2024-11-14T10:34:46-06:00 2023-12-31 411397419 Abdo LLP 5201 Eden Ave Ste 250 Edina MN 55436 990 2023-01-01 474492457 Indigenous Roots INDI 6513660006 788 E 7th St St Paul MN 55106 Mary Anne Quiroz Executive Director 6513660006 2024-11-14 1 0 Cynthia Barta CPA P01222004 9528359090 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Mary Anne Quiroz 788 E 7th St St Paul MN 55106 1002310 0 X indigenous-roots.org X 2015 MN Indigenous Roots (the Organization), is a non-profit organization dedicated to building, supporting and cultivating opportunities for Native, Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples through cultural arts and activism. Through the years, Indigenous Roots has evolved to meet the growing need to connect with ancestral knowledge systems. 7 5 2 120 0 0 1483097 905926 23480 88074 7952 8310 -672 0 1513857 1002310 270282 34736 0 0 185946 158422 0 0 0 951906 795902 1408134 989060 105723 13250 1290362 2220357 353720 676409 936642 1543948 X 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. 0 0 716320 34736 88074 In 2023, the Organization significantly expanded on its youth programming and culturally rooted wellness initiatives. It also leaned into capital improvement to address some long overdue repairs and updates to its 7th Street building and maintained and expanded on the artist and culture bearer support provided.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. 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, the Organization has a variety of youth-centered programming and events taking place. At the core of their 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, connect with their cultural identity and connect 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, they lend their space, resources and networks to emerging BIPOC artists, culture bearers and small business owners seeking to establish themselves. They 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. Their 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 the Organization acts as fiscal sponsor for a large variety of smaller organizations. Community Responsive Programming, Advocacy and Special Events:Beyond its 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 they continually aim to meet the ever changing needs of a widely diverse community, their programming shifts throughout the years, including a variety or staple events that activate community and provide opportunities for engagement with large audiences.In this work, they are often leveraging their vast network of community partners as well as being called on for policy work, advocacy on various level and engage in policy work that pushes for adequate representation and funding for core issues identified within the communities they serve. 716320 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 49 0 1 2 1 0 1 MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X The Organization 6513660006 788 E 7th St St Paul MN 55106 Mary Anne Quiroz Executive Director 60.00 X X 61600 0 0 Sergio Quiroz Cultural Architect Director 50.00 X X 68600 0 0 Luis Elizondo Co-Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Samuel Torres Co-Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Abril Macias Co-Board Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Danielle Swift Co-Board Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Gregory King Board Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Carl Johnson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andre Montoya-Barthelemy Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Isabel Chanslor Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alejandra Tobar Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 130200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 209740 696186 905926 Performance & program 711190 83186 83186 Cafe 722513 3088 3088 Sales of product 900099 1800 1800 88074 8310 8310 1002310 88074 0 8310 X 7486 7486 27250 27250 130200 86178 44022 16667 11032 5635 11555 11555 3473 3473 36997 36997 298974 243821 55153 486 486 15687 432 15255 6133 761 5372 27089 6390 20699 106628 85547 21081 9178 9178 35268 35268 6677 6677 Reimbursements & stipen 116139 116139 Repairs & maintenance 66555 48963 17592 Supplies 29281 25928 3353 Miscellaneous 16906 15975 931 20431 5150 15281 989060 716320 272740 0 236475 538865 341844 3775 689327 764808 79820 708268 684988 24677 0 282500 1290362 2220357 12625 2798 341095 627972 0 45639 353720 676409 X 936642 858021 685927 936642 1543948 1290362 2220357 13250 27252 566804 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 432312 70915 56013 47009 905926 1512175 432312 70915 56013 47009 905926 1512175 299145 1213030 279 149 7952 8310 16690 1528865 0.79340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 715516 79820 635696 25348 25348 23944 23944 684988 Deposit 282500 282500 Fiscal agency 45639 45639 1029562 27252 27252 1002310 0 1002310 989060 0 989060 0 989060 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North America Organization Sponsorship 27250 Transfer via paypal xoom 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Regrants 16 7486 Part I, Line 2: Depending on the timeline or type of grant it is but in general, an initial meeting (in person/phone call/zoom) with the individual/organization is set before the disbursement of funds to discuss any updates or changes to the project. A check in meeting is set sometime mid-way through the project to see how the project is going and if any additional support needed to complete it. Then a final closing meeting once funds are fully disbursed and/or the grant project has ended. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Mary Anne Quiroz and Sergio Quiroz are married. Xicintli Quiroz who is their child works in their cafe. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is reviewed by the Treasurer of the Board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Employees, board members and volunteers must annually complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form. They are also urged to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the point one arises. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Executive Director and the Cultural Architect Director of the Organization are compensated. Their compensation is approved by the Board of Directors as part of an annual budgetary process. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 No documents are available to the public. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Contracted services: Program service expenses 243,821. Management and general expenses 55,153. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 298,974. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c No change to prior year process.