2024-11-21T10:25:38-06:00 2024-06-30 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-07-01 541594578 AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH RUNNING STRONG INC AMER 7033179881 8301 RICHMOND HIGHWAY 200 ALEXANDRIA VA 22309 BRYAN L KRIZEK PRESIDENT/CEO 7033179881 2024-11-20 1 0 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2024-11-20 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RUNNING STRONG FOR AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH BRYAN L KRIZEK 8301 RICHMOND HIGHWAY 200 ALEXANDRIA VA 22309 8646230 0 3299 X WWW.INDIANYOUTH.ORG X 1990 VA WE GIVE AMERICAN INDIAN YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THE TOOLS AND HOPE TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE. 11 10 14 15 0 0 9543018 8442277 0 0 40445 106881 26646 22229 9610109 8571387 4909632 6335629 0 0 437684 531405 0 0 151461 1023362 1401854 6370678 8268888 3239431 302499 9257782 9607581 285525 158247 8972257 9449334 X TO HELP AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE MEET THEIR IMMEDIATE SURVIVAL NEEDS OF FOOD, WATER, AND SHELTER WHILE IMPLEMENTING AND SUPPORTING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SELF-ESTEEM, ESPECIALLY FOR NATIVE YOUTH. 0 0 4186393 3302771 FOOD, GARDEN, WATER AND BASIC NEED:ALL CHILDREN NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD TO GROW AND THRIVE. IMPOVERISHED ECONOMIC REALITIES OF RURAL AND RESERVATION LIFE CHALLENGE MANY AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES TO MEET THEIR CHILDREN'S BASIC NEEDS. RUNNING STRONG IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING NATIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND FAMILY'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN HAVE A HEALTHY START. RUNNING STRONG CONTINUED INCREASING OUR SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL NEEDS WITH FOOD AND WATER CONNECTIONS, AS WELL AS WITH THOUSANDS OF BRAND-NEW IN-KIND ITEMS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)FOOD REMAINS A RUNNING STRONG PRIORITY AS WE WORK HARD TO FEED CHILDREN WHO MAY OTHERWISE GO HUNGRY. RUNNING STRONG DONATED 14,685 DRY AND FROZEN FOOD BOXES TO FEED FAMILIES ON THE PINE RIDGE, STANDING ROCK, AND CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ALONG WITH 29,960 LBS. OF FROZEN TURKEY FOR THANKSGIVING AND 13,754 LBS. OF FROZEN HAMS FOR CHRISTMAS. EACH FOOD BOX WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 LBS. AND HAD ENOUGH NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO FEED A FAMILY OF FOUR OR A WEEK. AFTER TEACHERS TOLD US STUDENTS RETURNED TO SCHOOL AFTER WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL BREAKS LISTLESS AND HUNGRY, WE STARTED OUR WEEKEND/SCHOOL BREAK BACKPACK FOOD PROGRAM. ON THE MENOMINEE INDIAN RESERVATION WE DONATE BAGS FILLED WITH FOOD TO KESHENA PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN OVER WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL BREAKS WHEN THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FREE SCHOOL LUNCHES AND BREAKFASTS (420 STUDENTS PER WEEK, 13,500 SACKS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED). WE ALSO SUPPORT A BACKPACK FOOD PROGRAM ON THE CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA, SERVING HEALTHY "SMART SACKS" FOR THE ENTIRE TAKINI SCHOOL (180 CHILDREN PER WEEK, 4,320 TOTAL SACKS OF FOOD). KIDS WERE NOT ONLY KEPT FROM BEING HUNGRY, THEY BECAME INVOLVED IN BUILDING THE FOOD BAGS AS A WAY TO EARN VOLUNTEER HOURS.AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS, RUNNING STRONG SERVED A HEALTHY SACK LUNCH TO CHEYENNE RIVER KIDS IN THREE COMMUNITIES SO THAT THESE KIDS HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT DURING THEIR SUMMER VACATION WHEN THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A FREE SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST. THIS SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM SERVED 19,600 MEALS TO CHILDREN AT 3 SITES OVER 10 WEEKS, SERVING LUNCH AND A TAKE HOME MEAL SAFELY TO AN AVERAGE OF 200 KIDS PER DAY.RUNNING STRONG ALSO SUPPORTS ORGANIC GARDENING EFFORTS AS COMMUNITIES WORKED TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. IN FY24, WE CONTINUED TO INVEST IN THE OYATE TECA (YOUTH NATION'S) MEDICINE