INDIGENOUS ROOTS

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)

788 7TH ST E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106-5015

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Mary Anne Quiroz, 788 E 7th St, St Paul, MN 55106

Signed the 990

Mary Anne Quiroz, Executive Director

Phone

(651) 366-0006

Website

indigenous-roots.org

Return prepared by

Abdo LLP

Mission

Indigenous Roots Cultural Center (IRoots) is a coalition of artists, culture bearers, business owners, cultural groups and organizations dedicated to building, supporting and cultivating opportunities for and with Brown, Black, Native and Indigenous Peoples through cultural arts and activism.

Program accomplishments

• In 2024, the Organization heavily invested into organizational, strategic growth as we expanded to be an international organization. Having run on low administrative overhead for close to a decade, we leaned into process improvement with the help of past audits and hired 2 additional full time staff - a Partnerships Director and an Administrative Director who doubles as our youth workforce manager. Indigenous Roots also fulfills their mission by focusing its efforts in the following primary service areas:Culture Bearers:Culture Bearers practice intergenerational lifeways and living, evolving cultural art practices that educate, exchange, and share in order to preserve ancestral knowledge. In this work, Culture Bearers hold a direct throughline from ancestors and teachers and center sharing their practice with youth. The role of a culture bearer is particularly important within ancestral cultures undergoing transition or experiencing threat from outside and dominating culture(s). Culture Bearers accept a responsibility to share ancestral and cultural knowledge. The practice of being a Culture Bearer is distinct from other individual art practices because the practice is a full life tradition (not separate) and includes intergenerational transmission of learning. While we honor the role of guests within lineages, the intent of this opportunity is to first resource individuals and cultures that are from the cultural and heritage lineage that they practice. Culture Bearers recognize a need in the community for reconnection with ancestral teachings, a need of Culture Bearers for space. Additionally, funding and supportive structures share their teachings and a need to connect across cultures. The Organization will continue to build the Culture Bearer Exchange Network. This network will be centered around processing decolonization with our participants to make space for intercultural, intergenerational, and intertribal learning and connection to encourage a flourishing exchange of traditional arts and cultural practices extending far beyond our neighborhood and city.
  Expenses $906,205 · grants $26,954 · revenue $61,810
• Youth-Led and Youth-Centered Programming:Indigenous Roots is home to the Interthrival Indigenous Youth Coalition (IIYC) which is a youth council that acts as the driving force behind the representation of youth voice in our space. As such, we have a variety of youth-centered programming and events taking place. At the core of our youth work is Roots Cafe - a youth led, creative economy development program. Roots Cafe not only offers a safe environment to develop employment skills, but provides a space for youth to form positive adult relationships, and connect with their cultural identity.
  revenue $27,059
• Artist and Business Incubation:Indigenous Roots IRoots is a coalition of artists, culture bearers, business owners, cultural groups and organizations dedicated to building, supporting and cultivating opportunities for and with Brown, Black, Native and Indigenous Peoples through cultural arts and activism. As such, we lend our space, resources and networks to emerging BIPOC artists, culture bearers and small business owners seeking to establish themselves. We do this for example by hosting 8-10 emerging artists gallery exhibitions throughout the year, sharing storefront space with small businesses, grant writing assistance and more. Our collective partners include BLCK Press, City Mischief, Indigenous Lotus, Videos de Sancho, Karaya Guey, Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli, Conferencia Alianza Latinx, Filipinx for Immigrant Rights and Racial Justice in Minnesota, Esencia Mexicana, Cypher Side and a dozen other artists and groups and we act as fiscal sponsor for a large variety of smaller organizations.
• Community Responsive Programming, Advocacy and Special Events:Beyond our regular programming, Indigenous Roots receives a lot of requests for partner- and allyship for events, social justice and community related projects, events and more. As we continually aim to meet the ever changing needs of a widely diverse community, our programming shifts throughout the years, including a variety of staple events that activate community and provide opportunities for engagement with large audiences. These events also offer economic opportunities for a wide range of artists and Black, Brown and Indigenous vendors.
• Culture Bearer Residency Center - Centro Noxtitlan, Mataxhi, MX:In 2024, we completed the purchase of 100 acres of land with a 3,500 sq ft hacienda and horse stable based in Mataxhi, MX just an hour outside of Mexico City. Centro Cultural Noxtitlan is a vibrant cultural center established through a partnership between US-based and local Indigenous leaders and in October 2024, we completed our first cultural exchange bringing elders and youth to the land. This initiative is rooted in ancestral teachings and aims to foster economic opportunities and cultural exchange among Indigenous communities in Mataxhi, surrounding regions in Mexico, and the United States. After two years of collaboration with the Mataxhi community, Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli and Indigenous Roots leaders seized the opportunity to acquire this land as part of a landback effort, which will eventually provide locals with land access and economic development.In our work, we are often leveraging our vast network of community partners as well as being called on for policy work, advocacy on various levels and engage in policy work that pushes for adequate representation and funding for core issues identified within the communities we serve.

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

47-4492457

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

2015

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A25)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,514,985

Income (IRS master file)

$1,733,575

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 47-4492457).

Questions about INDIGENOUS ROOTS

What is the EIN of INDIGENOUS ROOTS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of INDIGENOUS ROOTS is 47-4492457.

Is INDIGENOUS ROOTS tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.

Are donations to INDIGENOUS ROOTS tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does INDIGENOUS ROOTS 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 INDIGENOUS ROOTS 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 INDIGENOUS ROOTS 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 INDIGENOUS ROOTS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Mary Anne Quiroz.

Who are the officers and directors of INDIGENOUS ROOTS?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $58,500 (Mary Anne Quiroz, Executive Director).

How much revenue does INDIGENOUS ROOTS have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,521,566, expenses of $1,215,329 and total assets of $2,514,985 at year end.

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