responses and actions. https://coalitionfortribalsovereignty.org/ - The Implementation Project The Implementation Project is a joint initiative of NARF and the University of Colorado Law School ("Colorado Law"). Founded in 2018, the Project seeks to advance education and advocacy regarding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ("Declaration") as a means of supporting American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian organizations, especially in law and policy matters, through the implementation of the Declaration. The Project works with Indigenous Peoples in tribal, national, and international forums. Engaging with community partners, we produce educational materials on the Declaration; conduct interactive workshops and other events with tribal governments and in Indigenous communities; and support Indigenous leaders in their diplomatic meetings with federal agencies, the United Nations, and otherwise. Guided by Indigenous values, contemporary challenges, and the needs of future generations, the Project works to achieve the aims of the Declaration both at home and around the world. Guided by traditional Indigenous lifeways, values, and knowledge, the challenges of contemporary life in Indian Country, and the needs of future generations, the Project works to realize the promises of the Declaration in the U.S. toward the true flourishing of Indigenous Peoples, and healing and justice for all. The aim of the Project is to support Indigenous Peoples' own goals through education and advocacy embracing the Declaration. Implementation of the Declaration will advance justice in Indian Country and empower tribal communities by bringing Federal Indian Law into compliance with international human rights standards. https://www.un-declaration.narf.org NARF Casework - Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Jaeger The Turtle Mountain case challenges the state of North Dakota's legislative redistricting plan which would have diluted the Native American Vote and subsequent representation in violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). We represent the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit Lake Nation, and individual native voters in the districts. We successfully defeated a motion to dismiss filed by the State. Early in the case, the federal court held that the Tribes have standing to sue the State and that our Voting Rights Act challenge can continue. The State filed a motion for summary judgment, which the court denied. The trial took place during the week of June 12, 2023. On November 17, 2023, the court issued a favorable trial order, finding a violation of the Voting Rights Act and provided the state until December 22, 2023 to submit a remedial redistricting map. The state requested stays of the trial decision to the district court and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals respectively, which we opposed and were denied. Once the state failed to submit a remedial map, the court granted our request that the Tribes' proposed map be implemented, which is the same map the Tribes submitted to the state legislature during the 2021 redistricting process. This resulted in a Voting Rights Act compliant map being in place during the 2024 elections in North Dakota. The State appealed to the Eighth Circuit. A panel of the Eighth Circuit reversed and, in an unprecedented decision, held that private parties cannot sue to enforce the Voting Rights Act under Section 1983 which is the statute used to enforce civil actions. The 8th circuit denied our petition for en banc review and then we were granted an emergency stay by the U.S. Supreme Court in July of 2025. Certiorari has been requested and the petition was granted for conference in November 2025. We are awaiting action on the petition. - Walen v. Burgum On March 30, 2022, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (MHA) and individual Native American voters filed a motion with the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota to intervene in Walen et al. v. Burgum et al. This is a lawsuit brought by two individuals seeking to eliminate the majority-Native state legislative subdistrict encompassing the Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota. The tribal government and Native voters seek to defend the subdistrict, which ensures MHA tribal members have an equal opportunity to elect a candidate that represents their interests to the North Dakota State House. The plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction last year, and the State of North Dakota and MHA Nation opposed. The three-judge panel denied the motion, and the election was allowed to proceed, which resulted in the MHA Nation's district for the first time being represented by an MHA tribal member. On November 2, 2023, the three-judge panel granted MHA Nation's motion for summary judgment, dismissing the case and vacating the trial. The plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the tribal government and Native voters have moved to dismiss the appeal. On January 13, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled summarily in our favor. This is a significant victory that ensures that their tribal community is represented by appropriate representatives. - Bay Mills Indian Community and Enbridge Line 5 expansion NARF and Earthjustice jointly represent the Bay Mills Indian Community to fight a proposed oil pipeline tunnel, which threatens the Community's treaty rights, tribal fisheries, and the environment. The proposed tunnel would encapsulate oil giant Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. Bay Mills has a long-standing and critical interest in the waters of the Great Lakes, the Straits of Mackinac, and the surrounding region. As one of the signatories to the 1836 Treaty of Washington, which ceded nearly 14 million acres to the United States for the creation of the State of Michigan, Bay Mills reserved the right to fish, hunt, and gather throughout the territory - including in the Great Lakes and the Straits of Mackinac. Furthermore, the area has deep cultural, religious, and economic significance to the Community. After many years of litigation and multiple hearings, on December 1, 2023, the MPSC issued an order approving Enbridge's permit application. Bay Mills, along with other Tribal intervenors, appealed the decision to the Michigan Court of Appeals. Briefing is complete and oral argument took place on January 13, 2025. On February 19, 2025, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the MPSC decision. Bay Mills applied for leave to appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court, which the Court granted on September 19, 2025. The case will be fully briefed by late January with a hearing before the Michigan Supreme Court scheduled for March 2026.