Nonprofit · EIN 45-0323401
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
Tax-exempt · BELCOURT, ND 58316
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $25,822,978 | $25,423,580 | $399,398 | $77,382,132 | $8,961,379 | $68,420,753 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $27,921,622 | $26,847,569 | $1,074,053 | $76,644,937 | $10,093,995 | $66,550,942 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $34,848,163 | $28,380,495 | $6,467,668 | $78,385,350 | $14,398,502 | $63,986,848 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $21,854,631
- of which government grants
- $21,036,973
- Program service revenue
- $1,727,924
- Investment income
- $1,526,074
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $507,874
- Other revenue
- $714,349
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,769,023
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $797,149
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,750,126
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,360,251
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,378
- Accounting fees
- $87,749
- Occupancy
- $361,699
- Travel
- $488,363
- Depreciation
- $2,752,601
- Program services (functional)
- $20,873,996
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,549,584
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $76,644,937
- Total assets, end of year
- $77,382,132
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,961,379
- Net assets, end of year
- $68,420,753
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $30,405,862
- Gross receipts
- $26,118,605
- Employees
- 266
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- ND
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA BROWN | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $179,371 |
| TYLER PARISIEN | FACULTY MEMBER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,984 |
| CHAD DAVIS | IT DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $151,064 |
| SHEILA TROTTIER | DEAN OF CTE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,637 |
| TRACY AZURE | COMPTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,023 |
| DAVID BRIEN | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $5,258 |
| JOANNE DECOTEAU | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,881 |
| ALICE LUNDAY | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,747 |
| GERALD MONETTE | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,601 |
| BLAINE DAVIS | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,462 |
| RAY PARISIEN | TRUSTEE - CHAIRPERSON Officer | 1 | $2,407 |
| ROGER COUNTS | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,282 |
| ELMER DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,806 |
| JAYLEE JAY | STUDENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $250 |
| T'NAIYA HENRY | STUDENT REPRESENTIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $250 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYDNEE BRUCE | STUDENT PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $125 |
| CARLA PELTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONTE POITRA | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAILLORD PELTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE LONGIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AALIYAH SELBURG | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARRYN BRELAND | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN LAFOUNTAIN | CHAIRPERSON Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA BROWN | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $169,556 |
| CHAD DAVIS | IT DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $150,758 |
| TYLER PARISIEN | FACULTY MEMBER Key employee | 40 | $138,986 |
| SHEILA TROTTIER | DEAN OF CTE Key employee | 40 | $138,448 |
| LORI GOURNEAU | FACULTY MEMBER Key employee | 40 | $122,996 |
| SEAN LAFOUNTAIN | CHAIRPERSON Officer | 1 | $7,132 |
| ANNE LONGIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $6,675 |
| MONTE POITRA | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 1 | $5,998 |
| CARLA PELTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,487 |
| GAILLORD PELTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,260 |
| JOANNE DECOTEAU | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $5,134 |
| BLAINE DAVIS | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $5,091 |
| GERALD MONETTE | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $4,866 |
| RAY PARISIEN | TRUSTEE - CHAIRPERSON Officer | 1 | $4,638 |
| ALICE LUNDAY | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $4,038 |
| DAVID BRIEN | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,879 |
| ROGER COUNTS | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,965 |
| ELMER DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $1,887 |
| ARRYN BRELAND | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,125 |
| AALIYAH SELBURG | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $500 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA BROWN | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $163,989 |
| CHAD DAVIS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $136,397 |
| DAVID BRIEN | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $6,627 |
| CARLA PELTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,440 |
| MONTE POITRA | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director | 1 | $5,170 |
| ANNE LONGIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $4,090 |
| SEAN LAFOUNTAIN | CHAIRPERSON Officer | 1 | $3,994 |
| GAILLORD PELTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $3,893 |
| RAY PARISIEN | TRUSTEE - CHAIRPERSON Officer | 1 | $3,785 |
| JOANNE DECOTEAU | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,761 |
| GERALD MONETTE | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,275 |
| ALICE LUNDAY | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,179 |
| ROGER COUNTS | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,875 |
| BLAINE DAVIS | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,850 |
| DWIGHT TROTTIER | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,376 |
| SYANNA LAROCQUE | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,265 |
| MADISON MUNDY | TRUSTEE - MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $850 |
| ELMER DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $600 |
| CHAD COUNTS | TRUSTEE -MEMBER Officer | 1 | $75 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 340, BELCOURT, ND 58316-0340
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TRACY AZURE, PO BOX 340, BELCOURT, ND 58316
- Signed the 990
- TRACY AZURE, COMPTROLLER
- Phone
- (701) 477-7862
- Website
- WWW.TM.EDU
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS COMMITTED TO FUNCTIONING AS AN AUTONOMOUS INDIAN CONTROLLED COLLEGE ON THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN CHIPPEWA RESERVATION FOCUSING ON GENERAL STUDIES, UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION, CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION, SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING. BY CREATING AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HERITAGE OF THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA IS BROUGHT TO BEAR THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM, THE COLLEGE ESTABLISHES AN ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY, AND STUDENT BODY EXERTING LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING SERVICE TO IT.
Program accomplishments
- TMCC IS A TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COMMUNITY COLLEGE. TMCC OFFERS A BACHELOR DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION. TMCC OFFERS ASSOCIATES OF ARTS AND ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCES DEGREES. IN THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AREA, THE COLLEGE OFFERS 9 MONTH CERTFICATES AND 18 ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREES. TMCC SERVES THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY 98% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION ARE TURTLE MOUNTAIN CHIPPEWA INDIANS. THE COLLEGE IS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM (AIHEC). TMCC SEEKS TO INTEGRATE THE TURTLE MOUNTAIN CHIPPEWA CULTURE AND HERITAGE THROUGHOUT THE CURRICULUM.Expenses $20,873,996 · grants $3,769,023 · revenue $2,442,273
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-0323401
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $77,382,132
- Income (IRS master file)
- $26,118,605
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $25,822,978 | $25,423,580 | $77,382,132 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $27,921,622 | $26,847,569 | $76,644,937 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $34,848,163 | $28,380,495 | $78,385,350 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $31,804,780 | $24,926,097 | $73,193,495 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 45-0323401).
Questions about TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
- What is the EIN of TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE is 45-0323401.
- Is TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE 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 TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names TRACY AZURE.
- Who are the officers and directors of TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $179,371 (DONNA BROWN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,822,978, expenses of $25,423,580 and total assets of $77,382,132 at year end.
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