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GHF ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN REGULAR MEETINGS FOR LEADERS IN LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION, FACILITATED BY THE ALASKA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS. THESE MEETINGS HAVE FOSTERED A COALITION DEDICATED TO LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION (SEE ATTACHED LANGUAGE DECLARATION), UNITED BY A SHARED COMMITMENT TO REVITALIZING LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE. THE COALITION IMPLEMENTS A UNIFIED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING FLUENT SPEAKERS AND COLLABORATES TO CREATE RESOURCES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND LEARNERS. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE SEALASKA CORPORATION, GHF HAS SURPASSED ITS COMMITMENTS BY DOCUMENTING 17 FLUENT BIRTH SPEAKERS AND CAPTURING OVER 70 HOURS OF IMMERSIVE FOOTAGE. RESOURCES PRODUCED INCLUDE LINGT X?'INX? S (SAY IT IN LINGT), A "PHRASE OF THE WEEK" VIDEO SERIES. HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY VIDEO AND AUDIO CONTENT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED INTO STANDALONE LINGT LEARNING RESOURCES, AVAILABLE ON PLATFORMS SUCH AS RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA, YOUTUBE, AND HAA SHUK TUNDATANI (HSTLEARNING.ORG), A SITE DEDICATED TO OUR ANCESTORS' WAYS OF THINKING, LEARNING, AND KNOWING. ADDITIONALLY, GHF SUPPORTS CONTRACTOR-LED OPPORTUNITIES FOR LINGT LEARNERS, SUCH AS STUDY GROUPS AND RESOURCE PRODUCTION, ALL ALIGNED WITH GRANT OBJECTIVES AND GHF'S MISSION. THE HSTLEARNING.ORG PLATFORM SUPPORTS THE SUCCESS OF ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS BY PROVIDING CURRICULUM CONTENT AND MATERIALS. CURRENTLY, IT OFFERS 17 CURRICULUM UNITS FOR PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE, WITH PLANS TO ADD 90 NEW UNITS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THIS EXPANSION IS SUPPORTED BY THE CURRICULUM PEDAGOGY OVERSIGHT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (CPODC), ESTABLISHED IN 2021. CPODC ENSURES THAT ALL TEACHER AND LEARNER RESOURCES ARE REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY, ALIGN WITH A UNIFIED APPROACH TO FLUENCY, AND ARE ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS THOUGHT AND CULTURE. THIS INITIATIVE IS FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION'S ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (2022-2025) AND THE NATIVE ALASKA TEACHER RETENTION INITIATIVE, FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION (2023-2028). THE LATTER PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 300 EDUCATORS IN JUNEAU ALONE. TEACHING AND PRESERVING TRADITIONAL TLINGIT ART FORMS REMAIN CENTRAL TO GHF'S APPROACH TO CULTURAL REVITALIZATION. IN THE FALL, STAFF LED MULTIPLE MOCCASIN-MAKING WORKSHOPS, SUPPORTED BY CONTRACTORS. ADDITIONALLY, WORKSHOPS ON SKIN SEWING, WOODEN SPOON CARVING, AND GIFT-MAKING REACHED OVER 100 ADULTS AND 200 YOUTH. THIS PROGRAM RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND HAS SECURED CONTINUED FUNDING THROUGH 2027. GHF ALSO SUPPORTS THE JUNEAU ARTS AND MUSIC MATTERS (JAMM) PROGRAM, A TUITION-FREE INITIATIVE EMBEDDED IN CERTAIN JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS. JAMM FOLLOWS A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL AND OFFERS PLACE-BASED TLINGIT LANGUAGE AND MUSIC INSTRUCTION. THE SUCCESS OF JAMM'S HAA TO YI YATEE PROGRAM IS BOLSTERED BY GHF'S LANGUAGE PROGRAM PATHWAYS COORDINATOR AND A COHORT OF TLINGIT SPEAKERS, TEACHERS, AND ELDERS, WHO ENSURE LINGUISTIC CONTINUITY AND ACCURACY. THIS PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES 150 STUDENTS, THOUGH FUNDING SOURCES NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION. THE AAN YTX'U SANI (NOBLE YOUTH OF THE LAND) PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR ALASKA NATIVE/AMERICAN INDIAN (AN/AI) MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (AGES 14-19) IN THE JUNEAU AND CHATHAM SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SHARE TLINGIT KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONS, AND RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' CONNECTIONS TO THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE WHILE IMPROVING THEIR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. CURRENTLY, IT SERVES 15 STUDENTS. GHF IS EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMMING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY PARTNERING WITH TWO GOLDBELT, INC. SUBSIDIARIES TO OFFER A ONE-WEEK CYBER SECURITY CAMP. THIS INITIATIVE WILL USE THE CYBERPATRIOT CURRICULUM, A NATIONAL YOUTH CYBER EDUCATION PROGRAM CREATED BY THE AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION TO INSPIRE K-12 STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS. THE CURRICULUM TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO SECURE VIRTUAL NETWORKS, AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN CYBERSECURITY SESSIONS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CAMP. BY INTEGRATING CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION, GHF EQUIPS YOUTH WITH ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS TO LUCRATIVE CAREERS WHILE NURTURING INDIGENOUS IDENTITIES. THIS APPROACH PREPARES STUDENTS FOR BOTH ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, ALIGNING WITH GHF'S MISSION TO PROTECT THE CULTURAL IDENTITY AND DIGNITY OF SOUTHEAST ALASKAN NATIVE PEOPLE. 