Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,073,746

Total expenses

$1,711,019

Contributions and grants received

$974,216

Grants paid

$192,269

Program service revenue

$25,936

Investment income

-$8,007

Other revenue

$81,601

Total assets, end of year

$5,110,415

Total liabilities, end of year

$175,080

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,935,335

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,047,268

Management and general expenses

$543,509

Fundraising expenses

$120,242

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,047,268

Program services were 61.2% 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 · 2023

• RADIO STATION (KUYI) - KUYI RADIO STATION- KUYI HOPI RADIO BROADCASTS OVER 69,000 WATTS AND SERVES 12,000 NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE HOPI RESERVATION AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BROADCASTING THROUGH ITS 88.1FM AND 89.1LPFM SIGNALS AS WELL AS STREAMING WORLDWIDE, THE HOPI RADIO CULTIVATES A DISTINCT BROADCAST FORMAT OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING BY AIRING LOCAL HOPI AND NATIVE ISSUES INCLUDING PROGRAMS AIMED AT IMPROVING UNDERSTANDING OF INDIGENOUS CULTURES. KUYI STRIVES TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT WITHIN HOPI AND AMONGST ALL OUR LISTENERS THROUGH PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON ISSUES IMPACTING THE INDIAN COUNTRY. OUR RADIO FORUMS HAVE INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION OF YOUTH TO ELDER POPULATIONS AND FOCUS ON TRIBAL NEWS AND CULTURE, LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH REPORTING, AS WELL AS OTHER MATTERS OUR AUDIENCE DEEMS IMPORTANT. UTILIZED BY OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS A RESOURCE FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION, KUYI IS A VITAL PART OF SERVING WITHIN THE HOPI COMMUNITY'S EMERGENCY BROADCASTING SYSTEM. PROJECT ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT KUYI'S PURPOSE INCLUDE STATION MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, PROGRAM AND OUTREACH. IN 2023, KUYI BROADCASTED 90% LOCALLY PRODUCED CONTENT INCLUDING MUSIC, ARTS & CULTURE, NEWS, AND DOCUMENTARY STORIES. THE RADIO PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY AIRED MORE THAN 21 HOURS OF TOPICS IMPACTING HOPI SOCIAL CULTURE, 480 HOURS OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT NEWS, 48 HOURS OF LOCAL HEALTH PREVENTION & AWARENESS, AND 30 HOURS OF PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCYALERT INFORMATION TO LOCAL COMMUNITY LISTENERS.

  Expenses $406,283 · Grants $237 · Revenue $33,331

• HOPI SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER PROVIDES SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTORING SERVICES TO THE HOPI COMMUNITY AND SERVES OVER 1,500 ADULTS AND YOUTH THROUGH PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, PEER MENTORING, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GENERAL OUTREACH IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION. THE CENTER OFFERS A SAFE PLACE FOR THOSE SEEKING SUPPORT IN THEIR RECOVERY FROM DYSFUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE. MENTORS WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ACROSS THE RESERVATION, NURTURING PEER RELATIONSHIPS, EDUCATING ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND DYSFUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORS, AND INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL & SPIRITUAL VALUES. THE MENTORS' WORK GROWS OUT OF THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH RECOVERY. PREVENTION THROUGH UTILIZING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE TEACHINGS, COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE APPROACHES, AND OTHER METHODS RELATABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY, ARE USED TO PREVENT AND DECREASE THE USE OF SUBSTANCES OF ALL AGES. THE CENTER PROVIDES DAILY SUPPORT IN APPLYING TOOLS AND PRINCIPLES OF RECOVERY THROUGH OUR PROGRAM SATELLITE LOCATIONS, ONLINE PLATFORMS AND ON-CALL SERVICES. OUR PRESENCE AND RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PROMOTE SAFETY & HEALTHY LIVING TO STRENGTHEN OUR FAMILIES THROUGH CULTURAL VALUES AT ALL LEVELS OF CARE. AT THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC THE PROGRAM TRANSITIONED FROM IN-PERSON TO VIRTUAL MENTORING VIA ZOOM. IN 2023, SERVICES WERE ADJUSTED TO BE HYBRID WITH BOTH VIRTUAL AND INPERSON MENTORING FOR 156 CLIENTS OVERALL. THE PROGRAM ALSO HOSTED 14 COMMUNITY GROUP CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 68 PARTICIPANTS. 18 OUTREACH & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH A TOTAL OF 1,039 PARTICIPANTS. FROM ACROSS THE HOPI RESERVATION. THE PROGRAM ALSO CONVEYED PROGRAM INFORMATION THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA PLATFORMS REACHING 1,580 ACROSS THE NATION.

