What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 May 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $675,577
- Total expenses
- $618,457
- Contributions and grants received
- $653,812
- Grants paid
- $56,262
- Program service revenue
- $21,765
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $314,073
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $542
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $313,531
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $532,912
- Management and general expenses
- $85,545
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $532,912
Program services were 86.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$653,812
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2a · Program service revenue: Training Seminars
total $21,765 · related or exempt $21,765
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $40,000 · program services $40,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $16,262 · program services $16,262
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $72,225 · program services $60,625 · management and general $11,600
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $12,092 · management and general $12,092
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $3,187 · management and general $3,187
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $41,906 · management and general $41,906
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $160,928 · program services $160,928
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $201 · program services $201
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13 · Office expenses
total $19,651 · program services $19,651
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14 · Information technology
total $4,478 · program services $4,478
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $8,615 · management and general $8,615
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17 · Travel
total $77,696 · program services $77,696
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $131,459 · program services $131,459
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $3,825 · management and general $3,825
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24a · Other expenses: Equipment Rental
total $13,750 · program services $13,750
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24b · Other expenses: Equipment Purchase
total $3,863 · management and general $3,863
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24c · Other expenses: Maintenance/repairs
total $2,845 · program services $2,845
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24d · Other expenses: Other - Program Expenses
total $1,969 · program services $1,969
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,505 · program services $3,048 · management and general $457
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $256,410 · end of year $307,424
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $2,144
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $4,505
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $542
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $256,411 · end of year $313,531
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Blackfeet ECO Knowledge's mission is to revive and preserve Indigenous traditional knowledge systems that focus on the reciprocal relationship between bio-cultural diversity, where people and the environment work together for sustainability. The goal is to ensure cultural perpetuity, to pass on this knowledge to future generations for the protection of the environment.
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Bio-Cultural Diversity Programs - BEK focused on several significant projects aimed at preserving Blackfoot culture and ecological knowledge. A major initiative was the implementation of the Blackfoot curriculum reconnecting participants with Blackfoot bio-cultural diversity. This curriculum includes learning modules rooted in the teachings and values of our people, designed to be shared with tribal programs, schools, and organizations. The partnership conducted a total of 18 sessions serving over 22 participants and their families who were clients of holistic justice court programs. Additionally, BEK supported the Blackfoot Eco Knowledge Shield Keepers in their work to preserve traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) through direct engagement with 15 elders, logging 300 hours of learning activities. BEK also facilitated the Buffalo Program, where Shield Keepers helped with field tasks such as fencing, hauling feed, and monitoring the newly released herd in the Chief Mountain protected area. These projects focused on revitalizing traditional knowledge, connecting community members with their heritage, and enhancing cultural resilience. Finally, BEK engaged in the development of VR/XR Immersive experience of a historic Buffalo Driveline. The first phase conducted this year was developing the partnerships and agreements with the University of Montana and Dreamscape Learn who will be implementing the second phase of the project in developing the experience. Each effort played a critical role in strengthening Blackfoot identity.
Expenses $532,912 · Grants $653,812 · Revenue $21,765
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Lona Running Wolf
Director
- Total calculated
- $60,625
- From this org
- $60,625
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Tyson Running Wolf
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $11,600
- From this org
- $11,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Edward Kennedy
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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John Murray
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Charlene Burns
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Anna Armstrong
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Jeanne Baker
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
- 6 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202541579349300744
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