Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MIGIZI COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,020,216
Total expenses: $1,989,561
Contributions and grants received: $2,415,501
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $184,169
Investment income: $420,546
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $15,887,179
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,178,250
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $14,708,929
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,398,524
Management and general expenses: $303,616
Fundraising expenses: $287,421
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,398,524

Program services were 70.3% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$242,286
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$2,173,215
2a · Program service revenue: Educational Support

total $184,169 · related or exempt $184,169
3 · Investment income

total $222,836 · excluded $222,836
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $197,710
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $197,710
7d · Net gain or loss

total $197,710 · excluded $197,710

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $209,795 · program services $154,421 · management and general $25,042 · fundraising $30,332
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $624,425 · program services $460,290 · management and general $73,065 · fundraising $91,070
9 · Other employee benefits

total $72,101 · program services $52,489 · management and general $9,872 · fundraising $9,740
10 · Payroll taxes

total $69,508 · program services $54,588 · management and general $4,288 · fundraising $10,632
11b · Fees: legal

total $20,088 · management and general $20,088
11c · Fees: accounting

total $115,665 · management and general $115,665
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $82,800 · fundraising $82,800
11f · Fees: investment management

total $13,402 · management and general $13,402
11g · Fees: other

total $169,609 · program services $108,702 · management and general $16,215 · fundraising $44,692
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $2,483 · program services $1,318 · management and general $810 · fundraising $355
13 · Office expenses

total $25,847 · program services $18,275 · management and general $4,219 · fundraising $3,353
14 · Information technology

total $8,544 · program services $7,747 · management and general $590 · fundraising $207
16 · Occupancy

total $83,873 · program services $77,683 · management and general $2,882 · fundraising $3,308
17 · Travel

total $29,655 · program services $21,954 · management and general $7,167 · fundraising $534
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $183,295 · program services $169,768 · management and general $6,298 · fundraising $7,229
23 · Insurance

total $57,862 · program services $53,592 · management and general $1,988 · fundraising $2,282
24a · Other expenses: Student activities

total $214,399 · program services $214,399
24b · Other expenses: Dues and memberships

total $6,210 · program services $3,298 · management and general $2,025 · fundraising $887

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $349,850 · end of year $148,134
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $73,519 · end of year $194,985
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $867,457 · end of year $722,743
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $19,198
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $68,598 · end of year $57,560
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$6,124,713
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$462,936
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $5,845,073 · end of year $5,661,777
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $7,552,154 · end of year $9,082,782
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $134,676 · end of year $138,250
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $36,167 · end of year $40,000
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $1,180,227 · end of year $1,000,000
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $11,734,959 · end of year $13,128,744
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,670,622 · end of year $1,580,185

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

MIGIZI provides a strong circle of support that nurtures the educational, social, economic and cultural development of American Indian youth.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MIGIZI Communications supports Native youth by offering real-world opportunities in education, media, technology, and leadership, grounded in culture and community.

Cultural, Leadership, Academics, Well-Being (CLAW):Our in-school and afterschool programs provide youth with academic, cultural, and leadership support, including classroom advocacy, cultural experiences, afterschool tutoring, mental health and well-being supports, credit recovery, and Native Youth Leadership networks. Youth work with staff to develop quarterly Individual Education Plans that identify goals for academic success, support on-track credit attainment toward graduation, and strengthen connections to culture and community. We work in six school districts across the Twin Cities, providing both academic and cultural supports.

Expenses $566,916 · Revenue $92,084
Green Tech Institute: This career pathway program trains youth ages 1421 in STEM education focused on sustainable green energy fields, including solar energy, energy systems, pollution, transportation, and other green energy concepts that lead to careers in the field. Youth participate in this paid training for up to 60 hours over eight weeks after school. In the summer, we partner with Step Up Minneapolis and Right Track St. Paul to employ 20 youth for up to 200 hours over eight weeks. Upon completion of the training, youth may pursue internships with partner organizations or within MIGIZI through contracted projects.

Expenses $352,481 · Revenue $44,201
First Person Productions:This career pathway program trains youth ages 1421 for media careers, including film, photography, graphic design, podcasting, radio, social media, and marketing. Youth participate in this paid training for up to 60 hours over eight weeks after school. In the summer, we partner with Step Up Minneapolis and Right Track St. Paul to employ 20 youth for up to 200 hours over an eight-week period. Upon completion of the training, youth may pursue internships with partner organizations or within MIGIZI through contracted projects.

Expenses $327,289 · Revenue $47,884
Best Buy Teen Tech Center:Through the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, MIGIZI provides hands-on learning opportunities in technology, including access to a recording studio, vinyl press, vinyl cutter, Adobe design tools, and many other resources. These tools help ensure equitable access to technology and open a wide range of educational and career opportunities for youth. Within the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, students can work on academic assignments and career-training projects that develop their skills and prepare them to be leaders in technology.

Expenses $151,838

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Kendrick Buffalo

Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Melissa Wallace

Vice Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kyle McGaa

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Nicolas Metcalf

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Maurielle Storms

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Holly Miskitoos Henning

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Mike Bice

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Danielle Grant

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kelly Drummer

President

Total calculated

$190,268

From this org

$165,473

From related orgs

$0

Other

$24,795

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$145,473

Bonus

$20,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$3,679

Nontaxable benefits

$21,116

Filer's total

$190,268

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 committee
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3: The Organization's Executive Committee utilizes surveys of similar positions when evaluating the compensation range for the Executive Director of the Organization. The Committee then presents the proposed salary to the complete Board of Directors for review and approval.
Part I, Line 7: Bonuses are approved at the discretion of the Board and are based on performance and the achievement of established annual goals.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2025
Filed: 28 May 2026
IRS schema version: 2025v4.1
Source object: 202631529349300748

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