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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,457,937
Total expenses
$7,651,152
Contributions and grants received
$8,348,303
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$24,011
Investment income
$85,623
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$12,432,496
Total liabilities, end of year
$264,117
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,168,379
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,708,733
Management and general expenses
$871,597
Fundraising expenses
$70,822
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,708,733

Program services were 87.7% 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)

    $5,809,481

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,538,822

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $425,192

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $24,011 · related or exempt $24,011

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $85,623 · excluded $85,623

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $122,297 · management and general $122,297

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,680,858 · program services $3,422,436 · management and general $258,422

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $69,026 · program services $57,974 · management and general $11,052

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $51,054 · program services $41,088 · management and general $9,966

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $331,852 · program services $300,062 · management and general $31,790

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $117,065 · management and general $117,065

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $472,770 · program services $385,629 · management and general $38,151 · fundraising $48,990

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $88,647 · program services $78,847 · management and general $5,198 · fundraising $4,602

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $287,367 · program services $203,880 · management and general $78,052 · fundraising $5,435

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $189,057 · program services $169,819 · management and general $19,238

  • 17 · Travel

    total $67,505 · program services $65,909 · management and general $1,596

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $407,574 · program services $400,290 · management and general $7,284

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $194,299 · program services $118,961 · management and general $75,338

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $951,858 · program services $935,614 · management and general $14,259 · fundraising $1,985

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $202,019 · program services $161,050 · management and general $31,159 · fundraising $9,810

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $187,568 · program services $166,396 · management and general $21,172

  • 24d · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER/CLIENT ACTIVI

    total $168,319 · program services $168,319

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $62,017 · program services $32,459 · management and general $29,558

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,348,757 · end of year $2,719,525

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $758,384 · end of year $922,958

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,500 · end of year $13,433

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $137,048 · end of year $125,605

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

    $11,467,842

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

    $2,930,563

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,346,147 · end of year $8,537,279

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $46,247 · end of year $73,291

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $46,034 · end of year $40,405

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $329,523 · end of year $264,117

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,374,005 · end of year $10,016,514

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,987,589 · end of year $2,151,865

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-PROFIT AGENCY SERVING AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN AND AROUND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH CULTURALLY SENSITIVE FAMILY SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PARENT SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY, REFERRALS, AND GROUP MENTORING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IMPROVE HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO URBAN NATIVE AMERICANS

  • HEADSTART-THE ORGANIZATION IS THE GRANTEE WITH THE AMERICAN INDIAN PROGRAMS BRANCH OF HEADSTART AND OPERATES TWO CENTERS IN RAPID CITY AND TWO CENTERS IN CROW CREEK. THE PURPOSE IS TO OPERATE A HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN 4 TO 5 YEARS OF AGE, AND THEIR PARENTS, HELPING WITH THE TRANSITION OF MOVING FROM THE RESERVATION; AS WELL AS AN EARLY HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 0 TO 3, AND THEIR PARENTS.

    Expenses $5,652,309 · Revenue $24,011

  • ANA LANGUAGE - PRESERVATION OF THE LAKOTA LANGUAGE WHICH IS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING. MANY NATIVE AMERICAN PARENTS HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN THE LAKOTA LANGUAGE. THE LANGUAGE, WHEN IT IS TAUGHT, IS PRESENTED LIKE A "FOREIGN LANGUAGE". NO SYSTEM EXISTS FOR CHILDREN IN RAPID CITY TO LEARN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE AT A YOUNG AGE, IN A NATURAL WAY. OUR PROJECT IS AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.

    Expenses $486,789

  • ATEYAPI TEEN PREGNANCY - COMMITTED TO HELPING NATIVE AMERICAN TEENS ABSTAIN FROM SEX UNTIL MARRIAGE.

    Expenses $441,053

  • ATEYAPI YES PROGRAM(YOUTH ENGAGED IN SPORTS)-THE ATEYAPI YES PROGRAM WILL USE THE SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY (SCT) AS THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK. THIS IS A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE IN WHICH LEARNING BY OBSERVING OTHERS IS THE FOCUS OF STUDY. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS APPLIED TO COACHING ARE: 1. COACHES NEED TO HELP LEARNERS BELIEVE IN THEIR PERSONAL ABILITIES IN ORDER TO LEARN AND DEVELOP A NEW BEHAVIOR. 2. THEY CAN REINFORCE LEARNING BY A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO A YOUTH'S PERFORMING A BEHAVIOR AND CAN PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR IMPROVED SELF-EFFICACY BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND MATERIALS. ATEYAPI YES COACHES WILL SERVE AS POSITIVE ROLE MODELS; NOT ONLY TO DEMONSTRATE CONSISTENT SPORTS SKILLS, AND GOOD NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES, BUT TO APPLY LAKOTA CULTURAL VALUES IN DAILY LIFE.EACH COACH WILL BE STATIONED IN ONE OF THE RCAS (EAST, NORTH, SOUTH, OR WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL.) THEY WILL FACILITATE AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES THREE HOURS IN LENGTH, FOUR NIGHTS PER SCHOOL WEEK. THESE SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE A HEALTHY SNACK, TRANSPORTATION, IF NEEDED, TO SPORT OR EXERCISE LOCATION, SIXTY MINUTES OF MODERATE OR VIGOROUS EXERCISE, THIRTY MINUTES IN NUTRITION EDUCATION INCLUDING A TALKING CIRCLE, AND TRANSPORTATION HOME. FRIDAYS, SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, AND SUMMER SESSIONS WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, FOR EXAMPLE HIKING AT ONE OF THE SACRED SITES. YOUTH WILL SELF-LOG THEIR PHYSICAL AND NUTRITIONAL ACTIVITIES ON WEEKENDS AND REPORT TO THEIR COACH.

    Expenses $128,582

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chuck Robertson Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Labonte

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tammy Valdez

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Kati Pechota

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denise Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacquie Arpan

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Marshall-Coon

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Long Fox

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $122,297
    From this org
    $117,210
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,087
    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
2023
Filed
30 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402129349301450

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