ROOT GARDENING PROGRAM, WHICH IS ALSO THE SITE OF ONE OF OUR FIELD OFFICES ON THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. RUNNING STRONG CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT FOR OYATE TECA'S NINE-MONTH GARDEN EDUCATION CLASSES WHICH SHOW HOW TO GROW, HARVEST, PREPARE AND EAT FRESH PRODUCE ON PINE RIDGE. A BIG PART OF THE CLASS IS HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION AND THE TOOLS TO PLAN & PLANT YOUR OWN GARDEN, AND PROVIDING THE TOOLS, SEEDLINGS AND FENCING TO PLANT 75 STUDENT GARDENS ALONG WITH THE EXTENSIVE DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND GREENHOUSES LOCATED BY THE OYATE TECA COMMUNITY CENTER. IN FY24, OYATE TECA'S GARDENERS GREW 40,000 LBS. OF FRESH PRODUCE WHICH WAS SOLD AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS, AS WELL AS GIFTED AND COMPOSTED. GARDEN STUDENTS ALSO SELL THEIR PRODUCE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET, AND SALES OF THEIR OWN GROWN PRODUCE PROVIDED NEEDED INCOME AND INCREASED THE QUALITY OF FOOD OFFERINGS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE MEDICINE ROOT GARDEN ALSO CONTINUED TO OPERATE ITS MOBILE MARKET PROGRAM. GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, GETTING TO WHERE HIGH-QUALITY FRESH PRODUCE IS AVAILABLE CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING, WITH THE CLOSEST GROCERY STORY NEARLY 80 MILES AWAY, OFF THE RESERVATION. THE MOBILE MARKET, EQUIPPED WITH A GENERATOR, REFRIGERATION, SHELVING, AND AIR CONDITIONING, TRAVELS OUT TO HARDER TO REACH LOCATIONS ON THE RESERVATIONS THREE DAYS A WEEK, STOPPING AT THREE LOCATIONS ON THE RESERVATION AND TRAVELING NEARLY 100 MILES TO REACH RESIDENTS. THE MOBILE MARKET OFFERS THE GARDEN PRODUCE FROM THE SUMMER HARVEST AND THE SURPLUS OF PRODUCE FROM THE COMMUNITY GARDENERS WHO GO THROUGH THE GARDEN CLASSES. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR LONG-TERM SUPPORT OF SLIM BUTTES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, TILLING 120 COMMUNITY GARDENS (85 BOXED AND 35 OPEN FIELD) AND DISTRIBUTING 5,000 SEEDLINGS AND 50 MICROGREEN TRAYS OF SOIL AND SEEDS THAT YIELD INDOOR NUTRITION BY THE DAY, HELPING TO MEET THE HEALTHY AND FRESH FOOD NEEDS OF FAMILIES ON THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION.RUNNING STRONG GRANTS ALSO SUPPORTED THE YUCHI LANGUAGE PROJECT'S TRADITIONAL FOODS GARDEN IN SAPULPA, OK AND THE BRAVE HEART SOCIETY'S GARDENS AND MEDICINAL PLANTS AT YANKTON IN LAKE ANDES, SD.IN ADDITION TO HEALTHY MEALS AND FOOD, IN FY24, RUNNING STRONG ALSO DISTRIBUTED THE FOLLOWING NEW ITEMS TO HELP NEEDY AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN:3,000 ELEMENTARY #STUDYSTRONG BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES (24 CT. CRAYONS, ERASER, GLUE STICK, NOTEBOOK, PEN, NO. 2 PENCILS, RULER, PENCIL SHARPENER, 5" SCISSORS, PAPER), 3,000 JR. HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL #STUDYSTRONG BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES (2 POCKET FOLDERS, NOTEBOOKS, LOOSE LEAF PAPER, ERASERS, COLORED PENCILS, PROTRACTORS, GLUE STICKS, NO. 2 PENCILS, RULER, HIGHLIGHTERS, RED & BLACK PENS, CALCULATOR, PENCIL POUCH, PENCIL SHARPENER) SO NATIVE STUDENTS HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL.3,000 #WARMSTRONG ADULT COATS WITH HOODS, 3,000 #WARMSTRONG KIDS COATS WITH HOODS, AND 5,127 WINTER SOCKS TO STAY SAFE AND WARM DURING HARSH WINTER WEATHER.5,082 PAIRS OF ATHLETIC SOCKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO NATIVE YOUTH JUST IN TIME FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS. ESSENTIAL (AND EXPENSIVE) BASICS INCLUDING 3,000 #SMILESTRONG DENTAL KITS (WITH TOOTHBRUSHES, TOOTHPASTE, FLOSSERS AND A TIMER) AND 3,000 #SMILESTRONG FEMININE HYGIENE KITS WERE DONATED FOR BETTER FEMININE AND ORAL HEALTH, WHICH OFTEN SUFFERS IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES. ALONG WITH DISTRIBUTIONS DIRECTLY TO FAMILIES ON PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, THESE BRAND-NEW ITEMS (LISTED ABOVE) WERE DONATED TO MEET CRITICAL NEEDS TO 20 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN 12 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE YOUTH SUPPORTIVE PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDED