Nonprofit · EIN 81-0645819
GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · JUNEAU, AK 99801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,906,848 | $3,174,159 | $732,689 | $1,642,542 | $489,083 | $1,153,459 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,788,524 | $2,714,853 | $73,671 | $637,942 | $217,172 | $420,770 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,799,756
- of which government grants
- $2,620,991
- Program service revenue
- $107,092
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $70,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,260,608
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,611,010
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $67,900
- Occupancy
- $97,368
- Travel
- $172,258
- Depreciation
- $18,437
- Program services (functional)
- $2,788,435
- Management and general (functional)
- $362,656
- Fundraising (functional)
- $23,068
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $637,942
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,642,542
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $489,083
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,153,459
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $78,876
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $447,808
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $705,651
- Gross receipts
- $3,906,848
- Employees
- 48
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- AK
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAIJA REVELS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 37.5 | $59,995 | $15,050 |
| JACQUELINE PATA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWNA PUUSTINEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RUSSELL-JENSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK DUNCAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MCCLURE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ELDEMAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MISCHA JACKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL DABALUZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN CORNELL - OUTGOING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD ANTIOQUIA - OUTGOING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESIREE JACKSON - OUTGOING | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 37.5 | $130,000 | $16,630 |
| TAIJA REVELS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE PATA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EDWARDS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RUSSELL-JENSEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK DUNCAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MCCLURE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN CORNELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD ANTIOQUIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWNA PUUSTINEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEILANI WILSON-WALKUSH - OUTGOING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3025 CLINTON DR, JUNEAU, AK 99801-7154
- In care of
- % DIONNE CADIENTE-LAITI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAIJA REVELS, ONE SEALASKA PLAZA SUITE 201, JUNEAU, AK 99801
- Signed the 990
- TAIJA REVELS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (907) 790-1424
- Website
- WWW.GOLDBELTHERITAGE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KENDALL PREBOLA AND JONES LLC
Mission
TO PRESERVE THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND CUSTOMS OF THE NATIVE PEOPLE OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA
Program accomplishments
- THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS BELOW DESCRIBE THOSE ACTIVITIES FUNDED IN PART BY FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED TO THE FOUNDATION IN THE FORM OF MULTI-YEAR GRANTS. THESE GRANTS COMMENCED IN 2022 AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2028. THE CURRENT ACTIVE RESTRICTED AWARDS AND GRANTS, WHICH THERE WERE TEN (10), IN 2024 PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR THE FOUR PROGRAMMING AREAS OUTSIDE OF OPERATIONS FOR GHF: LINGT LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, YOUTH DEPARTMENT, AND CULTURE & ARTS DEPARTMENT. THE LINGT LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT'S FOCUS OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ACHIEVING THE APPROVED GOALS OF THE RESTRICTED AWARDS AND GRANTS, IS DOCUMENTATION, PRESERVATION, AND REVITALIZATION OF THE LINGT LANGUAGE. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRODUCING NEW LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS, ADVANCED REFERENCE MATERIALS, LANGUAGE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RECORDING ORAL HISTORIES AND INTERVIEWS, AND SUPPORT SPACES FOR LANGUAGE USE. 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. THE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS ARE KXDE YAA NAS.X HAA YOO X'ATNGI (OUR LANGUAGE IS ECHOING BACK), FOCUSING ON PRESERVATION AND DOCUMENTATION WITH BIRTH SPEAKERS, INCLUDING DRAFTING A NEW LINGT LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED BY SEALASKA; KOO AT LATOOWUX GUXSATEE HAA YATX'I (OUR CHILDREN WILL BECOME TEACHERS) PROVIDING LANGUAGE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WITH THE DREAM NAVIGATORS CURRICULUM FUNDED THROUGH THE OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION; AND HAS DU JEED GAXTOOTE, HAA DACHXNX SITEEYI AA (WE WILL HAND IT TO THOSE WHO ARE OUR GRANDCHILDREN) RUNNING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR EMERGING AND FUTURE TEACHERS, ALONG WITH CULTURALLY-RELEVANT CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION DEVELOPED BY GHF. THE GHF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PRIMARILY