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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2023
Total Revenue
▼$17.6M
Program Spending
74%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$16.2M
Total Expenses
▼$14.7M
Total Assets
$29.6M
Total Liabilities
▼$8.1M
Net Assets
$21.5M
Officer Compensation
→$451.3K
Other Salaries
$4.7M
Investment Income
$215.8K
Fundraising
▼$21.2K
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Total Federal Funding
$162.1M
Awards Found
121
Department of Health and Human Services
$18M
AIAN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START
Department of the Interior
$16.1M
TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGE ASSISTANCE
Department of Health and Human Services
$15.6M
AIAN HEAD START AND AIAN EARLY HEAD START
Department of Health and Human Services
$8.1M
NEXT STEPS: AN EMPOWERMENT MODEL FOR NATIVE PEOPLE ENTERING THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Department of Education
$6M
TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Education
$5M
SECTION 18004 (A)(2) FUNDING UNDER THE CARES ACT - RELIEF FUNDING FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTI
Department of Education
$4.6M
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.5M
HEAD START PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Department of Health and Human Services
$3.2M
AIAN HEAD START AND AIAN EARLY HEAD START
Department of Education
$3M
TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Education
$2.9M
CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE NATIVE AMERICAN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Department of Education
$2.8M
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (PART F)
Department of Education
$2.7M
TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
National Science Foundation
$2.5M
CCCC INCREASING CAPACITY & ENHANCING TRIBAL INNOVATION
Department of Education
$2.4M
NATIVE AMERICAN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Department of Education
$2.2M
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Education
$2.2M
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Education
$2.1M
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (PART F)
Department of Education
$1.8M
HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Education
$1.8M
NATIVE AMERICAN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.6M
HEAD START TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Education
$1.5M
CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE NATIVE AMERICAN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Department of Education
$1.5M
TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.5M
WICONI OHITIKA (STRONG LIFE) PROJECT
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.4M
WICONI OHITIKA (STRONG LIFE) PROJECT
National Science Foundation
$1.4M
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PEEC: 2+2+2+INFINITY: PIPELINE FOR TRIBAL PRE-ENGINEERING TO SOCIETY
Department of the Interior
$1.2M
CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FY2016/17 TCU GRANT
Department of Education
$1.1M
TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$1.1M
CCCC EXTENSION SERVING SPIRIT LAKE COMMUNITY FROM ELDERS TO YOUTH
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$888K
THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY GAIT ASSIST DEVICE
Department of Agriculture
$762.9K
CCCC EQUITY IN NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS
Department of Education
$666.2K
TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Department of Agriculture
$660K
THIS EXTENSION PROPOSAL AIMS TO ADDRESS THE TOPICS OF AGRICULTURE, LEADERSHIP, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION. CONTINUED AND EXPANDED WORK IN THESE AREAS IS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN THE SPIRIT LAKE COMMUNITY. THE CANKDESKA CIKANA LOCAL FOOD AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE (INITIATIVE) WILL PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH HELP STARTING THEIR OWN GARDENS AND SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE EFFORTS. THE INITIATIVE WILL ALSO GROW ITS OWN LOCAL FOOD, PRODUCED WITH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, FOR THOSE IN THE SPIRIT LAKE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND EMPLOYMENT FOR STUDENTS. THE GREENHOUSES WILL ALSO NEED SOME UPGRADES AND EQUIPMENT TO MAKE HIGH-YIELD, YEAR-ROUND FOOD PRODUCTION POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INITIATIVE WILL SUPPORT A COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE COORDINATOR WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY THIS GRANT. THIS INCLUDES THE CAMPUS VEGETABLE GARDENS, THE GREENHOUSES, THE TILLING PROGRAM FOR GARDENS FOR TRIBAL ELDERS, AS WELL AS FOOD PRESERVATION WORKSHOPS FOR THE PUBLIC. A FARMER'S MARKET OR SIMILAR MARKET ENTERPRISE WILL BE PLANNED TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND TO SUPPLEMENT INCOMES OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE COORDINATOR WILL PROMOTE SCIENCE-BASED AGRICULTURAL LITERACY BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION TO STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC ON THESE TOPICS IN INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS, USING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE LAND GRANT DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WILL OVERSEE THESE ACTIVITIES, PROVIDE WORKSHOPS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE, AND ORGANIZE COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER LAND GRANT EXTENSION SERVICES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE ACTIVITIES COMPLETED BY THE INITIATIVE WILL ENHANCE THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, FOOD SECURITY, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS UNDERWAY AT CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE PROJECT WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF EVENTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, AND THE SATISFACTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
