TIWAHE FOUNDATION

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

125 SE MAIN ST STE 222, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414-2278

In care of

% PAUL MEYER

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

NIKKI PIERATOS, 125 SE MAIN STREET SUITE 222, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55414

Signed the 990

NIKKI PIERATOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(612) 722-0999

Website

WWW.TIWAHEFOUNDATION.ORG

Return prepared by

SDK CPA

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program accomplishments

• THE AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (AIFEP) CREATES PATHWAYS FOR AMERICAN INDIANS TO REACH THEIR OWN GOALS ON THEIR OWN TERMS THROUGH MICROGRANTS RANGING FROM $200 - $2,500 AS WELL AS RESOURCES TO CONNECT WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND NETWORKS. THIS PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED TO INVEST IN THE STRENGTHS, DREAMS, AND GOALS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH 1. CULTURE AND LANGUAGE 2.EDUCATION 3. HEALTH AND WELLNESS 4. ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. IN 2024, WE MADE $214,232 IN GRANTS TO 108 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN-COUNTY TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE VALUE RECIPROCITY IN ALL OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND WE SUPPORT AIFEP RECIPIENTS IN GROWING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND NETWORKS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. IN KINSHIP, AIFEP RECIPIENTS SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH US AND ENCOURAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS. BEGINNING IN 2022, WE BEGAN HOLDING CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT WRITING AND APPLICATION WORKSHOPS FOR INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AIFEP HAS GIVEN MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO MORE THAN 2,000 INDIVIDUALS IN PURSUIT OF PROFESSIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES. AIFEP IS TRANSFORMATIVE AND IMPACTFUL, CREATING CHANGE SUSTAINED FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
  Expenses $390,378 · grants $214,232
• IN 2023-2024, WE CONTINUED THE PROGRAMMING FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WE STARTED WITH THE OZHIGIN FELLOWS IN 2022 (THEY WERE PAID THEIR FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS IN 2022). THE OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK (OLN OR 'OYATE') ORIGINATED OVER TEN YEARS AGO AS AN OUTGROWTH OR NEXT STAGE OF TIWAHE'S EXISTING AIFEP GRANTMAKING PROGRAM TO CONNECT AND RESOURCE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO THEIR NEXT STAGES OF GROWTH THROUGH A COHORT-STYLE LEARNING COMMUNITY TO WHERE THEY CONNECT WITH OTHER NATIVE LEADERS TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS, UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, AND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) UNLIKE AIFEP, OYATE (DAKOTA FOR "THE PEOPLE OR "NATION") IS STATEWIDE, AND WE HAVE ALUMNI REPRESENTING MOST OF THE ELEVEN TRIBAL NATIONS IN MINNESOTA, AS WELL AS OTHER CITIES WITH LARGE NATIVE POPULATIONS LIKE DULUTH AND BEMIDJI. OLN IS TO BE THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE FOR NATIVE LEADERS ACROSS GENERATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIES WITHIN MINNESOTA. OYATE HAS BEEN REVITALIZED TO RESPOND TO THE MANY WIDESPREAD REQUESTS TO DO MORE AS A KEYSTONE ORGANIZATION FOR NATIVE LEADERSHIP WITHIN MINNESOTA AND HELP ESTABLISH WHAT "INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP" MEANS WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, DEEPENING AVENUES TO RECONNECT OR DEEPEN CULTURAL PRACTICES AND TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS. TIWAHE WANTS TO SEE OLN SUPPORTING AN ACTIVE AND GROWING COMMUNITY OF ALUMNI, ENTREPRENEURS, NATIVE LANGUAGE PRACTITIONERS, EDUCATORS, WISDOM-KEEPERS, CREATING CONNECTIONS AND RESOURCES. WE WANT OUR NATIVE LEADERS TO "HAVE A RELATIVE WHEREVER THEY GO AND TO PARTICIPATE RECIPROCALLY IN THE NETWORK AS IT IS AN INFINITY LOOP FOR EXCHANGING TALENTS, KNOWLEDGE, AND OPPORTUNITIES. OLN IS BEING REBUILT WITH OUR DAKOTA AND ANISHINAABE VALUES AT THE CENTER OF PROGRAM DESIGN BECAUSE OUR PEOPLE FLOURISH IN SPACES AND SYSTEMS THAT ARE RELATIONAL, RESTORATIVE, AND RECOGNIZE OUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS. WITH PAST ALUM, OUR WISDOM COUNCIL, AND OTHERS, WE DEVELOPED A WORKING INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP CHANGE THEORY, THAT CAPTURES THE COLLECTIVE VISION FOR OYATE: "CONNECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO OUR CULTURES, VALUES, AND LANGUAGES FOSTERS TRANSFORMATIVE WELLNESS OUTCOMES THAT RIPPLE THROUGHOUT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CIRCLES. OUR OYATE LEADERSHIP NETWORK FACILITATES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES THAT REVEAL HOW ACTIVELY CARETAKING CULTURAL TEACHINGS MOVES CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE FROM "WHAT WE KNOW" TO HOW WE LIVE, ENSURING THAT INDIGENOUS VALUES GUIDE OUR ACTIONS, DECISIONS, AND LEADERSHIP STYLES. THIS