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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,249,917
Total expenses
$8,666,122
Contributions and grants received
$1,880,705
Grants paid
$2,502,200
Program service revenue
$2,341,072
Investment income
$525
Other revenue
$27,615
Total assets, end of year
$2,038,587
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,748,359
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$709,772
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,565,787
Management and general expenses
$1,075,614
Fundraising expenses
$24,721
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,565,787

Program services were 87.3% 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

    $1,859,187

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $21,518

  • 2a · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $2,050,447 · related or exempt $2,050,447

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIP FEES

    total $290,625 · related or exempt $290,625

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $525 · excluded $525

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $5,251

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $5,251

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $5,251 · excluded $5,251

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $22,364 · related or exempt $22,364

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $22,364

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,502,200 · program services $2,502,200

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $978,524 · program services $326,693 · management and general $627,110 · fundraising $24,721

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $26,655 · program services $19,203 · management and general $7,452

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $51,346 · program services $36,990 · management and general $14,356

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $61,850 · program services $22,285 · management and general $39,565

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $257,836 · management and general $257,836

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,234 · management and general $5,234

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $107,612 · program services $100,851 · management and general $6,761

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,170 · program services $43,021 · management and general $1,149

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $75,467 · program services $84,863 · management and general -$9,396

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,092 · management and general $6,092

  • 17 · Travel

    total $81,305 · program services $81,269 · management and general $36

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,576,653 · program services $2,576,541 · management and general $112

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $49,784 · program services $19,582 · management and general $30,202

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUDIO/VISUAL

    total $1,479,015 · program services $1,479,015

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $98,491 · program services $94,466 · management and general $4,025

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $91,044 · program services $91,004 · management and general $40

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $172,844 · program services $87,804 · management and general $85,040

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $884,801 · end of year $397,546

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,372 · end of year $41,615

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,418,097 · end of year $1,599,426

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $210,211 · end of year $1,564,151

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,283,965 · end of year $1,183,948

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year -$1,131,029 · end of year $260

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,952,123 · end of year -$709,772

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1944 AS A MEMBERSHIP OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS IS TO PROTECT SOVEREIGNTY AND SERVE AS A FORUM FOR CONCENSUS-BASED POLICYMAKING. NCAI ADVOCATES FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE, ECONOMIC SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO HONOR PAST AND PROMOTE FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROTECT SOVEREIGNTY AND SERVE AS A FORUM FOR CONSENSUS-BASED POLICYMAKING.

  • PRODUCTION OF OUR 2024 ANNUAL AND MID YEAR MEETINGS- THESE FORUMS ARE TWO OF THREE ANNUAL MEETINGS THAT NCAI PRDUCES THAT PROVIDES TRIBAL LEADERS AND CITIZENS OF INDIAN COUNTRY A VENUE FOR THE COLLECTIVE EXPRESSION OF THEIR COMMUNITIES' CONCERNS IN AREAS OF HEALTH, ECONOMICS, SOVEREIGNTY AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION, SOCIAL EQUITY, AND SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION EFFECTING REAL CHANGE IN THESE AREAS.

    Expenses $4,971,727 · Grants $2,502,200 · Revenue $2,363,436

  • LEGISLATIVE

    Expenses $1,568,710

  • PRODUCTION OF OUR 2024 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WINTER SESSION- THIS FORUM IS ONE OF THREE ANNUAL MEETINGS THAT NCAI PRDUCES THAT PROVIDES TRIBAL LEADERS AND CITIZENS OF INDIAN COUNTRY A VENUE FOR THE COLLECTIVE EXPRESSION OF THEIR COMMUNITIES' CONCERNS IN AREAS OF HEALTH, ECONOMICS, SOVEREIGNTY AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION, SOCIAL EQUITY, AND SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION EFFECTING REAL CHANGE IN THESE AREAS. THIS SESSION SPEIFCALLY FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND ISSUES OF INDIAN COUNTRY RELATED TO SAID ISSUES.

    Expenses $1,025,350

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Ridley

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • David Woerz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Jennifer Finley

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joe Deere

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lance Gumbs

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leo Sisco

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leonard Fineday

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leonard Forsman

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Macarro

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Nickolaus Lewis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Randi Lone Eagle

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raymond Aguilar

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reggie Tupponce

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rian Weeden

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related

  • Ryman Lebeau

    REGIONAL VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacob Olsufka

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $193,854
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $193,854
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $193,854 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $193,854 related

  • Lawrence Wright

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $290,012
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $290,012
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $290,012 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $290,012 related

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543209349301829

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