Department of Education
$625.2K
EMERGENCY AID FOR STUDENTS DUE TO COVID-19
National Science Foundation
$593.8K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PEEC PHASE II: 2+2+2+INFINITY: PIPELINE FOR TRIBAL PREENGINEERING TO SOCIETY
Department of Education
$558.1K
AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (PART F)
National Science Foundation
$491.1K
CCCC TARGETED STEM INFUSION PROJECT
Department of Education
$471.8K
TRIO - TALENT SEARCH - TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$450K
**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** PROMOTING SAFE PRACTICES THROUGH PRESERVATION OF FOOD AND NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE
Department of Agriculture
$442.3K
THE CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CCCC) PREPARING NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STUDENTS FOR A 21ST CENTURY WORKPLACE PROJECT WILL REFINE CURRICULUM THAT WILL EMPOWER NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) STUDENTS TO COMPLETE DEGREE PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT AND/OR TRANSFER TO A UNIVERSITY. STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND AND RETENTION EFFORTS WILL BE INCREASED AND FACULTY WILL PRODUCE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. THE NRM FACULTY WILL FINE-TUNE THE EXISTING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT CURRICULUM TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS THROUGH PEER REVIEW OF COURSE CURRICULA AS WELL AS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL TEACHING DEVELOPMENT TRAINING. EQUIPMENT WILL BE PURCHASED THAT WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS INTO AREAS NOT PREVIOUSLY EXPLORED AND A DEEP NEED FOR PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY ACCESS (LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR STUDENTS) WILL BE MET. ADDITIONALLY, ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS WILL BE CREATED TO IMPROVE THE NRM PROGRAM'S ABILITY TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS AS THEY TRANSFER THEIR CREDITS. THE GOAL IS TO FACILITATE STUDENT TRANSITION TO A FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THROUGH COURSEWORK, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND MEETING TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS. ALSO IN AID OF THIS GOAL, AN OPPORTUNITY MAGAZINE/STUDENT INTERNSHIP CATALOG IN FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCE, AND HUMAN SCIENCES WILL BE CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR CCCC NRM STUDENTS. PARTICIPATING IN THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL HELP STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE WORKING IN THIS FIELD. ADDITIONALY, MENTORING AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WILL BE HELD FOR STUDENTS. THE UPDATED, EXPANDED, AND WELL-ROUNDED NRM PROGRAM WILL SERVE STUDENTS AS THEY STRIVE TO SUCCEED IN THE 21ST CENTURY WORKPLACE. ?
Department of Agriculture
$352K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$348K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$305.8K
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY AND HOME BASED HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE SPIRIT LAKE NATION
Department of Agriculture
$278.2K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$250K
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CCCC) IS ADDRESSING A CRITICAL ISSUE FACING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: LOW COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AND GRADUATION RATES. NATIONALLY, NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS HAVE THE LOWEST COLLEGE ENROLLMENT OF ANY ETHNIC GROUP, AND THEIR PERSISTENCE RATES HAVE DECLINED IN RECENT YEARS.WHEN COVID-19 RESPONSE MEASURES MOVED CLASSES ONLINE, THE COLLEGE USED PANDEMIC FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVED A LAPTOP, TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS COULD ATTEND. DESPITE ALL THE PRESSURES OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE DECLINING NATIVE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT SEEN ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, CCCC SAW A 400% INCREASE IN SUMMER ENROLLMENT AND A 260% JUMP IN GRADUATION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE LAPTOP DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.THE COLLEGE HAS LEVERAGED THIS SUCCESS TO FIND FUNDING FOR EXPANDED GUIDANCE, TRANSFER, AND CAREER GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR CURRENT AND FORMER CCCC STUDENTS TO FIND SUCCESS IN FURTHER EDUCATION OR CAREER PURSUITS.THIS GRANT ALLOWS THE COLLEGE TO KEEP PROVIDING LAPTOPS TO COHORTS OF STUDENTS, CONTINUING THE SUCCESS SEEN IN PREVIOUS PROGRAMS AND AMPLIFYING THE EXPANDED STUDENT SERVICES BEING DEVELOPED THROUGH OTHER GRANT PROGRAMMING. THIS APPROACH NOT ONLY STRENGTHENS INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, BUT AIMS TO CREATE MORE COLLEGE-EDUCATED NATIVE STUDENTS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS.