  Expenses $198,715

• HOPI EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - THE HOPI FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND ACCOUNTING; EMERGENCY GRANT-MAKING TO COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS; RELIEF STAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS TO RECEIVE IN-KIND DONATIONS AND MATERIALS/GOODS FOR COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE SCOPE OF THE FUND. THE HERF'S GOAL OF OPERATION IS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS DURING DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCIES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND NEEDS. THIS INCLUDES AND IS NOT LIMITED TO: FOOD, PPE, FLOOD PREVENTION AND REPAIR MATERIALS. HERF IS COMPRISED OF A DEDICATED MANAGEMENT TEAM ALONG WITH CREW MEMBERS WHO RESPOND WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING, OPERATION DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY INTAKE DATABASE. THE HERF OVERALL STRATEGY AND SERVICE IS TO HELP PREVENT HARM WHILE PROMOTING SAFETY ON THE HOPI RESERVATION. IN 2023, THE HERF DISTRIBUTED A VALUE OF OVER $160,000 IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL RELIEF EFFORTS AMONGST VILLAGES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. GRANTEES REPORTED AN IMPACT OF OVER 550 HOUSEHOLDS IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY FIREWOOD AND OTHER FUEL FOR HOME HEATING DURING WINTER, HOME REPAIRS FOR ELDERS, AND COORDINATION OF ONGOING VILLAGE FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY NEEDS.

  Expenses $165,252 · Grants $160,000

• THE NATWANI COALITION PROJECT - THE NATWANI COALITION WORKS TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM AND AGRICULTURE TRADITIONS OF THE HOPI AND TEWA PEOPLE BY SUPPORTING OUR UNIQUE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND INCREASING LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION THAT ARE HEALTHY FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE NATWANI COALITION (NATWANIT TU'SAWYUNGQAM) SERVES THE HOPI AND TEWA PEOPLE BY LEVERAGING ENGAGEMENT FROM VOLUNTEERS, COLLABORATORS, AND INSTITUTIONS ON AND OFF THE HOPI RESERVATION TO REAFFIRM AND PRESERVE THE TRADITIONAL FARMING PRACTICES THAT CREATE A PATH TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE WELLNESS. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM AND SPACE FOR COMMUNITY DIALOG AND ACTIVITY, SUSTAINING A FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ENDOWMENT THAT PROVIDES GRANTS TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL FOOD AND FARMING PRACTICES, SERVING AS A COMMUNITY LIAISON TO LEVERAGE AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. OUR IMPACT IS FOUND WITHIN INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARD HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, SEED PROTECTION, AND THE OVERALL FOOD SOVEREIGNTY OF THE HOPI PEOPLE. IN 2023 THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY AWARDED A TOTAL OF $15,800 TO 9 HOPI COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE FORM OF MICRO-GRANTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD AND FARMING PROJECTS. NATWANI COALITION DEVELOPED A SURVEY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBAL EXTENSION PROGRAM TO MEASURE THE IMPACT EACH RESPECTIVE PROGRAM HAS ON THE COMMUNITY. THE SURVEY WAS PILOTED TO A GROUP OF 30 LOCAL FARMERS/RANCHERS/GROWERS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORT TO CO-SPONSOR 4 HOPI FARMERS MARKETS. APPROXIMATELY 21 LOCAL FARMERS/GROWERS WERE VENDORS WITH APPROXIMATELY 500 ATTENDEES. THE AVERAGE REVENUE GENERATED AT EACH MARKET WAS $1,400.

