2025-07-09T14:35:36-05:00 2024-12-31 411397419 Abdo LLP 5201 Eden Ave Ste 250 Edina MN 55436 990 2024-01-01 474492457 Indigenous Roots INDI 6513660006 788 E 7th St St Paul MN 55106 Mary Anne Quiroz Executive Director 6513660006 2025-07-01 1 1 Steven D Anseth CPA P00552219 9528359090 2025-06-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Mary Anne Quiroz 788 E 7th St St Paul MN 55106 1733575 0 X indigenous-roots.org X 2015 MN Indigenous Roots, 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. 5 5 4 210 0 0 905926 1426189 88074 88869 8310 1324 0 5184 1002310 1521566 34736 26954 0 0 158422 134287 0 0 18750 795902 1054088 989060 1215329 13250 306237 2220357 2514985 676409 659462 1543948 1855523 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. 1 0 906205 26954 61810 In 2024, the Organization heavily invested into organizational, strategic growth as we expanded to be an international organization. Having run on low administrative overhead for close to a decade, we leaned into process improvement with the help of past audits and hired 2 additional full time staff - a Partnerships Director and an Administrative Director who doubles as our youth workforce manager. 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. 27059 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, we have a variety of youth-centered programming and events taking place. At the core of our 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, and connect with their cultural identity. 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, we lend our space, resources and networks to emerging BIPOC artists, culture bearers and small business owners seeking to establish themselves. We 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. Our 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 we act as fiscal sponsor for a large variety of smaller organizations. Community Responsive Programming, Advocacy and Special Events:Beyond our 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 we continually aim to meet the ever changing needs of a widely diverse community, our programming shifts throughout the years, including a variety of staple events that activate community and provide opportunities for engagement with large audiences. These events also offer economic opportunities for a wide range of artists and Black, Brown and Indigenous vendors. Culture Bearer Residency Center - Centro Noxtitlan, Mataxhi, MX:In 2024, we completed the purchase of 100 acres of land with a 3,500 sq ft hacienda and horse stable based in Mataxhi, MX just an hour outside of Mexico City. Centro Cultural Noxtitlan is a vibrant cultural center established through a partnership between US-based and local Indigenous leaders and in October 2024, we completed our first cultural exchange bringing elders and youth to the land. This initiative is rooted in ancestral teachings and aims to foster economic opportunities and cultural exchange among Indigenous communities in Mataxhi, surrounding regions in Mexico, and the United States. After two years of collaboration with the Mataxhi community, Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli and Indigenous Roots leaders seized the opportunity to acquire this land as part of a landback effort, which will eventually provide locals with land access and economic development.In our work, we are often leveraging our vast network of community partners as well as being called on for policy work, advocacy on various levels and engage in policy work that pushes for adequate representation and funding for core issues identified within the communities we serve. 906205 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 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 1 94 0 1 4 1 0 1 MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X Mary Anne Quiroz 6513660006 788 E 7th St St Paul MN 55106 Luis Elizondo Co-Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Samuel Torres Co-Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Maria Vallejo Co-Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Danielle Swift Co-Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Gregory King Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Anne Quiroz Executive Director 60.00 X 58500 0 0 Sergio Quiroz Cultural Architect Director 50.00 X 48900 0 0 107400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85900 1340289 1426189 Performance & program 711190 60678 60678 Cafe 722513 27059 27059 Sales of product 900099 1132 1132 88869 293 293 213000 211969 1031 1031 1031 5224 40 5184 5184 1521566 88869 0 6508 X 600 600 26354 26354 107400 66650 40750 17000 10550 6450 9887 838 9049 675 675 53360 53360 423154 368314 36090 18750 587 587 16876 3720 13156 12711 651 12060 29183 10210 18973 200253 175526 24727 15038 15038 26490 26490 11709 11709 Reimbursements & stipen 114000 113249 751 Repairs & maintenance 67510 57145 10365 Supplies 48469 32235 16234 Miscellaneous 17057 9492 7565 17016 4181 12835 1215329 906205 290374 18750 538865 249967 10016 685927 656186 3400 28925 30000 1601683 92214 684988 1509469 24677 30422 282500 0 2220357 2514985 2798 26005 627972 566864 45639 66593 676409 659462 X 858021 1053774 685927 801749 1543948 1855523 2220357 2514985 306237 5338 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 70915 56013 47009 905926 1426189 2506052 70915 56013 47009 905926 1426189 2506052 270617 2235435 279 149 7952 8310 293 16983 2523035 0.88600 0.79340 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1032500 1032500 518294 56300 461994 25348 2417 22931 25541 33497 -7956 1509469 Fiscal agency 66593 66593 1526904 5338 5338 1521566 0 1521566 1215329 0 1215329 0 1215329 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North America - Canada and Mexico, but not the United States Limited support commitment for cultural exchange community 26354 Transfer via paypal xoom 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: 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 III, line 2 In 2024 the Organization purchased property in Mataxhi, Mexico and activated the land as Centro Noxtitlan which will be a culture bearer residency center when fuly remodeled. The Organization hosted its first culture bearer exchange to the property in fall of 2024. This initiative is rooted in ancestral teachings and aims to foster economic opportunities and cultural exchange among Indigenous communities in Mataxhi, surrounding regions in Mexico, and the United States. 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 368,314. Management and general expenses 36,090. Fundraising expenses 18,750. Total expenses 423,154. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c No change to prior year process.