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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,970,849
Total expenses
$13,288,390
Contributions and grants received
$17,735,327
Grants paid
$1,992,602
Program service revenue
$1,054,443
Investment income
$228,647
Other revenue
-$47,568
Total assets, end of year
$11,321,159
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,061,878
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,259,281
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,658,284
Management and general expenses
$2,510,370
Fundraising expenses
$1,119,736
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,658,284

Program services were 72.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $163,861

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $81,590

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,555,183

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,934,693

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,954

  • 2a · Program service revenue: NATIONAL CONFERENCE/ EVENTS

    total $550,541 · related or exempt $550,541

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

    total $284,052 · related or exempt $284,052

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION

    total $116,915 · related or exempt $116,915

  • 2d · Program service revenue: JOB BOARD

    total $102,935 · related or exempt $102,935

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $224,219 · excluded $224,219

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $409,252

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $404,824

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,428

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,428 · excluded $4,428

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $26,400

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $81,590

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $84,318

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$57,918 · excluded -$57,918

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $20,993

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $13,239

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $7,754 · excluded $7,754

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $2,596 · excluded $2,596

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,596

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $982,675 · program services $982,675

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $984,927 · program services $984,927

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $25,000 · program services $25,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $562,891 · program services $361,987 · management and general $118,864 · fundraising $82,040

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,101,705 · program services $2,649,617 · management and general $871,324 · fundraising $580,764

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $77,930 · program services $52,445 · management and general $16,712 · fundraising $8,773

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $330,740 · program services $222,821 · management and general $71,002 · fundraising $36,917

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $360,577 · program services $232,585 · management and general $78,094 · fundraising $49,898

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,965 · management and general $6,965

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,340,961 · program services $1,399,322 · management and general $758,641 · fundraising $182,998

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,284 · program services $3,699 · management and general $585

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $246,549 · program services $148,855 · management and general $33,899 · fundraising $63,795

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $168,787 · program services $71,871 · management and general $89,157 · fundraising $7,759

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $59,726 · program services $19,113 · management and general $40,613

  • 17 · Travel

    total $698,864 · program services $547,319 · management and general $83,738 · fundraising $67,807

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $65,015 · program services $52,888 · management and general $9,021 · fundraising $3,106

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,460 · management and general $10,460

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $98,914 · management and general $98,914

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONVENTION COSTS

    total $975,893 · program services $902,086 · management and general $73,807

  • 24b · Other expenses: PARTICIPATION COSTS

    total $651,315 · program services $651,315

  • 24c · Other expenses: MATERIALS & SUPPLIES

    total $342,277 · program services $214,652 · management and general $122,869 · fundraising $4,756

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES

    total $120,428 · program services $96,856 · management and general $19,320 · fundraising $4,252

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $71,507 · program services $38,251 · management and general $6,385 · fundraising $26,871

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $752,782 · end of year $495,872

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,391,841 · end of year $3,141,833

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,102,171 · end of year $554,331

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $738,754 · end of year $259,375

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $12,729 · end of year $12,092

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $76,796 · end of year $91,128

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $231,617

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $225,117

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,500 · end of year $6,500

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $547,789 · end of year $6,176,720

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $6,200 · end of year $6,896

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $675,327 · end of year $576,412

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $647,110 · end of year $739,576

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $256,381 · end of year $502,826

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $145,735 · end of year $141,981

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $772,228 · end of year $677,495

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$1,548,559 · end of year $2,296,566

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,037,994 · end of year $6,962,715

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AISES IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING THE REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) STUDIES AND CAREERS.

  • PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS: THE FOCUS OF AISES'S PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM IS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND INCREASE RETENTION IN K-12 STEM BY PROVIDING NATIVE K-12 STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS EXPOSURE AND ACCESS TO QUALITY CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INTEREST AND ENGAGE THEM IN STEM.

    Expenses $1,337,713 · Grants $56,795 · Revenue $25,800

  • EVENTS AND LEADERSHIP: AISES PRODUCES LARGE SCALE EVENTS FOR ITS MEMBERS AND OTHERS THAT SERVE AS A FORUM FOR NETWORKING, LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND SHARING OF RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES IN STEM FIELDS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND EVENTS AND TO GAIN EXPOSURE TO STEM ACTIVITIES AT AN ANNUAL STEM DAY EVENT. COLLEGE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ARE EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS ALONG WITH RESUME SUPPORT AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES. ALL EVENTS OFFER A CULTURAL COMPONENT WHICH MAKES AISES EVENTS UNIQUE.

    Expenses $2,755,638 · Grants $140,780 · Revenue $446,429

  • STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND RESEARCH: THE FOCUS OF AISES' STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND RESEARCH IS TO IDENTIFY AND LEVERAGE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN STEM ISSUES SPECIFIC TO NATIVE PEOPLE BY IDENTIFYING THE CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES IN NATIVE STEM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER KEY STEM STAKEHOLDERS.

    Expenses $2,582,876 · Grants $801,980 · Revenue $75,000

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $2,982,057 · Grants $993,047 · Revenue $429,502

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Echohawk

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $346,260
    From this org
    $327,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,688
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $327,572
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,165
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,523
    Filer's total
    $346,260

  • Amy Weinstein

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $216,631
    From this org
    $200,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,450
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,181
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,591
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,859
    Filer's total
    $216,631

  • Kellie Jewett-Fernandez

    VP BUSINESS

    Total calculated
    $165,011
    From this org
    $148,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,301
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,710
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,849
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,452
    Filer's total
    $165,011

  • Kathy Deerinwater

    VP PROJECTS/

    Total calculated
    $172,549
    From this org
    $158,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,750
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,799
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,849
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,901
    Filer's total
    $172,549

  • Rueben Hernadez

    ADVISOR-INFO

    Total calculated
    $140,441
    From this org
    $127,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,790
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Cornoyer

    VP ADVANCEME

    Total calculated
    $139,794
    From this org
    $126,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,663
    Hours/week
    40

  • Roseann McDermott

    MANAGING DIR

    Total calculated
    $124,875
    From this org
    $110,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,237
    Hours/week
    40

  • Gary Burnette

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • William Tiger

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kristina Holona

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Melvin Monette-Barajos

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dr Grace Bulltail

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jonathan Clark

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Joshua John

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Brendan Kinkade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dr Adrienne Laverdue

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Katelyn Morgan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Dr Traci Morris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Wendy K'Ah Skaahluwaa Todd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
PERFORMANCE BONUSES ARE AWARDED BY THE BOARD.

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

  • NORTHEASTERN STATE

    $400,000

    CONF SPONSORSHIP

  • TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMM COLLEGE

    $400,000

    CONF SPONSORSHIP

  • VARIOUS 5000

    $141,025

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

    $16,650

    CONF SPONSORSHIP

  • NATIVE AT VIRGINIA TECH

    $13,600

    CONF SPONSORSHIP

  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AISES

    $11,400

    CONF SPONSORSHIP

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • AISES PUBLISHING INC

    C CORP · PUBLISHING · NM · 100% owned · share of assets $6,896

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202543009349301919

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