Department of Agriculture
$219.7K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
National Science Foundation
$209.8K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-CORE RII: SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS ADVANCING RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA -THIS PROJECT LED BY NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY WILL BUILD A STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE STEM COMMUNITY ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MAYVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY, NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH COLLEGE, SITTING BULL COLLEGE, TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE, UNITED TRIBES TECHNICAL COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, AND VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON CONNECTING RESEARCHERS ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA, IMPROVING STEM OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS, AND FACILITATING STEM EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AT TRIBAL COLLEGES. IT WILL ADDRESS THE LACK OF STEM OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, CHALLENGES FACED BY STUDENTS AT TRIBAL COLLEGES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS THE BARRIERS POSED BY DISTANCE BETWEEN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. BY CREATING NEW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES, THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STEM EDUCATION AND CAREERS. IT WILL PROMOTE HANDS-ON LEARNING, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS IN STEM EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO SUCCEED. IT WILL ALSO BRING RESEARCHERS TOGETHER TO SOLVE IMPORTANT PROBLEMS. THE PROJECT WILL MEASURE ITS SUCCESS THROUGH DETAILED EVALUATIONS AND AIMS TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT BY CREATING NEW EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS, STRONGER RESEARCH NETWORKS, AND A MORE SKILLED STEM WORKFORCE IN NORTH DAKOTA. THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE STEM ECOSYSTEM IN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THREE TARGETED FOCUS AREAS: ADMINISTRATIVE CORE, STEM PATHWAYS CORE, AND TRIBAL COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES CORE. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CONNECT GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED RESEARCHERS, ENHANCE STEM LITERACY AMONG RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND STRENGTHEN STEM PARTICIPATION AT TRIBAL COLLEGES. THE TEAM WILL USE TARGETED STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE BARRIERS, SUCH AS LIMITED RURAL OPPORTUNITIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION. THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH NETWORKS, EXPANDED STEM OUTREACH, AND RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND RESEARCH, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL FOSTER COLLABORATION ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA INSTITUTIONS, BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE OUTCOMES. PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN UNIVERSITIES, TRIBAL COLLEGES, AND RURAL SCHOOLS WILL ENSURE ENDURING IMPACTS, INCLUDING HEIGHTENED RESEARCH CAPACITY AND A STRONGER STEM WORKFORCE. KEY METRICS, LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANS WILL GUIDE THE PROJECT'S PROGRESS, AIMING TO CREATE A THRIVING STEM LANDSCAPE THAT ALIGNS WITH NORTH DAKOTA?S STRATEGIC GOALS. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT (RII) PROGRAM: EPSCOR COLLABORATIONS FOR OPTIMIZING RESEARCH ECOSYSTEMS (E-CORE). E-CORE SUPPORTS JURISDICTIONS IN BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO DRIVE SUBSTANTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACTS TO THEIR RESEARCH ECOSYSTEMS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Health and Human Services
$199.8K
SPIRIT LAKE SIOUX NATION DIABETES EDUCATION PROJECT
Department of Agriculture
$196.5K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$181.4K
CANDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAND GRANT PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$181.4K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$181.1K
CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAND GRANT PROGRAM
Department of Agriculture
$175.4K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$168K
CANDKESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY LAND GRANT PROGRAM
National Science Foundation
$165.3K
