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Nonprofit · EIN 87-2993172

BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC

Tax-exempt · BROWNING, MT 59417

Financials

$583K$364K2023$676K$618K2024$939K$862K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$938,663$862,327$76,336$470,386$870$469,516
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$675,577$618,457$57,120$314,073$542$313,531
December 31, 2023990$582,798$364,395$218,403$256,411$0$256,411
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$931,726
Program service revenue
$6,937
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$36,824
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$91,747
Other salaries and wages
$123,613
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$233,398
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,143
Accounting fees
$32,096
Occupancy
$9,898
Travel
$86,769
Depreciation
$567
Program services (functional)
$651,692
Management and general (functional)
$210,635

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$314,073
Total assets, end of year
$470,386
Total liabilities, end of year
$870
Net assets, end of year
$469,516
Land, buildings and equipment
$33,433
Gross receipts
$938,663
Employees
2
Year formed
2022
State of legal domicile
MT

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Edward KennedyChairman
Trustee or director
0$0
John MurrayTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Charlene BurnsTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Tyson Running WolfExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director
40$0
Lona Running WolfDirector
Trustee or director
40$0
Anna ArmstrongTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Jeanne BakerTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Lona Running WolfDirector
Trustee or director
40$60,625
Tyson Running WolfExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director
40$11,600
Edward KennedyChairman
Trustee or director
0$0
John MurrayTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Charlene BurnsTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Anna ArmstrongTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Jeanne BakerTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Lona Running WolfDirector
Trustee or director
0$44,257
Tyson Running WolfExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director
0$4,438
Edward KennedyChairman
Trustee or director
0$0
Jeanne BakerTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
John MurrayTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Charlene BurnsTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Charles KennedyTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 377, BROWNING, MT 59417-0377
Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
PO Box 377, Browning MT 59417
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Tyson Running Wolf, PO Box 377, Browning, MT 59417
Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
Tyson Running Wolf, PO Box 377, Browning MT 59417
Signed the 990
Tyson Running Wolf, Executive Director
Phone
(406) 845-2115
Return prepared by
Kentra Accounting Professionals PLLC

Mission

Blackfeet ECO Knowledge's mission is to revive and preserve Indigenous traditional knowledge systems that focus on the reciprocal relationship between bio-cultural diversity, where people and the environment work together for sustainability. The goal is to ensure cultural perpetuity by passing this knowledge to future generations for the protection of the environment.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Blackfeet ECO Knowledge Inc. furthered its exempt purposes by implementing Indigenous-led cultural restoration, education, stewardship, and community healing programs for the Niitsitapi/Blackfeet community. The organizations work focused on reviving, preserving, and promoting Indigenous traditional knowledge systems and reconnecting community members with land, language, ceremony, and iinii/buffalo. During the year, the organizations Way of Life programming supported sacred rematriation, intergenerational knowledge exchange, and culturally grounded healing. Activities included collaboration with museums and cultural partners regarding the return of sacred Blackfeet objects and bundles, and workshops in which Elders shared traditional ecological knowledge, oral histories, and spiritual principles with youth. The organization also advanced iinii/buffalo restoration through habitat stewardship, bio-cultural restoration, youth immersion activities, and educational preservation initiatives. The accomplishment report describes management and monitoring of approximately 36,000 acres of intact ancestral rangeland for free-roaming buffalo, youth field-based buffalo encounters, and development of an extended reality educational project to preserve and teach about the ancestral Blackfeet buffalo jump. Through the Circle Camp Initiative, Blackfeet ECO Knowledge Inc. provided land-based and culturally immersive programming, including outdoor language nests, seasonal decolonization camps, and traditional arts and skills instruction. Activities included plant identification, food systems preparation, and environmental preservation techniques designed to strengthen cultural continuity and practical land-based knowledge. The organization further conducted planning and capacity-building work to support tribal co-stewardship in the Badger-Two Medicine landscape by coordinating with tribal, federal, cross-border, and nonprofit conservation partners. It also advanced planning for a stackable credits framework intended to support buffalo rematriation and future land acquisition through carbon, biodiversity, and cultural value credit design. Collectively, these programs served tribal youth, Elders, language instructors, cultural advisors, local leaders, tribal departments, and other community partners engaged in Indigenous cultural preservation and land stewardship.
    Expenses $651,692 · grants $20,824 · revenue $931,726

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, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
87-2993172
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
2022
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$470,386
Income (IRS master file)
$938,663

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$938,663$862,327$470,386XML
990December 2024$675,577$618,457$314,073XML
990December 2023$582,798$364,395$256,411XML
990-N for 2022
Officer: Tyson Running Wolf
December 31, 2022≤ $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 87-2993172).

Questions about BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC

What is the EIN of BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC is 87-2993172.
Is BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
Are donations to BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC 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 BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Tyson Running Wolf.
Who are the officers and directors of BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does BLACKFEET ECO KNOWLEDGE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $938,663, expenses of $862,327 and total assets of $470,386 at year end.

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