2025-11-17T16:54:35-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 421552956 DAKOTA WICOHAN DAKO 5076976272 PO BOX 2 MORTON MN 56270 DANIEL LEMM BOARD CHAIR 5076976272 2025-11-17 1 1 JOHN TAUER P00294068 6123764500 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DANIEL LEMM PO BOX 2 MORTON MN 56270 778897 0 X WWW.DAKOTAWICOHAN.ORG X 2002 MN PRESERVING DAKOTA AS A LIVING LANGUAGE AND THROUGH IT TRANSMIT DAKOTA LIFE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS 5 4 7 25 0 0 694461 758582 10200 16708 1315 464 900 3143 706876 778897 0 0 0 0 284842 319122 0 0 33786 509339 561916 794181 881038 -87305 -102141 656742 541519 60193 47111 596549 494408 PRESERVING DAKOTA AS A LIVING LANGUAGE AND THROUGH IT TRANSMIT DAKOTA LIFE WAYS TO FUTURE GENERATIONS 0 0 440369 0 0 YOUTH PROGRAMS - TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT EMERGING LEADERSHIP THAT LEADS WITH WO'DAKOTA. YOUTH ARE PROVIDED WITH A PROVEN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT HELPS REVITALIZE THEIR TRADITIONAL CULTURE WHILE ALSO TEACHING A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF LIFE SKILLS. YOUTHS PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP BUILDING ACTIVITIES, SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS, LANGUAGE CLASSES, FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES, TAKE CARE OF AND LEARN TO RIDES HORSES, LEARN TO SING TRADITIONAL DAKOTA SONGS, POST-SECONDARY COUNSELING AND ALSO LEAD A NATIVE AMERICAN 4H GROUP. OUR YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE DAKOTA COMMUNITY AND IT IS CRITICAL THAT THEY BE MENTORED AND DEVELOPED WITH A FOUNDATION OF TRADITIONAL DAKOTA VALUES. 145137 0 0 LIFEWAY PROGRAMS - TO SUPPORT AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF DAKOTA ARTISTS. THE TAWOKAGA PROGRAM GIVES EMERGING AND MASTER ARTISTS OPPORTUNITIES TO EITHER DEVELOP OR TEACH THEIR RESPECTIVE ART SKILL. THIS INCLUDES BEADING, BRAIN TANNING, HORSE REGALIA AND QUILLING. THIS IN TURN INCREASES APPRECIATION OF DAKOTA ARTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND INSPIRES NEW ARTISTS TO GET INVOLVED. ARTS HAVE LONG BEEN A PART OF TRADITIONAL DAKOTA CULTURE AND THESE ART MAKING PRACTICES HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN MANY GENERATIONS. DAKOTA WICOHAN CONTINUES THIS TRADITION WITH OPTIMISM. 12095 0 16708 CURRICULUM PROJECT - DAKOTA HOMELANDS CURRICULUM PROJECT-THIS PROJECT MAKES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS AROUND THE REGION A HIGH-QUALITY TEN-LESSON CURRICULUM THAT INTRODUCES DAKOTA ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHINGS AND APPLIES THESE TEACHINGS TO MINNESOTA HISTORY. THROUGH THIS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT AND INTEGRATE DAKOTA VALUES OF CARING FOR THE LAND AS A RELATIVE. TEACHERS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO APPROPRIATELY IMPLEMENT THE CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM IS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE WHERE PROJECT STAFF CAN MAKE UPDATES AND ADDITIONS AS MORE CLASSROOMS INTEGRATE THE CURRICULUM INTO THEIR 6TH GRADE CLASSROOMS. 597601 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X DORY STANDS 5076976272 230 WEST 2ND STREET MORTON MN 56270 DANIEL LEMM CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TERESA PETERSON CHAIR (THRU 12/6/24) 3.00 X X 102 0 0 EVELYN LUNA SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 776 0 0 MARY ERLER PETERS SECRETARY (THRU 12/6/24) 2.00 X X 500 0 0 RAINE CLOUD VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 11500 0 0 GABRIELLE STRONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 181 0 0 SHARON PAZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 55 0 0 DORY STANDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 54524 0 4907 GRACE GOLDTOOTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 12/6/24) 40.00 X 70970 0 4810 138608 0 9717 0 0 0 0 0 147108 611474 758582 PROGRAM INCOME: SERVIC 900099 16708 16708 16708 464 464 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 3143 3143 3143 778897 16708 0 3607 X 70930 52226 13976 4728 210641 195768 14199 674 15860 14731 1074 55 21691 19159 2134 398 131234 131234 209802 112698 72564 24540 22795 16648 4088 2059 97800 95897 1752 151 37503 33329 3524 650 21913 21913 1078 800 278 37 37 15815 13970 1555 290 10780 9522 1060 198 HORSE CARE EXPENSE 8599 8599 4560 2341 2176 43 881038 597601 249651 33786 96080 117004 75499 17424 412761 357753 5200 1800 9990 9430 97950 81052 27537 16898 29675 21210 656742 541519 30214 35333 29979 11778 60193 47111 X 335579 136975 260970 357433 596549 494408 656742 541519 -102141 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 443312 811730 690349 694461 758582 3398434 443312 811730 690349 694461 758582 3398434 919120 2479314 76 191 301 1315 464 2347 451 600 2134 900 3143 7228 3408009 79588 0.72750 0.72650 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 451. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 600. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 2,134. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 900. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 3,143. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 97950 81052 16898 16898 LEASE LIABILITY 11778 11778 X 778897 0 778897 0 778897 881038 0 881038 0 881038 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE OF THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, RELATED TO UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE IS NO COMMITTEE WITH THE ABILITY TO ACT WITH AUTHORITY FOR THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COMPLETED COPY OF THE FORM 990 FROM AN ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWS THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE OF THE CORPORATION SHALL RECEIVE AND BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, ON WHICH THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE SHALL DISCLOSE ALL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT, BY DEFINITION, COULD CAUSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, IF ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ARISE THAT THE DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE MAY HAVE CAUSED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE/SHE SHALL SUPPLEMENT THE ATTACHED FORM WITH ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES BY DIRECTING A LETTER OR SOME FORM OF WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION TO THE BOARD CHAIR CONTAINING THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. TO ENSURE THE CORPORATION OPERATES IN A MANNER THAT DOESN'T JEOPARDIZE IT'S STATUS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS ABOUT REASONABLNESS. RECORDS OF THE PROCEEDING WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY WILL CONTAIN NAMES OF THE PERSON FOUND TO HAVE FINANCIAL INTEREST, THE NATURE OF THE SITUATION, THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR THE DISCUSSIONS, AND THE DECISON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. A STIPEND, AS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WILL BE PAID TO DIRECTORS FOR THEIR SERVICES TO DAKOTA WICOHAN. DIRECTORS MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THEM IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL DUTIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION EXCEPT AS REQUIRED UPON REQUEST FOR FORM 990. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SUPPORT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 108,598. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 71,469. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24,540. TOTAL EXPENSES 204,607. HONORARIUMS, STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,100. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,095. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,195.