SGR: EVALUATING MICROBIAL INOCULANTS IMPACT ON YIELD OF LAKOTA WINTER SQUASH COMPANION PLANTED WITH HIDATSA RED BEANS -A GOAL OF THE TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (TCUP) IS TO INCREASE THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) INSTRUCTIONAL AND RESEARCH CAPACITIES OF SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT SERVE THE NATION'S INDIGENOUS STUDENTS. EXPANDING THE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT THESE INSTITUTIONS INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE CHALLENGING, REWARDING CAREERS IN STEM FIELDS, SUPPORTS RESEARCH STUDIES IN AREAS THAT MAY BE LOCALLY RELEVANT, AND ENCOURAGES FACULTY MEMBERS TO LOOK BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM FOR INTELLECTUAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. THIS PROJECT, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STEM FACULTY MEMBER, DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THESE GOALS THROUGH A STUDY OF THE OPTIMAL GROWING CONDITIONS FOR TWO PLANTS OF CULTURAL IMPORTANCE TO THE SPIRIT LAKE NATION. THE LAKOTA WINTER SQUASH AND A COMPANION PLANT, HIDATSA RED BEANS, WILL BE GROWN IN SOIL INOCULATED WITH BACTERIA AND FUNGI TO STUDY THEIR GROWTH IN VARYING EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS.THE STUDY HOLDS STRONG POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS THAT COULD BE APPLIED IN CULTIVATING FOOD CROPS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY?S FOOD SOVEREIGNTY. THE STUDY WILL ALSO HELP BUILD THE COLLEGE'S RESEARCH CAPACITY AND EMPLOY A CCCC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT, ENGAGING THEM IN A RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL BUILD THEIR STEM SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. INCREASES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH THE USE OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE NATURAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL NUTRIENT CYCLING PROCESS, THEREBY INCREASING RELIANCE ON CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS IN A FEED-FORWARD CYCLE. RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF BACTERIA AND ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI (AMF) SUGGESTS THEY ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF THE SOIL MICROBIOME, BUT COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF YIELDS BETWEEN COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SOIL INOCULANTS AND SOIL MICROBIAL INOCULANTS FAMILIAR TO ORGANIC GARDENERS ARE NOT COMMON. THIS STUDY UTILIZES NOVEL COMPARISONS OF THREE DIFFERENT SOIL INOCULANTS FOR TWO CULTURALLY RELEVANT CROPS, POTENTIALLY INFORMING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ON PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS AND AMF SYNERGIES. THIS RESEARCH WILL GATHER COMPREHENSIVE DATA ABOUT THE PLANTS? RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND OVERALL HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE GROWING SEASON, YIELDING A COMPREHENSIVE DATA SET ON THE MICROBES' EFFECTS ON PLANT GROWTH, INCREASING KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND ASSISTING THE SPIRIT LAKE NATION IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Agriculture
$161.3K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2024 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICAS SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994 PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20 1994) CITED AS EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994 PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES DESIGNATED AS 1994 INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Agriculture
$160.8K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$158.7K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$145.3K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$143K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$141.1K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$140.2K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$137.7K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$129K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$125.5K
COMMUNITY FACILITIES - NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES
Department of Agriculture
$113.2K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2023 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICAS SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994 PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20 1994) CITED AS EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994 PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES DESIGNATED AS 1994 INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Agriculture
$111.4K
ENRICHING SPIRIT LAKE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Department of Agriculture
$111.4K
ENHANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AT THE SPIRT LAKE NATION
Department of Agriculture
$110.6K
ENHANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AT THE SPIRT LAKE NATION
Department of Agriculture
$107.6K
ENRICHING SPIRIT LAKE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Department of Agriculture
$107.6K
ENRICHING SPIRIT LAKE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Department of Agriculture
$107.5K
CCCC NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COLLABORATION