2436051 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 62 0 38 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X TAIJA REVELS 9077901424 ONE SEALASKA PLAZA SUITE 201 JUNEAU AK 99801 DESIREE JACKSON - OUTGOING EXECUTIVE DI 37.50 X 130000 0 16630 TAIJA REVELS EXECUTIVE DI 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE PATA PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE EDWARDS VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID RUSSELL-JENSEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEREK DUNCAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN MCCLURE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN CORNELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD ANTIOQUIA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWNA PUUSTINEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEILANI WILSON-WALKUSH - OUTGOING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 130000 16630 1 false false false 460949 1968310 267686 2696945 CONSULTING FEES 77840 77840 REGISTRATION FEES 12539 12539 90379 1200 1200 1200 1200 2788524 91579 X 134949 50007 80695 4247 1069536 1024653 42639 2244 5693 4916 738 39 132531 114464 17164 903 99359 85814 12868 677 70503 6000 64503 574549 574549 3670 3170 500 227546 214061 9868 3617 64205 62602 1163 440 103797 100741 1979 1077 183678 171313 11158 1207 14659 12579 1347 733 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 24406 9232 14415 759 MISCELLANEOUS 5772 1950 3822 2714853 2436051 262859 15943 232379 242429 327207 248087 7122 6525 4276 9234 149623 52310 46338 97313 110287 34354 727609 637942 146077 193835 129353 2125 105080 21212 380510 217172 X 271611 273291 75488 147479 347099 420770 727609 637942 73671 X false true X true true true X 3088486 3257866 2406525 2252889 2696945 13702711 3088486 3257866 2406525 2252889 2696945 13702711 2291498 11411213 13702711 213350 0.83280 0.82920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 52102 40423 11679 97521 11887 85634 97313 RIGHT OF USE ASSET - RENTAL LEASE 27941 DEPOSITS 6413 34354 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 21212 21212 X 2838524 50000 50000 2788524 2788524 2764853 50000 50000 2714853 2714853 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2022 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE FOUNDATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE FOUNDATION HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS CONSIST OF 10 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS DETAIL ACTIVITIES FUNDED PARTLY BY FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED TO THE GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION (GHF) THROUGH MULTI-YEAR GRANTS BEGINNING IN 2022 AND CONTINUING THROUGH 2028. GHF ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN REGULAR MEETINGS FOR LEADERS IN LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION, FACILITATED BY THE ALASKA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS. THESE MEETINGS HAVE FOSTERED A COALITION DEDICATED TO LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION (SEE ATTACHED LANGUAGE DECLARATION), UNITED BY A SHARED COMMITMENT TO REVITALIZING LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE. THE COALITION IMPLEMENTS A UNIFIED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING FLUENT SPEAKERS AND COLLABORATES TO CREATE RESOURCES FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND LEARNERS. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE SEALASKA CORPORATION, GHF HAS SURPASSED ITS COMMITMENTS BY DOCUMENTING 17 FLUENT BIRTH SPEAKERS AND CAPTURING OVER 70 HOURS OF IMMERSIVE FOOTAGE. RESOURCES PRODUCED INCLUDE LINGT X?'INX? S (SAY IT IN LINGT), A "PHRASE OF THE WEEK" VIDEO SERIES. HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY VIDEO AND AUDIO CONTENT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED INTO STANDALONE LINGT LEARNING RESOURCES, AVAILABLE ON PLATFORMS SUCH AS RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA, YOUTUBE, AND HAA SHUK TUNDATANI (HSTLEARNING.ORG), A SITE DEDICATED TO OUR ANCESTORS' WAYS OF THINKING, LEARNING, AND KNOWING. ADDITIONALLY, GHF SUPPORTS CONTRACTOR-LED OPPORTUNITIES FOR LINGT LEARNERS, SUCH AS STUDY GROUPS AND RESOURCE PRODUCTION, ALL ALIGNED WITH GRANT OBJECTIVES AND GHF'S MISSION. THE HSTLEARNING.ORG PLATFORM SUPPORTS THE SUCCESS OF ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS BY PROVIDING CURRICULUM CONTENT AND