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a	- Winnebago Repatriation Case NARF continues to seek the return of two Winnebago children, Edward Hensley, and Samuel Gilbert, from the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery (Carlisle). Following the success of repatriating children from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and Spirit Lake Nation, NARF is partnering with Big Fire Law & Policy Center to represent the Winnebago tribe. In October 2023, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska requested the repatriation of Samuel's and Edward's remains pursuant to NAGPRA. On December 7, 2023, the Army refused to comply with the law and denied Winnebago's request. On January 17, 2024, NARF, its co-counsel at Cultural Heritage Partners, and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska's general counsel, Danelle Smith, filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Army ("Army") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia seeking the repatriation of the remains of Samuel Gilbert and Edward Hensley from the Carlisle Cemetery pursuant to NAGPRA. Through its lawsuit, Winnebago seeks to enforce its plainly apparent rights under NAGPRA. However, the battle to enforce NAGPRA repatriation at Carlisle also symbolizes a broader effort to obtain justice and healing for all Tribal Nations impacted by the cultural and literal genocide carried out by federal Indian boarding schools. On August 20, 2024, the Court granted the Army's motion to dismiss. On October 21, 2024, Winnebago filed its notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Winnebago filed its opening brief on January 22nd, 2025. The Army filed its response brief on April 23, 2025. Winnebago filed its reply brief on May 27, 2025. On September 10, 2025, NARF argued the appeal of the EDVA's grant of the Army's motion to dismiss at the Fourth Circuit and we are awaiting the decision. - Tule River Tribal Water Adjudication Since 1971, the Tule River Tribe has sought to secure its federally reserved water rights on the South Fork of the Tule River in California through a storage project on its Reservation. Eighty-five percent of the South Fork watershed is contained within the Tribe's 48,000-acre Tule River Reservation. In 2007, after almost 30 years of advocacy, the Tule River Indian Tribe, represented by NARF, successfully settled its water rights claims with the affected state-based parties. The Settlement Agreement secures a domestic, municipal, industrial, and commercial water supply for the Tribe. To fully settle the terms of the Agreement, Congress must ratify it, bind the U.S., and make its terms federal law. Since reaching the 2007 Agreement, the Tribe has sought federal legislation to ratify the agreement and authorize appropriations to develop the water rights through the creation of water storage and delivery infrastructure on the Reservation. From the Fall of 2021 through the Spring of 2022 the Tule River Tribe, through NARF, negotiated with the Federal Team to obtain their tentative support for proposed legislation that would include ratification of the 2007 Agreement and associated 5,828 acre-feet per year Tribal water right, $568 million in mandatory funding for the construction of the reservoir and delivery system, and a land exchange of ~9,000 acres of federal lands. After failed attempts to pass the legislation in 2022, 2023, and 2024, in February 2025, Sen. Padilla (D-CA), with co-sponsor Sen. Schatz (D-HI), reintroduced the bill (S.689) in the U.S. Senate. On March 5, 2025, the committee ordered the bill reported out of committee without amendment favorably. Discussions with Rep. Fong (R-CA) in the U.S. House of Representatives remain ongoing, with an upcoming trip to D.C. planned for January of 2026. It is estimated that at any given time, NARF has almost 60 cases and programs that serve underrepresented tribal nations and their communities. NARF's work to preserve tribal sovereignty, enforce treaty rights, and provide much needed legal resources to Tribal Nations has been increasingly important over the last 55 years.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 Line 15a & 15b	REVIEW OF CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL COMPENSATION: AN EXTENSIVE SALARY SURVEY IS PERFORMED FOR ALL POSITIONS IN THE SUMMER OF EVERY EVEN YEAR IN WHICH CURRENT SALARIES ARE COMPARED TO MARKET SURVEY DATA OBTAINED FROM A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEY SOURCES. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND THEN DISCUSSED AND APPROVED DURING AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. MINUTES OF THE MEETING ARE TAKEN FOR SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THIS PROCEDURE WAS LAST PERFORMED IN 2024.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	PROCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THIRD PARTY PREPARERS. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THOROUGHLY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED WITH COPIES OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	PROCESS FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANUALLY (BY JANUARY 15 OF EACH YEAR). DISCLOSURE AND DETERMINATION OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (PCI) AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEVEL IS DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD CHAIR (IF THE BOARD CHAIR IS THE ONE WITH PCI, THEN TO THE VICE-CHAIR), WHICH IS THEN BROUGHT TO THE FULL BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION. BOARD MEMBERS WITH PCI SHALL BE ABSENT FROM THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION AND DECISION. EMPLOYEES WITH PCI SHALL GO TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED) (IF ED HAS A PCI, THEN TO THE BOARD CHAIR). THE MATTER WILL THEN GO TO CORPORATE OFFICERS FOR CONSIDERATION AND DETERMINATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	EXPLAIN WHY 1023/1024, 990, OR 990-T IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: FORM 1023 WAS FILED BEFORE JULY 15, 1987 AND A COPY WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. DESCRIBE HOW DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS (WITH A VALID BUSINESS PURPOSE) FOR THE MANAGING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1e	GOVERNMENT GRANTS: THE AMOUNT SHOWN AS GOVERNMENT GRANTS ON LINE 1(E) INCLUDES $3,192,564 OF CONTRIBUTIONS REVENUE FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.