DIRECT DISTRIBUTION ON PINE RIDGE AND CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, BIILUUKE STRONG, THE BRIDGE FOUNDATION, AND NORTHERN CHEYENNE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IN MONTANA, BRUSHY CHEROKEE ACTION ASSOCIATION AND LEAD AGENCY IN OKLAHOMA, DENVER INDIAN CENTER IN COLORADO, IOWA TRIBE OF KS & NE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IN KANSAS, NEBO TITLE VI INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM AND PROVO CITY SCHOOLS IN UTAH, INTERFAITH ACTION DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN WORK IN MINNESOTA, SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BEBELA PROJECT AND SACRED HEALING CIRCLE IN SOUTH DAKOTA, SACRED HEALING CIRCLE IN WYOMING, THROUGH PISCATAWAY EYES IN MARYLAND, WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE IN NEVADA, HOOPA TRIBAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IN CALIFORNIA, AND TODAY WE FOLLOW TOMORROW WE LEAD IN ARIZONA. WATER IS A CRITICAL NEED AND THERE ARE STILL FAMILIES LIVING WITHOUT ACCESS TO SAFE RUNNING WATER ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. ON THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION, OGLALA LAKOTA FAMILIES CAN LIVE WITHIN YARDS OF THE MNI WICONI (WATER IS LIFE) WATER LINE WITHOUT FUNDS TO SAFELY HOOK UP TO IT. IN FY24, RUNNING STRONG'S PINE RIDGE WATER PROJECT PROVIDED HYDRANTS, WATER CONNECTIONS, PLUMBING REPAIRS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO 8 FAMILIES SO THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE WITHOUT WATER AND 1 COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT SERVICES VETERANS. SOME OF THESE OGLALA FAMILIES HAD LIVED WITHOUT RUNNING WATER FOR 20+ YEARS OR HAD TO HAUL IT FROM UP TO 3 MILES AWAY.RUNNING STRONG IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR NATIVE FAMILIES, INCLUDING THEIR OWN HOMES. WINTERS ON THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION CAN BE BRUTAL WITH WINDCHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. IT'S DANGEROUS COLD. TO HELP STRETCH DOLLARS DURING THIS CRITICAL TIME, RUNNING STRONG MATCHES OGLALA FAMILIES 1:4 FOR, OR $400 MATCHED BY RUNNING STRONG TO EVERY $100 CONTRIBUTED BY THE FAMILY, TOWARDS FILLING THEIR PROPANE TANKS OR OFFSETTING THE COST OF THEIR HEATING BILLS. THIS FILLED EACH FAMILY'S PROPANE TANK FOR 6 WEEKS DURING THE WINTER. THIS YEAR'S EMERGENCY HEAT MATCH ON PINE RIDGE PROVIDED HEATING ASSISTANCE TO 2,164 FAMILIES. 3524846 2780858 YOUTH, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE:RUNNING STRONG WHOLEHEARTEDLY ADVOCATES FOR NATIVE YOUTH PROSPERITY AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. WE SUPPORTED THE LONG-TERM WORK PROVIDED BY THE DIVISION OF INDIAN WORK, WHOSE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WERE ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY, TEACHING YOUTH HOW AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE AND LIFE SKILLS CAN BE USED AS PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND DRUG ABUSE, WAUNYAWAPI TO HELP YOUTH IMPROVE THEIR READING AND LITERACY SKILLS, AND NIIBIN MINWEDAAGWAD WHICH PROVIDED CULTURAL TEACHINGS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)RUNNING STRONG ALSO SUPPORTED TODAY WE FOLLOW TOMORROW WE LEAD'S YOUTH SUMMER CAMP ON THE NAVAJO NATION IN ARIZONA, THE CEDAR FUND'S GOOD MIND GRAPPLING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK, AND THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION'S SUMMERTIME NATIVE STORYTELLING WORKSHOP FOR NATIVE YOUTH IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS.TO HELP NATIVE CHILDREN ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS LIKE ANY OTHER CHILD, ALONG WITH DONATING 3,143 BRAND NEW TOYS TO FAMILIES ON PINE RIDGE, RUNNING STRONG DOUBLED OUR SUPPORT FOR HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AND GIFT GIVING FOR NATIVE YOUTH THIS YEAR. WE SUPPORTED HOLIDAY PARTIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR SACRED HEALING CIRCLE, BRUSHY CHEROKEE ACTION ASSOCIATION, TODAY WE FOLLOW TOMORROW WE LEAD, AND INDIAN YOUTH OF AMERICA.DURING FY24, RUNNING STRONG ALSO OPERATED OUR NEW OYATE TA KOLA KU COMMUNITY CENTER THAT WE BUILT ON THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION. THIS 21,000 SQUARE FOOT YOUTH CENTER OPERATES ALL THE YOUTH PROGRAMMING CONDUCTED THROUGH OUR PARTNER AND NEWEST FIELD OFFICE, OYATE TECA PROJECT. IN FY24 1,160 NATIVE YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN YOUTH RECREATION ACTIVITIES IN A BRAND-NEW GYM, FOOD PRESERVATION AND PREPARATION CLASSES IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, GARDEN CLASSES IN CENTER AND ON THE GROUNDS IN THE MEDICINE ROOT GARDEN, ART, AND CULTURE CLASSES SUCH AS BEADING, SEWING, AND REGALIA MAKING. WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS WELL AS OUR GARDEN AND FOOD PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE RESERVATION.RUNNING STRONG CONTINUES TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION EFFORTS. RUNNING STRONG SUPPORTED THE AFRAID OF BEAR/AMERICAN HORSE TIOSPAYE: RITES OF PASSAGE PROGRAM WHERE LAKOTA ELDER MASTER TEACHERS BROUGH TOGETHER YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS TO TEACH THE ART OF MAKING SACRED FOODS, THE PRAYERS AND CEREMONY BEHIND THIS SACRED ART, AS WELL AS DOCUMENTING OTHER CULTURAL TEACHINGS THAT ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO THE OGLALA LAKOTA PEOPLES OF THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION. WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE HUPA LANGUAGE IMMERSION NEST, A LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION PROGRAM IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND ITS DEVELOPMENT OF A YEAR-LONG HUPA LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND TODDLERS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED OGLALA LAKOTA SACRED FOODS PREPARATION THROUGH SACRED HEALING CIRCLE, THE CULTURAL REVITALIZATION PROGRAMMING OF THROUGH PISCATAWAY EYES IN MARYLAND, AND YUCHI LANGUAGE PRESERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH OUR 25-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YUCHI LANGUAGE PROJECT IN SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA.SINCE 1994, RUNNING STRONG HAS SUPPORTED THE BRAVE HEART SOCIETY'S EFFORTS IN THE YANKTON, OGLALA, SICANGU, HUNKPAPA, HUNKPATI, KUL WICASA, SANTEE, SISSETON, MDEWANKTONWAN, SPIRIT LAKE, CHEYENNE RIVER AND SIOUX VALLEY NATIONS. IN FY24, BRAVE HEART SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS WORK INCLUDING THE CONTINUATION OF ITS MNI WIZIPAN WAKAN PROJECT TO MAP OUT TRIBAL WATER RIGHTS, GARDEN TILLING AND PLANTING FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, SOCIAL ACTIVISM AND ISNATI/COMING OF AGE COMING OF AGE CEREMONY FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS. RUNNING STRONG ALSO OWNS THE BRAVE HEART LODGE AND LEASES IT TO THE BRAVE HEARTS FOR $1/YEAR. 319420 252000 DREAMSTARTER PROGRAM DREAMSTARTER, DREAMSTARTER TEACHER, DREAMSTARTER CREATIVE, DREAMSTARTER SCHOLARSHIP, KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE. IN HIS TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, OUR SPOKESPERSON BILLY MILLS HAS WITNESSED WHAT HE CALLS A "POVERTY OF DREAMS," WHEREIN NATIVE YOUTH DO NOT DARE TO DREAM. DREAMSTARTER AIMS TO SUPPORT NATIVE YOUTH IN PURSUIT OF THEIR DREAMS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT, HANDS-ON MENTORSHIP, COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING, AND NETWORKING. RUNNING STRONG RECOGNIZES THAT TODAY'S NATIVE YOUTH ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS AND DESPITE THE MANY CHALLENGES THAT NATIVE YOUTH FACE, WE CAN HELP THEM FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BILLY'S OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN 2014, WE LAUNCHED THE DREAMSTARTER PROGRAM TO HELP THE DREAMS OF NATIVE YOUTH COME TO LIFE. EACH YEAR, 10 NATIVE YOUTH ARE SELECTED AND THROUGH MENTORSHIP, NETWORKING, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HELPS THEM REALIZE THEIR DREAMS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. EACH RECEIVING A DREAMSTARTER GRANT OF $20,000, THE 2024 DREAMSTARTERS RANGED FROM AGE 16 TO 30 AND REPRESENTED 9 DIVERSE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES: CHEROKEE NATION, OSAGE NATION, PUEBLO OF LAGUNA, NAVAJO NATION, MENOMINEE INDIAN TRIBE, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, CROW NATION, HOPI