Totals
- Total revenue
- $934,145
- Total expenses
- $754,644
- Contributions and grants received
- $394,555
- Grants paid
- $7,500
- Program service revenue
- $452,177
- Investment income
- $4,938
- Other revenue
- $82,475
- Total assets, end of year
- $650,468
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $198,850
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $451,618
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $671,019
- Management and general expenses
- $73,716
- Fundraising expenses
- $9,909
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $671,019
Program services were 88.9% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$70,265
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$324,290
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$24,517
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2a · Program service revenue: Ticket Sales
total $269,430 · related or exempt $269,430
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2b · Program service revenue: Registration Fees
total $142,465 · related or exempt $142,465
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2c · Program service revenue: Advertising
total $36,272 · related or exempt $36,272
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2d · Program service revenue: Program Sales
total $4,010 · related or exempt $4,010
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3 · Investment income
total $4,938 · excluded $4,938
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6a · Gross rents
real property $82,135
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $7,128
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $75,007
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $75,007 · related or exempt $75,007
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$7,468
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $7,468 · related or exempt $7,468
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,500 · program services $1,500
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $6,000 · program services $6,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $65,000 · program services $48,400 · management and general $15,800 · fundraising $800
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11b · Fees: legal
total $14,384 · management and general $14,384
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,163 · management and general $23,163
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11g · Fees: other
total $216,049 · program services $212,358 · fundraising $3,691
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $18,986 · program services $13,773 · fundraising $5,213
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,192 · program services $4,308 · management and general $7,785 · fundraising $99
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16 · Occupancy
total $86,238 · program services $83,046 · management and general $3,192
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17 · Travel
total $9,071 · program services $6,863 · management and general $2,102 · fundraising $106
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $114,734 · program services $111,829 · management and general $2,905
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,000 · program services $1,000
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23 · Insurance
total $2,905 · management and general $2,905
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24a · Other expenses: AWARDS
total $93,375 · program services $93,375
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24b · Other expenses: CATERING
total $50,860 · program services $50,860
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24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO
total $28,766 · program services $27,286 · management and general $1,480
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24d · Other expenses: EVENT SUPPLIES
total $10,421 · program services $10,421
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $153,172 · end of year $306,293
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $170,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $27,280 · end of year $43,746
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $885 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,002
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,500
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,502 · end of year $3,502
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $103,907 · end of year $126,927
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $81,250 · end of year $198,850
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $216 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $208,280 · end of year $451,618
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO EDUCATE YOUTH ON NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND FACILITATE ANNUAL EVENTS WHICH SHOWCASE THE TALENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN AND NON-NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS AND ALLOW THEM AN AVENUE TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY WITH OTHER SCHOOLS.
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THE ORGANIZATION SHOWCASES NATIVE AMERICAN AND NON-NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AT A COMPETITIVE LEVEL, SHARING THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE WITH ATTENDEES AND EACH OTHER. EVENTS OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, WRESTLING, TRACK, CROSS COUNTRY, AND GOLF ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS. CONCURRENT WITH THE ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS ARCHERY, ART SHOW, HAND GAMES, KNOWLEDGE BOWL, CHESS, POETRY SLAM, BUSINESS PLAN, AND LAKOTA LANGUAGE BOWL COMPETITIONS. IN THE SPRING, LNI HOSTS A STUDENT COUNCIL CONFERENCE WITH EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES. THESE EVENTS HELP KEEP THE CULTURE AND TRADITIONS ALIVE IN YOUTH TODAY. YOUTH ARE DRAWN TOGETHER THROUGH COMPETITION AND THE LOVE OF CULTURE AND SPORTS. THEY TAKE PRIDE IN THEMSELVES, THEIR SCHOOLS, THEIR CULTURE, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. PARTICIPANTS ARE FROM MULTIPLE STATES AND TRIBES IN ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADES. DURING 2024, 59 TEAMS FROM 329 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED, WITH AN ESTIMATED 2,750 - 3,250 PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $671,019 · Grants $7,500 · Revenue $534,652
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Chuck WilsonCHUCK WILSON
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $8,500
- From this org
- $8,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7
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Danielle Walking EagleDANIELLE WALKING EAGLE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $6,800
- From this org
- $6,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Keith FergusonKEITH FERGUSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $8,150
- From this org
- $8,150
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bryan BrewerBRYAN BREWER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $6,400
- From this org
- $6,400
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Silas Blaine SrSILAS BLAINE SR
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $6,450
- From this org
- $6,450
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Robert Brave Heart SrROBERT BRAVE HEART SR
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $6,100
- From this org
- $6,100
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jay ClaymoreJAY CLAYMORE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $5,000
- From this org
- $5,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Henry John HaasHENRY JOHN HAAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $5,450
- From this org
- $5,450
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jesse MendozaJESSE MENDOZA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $5,050
- From this org
- $5,050
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mike Carlow JrMIKE CARLOW JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $5,000
- From this org
- $5,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Allen BenoistALLEN BENOIST
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $2,100
- From this org
- $2,100
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- 3 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202512839349302111
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