Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$526,035

Total expenses

$329,950

Contributions and grants received

$526,034

Grants paid

$416

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$1

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$196,085

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$196,085

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$234,656

Management and general expenses

$73,054

Fundraising expenses

$22,240

Program service expenses (Part III)

$234,656

Program services were 71.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• CONVENING AND EVENTS:THE ALLIANCE WAS UNDER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP WITH EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE UNTIL APRIL OF 2023 WHEN IT SEPARATED AND THEN WENT UNDER NATIVE AMERICANS IN PHILANTHROPY FROM APRIL TO JUNE OF 2023. OUR BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN FY2024: JULY 1, 2023- JUNE 30, 2024, AND PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE ALLIANCE BEGAN IN APRIL 2023. TRIBAL ENERGY EQUITY SUMMIT (TEES) CONVENES NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL LEADERS AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, TO FOSTER CRUCIAL DIALOGUE ON AN EQUITABLE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY FOR TRIBES. THIS HISTORIC SUMMIT PRIORITIZES RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING AND PIVOTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING ELECTRICITY RATE DISPARITIES AND THE HISTORICAL INEQUITIES AND EXPLOITATION TIED TO ENERGY SITTING, TRANSMISSION, AND INTERCONNECTION THAT HAVE IMPACTED TRIBES THROUGHOUT HISTORY.THIS EVENT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT, AND WE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: - TRIBAL MEMBERS RECEIVE FREE ATTENDANCE AND A TRAVEL STIPEND TO ATTEND.- SPEAKERS GET FREE ATTENDANCE AND A STIPEND IF THEY NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE DO NOT PROVIDE HONORARIUMS.- IF A DONOR PROVIDES SPONSORSHIP TOWARD THE EVENT, IT INCLUDES FREE ATTENDANCE.- STAFF, INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE FREE ATTENDANCE. - NONPROFITS AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A DISCOUNTED RATE TO ATTEND THE EVENT.DONORS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THIS EVENT AND/OR ALLOW US TO DIP INTO UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TO COVER THE COSTS.

  Expenses $134,278 · Grants $416

• TRIBAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT: - EMPOWERS TRIBAL COMMUNITIES BY BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL ENERGY PROJECTS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH TRIBAL OBJECTIVES. - TO HELP TRIBES, AT THEIR REQUEST, TO SELECT WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING ENERGY PLANNING, GRANT WRITING, PROJECT FINANCING SUPPORT, PROJECT DESIGN, AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. DETERMINE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL MODELING, BUDGET, AND LEGAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO SCREEN POTENTIAL ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES WITH TRIBES.- TO CONNECT TRIBES AND FACILITATE RESPECTFUL AND RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH PREFERRED ENERGY DEVELOPMENT/SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE FINANCIAL, LEGAL, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, AND SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES TO HELP PROTECT TRIBES' INTERESTS THROUGH ALL PHASES OF CLEAN ENERGY PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.- SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF A VETTING AND MATCHING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH TRIBES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BE CONNECTED WITH ONE ANOTHER IN A WAY THAT MINIMIZES THE CHANCES THAT TRIBES WILL EXPERIENCE EXPLOITATION AND PROVIDES SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH CULTURAL EDUCATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO FACILITATE RESPECTFUL AND EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENTS WITH TRIBES.- SUPPORT MEETINGS WITH KEY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ON TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL MATTERS (E.G., COORDINATING THE SUBMITTAL OF SITE PLANS AND PROJECT COST ESTIMATES FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS) TO MINIMIZE "OVERWHELM" FOR TRIBES AND MAXIMIZE THE AVAILABLE FEDERAL RESOURCES. - RESPOND TO TECHNICAL QUERIES AND ASSIST IN CREATING AN ALLIANCE ONLINE RESOURCE LIBRARY WHICH WILL CONTAIN INFORMATION TO HELP TRIBAL LEADERS IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE FUNDING PROGRAMS, NAVIGATE APPLICATION PROCESSES, LEARN ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, AND MORE.- CAPITAL STACK PLANNING APP IS AN APP CRAFTED BY THE ALLIANCE TO HELP MAKE THIS WEB-BASED, EASY-TO-USE TOOL AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED TRIBES AND PROVIDE OTHER FINANCIAL COACHING RESOURCES FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, AS REQUESTED BY TRIBES.- PROVIDES LINKS FOR TRIBES INTERESTED IN BOOSTING TRIBAL WORKFORCE, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AS PART OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.- STREAMLINE THE DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBES.- ASSESS THE PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS FOR POTENTIAL ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES WITH TRIBES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, FINANCIAL MODELING, BUDGETING, AND LEGAL RESOURCES. - ASSIST TRIBES IN IDENTIFYING THEIR DESIRED CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS AND ALIGNING THEM WITH RELEVANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. PROVIDE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND CONTENT FOR FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS BEING PREPARED ON BEHALF OF TRIBES, SUPPORTING THE STREAMLINING OF THE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS AND ENHANCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF SECURING FUNDING FOR TRIBAL CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES.

  Expenses $100,378

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

• CHERI SMITH

  PRESIDENT & CEO

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  80

• CYNTHIA PACHECO CHIEF

  FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  80

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 May 2025

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202511359349315921

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