AND UTE INDIAN TRIBE, AND FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY. 2024 MENTOR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED NEBO TITLE VI INDIAN EDUCATION, BRIDGE FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT, INDIGENOUS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN INDIAN ARTISTS, INC., TRIBAL ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATION, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, HO'OLA, REMEMBERING THE REMOVAL LEGACY ASSOCIATION, AND UNDERSCORE NEWS. THIS YEAR'S DREAMSTARTER THEME WAS STORYTELLING AND DREAMS RANGED FROM COMMUNITY ART WORKSHOPS TO A PODCAST RECOUNTING TRIBAL HISTORY, FROM ARCHIVING ELDER STORIES TO A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES. EACH DREAMSTARTER IS ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A "KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE" GRANT ONCE THEIR GRANT YEAR WAS COMPLETE. THESE OUTSTANDING NATIVE YOUTH ARE BUILDING A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY CHANGE WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN INDIAN COUNTRY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.INDIANYOUTH.ORG/DREAMSTARTER.IN 2017, RUNNING STRONG LAUNCHED DREAMSTARTER TEACHER, A NEW GRANT THAT GIVES NATIVE TEACHERS AND TEACHERS WHO TEACH NATIVE CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE IN THEIR CLASSROOM. IN FY24, 12 TEACHERS WERE SELECTED WITH DREAMS RANGING FROM SUPPORTING AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO CULTIVATING SCHOOL GARDENS. EACH TEACHER AND THEIR SCHOOL RECEIVED BETWEEN $1,000-$5,000. TEACHERS CAN APPLY YEARLY IN MAY. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT WWW.INDIANYOUTH.ORG/DREAMSTARTERTEACHER.IN FALL OF 2021, WE LAUNCHED A NEW DREAMSTARTER COMPANION PROGRAM: DREAMSTARTER CREATIVE. DREAMSTARTER CREATIVE SUPPORTS THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ENDEAVORS OF NATIVE YOUTH BY AWARDING $2,500 GRANTS TO 10 YOUTH EACH SO THEY CAN CREATE, CONNECT, AND CELEBRATE THEIR CULTURE. IN FY24, 10 MORE NATIVE ARTISTS REPRESENTING 6 TRIBAL COMMUNITIES RECEIVED THIS GRANT. WITH A GENEROUS ANCHOR GIFT FROM THE EARL AND ANNA BROADY FOUNDATION, RUNNING STRONG WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH A DREAMSTARTER SCHOLARSHIP TO HELP DREAMSTARTERS PAY FOR TUITION AND STUDENT LOANS FOR UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL. WE WERE ABLE TO AWARD $45,612.23 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 6 DREAMSTARTERS FROM 5 DIFFERENT TRIBAL NATIONS. THIS PAST YEAR, WE OPERATED THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR DREAMSTARTER INCUBATOR PROGRAM, A MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH RUNNING STRONG TO OPERATE NEW RUNNING STRONG PROGRAMS CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH DREAMSTARTERS, DREAMSTARTER INCUBATOR PROVIDES DREAMSTARTERS THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS ON A LARGER SCALE. THE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, CREATED BY RUNNING STRONG AND A 2019 DREAMSTARTER, AWARDS SMALL $5,000 NO-INTEREST BUSINESS LOANS TO NATIVE ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. ADDITIONALLY, WE WORK PROVIDE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THEIR GRANT YEAR. IN FY24, WE ADMINISTERED 8 $5,000 NO-INTEREST MICROLOANS TO NATIVE AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES: 4 LOANS IN OKLAHOMA, 1 LOAN IN NEW MEXICO, AND 3 LOANS IN SOUTH DAKOTA.MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.INDIANYOUTH.ORG, WHERE YOU CAN READ UPDATES, JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WE WORK TO BUILD A STRONG GENERATION OF NATIVE YOUTH. 