Totals
- Total revenue
- $24,586,140
- Total expenses
- $20,491,212
- Contributions and grants received
- $20,925,046
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,003,416
- Investment income
- $2,611,267
- Other revenue
- $46,411
- Total assets, end of year
- $84,115,280
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,528,328
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $80,586,952
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $14,502,887
- Management and general expenses
- $2,286,813
- Fundraising expenses
- $3,701,512
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $14,502,887
Program services were 70.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$7,098
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,247,850
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$19,670,098
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$32,407
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2a · Program service revenue: LEGAL FEES
total $1,003,416 · related or exempt $1,003,416
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $1,596,382 · excluded $1,596,382
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5 · Royalties
total $355 · excluded $355
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $10,491,750
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $9,476,865
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,014,885 · other assets $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,014,885 · excluded $1,014,885
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11a · Other revenue: HONORARIUMS
total $27,361 · related or exempt $27,361
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11b · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS
total $11,279 · related or exempt $11,279
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11c · Other revenue: OTHER MISC REVENUE
total $7,416 · related or exempt $7,416
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$46,056
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,325,066 · program services $546,495 · management and general $479,165 · fundraising $299,406
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $8,626,699 · program services $7,258,625 · management and general $661,958 · fundraising $706,116
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $404,775 · program services $347,817 · management and general $22,286 · fundraising $34,672
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $967,631 · program services $820,057 · management and general $31,513 · fundraising $116,061
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $641,420 · program services $455,121 · management and general $95,121 · fundraising $91,178
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,009,135 · program services $994,895 · management and general $14,240
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $34,625 · management and general $34,625
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $33,300 · fundraising $33,300
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $383,057 · management and general $383,057
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,083,333 · program services $1,083,333 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $445 · fundraising $445
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13 · Office expenses
total $906,448 · program services $494,780 · management and general $166,771 · fundraising $244,897
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14 · Information technology
total $440,600 · program services $169,597 · management and general $161,732 · fundraising $109,271
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16 · Occupancy
total $851,885 · program services $725,853 · management and general $79,092 · fundraising $46,940
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17 · Travel
total $862,513 · program services $642,173 · management and general $97,007 · fundraising $123,333
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $22,493 · program services $17,538 · fundraising $4,955
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20 · Interest
total $14,855 · management and general $14,855
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $427,344 · program services $308,219 · management and general $40,459 · fundraising $78,666
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23 · Insurance
total $54,203 · program services $48,425 · management and general $3,673 · fundraising $2,105
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24a · Other expenses: MAILING, PRINTING & PRODUCTION EXPENSES
total $2,211,578 · program services $408,042 · fundraising $1,803,536
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24b · Other expenses: LIBRARY
total $164,729 · program services $156,839 · management and general $1,259 · fundraising $6,631
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24c · Other expenses: CLIENT CASES LITIGATION EXPENSES
total $25,078 · program services $25,078
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24e · All other expenses
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)
total $1,165,834 · program services $408,042 · management and general $0 · fundraising $757,792
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $6,841,033 · end of year $3,053,102
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,099,408 · end of year $776,165
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,211,834 · end of year $7,478,868
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $236,176 · end of year $258,665
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $422,918 · end of year $447,753
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$13,268,618
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,341,836
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $12,068,905 · end of year $11,926,782
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $38,265,280 · end of year $51,333,988
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $5,536,904 · end of year $7,372,449
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,670,700 · end of year $1,467,508
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,437,805 · end of year $1,640,908
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $6,799 · end of year $58,885
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,048,041 · end of year $1,828,535
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $61,486,304 · end of year $70,051,126
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,374,209 · end of year $10,535,826
Mission and programs · 2023
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, 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.
Activities or mission (Part I)
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.
