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← MIGIZI COMMUNICATIONS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MIGIZI COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,035,765
Total expenses
$1,264,453
Contributions and grants received
$4,711,190
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$214,543
Investment income
$98,890
Other revenue
$11,142
Total assets, end of year
$10,832,336
Total liabilities, end of year
$437,091
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,395,245
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$801,254
Management and general expenses
$256,988
Fundraising expenses
$206,211
Program service expenses (Part III)
$801,254

Program services were 63.4% 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)

    $1,050,998

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,660,192

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Educational Support

    total $214,543 · related or exempt $214,543

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $38,740 · excluded $38,740

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $60,150

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $60,150

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $60,150 · excluded $60,150

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $11,142 · related or exempt $11,142

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,142

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $145,691 · program services $96,361 · management and general $26,752 · fundraising $22,578

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $456,956 · program services $302,196 · management and general $83,918 · fundraising $70,842

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,551 · program services $2,363 · management and general $648 · fundraising $540

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $57,677 · program services $38,386 · management and general $10,519 · fundraising $8,772

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $61,624 · program services $36,039 · management and general $17,279 · fundraising $8,306

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $87,435 · program services $7,832 · management and general $79,603

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $69,400 · fundraising $69,400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $117,450 · program services $104,913 · fundraising $12,537

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,469 · program services $2,469

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,407 · program services $34,945 · management and general $4,865 · fundraising $597

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $25,711 · program services $25,711

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $104,452 · program services $73,028 · management and general $22,057 · fundraising $9,367

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,490 · program services $12,114 · management and general $7,113 · fundraising $263

  • 24a · Other expenses: Student Activities

    total $62,780 · program services $62,763 · management and general $17

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and Memberships

    total $9,360 · program services $2,134 · management and general $4,217 · fundraising $3,009

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $253,440 · end of year $200,733

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,250,539 · end of year $5,214,199

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $268,151 · end of year $1,454,669

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $508

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,198 · end of year $46,437

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

    $3,927,097

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

    $10,799

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $836,013 · end of year $3,916,298

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $56,916 · end of year $137,091

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $300,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,942,730 · end of year $9,500,417

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $681,203 · end of year $894,828

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

MIGIZI acts as a circle of support that nurtures the development of American Indian youth in education, employment, and cultural and social connectivity, and advances a message of success, well-being, and justice.

Activities or mission (Part I)

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

  • Indigenous Pathways:Indigenous Pathways brings career development and income to youth ages 14-24 who are either currently enrolled in school or want to re-enroll in a diploma or GED program. We offer a pathway in media and social media marketing (First Person Productions) and STEM education dedicated to sustainable, green energies (Green Tech Pathway). Youth are paid $13.75 per hour for up to 60 hours over 10 weeks during afterschool 4 days a week. They may pursue an internship with a partner organization or with the Organization for contracted projects once training is complete.

    Expenses $513,881

  • Cultural, Leadership, and Academic Support:Afterschool, youth can partake in our virtual or in-person tutoring, cultural and educational support 4 days a week, the Native youth leadership council, and work with staff to develop quarterly Individual Educational Plans with identified goals for academic, culture connections, community engagement and well-being. We provide in-school time support with St. Paul and Minneapolis Indian Education classrooms and cultural/wellbeing groups and field trips in 4 suburban districts.

    Expenses $287,373 · Revenue $225,685

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kendrick Buffalo

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tiffany Hand

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cori Bazemore James

    Secretary - Former

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joseph Erickson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Keith Clark

    Director - Former

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Waller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Melissa Wallace

    Director

    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
  • Zachary Weaver

    Director - Former

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sierra Villebrun

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kelly Drummer

    President

    Total calculated
    $145,691
    From this org
    $142,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,861
    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
2022
Filed
7 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321589349300937

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