8030659 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA WA IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN VA WV WI AK CO CT ME ND OH OK X X BIEU DO CFO 7033179086 8301 RICHMOND HIGHWAY SUITE 200 ALEXANDRIA VA 22309 BRYAN L KRIZEK PRESIDENT/CEO 3.00 57.00 X X 0 291270 58501 PAUL E KRIZEK ESQ VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL 3.00 42.00 X 0 242934 22761 BIEU DO CFO 3.00 57.00 X 0 142843 23002 NHI HO CAO SECRETARY 3.00 42.00 X 0 78042 26330 JAMES J O'BRIEN ESQ CHAIRMAN 0.28 1.72 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS M O'BRIEN TREASURER 0.15 0.85 X X 0 0 0 LORETTA AFRAID OF BEAR COOK DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J HISEL JR DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 REAR ADMIRAL ERIC C JONES DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY SHULTZ DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 ELAYNE SILVERSMITH DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 REV DR KETLEN A SOLAK DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 FRANK STITELY CPA DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 COLONEL JOHN F WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 0.15 0.85 X 0 0 0 0 755089 130594 0 0 1 0 0 50886 6634666 1756725 2634666 8442277 64850 64850 116874 74843 42031 42031 42031 SALE INCOME 900099 15043 15043 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5561 5561 APPLICATION FEES 900099 1625 1625 22229 8571387 0 0 129110 6243017 6243017 92612 92612 439225 432512 6713 20955 20635 320 37060 36493 567 34165 33537 628 22516 22516 5791 5791 281378 275948 910 4520 98587 98587 202255 170613 31642 45674 38528 7146 144860 113042 31818 209781 206626 3155 248555 248555 22059 22059 DUES/FEES/SUBSCRIPTIONS 71674 60461 1647 9566 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 36021 36021 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 12703 12703 8268888 8030659 86768 151461 504291 563031 45706 69777 213273 168311 3203 0 20000 55000 49887 46482 6841447 567114 6269487 6274333 2142319 2430147 9616 500 9257782 9607581 214395 130875 71130 27372 285525 158247 X 8758984 9402412 213273 46922 8972257 9449334 9257782 9607581 302499 174578 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5406428 7016850 9073591 9543018 8442277 39482164 5406428 7016850 9073591 9543018 8442277 39482164 1860375 37621789 44217 41273 54019 61676 64849 266034 17984 11889 3336 1949 7187 42345 39790543 0.94550 0.90790 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: TOUR INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 17,984. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 0. APPLICATION FEES - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 11,889. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,335. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,949. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,625. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,001. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,562. 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ENTITY 15000 0 YOUTH, DREAMSTARTER, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT WAKPALA SCHOOL 12250 SD HIGHWAY 1806 WAKPALA SD 57658 466001279 501(C)(3) 0 152663 FMV FOOD CRITICAL AMERICAN INDIAN NEEDS WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE PO BOX 220 SCHURZ NV 89427 880139307 TRIBAL GOVERNMENT 0 14738 FMV NEW WINTER CLOTHING, PERSONAL HYGIENE CRITICAL AMERICAN INDIAN NEEDS XINEWH-DING INC PO BOX 1165 HOOPA CA 95546 923018840 C CORP 96806 0 LANGUAGE SUPPORT 44 3 DREAMSTARTER SCHOLARSHIP 7 45612 DREAMSTARTER AWARD 2 1000 BEREAVEMENT 4 6000 MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT 3 15000 DREAMSTARTER CREATIVE 10 25000 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT REQUESTS ARE SUBMITTED BY ORGANIZATIONS FOLLOWING RUNNING STRONG'S PUBLISHED GRANT GUIDELINES. RUNNING STRONG CONDUCTS A PRE-GRANT REVIEW TO DETERMINE THE CAPABILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO CARRY OUT THE PROJECT WHICH IS TO BE FUNDED BY THE PROPOSED GRANT. IF RUNNING STRONG DECIDES TO AWARD THE GRANT, THE CHARITY ENTERS INTO A WRITTEN GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE GRANTEE WHICH INCLUDES FINANCIAL REPORTS BY THE GRANTEE AND NARRATIVE REPORTS SETTING FORTH THE OBJECTIVES ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PROJECT THAT IS FUNDED BY THE GRANT. THE STAFF OF RUNNING STRONG REVIEWS THE REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEE TO ASSESS WHETHER THE GRANTEE ADEQUATELY HAS ACCOUNTED FOR THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PROJECT WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE GRANT. RUNNING STRONG STAFF ALSO FROM TIME TO TIME CONDUCT ON-SITE "FIELD VISITS" TO VISIT THE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE GRANT, TROUBLESHOOT CHALLENGES AND LEARN FROM SUCCESSES. THE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE GRANT MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARITY'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRYAN L KRIZEK PRESIDENT/CEO 0 291270 0 0 0 0 0 28431 0 30070 0 349771 0 0 PAUL E KRIZEK ESQ VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL 0 242934 0 0 0 0 0 21299 0 1462 0 265695 0 0 BIEU DO CFO 0 142843 0 0 0 0 0 11761 0 11241 0 165845 0 0 SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS GUIDED IN TERMS OF DETERMINING APPROPRIATE, FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION BY WRITTEN COMPENSATION GUIDELINES. THESE GUIDELINES WERE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE WHEREBY COMPENSATION IS ASSESSED IN TERMS OF RELEVANT MARKET-BASED CONDITIONS. THE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE TREASURY REGULATION INTERPRETING INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958. PURSUANT TO THE COMPENSATION GUIDELINES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY SURVEYS WHICH PRESENT THE COMPENSATION DATA OF OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS AND REVENUES, TO ASSESS WHAT IS ORDINARY AND REASONABLE IN TERMS OF THE RELEVANT MARKET FOR COMPENSATION. THE DATA INCLUDED IN THE COMPARABILITY SURVEYS COMES FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES, SUCH AS ASSOCIATION SURVEYS AND CONSULTANT RESEARCH STUDIES. THE DATA IS FOCUSED ON COMPARABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA. X 1179081 FMV X 10 1455585 FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE TOTAL REPRESENTED IN PART I, COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE RECEIVED FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024. PART I, LINE 32B: ALL OFFERED GIFTS ARE REVIEWED UNDER OUR GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BRYAN L. KRIZEK, PRESIDENT/CEO, AND PAUL E. KRIZEK, VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS JAMES J. O'BRIEN, CHAIRMAN, AND THOMAS O'BRIEN, TREASURER, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B RUNNING STRONG DOES NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT ACTS ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A FIRM OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS WITH EXPERTISE IN TAX AND AUDIT ISSUES RELATED TO TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THE FORM 990 IN DRAFT FORM IS SENT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEND THEIR QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, STAFF AND THE AUDITOR, THEN MAKE A FINAL REVIEW OF THE DRAFT FORM 990. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ADDRESSES ANY CONCERNS AND RESPONDS TO THE COMMENTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C RUNNING STRONG HAS ADOPTED A DETAILED WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH DEFINES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REQUIRES OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES AFFIRMATIVELY AND PROMPTLY TO DISCLOSE ALL AND ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MANDATORY, REQUIRING ALL PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE TERMS OF THE POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES ALL PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE POLICY TO PROVIDE ANNUALLY WRITTEN RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE ENTITLED "CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT." ALL PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE OBLIGATED BY THE POLICY TO PROMPTLY INFORM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ANY MATERIAL CHANGE THAT DEVELOPS WITH REGARD TO THEIR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 RUNNING STRONG MAKES PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE THE MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS AS WELL AS PROVIDING A LINK TO THE GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE, WHICH POSTS FORMS 990 FOR THE THREE PRECEDING YEARS. UPON REQUEST, RUNNING STRONG ALSO MAKES AVAILABLE COPIES OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND COMPENSATION GUIDELINES. 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