  Expenses $106,481 · Grants $10,000

• THE HOPI OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE - HOYI IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATION OF YOUTH, PARENTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL, CAREER, AND CULTURAL ATTAINMENT OF ALL HOPI AND TEWA YOUTH AGES 14-26. HOYI SERVES OVER 1,700 HOPI YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ON THE HOPI RESERVATION THROUGH ITS PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES. HOYI SUPPORTS NEW AND EXISTING YOUTH INITIATIVES THROUGH ITS ROLE AS A FACILITATOR AND CONVENER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INITIATIVES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED BY YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH YOUTH AND LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, HOYI LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE PATHWAYS THAT SUPPORT THE BROAD VISION OF OUR YOUTH. THE PATHWAYS, UNIQUE TO OUR HOPI YOUTH, INCLUDE THE CREATION OF MENTORING SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES, SERVICE LEARNING FOR CAREER EXPLORATION AND ADVANCEMENT, AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING THE CULTURAL WELL-BEING OF OUR YOUTH. THE PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT UTILIZES DATA COLLECTED BY HOYI AND CONTINUES TO INFORM STRATEGIES THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE LONG-TERM IMPACTS. HOYI ALSO LEADS A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO COLLECTING YOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON THE EDUCATION, CAREER, AND CULTURAL ATTAINMENT OF THE LOCAL YOUTH COMMUNITY. THE HOYI PROGRAM WENT INTO DORMANCY IN 2022 AND REMAINED IN DORMANCY THROUGHOUT 2023 TO RE-EVALUATE ITS TRAJECTORY IN COMMUNITY WORK COMING OUT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. DURING THE PANDEMIC, HOYI REMAINED ACTIVE IN MAINTAINING EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND IS CURRENTLY EXPLORING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, DIRECT SERVICE OF PARTNERS, AND THE RISE IN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG THE YOUTH DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. AN IMPACT REPORT IS BEING PREPARED TO FURTHER DEFINE WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND HIGHLIGHT HOYI'S WORK FROM 2013 TO THE END OF 2021. THE IMPACT REPORT WILL BE SHARED WITH OUR YOUTH, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, FAMILIES, AND STAKEHOLDERS.

  Expenses $469

• THE HOPI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO GROW STRONG AND CULTURALLY GROUNDED HOPI AND TEWA PROFESSIONALS UTILIZING A MODEL BASED ON THE HOPI CULTURE AND WESTERN EDUCATION TO BUILD EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SINCE 2006, THE HLP HAS GROWN TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING FOR THREE PARTICIPANT GROUPS WHICH INCLUDE: 1) HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH/STUDENTS; 2) ADULT COHORT; 3) HLP ALUMNI. THE CURRICULUM IS ENHANCED BY LOCAL INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE THEIR CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OUR LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM SUCCESSFULLY BRIDGES THE CULTURAL AND NON-NATIVE WORLDVIEW IN A WAY THAT IS FIRMLY GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY. PROGRAM IMPACTS REACH VARIOUS LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE CAPACITIES ACROSS THE HOPI RESERVATION. THE HLP EXPANDED ITS CULTURALLY GROUNDED LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM AND TAILORED LESSONS FOR YOUTH AGES 14-26 TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS. IN ADDITION, HLP WILL HELP TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR MENTORSHIP TO SUPPORT THE YOUTHS' PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING WITH THE ADULT AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AND INVITED GUEST SPEAKERS TO ENGAGE ON TOPICS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM GRADUATED 9 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS OF THE HOPI YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND HAS MADE ENHANCEMENTS TO ITS ADULT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CURRICULUM FOR USE IN PROGRAM DELIVERY FOR NEXT COHORT OF THE HOPI LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

