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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BLUEBIRD CULTURAL INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$408,114
Total expenses
$362,391
Contributions and grants received
$370,462
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$37,652
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$77,590
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$77,590
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$271,647
Management and general expenses
$82,689
Fundraising expenses
$8,055
Program service expenses (Part III)
$271,647

Program services were 75.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $110,320

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $260,142

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program service revenue

    total $37,652 · related or exempt $37,652

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,368 · program services $85,933 · management and general $19,435

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $10,127 · program services $9,007 · management and general $1,120

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,582 · program services $2,667 · management and general $915

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,860 · program services $7,216 · management and general $1,644

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,596 · management and general $13,596

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $8,055 · fundraising $8,055

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $15,096 · program services $9,685 · management and general $5,411

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,295 · program services $1,178 · management and general $117

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,614 · program services $1,001 · management and general $613

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,880 · program services $1,618 · management and general $262

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,704 · program services $9,938 · management and general $2,766

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,181 · program services $20,236 · management and general $9,945

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,403 · program services $2,174 · management and general $229

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program supplies

    total $66,401 · program services $52,505 · management and general $13,896

  • 24b · Other expenses: Program services

    total $51,326 · program services $45,470 · management and general $5,856

  • 24c · Other expenses: Program expenses - food

    total $15,208 · program services $12,405 · management and general $2,803

  • 24d · Other expenses: Vehicle expenses

    total $7,010 · program services $6,361 · management and general $649

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,685 · program services $4,253 · management and general $3,432

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $31,867 · end of year $77,590

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $31,867 · end of year $77,590

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Our Mission is to provide meaningful programming to the community that enriches their understanding of the history and cultural traditions of Native American peoples of the Great Plains. We strive to revitalize the past through the arts and culture in order to energize the future for our youth.

  • Youth Program - Our team engage youth in cultural programming that connects them with the Native community and the Native American culture. During the academic calendar year we provide weekly after school programming focused on culturally appropriate traditional arts and values, empowerment, leadership and holistic health to high risk youth, their peers and their familial support systems. During the summer months we provide opportunities for cultural camps, workshops and community gathering to strengthen their cultural identity.

    Expenses $158,511

  • Cultural & Education - Our team works with organizations and businesses to develop a workplace culture that is culturally considerate to all populations. Group training, workshops, and a "sensitivity scan" is available for your promotional items such as websites, brochures, and print media.

    Expenses $83,665

  • Lecture & Artist Talks - Lectures to groups at schools, museums, and corporations. Topics include: the Four Tribes of Nebraska, Traditional Native Games, Artifact Conservation and Preservation, Lakota Star Knowledge, Winter Counts, and other topics related to history, culture and art of the Plains Indians. Topics can be tailored to your interests.

    Expenses $29,471

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nicole Benegas

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $58,468
    From this org
    $58,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steve Tamayo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $46,900
    From this org
    $46,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Leonika Charging JD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rebecca Tamayo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mary Umberger PHD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kirby Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Anne Steinhoff

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mahatma Largaespada

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Judy Haney

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Nate Cacy

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
16 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421079349300717

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