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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$28,606,101
Total expenses
$22,098,969
Contributions and grants received
$26,604,578
Grants paid
$4,769,384
Program service revenue
$1,103,768
Investment income
$360,007
Other revenue
$537,748
Total assets, end of year
$60,199,425
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,052,122
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$57,147,303
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,497,613
Management and general expenses
$2,230,678
Fundraising expenses
$370,678
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,497,613

Program services were 88.2% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $3,743,676

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $21,085,553

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,775,349

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING

    total $888,526 · related or exempt $888,526

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS - EXHIBITS

    total $142,823 · related or exempt $142,823

  • 2c · Program service revenue: REGISTRATION - WORKSHOPS

    total $72,419 · related or exempt $72,419

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $360,007 · excluded $360,007

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $4,202 · excluded $4,202

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $349,118

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $533,979

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$184,861

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$184,861 · excluded -$184,861

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,402,781

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $719,354

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $683,427 · related or exempt $683,427

  • 11a · Other revenue: PENSION FORFEITURES

    total $34,980 · related or exempt $34,980

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $34,980

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,482,098 · program services $3,482,098

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,287,286 · program services $1,287,286

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $710,703 · program services $92,583 · management and general $618,120

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,356,079 · program services $4,672,391 · management and general $481,580 · fundraising $202,108

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $455,088 · program services $361,142 · management and general $82,209 · fundraising $11,737

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $925,706 · program services $734,609 · management and general $167,223 · fundraising $23,874

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $456,003 · program services $361,868 · management and general $82,374 · fundraising $11,761

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $90,759 · program services $305 · management and general $89,757 · fundraising $697

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $244,999 · management and general $244,999

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,369,545 · program services $4,315,295 · management and general $51,600 · fundraising $2,650

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $55,036 · program services $49,241 · management and general $365 · fundraising $5,430

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,259,454 · program services $1,220,153 · management and general $28,359 · fundraising $10,942

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $495,742 · program services $414,195 · management and general $65,054 · fundraising $16,493

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $193,981 · program services $193,886 · fundraising $95

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,057,356 · program services $956,600 · management and general $34,842 · fundraising $65,914

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,295 · program services $15,295

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $869,793 · program services $828,565 · management and general $39,394 · fundraising $1,834

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $139,727 · program services $81,501 · management and general $58,226

  • 24a · Other expenses: STORAGE AND OTHER RENTALS

    total $268,562 · program services $263,022 · management and general $5,265 · fundraising $275

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $113,684 · program services $84,655 · management and general $21,193 · fundraising $7,836

  • 24c · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS

    total $94,144 · program services $94,144

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $50,529 · program services $48,549 · management and general $1,831 · fundraising $149

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $107,400 · program services -$59,770 · management and general $158,287 · fundraising $8,883

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $36,595 · end of year $1,325

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,893,825 · end of year $10,883,321

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,328,490 · end of year $6,962,607

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $173,435 · end of year $825,599

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $754,180 · end of year $703,292

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $251,967 · end of year $209,863

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

    $45,736,914

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

    $7,527,071

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $33,321,987 · end of year $38,209,843

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $135,568 · end of year $152,523

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $8,538 · end of year $3,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,418,089 · end of year $2,248,052

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,029,404 · end of year $2,577,365

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $491,236 · end of year $467,275

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $117,019 · end of year $7,482

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $47,015,225 · end of year $53,296,230

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,669,790 · end of year $3,851,073

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROTECT, PERPETUATE, AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRADITIONS FOR THE TLINGIT, HAIDA AND TSIMSHIAN TRIBES OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIVES. THE INSTITUTE ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTES THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THEIR TRADITIONAL CULTURE, TRIBAL ORGANIZATION, AND LIFESTYLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TLINGIT, HAIDA AND TSIMSHIAN PEOPLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROTECT, PERPETUATE, AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRADITIONS FOR THE TLINGIT, HAIDA AND TSIMSHIAN TRIBES OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIVES.

  • CULTURAL EDUCATION WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NATIVE CHILDREN DO BETTER ACADEMICALLY WHEN THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE--WHEN THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR HISTORY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE. SEALASKA HERITAGE WORKS WITH UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TRIBES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE LOWER 48 TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIVE CULTURES, AS EVALUATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT INTEGRATING CULTURE INTO SCHOOLS HAS IMPROVED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ITS AWARD-WINNING BABY RAVEN READS, SHI ALSO PROMOTES EARLY LITERACY IN ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN, PUBLISHES CHILDREN'S BOOKS, OFFERS SUMMER CAMPS, AND OPERATES A NATIVE LANGUAGE PROGRAM. SHI ALSO DEVELOPS TEACHING MATERIALS, INCLUDING BOOKS AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TRAIN TEACHERS TO USE OUR MATERIALS AND ON CULTURAL ORIENTATION. SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS TO ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $11,989,706 · Grants $2,732,876 · Revenue $840,518

  • LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: OUR ANCESTORS' ECHOES AND LANGUAGE SCHOLARS PROGRAMS, TLINGIT CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY PROGRAM, BABY RAVEN READS PROGRAM, SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEE, AND NATIVE LANGUAGE TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION OF AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDINGS. SEALASKA HERITAGE INTEGRATES LANGUAGE IN ITS VARIETY OF YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LATSEEN ARTS ACADEMY, STEAM ACADEMIES, RUNNING CAMPS, AND VOICES ON THE LAND PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS. IT PUBLISHES CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO PERPETUATE AND ENHANCE THE TLINGIT, HAIDA, AND TSIMSHIAN LANGUAGES. SEALASKA HERITAGE'S CULTURAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: CELEBRATION, NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND PERIODIC LECTURE SERIES, ITS EXTENSIVE BOX OF KNOWLEDGE PUBLICATION SERIES, VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM, ITS ROTATING AND PERMANENT EXHIBIT, ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND ITS ARCHIVE AND COLLECTIONS HOUSED IN SHI'S STATE-OF-THE-ART WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING. SEALASKA HERITAGE DEVELOPS AND OVERSEES SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS SHI'S MISSION. THESE PROJECTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TLINGIT, HAIDA, AND TSIMSHIAN CULTURES AND HISTORY.

