Nonprofit · EIN 82-0583682
FIRST PEOPLES FUND
Tax-exempt · RAPID CITY, SD 57709
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,154,077 | $7,059,129 | $2,094,948 | $16,057,786 | $76,046 | $15,981,740 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,027,659 | $5,799,519 | $228,140 | $13,307,205 | $162,064 | $13,145,141 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,878,557
- of which government grants
- $284,822
- Program service revenue
- $63,114
- Investment income
- $208,258
- Net rental income
- $4,148
- Other revenue
- $4,148
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,461,228
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $211,082
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,729,231
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,634,008
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,637
- Accounting fees
- $19,695
- Occupancy
- $33,367
- Travel
- $527,504
- Depreciation
- $60,464
- Program services (functional)
- $5,432,866
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,487,863
- Fundraising (functional)
- $138,400
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,307,205
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,057,786
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $76,046
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,981,740
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $566,269
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,430,061
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,426,672
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,555,068
- Gross receipts
- $9,154,934
- Employees
- 30
- Year formed
- 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORI POURIER | FOUNDER/PRES Former | 40 | $198,035 | $30,586 |
| JUSTIN HUENEMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $196,999 | $13,083 |
| SONYA PAUL | VP, ADVANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,376 | $13,389 |
| LARA EVANS | VP, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,580 | $10,900 |
| TRESHA MORELAND | VP, OPERATIO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,442 | $11,178 |
| JAREN BONILLO | PROGRAM DIRE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,984 | $12,684 |
| ALFRED BUD LANE | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $1,000 | $0 |
| VICKIE OLDMAN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KALIMA ROSE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LUMLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLTON TURNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA LOPEZ DE LEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY PECHOTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALLIN MAYBEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORI POURIER | PRESIDENT Former | 40 | $179,030 | $29,720 |
| JUSTIN HUENEMANN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $165,077 | $10,016 |
| SONYA PAUL | VP OF ADV AN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,948 | $14,958 |
| LARA EVANS | VP OF PROGRA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,698 | $8,979 |
| RON MARTINEZ LOOKING ELK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED LANE | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA LOPEZ DE LEON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LUMLEY | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALLIN MAYBEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKIE OLDMAN | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY PECHOTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KALIMA ROSE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLTON TURNER | BOARD TREASU Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2977, RAPID CITY, SD 57709-2977
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LARA EVANS, PO BOX 2977, RAPID CITY, SD 577092977
- Signed the 990
- LARA EVANS, INTERIM PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (605) 348-0324
- Website
- WWW.FIRSTPEOPLESFUND.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SJT GROUP LLC
Mission
TO HONOR AND SUPPORT THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT OF FIRST PEOPLES ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS.
Program accomplishments
- TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND RE-GRANTS: FIRST PEOPLES FUND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK INCLUDES SEVERAL SUB-PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE, LEADERSHIP, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER OUR CATEGORY OF NATIVE ARTS ECOLOGY BUILDING GRANTS. THESE GRANTS PROVIDE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTING THEM TO ASSIST NATIVE ARTISTS TO GROW AS ENTREPRENUERS AND LEADERS IN THEIR LOCAL INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOSYSTEM. THROUGH THE INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY PROGRAM, FPF PARTNERS PRIMARILY WITH NATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. THE COHORT-BASED PROGRAM BUILDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRITICAL ROLE OF ARTISTS AND CULTURE BEARERS IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND HELPS BUILD CAPACITY TO BETTER SUPPORT ARTISTS WITH SERVICES, TRAINING, AND MENTORING.Expenses $3,070,759 · grants $1,750,000
- FIRST PEOPLES FUND IS A PRINCIPAL PARTNER IN INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, ALSO KNOWN AS ILI, ALONG WITH THREE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THESE FOUR CORE PARTNERS HAVE SHARED A COMMITMENT TO PURSUE SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, AND OTHER ARTS PROFESSIONALS AS CHANGE-MAKERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE INITIATIVE ANNUALLY SELECTS A COHORT OF ARTISTS AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND CONVENES THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR SHARED HISTORIES, BUILD NETWORKS, AND GAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS.Expenses $1,418,715 · grants $250,000 · revenue $63,114
- ARTIST IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP: CULTURAL CAPITAL FELLOWSHIPS ARE SIMILAR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE GROUPED TOGETHER FOR REPORTING PURPOSES. CULTURAL CAPITAL IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR MASTER ARTISTS WHO HAVE BEEN PRACTICING THEIR ART FOR 10 YEARS OF MORE. ARTISTS; 1) SHARE A COMMITMENT TO TEACHING THEIR CRAFT IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO KEEP CULTURAL EXPRESSION ALIVE; 2) HAVE A PLAN TO DOCUMENT THEIR ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS; AND 3) SEEK WAYS TO SUSTAIN CULTURAL SHARING AS A WAY OF LIFE WITHIN THEIR TRIBAL COMMUNITY. GRANTS OF 10,000 OFFER ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DELVE DEEPER INTO THEIR ART - SHARING THEIR ARTISTRY WILL ALL WHO TO LEARN. EACH YEAR, CULTURAL FELLOWS TEACH AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BENEFITS OF THE FELLOWSHIPS: FIRST PEOPLES FUND'S ARTIST IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP DOES NOT JUST HELP ARTISTS GROW A BUSINESS, IT HELPS INSPIRE THEM TO FULLY HONOR THEIR CULTURAL CREATIVITY AND GROW THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THEIR PEOPLE. ARTIST APPLICANTS FOR THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS MUST BE NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR A MEMBER OF A UNITED STATES TRIBAL NATION. EACH ARTIST RECEIVES INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE, AS WELL AS A GRANT TO OFFSET CAPITAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH GROWING A BUSINESS. IMPACT OF THE FELLOWSHIP: OUR ARTIST ALUMNI TELL US THE PROGRAM DOES MORE THAN JUST SUPPORT AN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT - IT STIMULATES A RENEWED ENERGY TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER TO CREATE NEW WORK. YEEGO ACTION PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS FOR ARTISTS ENCOUNTERING UNANTICIPATED COSTS REQUIRED TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF A PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY, OR WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY AN EMERGENCY OR REGIONAL DISASTER. MONTHLY APPLICATION DEADLINES PROVIDE TIMELY ASSISTANCE WITH A QUICK TURN-AROUND.Expenses $943,392 · grants $461,228
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
- 82-0583682
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,057,786
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,154,934
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,154,077 | $7,059,129 | $16,057,786 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,027,659 | $5,799,519 | $13,307,205 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,047,749 | $4,589,637 | $10,337,595 | 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 82-0583682).
Questions about FIRST PEOPLES FUND
- What is the EIN of FIRST PEOPLES FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FIRST PEOPLES FUND is 82-0583682.
- Is FIRST PEOPLES FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to FIRST PEOPLES FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FIRST PEOPLES FUND 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 FIRST PEOPLES FUND 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 FIRST PEOPLES FUND 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 FIRST PEOPLES FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LARA EVANS.
- Who are the officers and directors of FIRST PEOPLES FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,035 (LORI POURIER, FOUNDER/PRES).
- How much revenue does FIRST PEOPLES FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,154,077, expenses of $7,059,129 and total assets of $16,057,786 at year end.
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