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Nonprofit · EIN 84-1861088

WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM

Tax-exempt · SALEM, OR 97306

Financials

$499K$435K2023$900K$375K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$899,839$375,212$524,627$708,775$4,291$704,484
December 31, 2023990$498,500$435,075$63,425$185,143$5,284$179,859
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$762,418
of which government grants
$629,912
Program service revenue
$134,303
Investment income
$3,118
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$59,929
Other salaries and wages
$108,208
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$190,906
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$625
Accounting fees
$16,061
Occupancy
$29,136
Travel
$9,079
Depreciation
$968
Program services (functional)
$290,011
Management and general (functional)
$79,191
Fundraising (functional)
$6,010

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$185,143
Total assets, end of year
$708,775
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,291
Net assets, end of year
$704,484
Land, buildings and equipment
$19,115
Net assets without donor restrictions
$200,714
Net assets with donor restrictions
$503,770
Gross receipts
$899,839
Employees
15
Volunteers
21
Year formed
2019
State of legal domicile
OR

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rose High BearFounder and Project Director
Trustee or director, Key employee
40$84,000
Duane Medicine CrowBoard Chairman
Trustee or director
1$0
Janice CockrellTreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0
Wohpe TwofeathersCorresponding Secretary
Trustee or director
2$0
Barb Kimimela NewcombRecording Secretary
Trustee or director
1$0
Max DefenderBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Roxanna JensenBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Duane Medicine CrowBoard Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Janice CockrellBoard Co-Chair/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Wohpe TwofeathersCorresponding Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Barb Kimimela NewcombRecording Secretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Max DefenderBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Roxanna JensenBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2281 DELANEY RD SE, SALEM, OR 97306-9566
In care of
% ROSE HIGH-BEAR
Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
2281 Delaney Rd SE, Salem OR 97306
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Janice Cockrell, 2281 Delaney Rd SE, Salem, OR 97306
Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
Rose High Bear, 2281 Delaney Rd SE, Salem OR 97306
Signed the 990
Janice Cockrell, Treasurer
Phone
(971) 803-2348
Return prepared by
Financial Systems for Nonprofits LLC

Mission

Elderberry Wisdom Farm provides holistic workforce opportunities for Native Americans pursuing meaningful conservation career pathways, including microenterprise business development. We also provide opportunities for Native Americans, economically challenged individuals and public audiences to increase awareness and understanding of traditional ecological knowledge along with the rich cultural heritage of America's First Peoples. Committed to race reconciliation for all, we feel this strengthens appreciation and respect for the wisdom and knowledge of Native American elders, cultural leaders and indigenous scientists.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • The TEK Workforce Development Project provides conservation career pathway opportunities for Native American and other economically challenged individuals who are pursuing habitat restoration, native plant nursery development, urban agroforestry, Indigenous agroforestry and organic farming. Internships provide cohorts with classroom education and experiential service-learning activities so they can integrate Traditional Ecological Knowledge principles and practices with partners' conservation practices. At the same time we work to restore, enhance and protect sensitive Native habitat in Mid-Willamette watersheds using Native American climate adaptation and mitigation practices. This initiative has expanded to include microenterprise development which has helped EWF strengthen its commitment to social, economic and environmental justice for diverse communities of economically challenged individuals in our region. Multiple collaborative partnerships with diverse environmental and tribal NPOs, agencies and institutions have helped EWF and partners to achieve its vision of race reconciliation at a higher level.
    Expenses $289,149 · revenue $133,871
  • The biography of Martin Rufus High Bear, the late Lakota spiritual leader and medicine man, is being published and was released in 2024. The title is: Martin High Bear: The Seven Commandments of the Sacred Buffalo Calf Maiden (1919-1995). Editor Rose High Bear worked off and on for three decades to complete this obligation after the Spirit World advised her in 1988 that she would be writing the book of Martin's life and that it would "have an impact on the peoples of the world." This biography features High Bear's family lineage, tribal history, and rich cultural values of Martin's ancestors. Several chapters feature the three spiritual lives Martin lived during his lifetime. It continues with the introduction of the Sacred Buffalo Calf Woman and Martin's vision of the seven commandments of the Sacred Buffalo Calf Woman. The closing chapters detail his journey to see Miracle, the white buffalo calf that was born in Janesville, Wisconsin which represents fulfillment of prophecy, and events leading up to his passing in 1995.
    Expenses $862 · revenue $432

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
84-1861088
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2019
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$708,775
Income (IRS master file)
$899,839

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$899,839$375,212$708,775XML
990December 2023$498,500$435,075$185,143XML
990December 2022$465,850$350,080$117,173IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2020
Officer: Rose High Bear
December 31, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 84-1861088).

Questions about WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM

What is the EIN of WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM is 84-1861088.
Is WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
Are donations to WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM 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 WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM 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 WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM 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 WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Janice Cockrell.
Who are the officers and directors of WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,000 (Rose High Bear, Founder and Project Director).
How much revenue does WISDOM OF THE ELDERBERRY FARM have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $899,839, expenses of $375,212 and total assets of $708,775 at year end.

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