Oyate Hotanin
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is: To lead a movement for the next 500 years that supports a new era of art, healing, and change. Since 2014, we have been amplifying American Indian thought, voices, and perspectives to complete the missing narratives that hamper deep understanding of our society, spark conversations that bridge divides, and spur action that drives transformation. We create, host, and promote artistic events that draw on our history as the first and most powerful stewards of this nation, building a coalition of individuals and communities that use art, laughter, conversation, and collaborative creativity to heal and transform society one story at a time.
- Income
- $55,608
- Spending
- $94,459
- Reserves
- 7.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Highest pay
- $20,629, director of operations
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 70% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $28,684 spent. b) b) Repair Community Circles. In 2025 we submitted to Department of Children Families and Youth Restorative Practice Initiative to fund our pilot to move the Oyate Hotanin Family Circle and Victim Offender Conversation Practices from concept to application in Ramsey County for individuals returning from long-term incarceration -- and other individuals and families disrupted by violence, trauma, and incarceration -- to help them on a journey towards reconnection and healing, which, in Dakota understanding, means remembering who we are. The proposal was funded and will begin operation in 2026.
- $55,788 spent. a) a) Society of Mother Earth (S.O.M.E): Connecting Land and People through Indigenous Thought for Climate Rescue. We followed a steady approach to achieve our goals. Monthly meetings of the leadership team gave us the center we needed to follow the path we had laid out for ourselves with this project. In many ways we exceeded our goals in ways that are hard to quantify, but we were moved by the quality of the intentions and people who rose up to join us all along the way. Highlights and examples of project outcomes for Buffalo Show; Flower Power; Wilder Buffalo Rides; Special Events; Repair Circles; Climate Grief Heling Circles; and online engagement: Outcome: Expand Number of people engaged: Artists Engaged for paid opportunities - 71 Healing Circles - 12 Buffalo Show Audience - 282 Total Online Audience Engagement: +3,100 YouTube, FB, IG
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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