DEVELOPS, PUBLISHES, AND IMPLEMENTS NEW CURRICULA THAT SUPPORT THE LINGT LANGUAGE, ARTS, AND SCIENCES ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND LIAISES WITH THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY. THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OVERSEEN BY THE GHF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ARE YEE YEEX? KAWDLIYAS' (A LAP WAS MADE FOR YOU ALL), WHICH PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT TEACHERS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTFUL TEACHING INITIATIVE SERVING OVER 200 TEACHERS ANNUALLY, AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WITH SUPPORTING JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER- SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS THE NATIVE YOUTH COUNCIL AND THE GHF YOUTH GROUP FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; HAA SHUK TUNDATANI (OUR ANCESTORS' WAYS OF THINKING, LEARNING, AND KNOWING) FOCUSES ON PUBLISHING NEW AND UPDATED CULTURALLY-RELEVANT PLACE-BASED CURRICULA WITH A TOTAL OF 45 UNITS IN 2024, AND PUBLISHING TO-DATE 5 OF 9 LINGT LANGUAGE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN; AND THE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS THE CURRICULA ACROSS ALL GHF DEPARTMENTS AS ALL OF OUR FEDERAL GRANTS HAVE A GOALS OF PUBLISHING NEW CURRICULUM RELATED TO THE GRANTS' OBJECTIVES. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH THE JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND IS THE LIAISON FOR GHF FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS. THE GHF YOUTH DEPARTMENTS CONDUCT IN-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE BOARD'S AIM OF PROMOTING POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WELLNESS, SCHOOL READINESS, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. THIS DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE GHF YOUTH PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH EVENTS, SUCH AS THE BIENNIAL GHF YOUTH CANOE JOURNEY, WHICH TAKES PLACE AS PART OF THE SEALASKA CELEBRATION HELD IN EVEN YEARS, AND THE UNITY GROUP COMMUNITY FAIRS. THE PROGRAMS UNDER THIS DEPARTMENT ARE THE AFOREMENTIONED GHF YOUTH GROUP, FUNDED BY MULTIPLE FEDERAL GRANTS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS; AND HL DAA S A YANX X'ADUDLITSEEN HAA YTX'I (NOTHING IS MORE CHERISHED THAN OUR CHILDREN), FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES FOR JUNEAU AGES 7-24, INCLUDING COMPLETING A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY READINESS REPORT COMPLETED IN 2024, ANNUALLY SIGNS OF SUICIDE TRAINING FOR ADULTS AND TEACHERS, AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE BIENNIAL GHF YOUTH CANOE JOURNEY, FUNDED BY A SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES GRANT. FINALLY, THE CULTURE & ARTS DEPARTMENT IS PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH RESTRICTED FUNDING FROM GOLDBELT INCORPORATED (GBI) TO PROVIDE CULTURAL CLASSES AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT PUBLIC EVENTS FOR GBI SHAREHOLDERS, AS WELL AS TWO FEDERAL GRANTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE CULTURAL ARTIFACTS OWNED BY THE ORGANIZATION, I.E., THE TRADITIONAL LINGT DUGOUT CANOES AND CHILKAT ROBE, AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS ENGAGING IN LINGT ARTS, FOODS, AND HARVESTING. OUTSIDE OF THE GBI SHAREHOLDER CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, THIS DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE DAAK YAYLATSAAK (PUSH THE CANOE OUT) PROGRAM RESPONSIBLE FOR DOCUMENTING AND PERPETUATING THE KNOWLEDGE OF TRADITIONAL LINGT DUGOUT CANOE MAKING THROUGH MAKING A CANOE - STARTED IN 2024 (ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IS SPRING 2025), OFFERING APPRENTICESHIPS, AND CREATING CURRICULUM; AND HAA AT.OOW HAA KUSTEEYIX SITEE (OUR AT.OOW IS OUR LIFE) WHICH IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN JULY 2024 RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATING AND TEACHING ENDANGERED LINGT ARTS IN THE JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE PROGRAM'S FOCUS FOR 2024 WAS PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BEGIN SCHOOL INTEGRATION FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026.Expenses $2,788,435 · revenue $107,092
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 | Not 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
- 81-0645819
- 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
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,642,542
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,906,848
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,906,848 | $3,174,159 | $1,642,542 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,788,524 | $2,714,853 | $637,942 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,315,860 | $2,266,170 | $727,609 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 81-0645819).
Questions about GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION is 81-0645819.
- Is GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GOLDBELT HERITAGE 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 GOLDBELT HERITAGE 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 GOLDBELT HERITAGE 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 GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TAIJA REVELS.
- Who are the officers and directors of GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $59,995 (TAIJA REVELS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does GOLDBELT HERITAGE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,906,848, expenses of $3,174,159 and total assets of $1,642,542 at year end.
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