LITTLE EAGLE ARTS FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $294K · expenses $155K · assets $226K

EIN
46-2999453
Address
PO BOX 523, WISC DELLS, WI 53965-0523
Website
LITTLEEAGLEARTS.ORG
NTEE code
A25
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Melanie Sainz (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PRESERVING AND PROMOTING AMERICAN INDIAN ART BY CULTIVATING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF AMERICAN INDIAN/FIRST NATIONS ARTISTS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS AND PROMOTE A CYCLE OF SECURITY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Melanie Sainz EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2021-2024 $32,280$79,831 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Alan Lechusza CHAIR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Angie Lowe TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Hoffman DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Janice Rice DIRECTOR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chrissy Shegonee DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Elena Terry DIRECTOR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alan Leschusa (former) CHAIRPERSON2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $32K · 3 employees · 17 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELANIE SAINZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $32,280$0$0 $32,2801
ALAN LECHUSZA CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANGIE LOWE TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN HOFFMAN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JANICE RICE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRISSY SHEGONEE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ELENA TERRY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELANIE TALLMADGE SAINZ NON-VOTING MEMBER40 $20,431-$0 $20,4311
JANICE RICE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ALAN LECHUSZA CHAIRPERSON1 $0-$0 $01
ELENA TERRY SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELANIE SAINZ NON VOTING MEMBER40 $17,520-$0 $17,5201
ALAN LESCHUSA CHAIRPERSON1 $0-$0 $01
JANICE RICE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ELENA TERRY SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELANIE SAINZ NON VOTING MEMBER40 $9,600-$0 $9,6001
ALAN LESCHUSA CHAIRPERSON1 $0-$0 $01
JANICE RICE MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$293,631$154,570 $225,612$225,222 $269,545$24,075 $32,280317
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,391$106,089 $86,161$86,161 $129,372$14,000 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,891$87,768 $49,751$48,859 $41,093$22,798 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,363$59,965 $73,187$72,736 $52,733$65,630 ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $275,500 in all, tax years 2015 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONALD W & MARGARET M ANDERSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LITTLE EAGLE ARTS FOUNDATION” 2020-2025 6$119,500 2025$25,000
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ARTSPACE PROJECTS INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$75,000 2024$75,000
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FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Public charity Exact 2015-2016 2$37,000 2016$22,000
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FIRST PEOPLES FUND Public charity Exact 2016 1$20,000 2016$20,000
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GUSSEL FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LITTLE EAGLE ARTS FOUNDATION” 2022-2024 3$13,000 2024$5,000
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GREGORY C VAN WIE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LITTLE EAGLE ARTS FOUNDATION” 2018 1$6,000 2018$6,000
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TODD AND SHARI NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LITTLE EAGLE ARTS FOUNDATION” 2018 1$5,000 2018$5,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $154,570 spent · pay $45,786 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $36,602$36,602-- 23.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $32,280$32,280-- 20.9%
Occupancy $26,110$26,110-- 16.9%
Office expenses $11,365$11,365-- 7.4%
Other salaries and wages $10,252$10,252-- 6.6%
Travel $9,441$9,441-- 6.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $9,087$9,087-- 5.9%
Fees: legal $6,279-$6,279- 4.1%
Payroll taxes $3,254$3,254-- 2.1%
Insurance $2,641$2,641-- 1.7%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $2,519$2,519-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,528$1,528-- 1.0%
All other expenses $1,465$1,465-- 0.9%
Other (as described)MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT $928$928-- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $819$819-- 0.5%
Total$154,570100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $106,089 spent · pay $21,474 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $39,213 37.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,847 31.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $21,474 20.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,482 10.8%
Printing, publications, postage $73 0.1%
Total$106,089100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $87,768 spent · pay $22,819 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,044 59.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $22,819 26.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,774 8.9%
Fees to independent contractors $4,388 5.0%
Printing, publications, postage $743 0.8%
Total$87,768100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $59,965 spent · pay $11,935 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,263 63.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $11,935 19.9%
Fees to independent contractors $5,233 8.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,314 7.2%
Printing, publications, postage $220 0.4%
Total$59,965100%

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