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SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $13,844,446 · Revenue $1,049,472
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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. The NILL website has about 20,000 visitors and 45,000 page visits each month. Using our Indian Law Research Guides (https://www.narf.org/nill/ resources) on topics such as tribal enrollment and indigenous peacemaking, many patrons are able to find answers to their questions on their own. Thanks to coordination with the Colorado State Library, NARF staff can now borrow books and other items from an interlibrary loan system of almost 200 libraries in Colorado and Wyoming. NILL is now able to request books through Prospector, a unified catalog of academic, public, and special libraries in the surrounding area that offers access to 30 million items. THE NATIONAL INDIAN LAW LIBRARY (NILL) IS THE ONLY LAW LIBRARY IN THE UNITED STATES DEVOTED TO AMERICAN INDIAN LAW. THE LIBRARY SERVES BOTH NARF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SINCE IT WAS STARTED AS A NARF PROJECT IN 1972, NILL HAS COLLECTED OVER 19,000 BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES THAT RELATE TO FEDERAL INDIAN AND TRIBAL LAW. THE LIBRARY'S HOLDINGS INCLUDE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF TRIBAL CODES, ORDINANCES AND CONSTITUTIONS AVAILABLE; LEGAL PLEADINGS FROM MAJOR INDIAN LAW CASES; AND OFTEN HARD TO FIND REPORTS AND HISTORICAL LEGAL INFORMATION. IN ADDITION TO MAKING ITS CATALOG AND EXTENSIVE COLLECTION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, NILL PROVIDES FREE WEEKLY INDIAN LAW UPDATES VIA EMAIL TO OVER 8,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND ANSWERS MORE THAN 100 RESEARCH QUESTIONS EACH MONTH. MOST IMPORTANTLY, NILL SUPPORTS THE RESEARCH NEEDS OF NARF SO THAT IT CAN PROVIDE THE BEST REPRESENTATION TO ITS CLIENTS. THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL INDIAN LAW LIBRARY'S ACCESS TO TRIBAL LAW PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE THE POWER OF TRIBAL COURTS AND STRENGTHEN TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY BY PROVIDING TRIBAL LEADERS, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, AND THE PUBLIC WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO CURRENT AND ACCURATE COPIES OF TRIBAL CODES AND CONSTITUTIONS. NILL BEGAN COLLECTING THE LAWS OF TRIBAL NATIONS IN 1988. EVENTUALLY, MUCH OF THE COLLECTION MOVED ONLINE TO THE TRIBAL LAW GATEWAY. NILL'S GOAL IS FOR THE GATEWAY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ACCURATE TRIBAL LAW INFORMATION FOR ALL 574 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, IN THE FORMAT OF THE TRIBE'S CHOOSING.
Expenses $658,441
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Kenneth KahnKENNETH KAHN
VICE-CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lacey HornLACEY HORN
CHAIRWOMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Camille KalamaCAMILLE KALAMA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gayla HosethGAYLA HOSETH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Geoffrey BlackwellGEOFFREY BLACKWELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jamie AzureJAMIE AZURE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lori StinsonLORI STINSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Louie UngaroLOUIE UNGARO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael PetoskeyMICHAEL PETOSKEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rebecca Crooks-StrattonREBECCA CROOKS-STRATTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rebecca MilesREBECCA MILES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rhonda PitkaRHONDA PITKA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert MiguelROBERT MIGUEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie BryanSTEPHANIE BRYAN
BOARD MEMBER - END 5/3/2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donald RagonaDONALD RAGONA
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $234,726
- From this org
- $190,025
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,701
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,977
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,048
- Deferred
- $14,166
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,535
- Filer's total
- $234,726
-
John EchohawkJOHN ECHOHAWK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $328,512
- From this org
- $293,898
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,614
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $292,044
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,854
- Deferred
- $22,458
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,156
- Filer's total
- $328,512
-
Matthew CampbellMATTHEW CAMPBELL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $292,179
- From this org
- $254,728
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,451
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $254,488
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $240
- Deferred
- $14,921
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,530
- Filer's total
- $292,179
-
Michael KennedyMICHAEL KENNEDY
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $243,463
- From this org
- $202,447
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,016
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,863
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,584
- Deferred
- $15,651
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,365
- Filer's total
- $243,463
-
Sarah Trujillo PalaciosSARAH TRUJILLO PALACIOS
CORPORATE SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $173,530
- From this org
- $143,532
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,998
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,292
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $240
- Deferred
- $8,102
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,896
- Filer's total
- $173,530
-
Brett SheltonBRETT SHELTON
ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $285,861
- From this org
- $256,985
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,876
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $255,401
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,584
- Deferred
- $14,920
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,956
- Filer's total
- $285,861
-
David GoverDAVID GOVER
ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $283,824
- From this org
- $244,022
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,802
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $243,470
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $552
- Deferred
- $14,362
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,440
- Filer's total
- $283,824
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Kim GottschalkKIM GOTTSCHALK
ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $300,130
- From this org
- $256,526
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,604
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $254,672
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,854
- Deferred
- $20,439
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,165
- Filer's total
- $300,130
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Melody McCoyMELODY MCCOY
ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $303,971
- From this org
- $244,258
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $59,713
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $242,674
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,584
- Deferred
- $20,439
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,274
- Filer's total
- $303,971
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Susan NoeSUSAN NOE
ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $286,592
- From this org
- $258,337
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,255
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $256,753
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,584
- Deferred
- $14,959
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,296
- Filer's total
- $286,592
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- 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 - $5,480 *MELODY MCCOY - $5,480 *KIM GOTTSCHALK - $5,480 *MICHAEL KENNEDY - $3,739 *DONALD RAGONA - $2,979
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 18 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531089349301513
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