    Expenses $2,871,672 · Grants $654,503 · Revenue $38,957

  • ART SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE OPERATES NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO PERPETUATE NORTHWEST COAST ART-- ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE ART FORMS IN THE WORLD. THE GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE ARTISTS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPAND DEMAND FOR NATIVE ARTS THROUGH DEVELOPING NATIVE ARTS MARKETS; PROVIDE NATIVE ARTS CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC; ADVOCATE FOR ARTISTS' ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL MATERIALS; AND, RESEARCH, PRESERVE, AND PERPETUATE NORTHWEST COAST ART. SHI OPERATES THE SEALASKA HERITAGE ARTS CAMPUS, (ATNAN HT) IN JUNEAU, AND PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST AND INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS TO OFFER HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN NWC ARTS, INCLUDING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL NWC ARTS CLASSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: TOOL MAKING, FORMLINE DESIGN, SCULPTURAL DESIGN, METAL ENGRAVING, CHASING AND REPOUSS, BASKETRY, WOOLEN WEAVING, SPRUCE ROOT GATHERING AND PROCESSING, BUSINESS LITERACY FOR ARTISTS), ON CAMPUS, IN SE ALASKA, AND BEYOND. SHI OFFERS OPTIONAL COLLEGE CREDITS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE COURSES AND IS DEVELOPING THE SEALASKA HERITAGE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT TO OFFER A VALUABLE NON-COLLEGE CREDIT CREDENTIAL. THE INSTITUTE HOSTS TOURS, PERFORMANCES, TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES AND ARTIST MARKETS ON CAMPUS, AND OFFERS MENTOR-APPRENTICESHIPS, ARTISTS RESIDENCIES, AND INTERNSHIPS REGIONALLY. IT IS ALSO BUILDING ITS PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM WITH FOCUS ON RETAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE ART OF ORATORY AND PRODUCING A BRAND NEW TLINGIT OPERA. THE INSTITUTE IS BUILDING ON TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES AND THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE ABUNDANT AND READILY AVAILABLE IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO REVITALIZE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS PRODUCTION: WE CALL THIS THE "SUSTAINABLE ART PROGRAM." SHI PURCHASES RAW MATERIALS FROM NATIVE HUNTERS, SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF NEW ARTISTS THROUGH MENTOR- APPRENTICESHIPS, AND PRODUCES ARTS-RELATED CURRICULUM RESOURCES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO SUPPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION.

    Expenses $2,573,608 · Grants $510,651 · Revenue $38,080

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL CELEBRATIONS AND THE SEALASKA HERITAGE RETAIL STORE.

    Expenses $2,062,627 · Grants $871,354 · Revenue $186,213

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Vicki Soboleff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lee Wallace

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Miller

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Cadiente-Nelson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nathan McCowan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maria Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marcella Asicksik

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Preston Singletary

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Lang

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Barbara Blake

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Taug

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alicia Marvin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Liz Medicine Crow - Outgoing

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeane Breinig - Outgoing

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rosita Worl

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $432,455
    From this org
    $382,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,188
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $326,328
    Bonus
    $54,686
    Other
    $1,253
    Deferred
    $34,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,688
    Filer's total
    $432,455

  • Lee Kadinger

    CHIEF OF OPE

    Total calculated
    $382,937
    From this org
    $302,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,097
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,822
    Bonus
    $50,400
    Other
    $1,618
    Deferred
    $31,025
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,072
    Filer's total
    $382,937

  • Kristy Ford

    EDUCATION DI

    Total calculated
    $220,119
    From this org
    $170,704
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,415
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,187
    Bonus
    $24,567
    Other
    $950
    Deferred
    $17,554
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,861
    Filer's total
    $220,119

  • Kari Groven

    ART DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $160,903
    From this org
    $146,345
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,633
    Bonus
    $19,950
    Other
    $762
    Deferred
    $14,558
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $160,903

  • Carmaleeda Estrada

    OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $150,945
    From this org
    $137,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,785
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,198
    Bonus
    $18,296
    Other
    $666
    Deferred
    $13,651
    Nontaxable benefits
    $134
    Filer's total
    $150,945

  • Chuck Smythe

    SR. ETHNOLOG

    Total calculated
    $165,128
    From this org
    $135,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,396
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,340
    Bonus
    $16,750
    Other
    $642
    Deferred
    $13,708
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,688
    Filer's total
    $165,128

  • Ricardo Worl - Communications And

    PUBLICATION

    Total calculated
    $143,994
    From this org
    $133,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,171
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kaylin Anderson - Hr And Admin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $161,595
    From this org
    $129,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,264
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $109,619
    Bonus
    $18,950
    Other
    $762
    Deferred
    $13,376
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,888
    Filer's total
    $161,595

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 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)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE PAID TO EMPLOYEES BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • SEALASKA CORPORATION

    C CORP · FORMED SHI · AK

    Directly controlled by NA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523219349311392

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