MATERIALS. CURRENTLY, IT OFFERS 17 CURRICULUM UNITS FOR PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE, WITH PLANS TO ADD 90 NEW UNITS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THIS EXPANSION IS SUPPORTED BY THE CURRICULUM PEDAGOGY OVERSIGHT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (CPODC), ESTABLISHED IN 2021. CPODC ENSURES THAT ALL TEACHER AND LEARNER RESOURCES ARE REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY, ALIGN WITH A UNIFIED APPROACH TO FLUENCY, AND ARE ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS THOUGHT AND CULTURE. THIS INITIATIVE IS FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION'S ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (2022-2025) AND THE NATIVE ALASKA TEACHER RETENTION INITIATIVE, FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION (2023-2028). THE LATTER PROGRAM AIMS TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 300 EDUCATORS IN JUNEAU ALONE. TEACHING AND PRESERVING TRADITIONAL TLINGIT ART FORMS REMAIN CENTRAL TO GHF'S APPROACH TO CULTURAL REVITALIZATION. IN THE FALL, STAFF LED MULTIPLE MOCCASIN-MAKING WORKSHOPS, SUPPORTED BY CONTRACTORS. ADDITIONALLY, WORKSHOPS ON SKIN SEWING, WOODEN SPOON CARVING, AND GIFT-MAKING REACHED OVER 100 ADULTS AND 200 YOUTH. THIS PROGRAM RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM AND HAS SECURED CONTINUED FUNDING THROUGH 2027. GHF ALSO SUPPORTS THE JUNEAU ARTS AND MUSIC MATTERS (JAMM) PROGRAM, A TUITION-FREE INITIATIVE EMBEDDED IN CERTAIN JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS. JAMM FOLLOWS A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MODEL AND OFFERS PLACE-BASED TLINGIT LANGUAGE AND MUSIC INSTRUCTION. THE SUCCESS OF JAMM'S HAA TO YI YATEE PROGRAM IS BOLSTERED BY GHF'S LANGUAGE PROGRAM PATHWAYS COORDINATOR AND A COHORT OF TLINGIT SPEAKERS, TEACHERS, AND ELDERS, WHO ENSURE LINGUISTIC CONTINUITY AND ACCURACY. THIS PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES 150 STUDENTS, THOUGH FUNDING SOURCES NEED FURTHER CLARIFICATION. THE AAN YTX'U SANI (NOBLE YOUTH OF THE LAND) PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR ALASKA NATIVE/AMERICAN INDIAN (AN/AI) MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (AGES 14-19) IN THE JUNEAU AND CHATHAM SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SHARE TLINGIT KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONS, AND RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' CONNECTIONS TO THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE WHILE IMPROVING THEIR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. CURRENTLY, IT SERVES 15 STUDENTS. GHF IS EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMMING FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY PARTNERING WITH TWO GOLDBELT, INC. SUBSIDIARIES TO OFFER A ONE-WEEK CYBER SECURITY CAMP. THIS INITIATIVE WILL USE THE CYBERPATRIOT CURRICULUM, A NATIONAL YOUTH CYBER EDUCATION PROGRAM CREATED BY THE AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION TO INSPIRE K-12 STUDENTS TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS. THE CURRICULUM TEACHES STUDENTS HOW TO SECURE VIRTUAL NETWORKS, AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN CYBERSECURITY SESSIONS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CAMP. BY INTEGRATING CULTURAL PROGRAMMING WITH TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION, GHF EQUIPS YOUTH WITH ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS TO LUCRATIVE CAREERS WHILE NURTURING INDIGENOUS IDENTITIES. THIS APPROACH PREPARES STUDENTS FOR BOTH ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT, ALIGNING WITH GHF'S MISSION TO PROTECT THE CULTURAL IDENTITY AND DIGNITY OF SOUTHEAST ALASKAN NATIVE PEOPLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ACCOUNTANT BEFORE AN ELECTONIC COPY IS SUMBITTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE TAX RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DECISIONS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE SUBJECT TO FULL BOARD DETERMINATION TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION BY EACH MEMBER SUBMITTING AN INDIVIDUAL VOTE. SUPERVISION OF FAMILY MEMBERS IS NOT PERMITTED. WHEREIN A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP EXITS, SUPERVISION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AN OBJECTIVE UNRELATED EMPLOYEE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SUPERVISED BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS DETERMINED FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER'S REVIEW OF PAY FOR EQUIVALENT POSITIONS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND IN SALARY ANALYSIS REPORTS. THE GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION WAS PROVIDED THE INFORMATION AND THE SALARY WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2023. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILIABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING AND INSTRUCTION 574,549 0 0