Department of Agriculture
$101.1K
CCCC NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COLLABORATION
Department of Agriculture
$101.1K
CCCC NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COLLABORATION
Department of Agriculture
$101.1K
CCCC NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE COLLABORATION
Department of Agriculture
$100K
ENGAGING COMMUNITY ASSETS TO PROPAGATE AND SUSTAIN AGRICULTURE
National Endowment for the Humanities
$99.8K
HUMANITIES INITIATIVES ON DAKOTA LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Department of Agriculture
$99.5K
THE ENRICHING SPIRIT LAKE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROJECT
Department of Agriculture
$99K
ENGAGING COMMUNITY ASSETS TO PROPAGATE AND SUSTAIN AGRICULTURE
Department of Agriculture
$99K
ENGAGING COMMUNITY ASSETS TO PROPAGATE AND SUSTAIN AGRICULTURE
Department of Agriculture
$98.6K
ENGAGING COMMUNITY ASSETS TO PROPAGATE AND SUSTAIN AGRICULTURE
Department of Agriculture
$96.7K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2022 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICAS SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994 PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20 1994) CITED AS "EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994" PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES DESIGNATED AS "1994 INSTITUTIONS" RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Agriculture
$89.4K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2018 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V, PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994, PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20, 1994), CITED AS "EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994" PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES, DESIGNATED AS "1994 INSTITUTIONS" RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND, THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Agriculture
$88K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2020 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V, PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994, PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20, 1994), CITED AS "EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994" PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES, DESIGNATED AS "1994 INSTITUTIONS" RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND, THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Agriculture
$87.7K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2019 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V, PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994, PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20, 1994), CITED AS "EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994" PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES, DESIGNATED AS "1994 INSTITUTIONS" RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND, THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Agriculture
$85.4K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2021 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V, PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994, PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20, 1994), CITED AS "EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994" PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES, DESIGNATED AS "1994 INSTITUTIONS" RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND, THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Agriculture
$85K
BUILDING FRAMEWORK FOR FOOD LITERACY RESEARCH IN A TRIBAL COMMUNITY
Department of Agriculture
$85K
CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROJECT
Department of Agriculture
$85K
TRIBAL COLLEGE EXTENSION SERVICES - INCREASE EXTENSION CAPACITY PROJECTS
Department of Agriculture
$85K
TRIBAL COLLEGE EXTENSION SERVICES - INCREASE EXTENSION CAPICITY PROJECTS
Department of Agriculture
$83.6K
DISTRIBUTION OF INTEREST EARNED IN 2017 FROM THE 1994 ENDOWMENT FUND TO THE INDIVIDUAL 1994 INSTITUTIONS. TITLE V, PART C OF THE IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994, PUBLIC LAW 103-382 (OCTOBER 20, 1994), CITED AS "EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994" PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN TRIBAL COLLEGES, DESIGNATED AS "1994 INSTITUTIONS" RECEIVE VARIOUS BENEFITS. THESE INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO AN ENDOWMENT FUND, THE INTEREST INCOME FROM WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Department of Education
$50K
CHILDCARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL - CHILD CARE
Department of Agriculture
$50K
HEALTH PROMOTION IN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
Department of Agriculture
$25K
HEALTH PROMOTION IN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
Department of the Interior
$5,737
CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2016 PAYMENTS TO A P.L. 95-471, AS AMENDED.
