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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NORTHWEST INDIANS.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,407,930
Total expenses
$3,514,016
Contributions and grants received
$4,349,492
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$946,632
Investment income
$111,806
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$8,830,889
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,464,574
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,366,315
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,422,817
Management and general expenses
$1,091,199
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,422,817

Program services were 68.9% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $180,225

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,015,207

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,154,060

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT INCOME

    total $946,632 · related or exempt $946,632

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $111,806 · excluded $111,806

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $117,199 · program services $73,835 · management and general $43,364

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $661,223 · program services $420,481 · management and general $240,742

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $64,752 · program services $28,504 · management and general $36,248

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $69,388 · program services $45,453 · management and general $23,935

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,300 · management and general $1,300

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,482 · management and general $15,482

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $962,544 · program services $624,048 · management and general $338,496

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $51,065 · program services $51,065

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $60,471 · program services $29,999 · management and general $30,472

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $45,141 · management and general $45,141

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $75,206 · management and general $75,206

  • 17 · Travel

    total $122,076 · program services $91,294 · management and general $30,782

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $978,718 · program services $973,794 · management and general $4,924

  • 20 · Interest

    total $91,846 · management and general $91,846

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $89,616 · management and general $89,616

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,298 · management and general $21,298

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $44,705 · program services $44,705

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT GIFTS

    total $27,437 · program services $27,100 · management and general $337

  • 24c · Other expenses: HONORARIUMS

    total $8,162 · program services $8,162

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES, MEMBERSHIPS & REG

    total $6,387 · program services $4,377 · management and general $2,010

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $351,284 · end of year $450,657

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,376,344 · end of year $5,480,908

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $222 · end of year $526,450

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $950

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,518,895

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $174,528

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,419,873 · end of year $2,344,367

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $250,555 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $27,557 · end of year $27,557

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,322 · end of year $156,436

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $156,253 · end of year $478,138

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,830,000 · end of year $1,830,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $47,746 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,381,514 · end of year $6,366,315

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NORTHWEST INDIANS IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF UNITY AND COOPERATION AMONG INDIAN GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ATNI IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF UNITY AND COOPERATION AMONG INDIAN GOVERNMENTS AND PEOPLE.

  • CONVENTIONS - ATNI CONVENTIONS ARE WHERE MEMBERS CONVENE FOR DISCUSSION, PRESENTATIONS AND THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEES IN REGARD TO POLICY, LEGISLATION, AND THE FUTURE OF INDIAN COUNTRY IN THE NORTHWEST. EXPENSES AND REVENUES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THREE CONVENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; THE ANNUAL, MID-YEAR, AND WINTER CONVENTIONS. THE EVENTS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH REGISTRATION FEES, VENDOR FEES, SPONSORSHIPS, DONATIONS AND AUCTION PROCEEDS.

    Expenses $557,279 · Revenue $634,530

  • CLIMATE, WATER, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROGRAMS: ATNI PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS RELATED KEY PROGRAMS. ATNI EMPLOYS BEST PRACTICES AND APPROACHES TO ADDRESS IMPACTS TO TRIBES AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, CREATES STRATEGIES AND TACTICS TO PROTECT TRIBAL TREATY RIGHTS AND TRUST RESOURCES, AND ENSURES THAT TRIBES ARE CONSULTED REGARDING FUNDING AND ALLOCATIONS.

    Expenses $1,557,554

  • SUMMITS - ATNI HELD THREE SUMMITS IN 2024. ATNI'S NATURAL RESOURCES SUMMIT ENGAGED TRIBAL LEADERS, CITIZENS, AND STAFF IN CONVERSATIONS AND MODERN APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, WHILE FOSTERING A SPACE WHERE NATURAL RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS CAN CONVENE TO CREATE COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS CONDUCTING SIMILAR WORK IN THEIR PROSPECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS. ATNI'S NATIONAL TRIBAL LEADERS CLIMATE SUMMIT CONVENED LEADERS FROM TRIBES AND FIRST NATIONS TO ADVANCE TRIBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY AND ACTION. ATNI'S WATER SUMMIT IS AN INTER-TRIBAL EVENT DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER STAFF AND LEADERSHIP FROM NORTHWEST TRIBES AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO FOSTER DIALOGUE & COLLABORATION AROUND COMMON WATER INTERESTS AND WORK TOWARD A SHARED AGENDA.

    Expenses $307,984 · Revenue $312,102

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Leonard Forsman

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kristopher Peters

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mel Sheldon

    1ST VICE PRESIDENT (THRU JULY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Caj Matheson

    SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jon George

    2ND VICE PRESIDENT (THRU SEPTEMBER 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mel Tonasket

    THIRD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andrew Joseph

    3RD VICE PRESIDENT (THRU JUNE 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sharon Goudy

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jeanie Louie

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Charlene Tillequots

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kathryn Brigham

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY (THRU JUNE 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Amber H Schulz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $140,199
    From this org
    $117,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,000
    Hours/week
    40

  • Charles Jones

    CLIMATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $131,151
    From this org
    $113,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,941
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
31 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533159349302588

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