← NORTH AMERICAN TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEMS

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NORTH AMERICAN TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEMS.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,648,068
Total expenses: $4,106,527
Contributions and grants received: $1,442,050
Grants paid: $103
Program service revenue: $94,170
Investment income: $25,429
Other revenue: $86,419
Total assets, end of year: $3,718,678
Total liabilities, end of year: $460,194
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $3,258,484
Program services expenses (Part IX): $2,455,723
Management and general expenses: $1,504,183
Fundraising expenses: $146,621
Program service expenses (Part III): $2,455,723

Program services were 59.8% 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.

1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,442,050
2a · Program service revenue: Consulting Services

total $94,170 · related or exempt $94,170
3 · Investment income

total $25,429 · excluded $25,429
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$86,419
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $86,419 · related or exempt $86,419

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $103 · program services $103
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $209,016 · program services $146,311 · management and general $41,803 · fundraising $20,902
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,383,953 · program services $1,142,105 · management and general $241,848
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $10,472 · program services $2,883 · management and general $7,589
9 · Other employee benefits

total $198,485 · program services $81,956 · management and general $116,529
10 · Payroll taxes

total $137,657 · program services $115,178 · management and general $22,479
11b · Fees: legal

total $445,744 · management and general $445,744
11c · Fees: accounting

total $76,404 · management and general $76,404
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $76,697 · fundraising $76,697
11g · Fees: other

total $624,251 · program services $247,273 · management and general $339,421 · fundraising $37,557
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $107,113 · program services $57,838 · management and general $39,975 · fundraising $9,300
13 · Office expenses

total $93,357 · program services $41,729 · management and general $51,628
16 · Occupancy

total $173,367 · program services $138,215 · management and general $35,152
17 · Travel

total $114,940 · program services $91,248 · management and general $23,080 · fundraising $612
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $28,681 · program services $24,443 · management and general $2,685 · fundraising $1,553
20 · Interest

total $5,566 · management and general $5,566
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $45,323 · program services $37,353 · management and general $7,970
23 · Insurance

total $12,563 · management and general $12,563
24a · Other expenses: Food & Kitchen Supplies

total $135,220 · program services $135,220
24b · Other expenses: Training

total $102,810 · program services $100,883 · management and general $1,927
24c · Other expenses: Repairs

total $86,516 · program services $80,689 · management and general $5,827
24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

total $31,777 · program services $9,623 · management and general $22,154
24e · All other expenses

total $6,512 · program services $2,673 · management and general $3,839

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $5,538,096 · end of year $2,739,736
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $54,596 · end of year $71,418
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $13,000 · end of year $30,000
8 · Inventories for sale or use

end of year $31,088
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $37,491 · end of year $0
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$608,617
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$74,651
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $207,307 · end of year $533,966
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $5,500 · end of year $312,470
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $139,047 · end of year $145,872
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $314,322
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $4,296,942 · end of year $2,362,650
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,420,001 · end of year $895,834

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To promote Indigenous foodways education and facilitate Indigenous food access.

Indigenous Food LabWe launched the Indigenous Food Lab in Minneapolis, MN, located in the Midtown Global Market on historic Lake Street, which now includes a professional Indigenous kitchen, demonstration and training studio, Spirit Kitchen for testing concepts, and a retail market. This first Indigenous Food Lab Market opened June 1, 2023, amplifying the offerings of over 50 Indigenous purveyors. We aim to not only increase access of Indigenous foods to Native people, but also increase markets for Native farmers/ranchers/harvesters and improve local economies for Native communities. Based on the demand we're experiencing for these products, it's clear that there has long been a void in the market, as interest in these Indigenous-produced goods is extremely high. https://www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/usda-programs-and-services/usda-indigenous-food-sovereignty-initiative NATIFS Outreach and PartnershipsNATIFS is working with partners on the ground who have requested our help to expand these food hubs regionally across the country, featuring the plants, animals and Native traditions unique to each area, building a regenerative, permaculture landscape that better withstands the effects of climate change, and reducing food miles traveled to feed communities. This re-imagined Indigenous food system nourishes people and the planet while providing economic opportunity for tribal communities. Our outreach work involves helping Native people and tribal communities develop, implement, and maintain Indigenous food entities, which could be as small as developing a product for market or designing a small catering operation utilizing products grown by Native farmers, or as large as a full-scale restaurant, depending on the means and resources of the individuals and the community. We worked on a project with a local Indigenous group, assisting them with preserving Indigenous baby food in jars to be distributed to community members. They grew the ingredients and developed 5 different flavor profiles. Over 4,000 units were produced in the Indigenous Food Lab kitchen, under supervision by our in-house food scientist. With each project, we're gaining valuable knowledge that will help inform future Indigenous food sovereignty programs.NATIFS ProgrammingWe are working in partnership with the USDA Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative; our piece is on creating recipes and cooking videos utilizing ingredients found in the USDA's Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) commodity food support program, combined with Indigenous and foraged foods to make healthy, delicious meals. We also manage the contributions of the foragers who make the info videos on identifying and sustainably harvesting these indigenous plants.We traveled to Indigenous gatherings and conferences across the country to network, meet with collaborators, and assist groups with their food sovereignty initiatives, including the Reservation Economic Summit (RES23) put on by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED); the Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference hosted by the White Earth Land Recovery Project; and we hosted Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Minnesota State Fair in August 2022.

Expenses $2,455,723 · Grants $103 · Revenue $180,589

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Dana Thompson Executive

Director (End 12/2022)

Total calculated

$109,221

From this org

$92,400

From related orgs

$0

Other

$16,821

Hours/week

40
Sean Sherman President

Executive Director (Beg 01/2023)

Total calculated

$108,250

From this org

$92,400

From related orgs

$0

Other

$15,850

Hours/week

40
Heather Leach Secretary

Board Chair (Beg 07/2022)

Total calculated

$2,500

From this org

$2,500

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

1
Felicia Ruiz

Board Chair (End 07/2022)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Gerald Sherman

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Elizabeth Hoover

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
John Soshnik

Director (End 04/2023)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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: 6 June 2024
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202431599349301163

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