Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$6,027,659

Total expenses

$5,799,519

Contributions and grants received

$5,810,903

Grants paid

$1,503,516

Program service revenue

$42,269

Investment income

$160,652

Other revenue

$13,835

Total assets, end of year

$13,307,205

Total liabilities, end of year

$162,064

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$13,145,141

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,663,128

Management and general expenses

$1,020,292

Fundraising expenses

$116,099

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,663,128

Program services were 80.4% 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

• ARTIST IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND CULTURAL CAPITAL ARE SIMILAR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE GROUPED TOGETHER FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. CULTURAL CAPITAL IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR MASTER ARTISTS WHO HAVE BEEN PRACTICING THEIR ART FOR 10 YEARS OF MORE. ARTISTS; 1) SHARE A COMMITMENT TO TEACHING THEIR CRAFT IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO KEEP CULTURAL EXPRESSION ALIVE; 2) HAVE A PLAN TO DOCUMENT THEIR ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN GENERATIONS; AND 3) SEEK WAYS TO SUSTAIN CULTURAL SHARING AS A WAY OF LIFE WITHIN THEIR TRIBAL COMMUNITY. GRANTS OF BETWEEN 5,000 AND 10,000 OFFER ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DELVE DEEPER INTO THEIR ART - SHARING THEIR ARTISTRY WILL ALL WHO TO LEARN. EACH YEAR, CULTURAL FELLOWS TEACH AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BENEFITS OF THE FELLOWSHIP: FIRST PEOPLES FUND'S ARTIST IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP DOES NOT JUST HELP ARTISTS GROW A BUSINESS, IT HELPS INSPIRE THEM TO FULLY HONOR THEIR CULTURAL CREATIVITY AND GROW THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THEIR PEOPLE. AN ARTIST APPLICANT FOR THE ARTIST IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND CULTURAL CAPITAL PROGRAMS MUSTBE NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR A MEMBER OF A UNITED STATES TRIBAL NATION. FPF HAS SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AREAS AS WELL. EACH ARTIST RECEIVES INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE, AS WELL AS A GRANT TO OFFSET CAPITAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING A BUSINESS. IMPACT OF THE FELLOWSHIP: OUR ARTIST ALUMNI TELL US THE PROGRAM DOES MORE THAN JUST SUPPORT AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT - IT STIMULATES A RENEWED ENERGY TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER TO CREATE NEW WORK THAT PUSHES BOUNDARIES.

  Expenses $1,047,958 · Grants $406,266

• NATIONAL PROGRAMS: FIRST PEOPLES FUND IS A PRINICIPAL PARTNER IN INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, ALSO KNOWN AS ILI, ALONG WITH ALTERNATE ROOTS, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ARTS AND CULTURE AND THE PA'I FOUNDATION. THESE FOUR CORE PARTNERS HAVE SHARED A COMMITMENT TO PURSUE CULTURAL EQUITY AND TO SUPPORT ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, AND OTHER ARTS PROFESSIONALS AS CHANGE- MAKERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE INITIATIVE ANNUALLY SELECTS A COHORT OF ARTISTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND CONVENES THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR SHARED HISTORIES, BUILD NETWORKS, AND GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OUR NATION'S SPACES (ONS) INITIATIVE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE ARTISTS TO CREATE AND SHOWCASE THEIR WORK OUTSIDE OF PREDOMINATELY NATIVE ARTS SPACES AND INTO THE NETWORK OF FORD FOUNDATION'S DIVERSE SPACE GRANTEES. THIS INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS AND DEVELOPS THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIVERSE ARTS SPACES ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT WITH NATIVE ARTISTS: VISUAL (CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL MEDIUMS, PERFORMANCE ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, DANCE, AND SPOKEN WORK.

