2024-11-13T12:46:14-08:00 2023-12-31 821279005 ROSIE BARNDT CPA PC 3382 MONIDA STREET BOZEMAN MT 59718 990 2023-01-01 208780215 Center Pole CENT 4066382821 PO Box 71 Garryowen MT 59031 Peggy Wellknown Buffalo Executive Dir. 2024-11-13 true true Rosie Barndt CPA PC P01366717 4062090411 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Peggy Wellknown Buffalo PO Box 71 Garryowen MT 59031 1502365 false X www.thecenterpole.org X 2012 MT Center Pole's mission is to build knowledge, justice, opportunity, prosperity, and sovereignty in Native communities and to preserve and protect indigenous knowledge and ways. 4 4 2 276 0 2892145 1501098 7519 1267 0 0 2899664 1502365 0 0 149009 134185 0 1800 3172780 1325942 3321789 1460127 -422125 42238 262819 320963 10071 25977 252748 294986 X Center Pole's mission is to build knowledge, justice, opportunity, prosperity, and sovereignty in Native communities, while preserving and protectingindigenous knowledge and ways. false false 854690 Food Sovereignty/Healthy Food Systems/Sustainability:Establishment of a healthy foods hub allowing greater food access in the ruralreservation "food desert." The hub includes a food bank, a healthy foods cafe, and a food distribution project delivering about 400,000 pounds of food a year to two impoverished reservations and surrounding isolated communities as well as making deliveries to those without transportation; a program that serves the specialized needs of elders while involving them in the process through sharing their wisdom and their knowledge of traditional foods and lifeways, and an educational program that promotes healthy lifestyles and teaches nutrition, natural farming, hunting, gathering wild plants and medicines and the preparation of traditional foods. A land-based Indigenous Learning Center is in the process of development to be a learning and training center for food sovereignty, traditional land recovery and restoration and the preservation of the biodiversity of Mother Earth. 406000 1267 Social Enterprise/Workforce Training:Reservation youth, young adults and families are trained in workforce, businessskills and life skills at our social enterprises that include a coffee roastingbusiness, a community radio station, a resale shop, a cafe and gift shop andcultural tourism projects. Interns learn about creating non-profit organizations andbusinesses, money management skills and setting personal, educational and careergoals. 170000 Youth Development and Leadership:Youth participate in enrichment activities that include Crow language, history andheritage; wilderness skills; Native skills; Native games; literacy and academicenrichment; community radio; life skills, sustainable living and other leadershipactivities. Successful youth participate in educational programs beyond thereservation and are assisted with college and career opportunities. Youth arementored in the Crow cultural way, taught skills to cope with historical trauma, areprovided tools to make change in the communities and learn to be successful in theglobal environment. 3600 reservation youth participated in Center Pole activities. 1430690 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 2 false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X Susan Kelly 4066382821 PO Box 71 Garryowen MT 59031 Peggy Wellknown Buffalo Executive Dir. 65.00 0.00 X 58500 0 0 Patti Cass Chairman 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Reggie Quancello Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Birdie Real Bird Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jacquelin Stewart Board Member 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 58500 0 false false false 0 1501098 829299 1501098 Social Enterprises 900099 1267 1267 1267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1502365 1267 0 0 0 0 58500 58500 0 65558 60313 5245 0 0 10127 9317 810 0 0 1250 1250 0 0 0 234 234 0 94095 84911 7384 1800 9498 8738 760 0 37560 34555 3005 47944 44108 3836 0 21247 19547 1700 0 0 32398 29806 2592 13187 12132 1055 Food distributions 619299 619299 Household and school items 210000 210000 Community/youth internships 157315 157315 Program supplies 40781 40781 41134 41134 1460127 1430690 27637 1800 146531 234358 0 0 0 0 0 0 14000 16392 0 201915 131702 102288 70213 0 0 0 0 0 262819 320963 10071 25977 10071 25977 X 252748 294986 252748 294986 262819 320963 42238 X false false false X 2356057 4489341 3270241 2892145 1501098 14508882 0 0 2356057 4489341 3270241 2892145 1501098 14508882 17544 14491338 0 0 0 14508882 0.99880 0.98860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 323 323 201592 131702 69890 70213 X 210000 Thrift store X 1 619299 Thrift store false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Other Activities: Household items received from a school that discontinued operations were distributed to those in need. These items included bedroom furniture, school supplies, washers, dryers, sports equipment, office supplies, office furniture, household items, vehicles, frozen food, equipment, tools, and machinery. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Both the Board President and the Director review the Form 990 before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.