Department of Agriculture
$1,000
IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE RESEARCH
Department of Agriculture
-$45.4K
THE ENRICHING SPIRIT LAKE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROJECT
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
Total Audits
10
Clean Audits
7
Material Weakness
No
Noncompliance Issues
No
| Year | Status | Financial Report | Federal Expenditure | Low Risk | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Minor Findings | Unmodified (Clean) | $18.3M | Yes | 2025-12-30 |
| 2024 | Minor Findings | Unmodified (Clean) | $21.7M | Yes | 2024-12-09 |
| 2023 | Minor Findings | Unmodified (Clean) | $22.6M | Yes | 2023-12-06 |
| 2022 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $21M | Yes | 2023-01-10 |
| 2021 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $12.8M | Yes | 2022-01-03 |
| 2020 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $10.6M | Yes | 2021-01-10 |
| 2019 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $10.9M | Yes | 2019-11-19 |
| 2018 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $11.6M | Yes | 2019-01-14 |
| 2017 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $14M | Yes | 2017-12-18 |
| 2016 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $12.6M | Yes | 2016-12-13 |
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$18.3M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$21.7M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$22.6M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$21M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$12.8M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$10.6M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$10.9M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$11.6M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$14M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$12.6M
Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023IRS e-File | $17.6M | $16.2M | $14.7M | $29.6M | $21.5M |
| 2022 | $15.7M | $15.7M | $14.2M | $31.9M | $16.9M |
| 2021 | $14.4M | $14.3M | $13.7M | $31.3M | $15.5M |
| 2020 | $11.5M | $11.5M | $11.7M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2023)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Cynthia Lindquist Through Aug 2024 | President Of College | 40 | $239.8K | $0 | $27.6K | $267.4K |
| Chelly Merkel-Veer | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $103.4K | $0 | $21.8K | $125.3K |
| Steven Smith From Aug 2024 | President Of College | 40 | $73.3K | $0 | $19.4K | $92.7K |
Cynthia Lindquist Through Aug 2024
President Of College
$267.4K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$239.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$27.6K
Chelly Merkel-Veer
Chief Financial Officer
$125.3K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$103.4K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$21.8K
Steven Smith From Aug 2024
President Of College
$92.7K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$73.3K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$19.4K
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collette Brown | Chairperson | 1 | $3,600 | $0 | $0 | $3,600 |
| Curtis Black Through Jun 2024 | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dixie Omen From Sept 2024 | Vice Chair | 1 | $800 | $0 | $0 | $800 |
| Donelda Charboneau | Board Member | 1 | $700 | $0 | $0 | $700 |
| John Lohnes Through Oct 2024 | Vice Chair | 1 | $3,350 | $0 | $0 | $3,350 |
| Mary Greene Trottier |
Collette Brown
Chairperson
$3,600
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$3,600
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Curtis Black Through Jun 2024
Board Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Dixie Omen From Sept 2024
Vice Chair
$800
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$800
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $24.1M |
| $14.9M |
| 2019 | $13.1M | $13M | $12.6M | $23M | $15.1M |
| 2018 | $13.2M | $13.1M | $13.7M | $22.9M | $14.5M |
| 2017 | $11.7M | $11.7M | $12M | $23.6M | $15M |
| 2016 | $12.2M | $12.1M | $13M | $19.3M | $15.4M |
| 2015 | $12.9M | $12.8M | $12.8M | $16.7M | $16.2M |
| 2014 | $12.2M | $12.1M | $11.9M | $16.6M | $16.1M |
| 2013 | $10.3M | $10.3M | $10.6M | $16.4M | $15.8M |
| 2012 | $10.7M | $10.6M | $10.3M | $16.7M | $16.1M |
| 2011 | $11.5M | $11.4M | $8.5M | $16.4M | $15.6M |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data | PDF not yet published by IRS |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | Data |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990 | — |
| 2008 | 990 | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2006 | 990 | — |
| 2005 | 990 | — |
| 2003 | 990 | — |
| 2002 | 990 | — |
| 2001 | 990 | — |
| Board Member |
| 1 |
| $3,100 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $3,100 |
| Tyson Sullivan From Oct 2024 | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wicahpi Tawacinhehomnithrough Feb | Board Member | 1 | $150 | $0 | $0 | $150 |
Donelda Charboneau
Board Member
$700
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$700
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
John Lohnes Through Oct 2024
Vice Chair
$3,350
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$3,350
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Mary Greene Trottier
Board Member
$3,100
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$3,100
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Tyson Sullivan From Oct 2024
Board Member
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Wicahpi Tawacinhehomnithrough Feb
Board Member
$150
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$150
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0