Nonprofit · EIN 46-0390273
RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES
Tax-exempt · RAPID CITY, SD 57703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $8,429,039 | $8,394,709 | $34,330 | $14,391,888 | $377,191 | $14,014,697 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,816,717 | $8,004,729 | $1,811,988 | $14,387,373 | $407,006 | $13,980,367 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,457,937 | $7,651,152 | $806,785 | $12,432,496 | $264,117 | $12,168,379 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,345,472
- of which government grants
- $7,692,973
- Program service revenue
- $16,084
- Investment income
- $67,483
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $151,875
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,551,029
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,211,725
- Professional fundraising fees
- $51,080
- Accounting fees
- $132,766
- Occupancy
- $272,575
- Travel
- $97,205
- Depreciation
- $565,532
- Program services (functional)
- $7,511,168
- Management and general (functional)
- $832,461
- Fundraising (functional)
- $51,080
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,387,373
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,391,888
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $377,191
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,014,697
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $11,224,657
- Publicly traded securities
- $104,443
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,655,868
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $358,829
- Gross receipts
- $8,429,039
- Employees
- 173
- Volunteers
- 130
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- SD
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT YELLOWHAWK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG JUNE 2025) Officer | 40 | $93,356 | $329 |
| BRUCE LONG FOX | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TERM MAY 2025) Officer | 40 | $57,926 | $264 |
| CAROL MARSHALL | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KATE PECHOTA | VICE CHAIRPERSON (TERM SEPT 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WHITE | VICE CHAIRPERSON (BEG SEPT 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY VALDEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LABONTE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK ROBERTSON JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE LONG FOX | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $123,880 | $519 |
| CAROL MARSHALL-COON | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KATI PECHOTA | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY VALDEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LABONTE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA GARREAU SCHMIT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK ROBERTSON JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE LONG FOX | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,210 | $5,087 |
| CHUCK ROBERTSON JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE LABONTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY VALDEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KATI PECHOTA | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUIE ARPAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL MARSHALL-COON | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2112 S VALLEY DR, RAPID CITY, SD 57703-5934
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT YELLOWHAWK, 2112 S VALLEY DR, RAPID CITY, SD 577035934
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT YELLOWHAWK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (605) 341-3339
- Return prepared by
- CASEY PETERSON LTD
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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 $6,606,627 · revenue $16,084
- PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS: ATEYAPI: THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE IS A PROGRAM PROVIDING MENTORS TO TEACH SEXUAL ABSTINENCE AND LAKOTA CULTURE AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN RAPID CITY.ATEYAPI: IT'S YOUR GAME - KEEPING IT REAL IS A TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH.Expenses $779,118
- 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 $125,423
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0390273
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S32Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,391,888
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,429,039
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $8,429,039 | $8,394,709 | $14,391,888 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,816,717 | $8,004,729 | $14,387,373 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,457,937 | $7,651,152 | $12,432,496 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,051,028 | $7,485,591 | $11,691,117 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 46-0390273).
Questions about RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES
- What is the EIN of RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES is 46-0390273.
- Is RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES 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 RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT YELLOWHAWK.
- Who are the officers and directors of RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,356 (ROBERT YELLOWHAWK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG JUNE 2025)).
- How much revenue does RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,429,039, expenses of $8,394,709 and total assets of $14,391,888 at year end.
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