  Expenses $87,759

• HOPI VITA PARTNERSHIP - THE VITA PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MISSION TO PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL EDUCATION, TAX PREPARATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP PRESERVE EARNED INCOME FOR UNDER-RESOURCED FAMILIES. THE HOPI VITA PARTNERSHIP IS A VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SERVING LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH TAX PREPARATION ON THE HOPI RESERVATION AND FOR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THIS IS A SEASONAL PROGRAM THAT BEGINS IN THE SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY AND INCLUDES VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND TAX PREPARATION TRAINING, SCAN-TO-GO (DROP-OFF) SITES OR DIRECT ON-SITE PREPARATION, STAFF SUPPORT FOR WRITING AND/OR HOSTING GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH VIA PUBLIC RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEWS ARTICLES ON VITA SERVICES AND GENERAL CONSUMER AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION. THIS PROGRAM WAS INACTIVE DURING THE 2023 YEAR DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND LIMITED CAPACITY TO FACILIATE PROGRAMMING.

• THE HOPI FOUNDATION CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM - SUPPORTS BUILDING LOCAL SELFDETERMINATION THROUGH OUR FEE FOR SERVICE TRAINING, INTERNAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING WITH OUR STAFF, AND INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH FACILITATING CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO FURTHER LOCAL, RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE PROVIDE TRAINING LOCALLY TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH, MANAGEMENT PRACTICE, AND STEWARDSHIP OF ASSETS THAT COMPLIMENTS HOPI VALUES AND PERSPECTIVES. WE MANAGE OUR PROGRAMS USING CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES INFUSED WITH WESTERN TOOLS/TRAINING TO MONITOR AND MEASURE PROGRAM IMPACT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, PRACTICE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. WE CONVENE AND FACILITATE CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO FURTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE ADVOCATE ON ALL LEVELS WITH FOUNDATIONS, PRIVATE DONORS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFITS TO EDUCATE, BUILD AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS, AND CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES TO FURTHER THEIR WORK. IN 2023, OUR GRANTMAKING, TRAINING AND FACILITATION SERVICES WERE LIMITED DUE TO OUR INTERNAL FOCUS ON OUR PROGRAMS AND BACK TO IN-OFFICE OPERATIONS POST-PANDEMIC. OUR CAPACITY GRANTS ARE USED TO ASSIST WITH ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

  Expenses $40,696 · Grants $18,830

• OTHER PROGRAMS

  Expenses $41,613 · Grants $3,203

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• HOPI TEWA WOMEN'S COALITION TO END ABUSE

  $18,830

  CAPACITY GRANT TO PROVIDE FACILITATION TRAINING FOR NONPROFIT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

• BLACK MESA TRUST

  $10,000

  HERF GRANT MAKING AWARDEE FOR 2023-2024 GRANT CYCLE

• KOHO4HOPI

  $10,000

  HERF GRANT MAKING AWARDEE FOR 2023-2024 GRANT CYCLE

• CONSERVATION LEGACY

  $10,000

  HERF GRANTEE FOR 2023-2024

• YUWEHLOO PAHKI COMMUNITY

  $10,000

  HERF GRANTEE FOR 2023-2024

• SICHOMOVI VILLAGE

  $10,000

  HERF GRANTEE FOR 2023-2024

• VILLAGE OF WALPI

  $10,000

  HERF GRANTEE FOR 2023-2024

• SIPAULOVI VILLAGE

  $10,000

  HERF GRANT MAKING AWARDEE FOR 2023-2024 GRANT CYCLE

• VILLAGE OF MOENCOPI (LOWER)

  $10,000

  HERF GRANT-MAKING AWARDEE FOR 2023-2024 GRANT CYCLE

• KYKOTSMOVI VILLAGE

  $10,000

  HERF GRANT-MAKING AWARDEE FOR 2023-2024 GRANT CYCLE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

12 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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