ALLOWS OUR PEOPLE TO HEAL AND GROW BY UPLIFTING RELATIONAL WAYS OF BEING AS WE HELP EACH OTHER CULTIVATE UNIQUE IDENTITIES AS INDIGENOUS LEADERS, CONNECTED, SUPPORTED, AND CONTINUALLY LEARNING AS CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE IS BUILT AND SHARED OVER TIME THROUGH COMMUNITY CARE. THIS PROCESS HONORS OUR INTERCONNECTION AND POWER TO RESTORE THE TRADITIONAL PATHWAYS OF KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS." THE RELAUNCH OF THE OYATE PROGRAM HAS ALREADY BEGUN, AND IT IS ITERATIVE AND WILL SPAN OVER SEVERAL YEARS. OUR WORK SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH DIRECT RESOURCING AND PROGRAMMING, CULTURALLY-CENTERED LEADERSHIP AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED TO INFUSE DIVERSE PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND CULTURAL NETWORKS WITH THE STRENGTH AND WISDOM OF AMERICAN INDIANS LIVING IN MINNESOTA. SOME OF THE IMPACTS WE ANTICIPATE ARE: 1) INCREASED SOCIAL CAPITAL, CONNECTIONS, AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR OUR PEOPLE 2) ENHANCED RECOGNITION AND AGENCY AS A HUB FOR NATIVE LEADERSHIP ACROSS ALL AGES, 3) INCREASED DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSES STRENGTHENING NATIVE EVALUATION, AND 4) DISPERSION OF INNOVATIVE WAYS OF LEADING TO OUR WIDER COMMUNITY.
  Expenses $265,942
• TIWAHE IS ONE OF FOUR LEAD ORGANIZATIONS IN A PARTNERSHIP CALLED LINKINGLEADERS, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER FOUR NETWORKS OF LEADERS OF COLOR IN THE INDIGENOUS, BLACK, ASIAN AMERICAN, AND LATINE COMMUNITIES. A SHARED EFFORT FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM, COALITION OF ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS, LATINOLEAD, AND TIWAHE FOUNDATION, LINKINGLEADERS FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS ACROSS OUR NETWORKS IN ORDER TO INCREASE OUR SHARED LEADERSHIP AND SOLIDARITY PRACTICES SO THAT WE CAN ADVANCE POWERFUL SYSTEMS CHANGE WORK THAT AIMS TO ACHIEVE RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OUR MISSION IS CLEAR BUILD BRIDGES OF CROSS-NETWORK SOLIDARITY, EMPOWERING BIPOC LEADERS THROUGH CULTURALLY RELEVANT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AIMED AT GROWING SOLIDARITY IN MINNESOTA. WE ENHANCE CONNECTIONS, OFFER LEADERSHIP TOOLS, AND CREATE ROOM FOR CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE FOSTER CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND INITY BY FACILIATING LEARNING COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR DIFFERENT CULTURES AND WORLDVIEWS, ALLOWING OUR NETWORKS TO APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT THE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVECS OF EACH COMMUNITY WHILE STANDING TOGETHER IN SOLIDARITY TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. BEGINNING IN 2024, WE WILL BE HIRING DEDICATED MANAGING DIRECTORS FROM ACROSS OUR FOUR ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK OUR MODEL FOR BRINGING SOLIDARITY HOME AS A PLACE-BASED PARTNERSHIP, AS WELL AS FINALIZE OUR CROSS-CULTURAL SOLIDARITY GUIDE, CAPTURING ALL OF OUR LEARNINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OVER THE YEARS TO SERVE AS A BLUEPRINT FOR OTHER BIPOC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH WE ENVISION WILL BE USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND. AT THE END OF 2024, WE WILL HOLD OUR LAUNCH EVENT OF OUR TRUTH-IN-HISTORY PROJECT, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE BIPOC COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE MINNESOTA HOME, WEAVING TOGETHER DIVERSE NARRATIVES FROM 20 COMMUNITY STORYTELLERS AND HISTORIANS. WE ARE PRODUCING VIDEOS AND CONVERSATION GUIDES FEATURING THE VOICES AND STORIES OF MINNESOTA'S INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE LONGEVITY AND WE INTEND TO DO THIS ANNUALLY.
  Expenses $106,965
• Expenses $7,738

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

26-4377588

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2009

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P80)

Assets (IRS master file)

$8,807,608

Income (IRS master file)

$984,164

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-4377588).

Questions about TIWAHE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of TIWAHE FOUNDATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of TIWAHE FOUNDATION is 26-4377588.

Is TIWAHE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.

Are donations to TIWAHE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does TIWAHE FOUNDATION file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of TIWAHE FOUNDATION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did TIWAHE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of TIWAHE FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NIKKI PIERATOS.

Who are the officers and directors of TIWAHE FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $170,600 (NIKKI PIERATOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does TIWAHE FOUNDATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $921,287, expenses of $1,164,372 and total assets of $8,807,608 at year end.

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