  Expenses $72,631

• COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND RE-GRANTS: FIRST PEOPLES FUND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK INCLUDES SEVERAL SUB-PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE, LEADERSHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS. ROLLING REZ ARTS IS A MOBILE ART UNIT WITH THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE ARTISTS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACROSS ALL NINE DISTRICTS ON THE VAST PINE RIDGE RESERVATIONS. LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2016, THE ROLLING REZ ARTS PROVIDES TARGETED SUPPORT TO ARTISTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, HELPING CLOST GAPS IN ACCESS TO SUPPLIES, MARKETS, TRAINING, NETWORKS, CREDIT, CAPITAL AND SPACE. ROLLIN REZ ARTS IS EQUIPPED AS A MOBILE BANK AND LAKOTA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION REGULARLY OFFERS BANKING SERVICES FROM THE MOBILE UNIT ACROSS THE RESERVATION. NATIVE AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (NAPD) WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR ARTISTS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT ANY STAGE OF THEIR CAREERS, EQUIPS ENTERPRENUERS WITH KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND CONFIDENCE TO NAVIGATE THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AND LEAD FULFILLING PERSONAL LIVES. FPF'S VALUES-BASED EDUCATION SEES THE BUSINESS OF ART AND EXPRESSION AS CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AND POSITIONS ARTISTS TO ACTUALIZE A VISION OF SUCCESS THAT FITS WITHIN THEIR CULTURAL PRINCIPLES. COMMUNITY-BASED CERTIFICATION IS DESIGNED FOR BOTH FINANCIAL AND NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS WISHING TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH ARTISTS, AND FOR ARTISTS WHO WANT TO BECOME MENTORS OR TRAINERS LOCALLY. THIS PROGRAM TRAINS PARTICIPANTS TO OFFER EXPERTISE TO ARTISTS WISHING TO START OR GROW A BUSINESS. ALL OF FPF'S TRAINERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE NATIVE ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND THE COMMUNITY BASED CERTIFICATION TRAINING. FPF-CERTIFIED TRAINERS ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTIST IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP AND CULTURAL CAPTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. FPF TRAINERS REPRESENT PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS - FROM MUSICIANS TO VISUAL ARTISTS, BUSINESS OWNERS TO LOAN OFFICERS - FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NATIVE ARTS ECONOMY BUILDING GRANTS SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED NATIVE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE PROGRAM'S OBJECTS ARE TWOFOLD: 1) DEVELOP PARTNER'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE OF NATIVE ARTISTS CAN PLAY IN BUILDING ECONOMIES, GENERATING ASSETS, AND CONSTRUCTING EFFECTIVE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE NETWORKS; AND 2) BUILD PARTNERS' SUCCESS INCLUDING CREDIT AND CAPITAL, MARKETS, SUPPLIES, CREATIVE SPACE, INFORMAL NETWORKS, AND TRAINING. INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY GRANTS PROGRAM REACHES INTO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES WITH GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTING THEM TO ASSIST NATIVE ARTISTS TO GROW AS ENTREPRENUERS AND LEADERS IN THEIR LOCAL INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOSYSTEM. THROUGH THE INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY PROGRAM, FPF PARTNERS PRIMARILY WITH NATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE TWO-YEAR COHORT-BASED PROGRAM BUILDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE OF ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND HELPS BUILD CAPACITY TO BETTER SUPPORT ARTISTS WITH SERVICES, TRAINING, AND MENTORING. DANCES WITH WORDS IS A YOUTH-DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE OF FPF THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULT MENTORS, HIGH SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS OF THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION EMPOWERING PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME ENGAGED STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH LITERATURE, SPOKEN WORK, AND OTHER ART FORMS. FPF UNDERSTANDS THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ORAL TRADITIONS FOR NATIVE PEOPLES, AND DANCES WITH WORDS CONNECTS YOUNG PEOPLE TO THESE TRADITIONS THROUGH THE STUDY AND CREATION OF LITERATURE, POETRY, SPOKEN WORK, AND MUSIC. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PROGRAM RECOUNTS PARTICIPANT'S SOTRIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND.

  Expenses $3,542,539 · Grants $1,097,250 · Revenue $42,269

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. 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

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

• LAKOTA FUNDS

  $100,000

  FPF NAEB 23-01

• MNI SOTA FUND

  $50,000

  FPF NAEB GRANT 23-02

• RED EAGLE SOARING

  $50,000

  FPF NAEB GRANT 23-06

• LIGHTNING BOY FOUNDATION INC

  $50,000

  FPF NAEB GRANT 23-01

• AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST

  $50,000

  FPF NAEB GRANT 23-04

• WARM SPRINGS COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM

  $50,000

  FPF BAEB GRANT 23-05

• INDIGENOUS ROOTS

  $50,000

  IR 2023 NAEB

• AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSING ORGANIZATION

  $50,000

  FPF NAEB FUNDING 23

• 4-DIRECTIONS DEVELOPMENT INC

  $50,000

  FPF NAEB FUNDING 23

• NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY DEV INSTITUTE

  $50,000

  FPF NAEB FUNDING 23

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

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202443209349321659

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