Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by NATIVE AMERICAN FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ALLIANCE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $427,502
- Total expenses
- $1,323,460
- Contributions and grants received
- $406,068
- Grants paid
- $332,750
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $9,289
- Other revenue
- $12,145
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,250,835
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $70,421
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,180,414
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $748,200
- Management and general expenses
- $524,217
- Fundraising expenses
- $51,043
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $748,200
Program services were 56.5% 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
$406,068
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3 · Investment income
total $9,289 · excluded $9,289
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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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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$12,145
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $12,145 · related or exempt $12,145
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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 $235,600 · program services $235,600
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $97,150 · program services $97,150
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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 $109,889 · program services $109,447 · management and general $442
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $317,685 · program services $213,222 · management and general $59,911 · fundraising $44,552
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $69,166 · management and general $68,949 · fundraising $217
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $39,663 · management and general $39,663
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $203 · management and general $203
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $79,425 · management and general $79,425
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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 $109,118 · management and general $108,618 · fundraising $500
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,291 · management and general $1,291
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13 · Office expenses
total $39,120 · program services $760 · management and general $32,786 · fundraising $5,574
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14 · Information technology
total $7,840 · program services $6,930 · management and general $910
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $16,036 · management and general $16,036
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17 · Travel
total $73,574 · program services $330 · management and general $73,244
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,500 · program services $1,500
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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 $30 · management and general $30
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24a · Other expenses: Partner/Co-Sponsor Fees
total $67,000 · program services $49,835 · management and general $17,165
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $21,808 · program services $21,808
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24c · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions
total $11,605 · program services $191 · management and general $11,414
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24d · Other expenses: Program Events
total $11,427 · program services $11,427
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24e · All other expenses
total $14,330 · management and general $14,130 · fundraising $200
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $238,304 · end of year $130,435
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,066,230 · end of year $875,518
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $310,000 · end of year $241,510
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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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 $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $9,644 · end of year $3,372
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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
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $23,376 · end of year $70,421
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $668,044 · end of year $484,383
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $932,758 · end of year $696,031
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
NAFSA was formed to restore & support Native American food systems nationally, in Mexico & Canada through education, advocacy & policy, while promoting better health & creating economic opportunities.
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ISKN: NAFSAs Indigenous Seed Keepers Network (ISKN) is nourishing the growing Seed Sovereignty movement across North America through providing educationalresources, organizing events to connect those engaged in seed saving, & through providing mentorship training, outreach, & advocacy support on seed policy issues.
Expenses $328,850 · Grants $152,350
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Community Grant Making.
Expenses $180,000 · Grants $180,000
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Other Programs: Communications, Food and Culinary: NAFSA's Food & Culinary program is cultivating a network of Indigenous food preparers & developing peer-to-peer learning opportunities that support reconnecting with traditional diets & lifeways, Community Outreach
Expenses $171,962 · Grants $400
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EVENTS - 7TH BIANNUAL CORN SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP AND BRAIDING THE SACRED 2024 UPPER MIDWEST SEED REMATRIATION GATHERING.
Expenses $49,835
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Fiscal Sponsorship: NAFSA provides advocacy, education & networking to Indigenous communities nationally as they revitalize their Indigenous food systems. NAFSAprovides fiscal & project sponsorship to organizations, individuals, & businesses that are aligned with its mission & values & those that further NAFSA's tax-exemptpurposes.
Expenses $17,553
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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Ted WrightTED WRIGHT
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $109,889
- From this org
- $105,591
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,298
- Hours/week
- 40
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Daniel CorneliusDANIEL CORNELIUS
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Josephine ChaseJOSEPHINE CHASE
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jonathan C MatthewsJONATHAN C MATTHEWS
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gloria SkeetGLORIA SKEET
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Roy KadyROY KADY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John BonaparteJOHN BONAPARTE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pati MartinsonPATI MARTINSON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joseph RocchiJOSEPH ROCCHI
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Luke Black ElkLUKE BLACK ELK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Loretta OdenLORETTA ODEN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sasha JonesSASHA JONES
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amyrose FollAMYROSE FOLL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Aaron BaumgardnerAARON BAUMGARDNER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Stephanie MorningstarSTEPHANIE MORNINGSTAR
Director
- 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
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$33,600
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$30,000
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$30,000
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$30,000
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$30,000
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$30,000
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$30,000
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 28 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503029349300000
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