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Oji Sda Sustainable Indigenous Futures

EIN 84-1701476 · Ithaca, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

A WORLD WHERE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE SEEN, HEARD, HEALTHY AND THRIVING AND THE EARTH IS RESPECTED AND CARED FOR. OJI: SDA EXPANDS INDIGENOUS VISIBILITY, LAND LITERACY AND GOOD HEALTH BY USING INNOVATIVE METHODS OF SHARING ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE.

Income
$51,914
Spending
$129,992
Reserves
2.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%
Highest pay
$58,006, founder & executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 150% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (4)
  1. $53,085 spent. GENERAL PROGRAMS: PROVIDE PROGRAMMING IN THE AREAS OF: PLANT CARE; CULTURAL CAMP; COMMUNITY EDUCATION; INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING; AND DISASTER RESPONSE.
  2. $12,740 spent. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: BY PARTNERING WITH YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, WE PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ON PLANT MEDICINE, INDIGENOUS TEACHINGS, LAND RELATIONSHIPS, SELF CARE, AND TRAUMA HEALING. BY USING A VARIETY OF METHODS: HANDS-ON PROJECTS, MULTIMEDIA, FIELD TRIPS, INDIGENOUS MODALITIES LIKE DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY; RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, BUSINESS PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION; WE FACILITATE AN INTERACTIVE AND PARTICIPATORY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
  3. $6,061 spent. PLANT CARE: WE COMMIT TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE BY CULTIVATING, HARVESTING AND PREPARING HEALING TEAS WITHOUT ANY COST. WE ALSO INSTRUCT AND TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN PLANT MEDICINE, INCLUDING ALL THE STEPS OF PREPARATION. PARTICIPANT'S FROM OUR YOUTH PROGRAM AND THE COMMUNITY GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS TOO, GIVING THEM A SPACE TO STEP INTO THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLES THAT PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
  4. $9,348 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE: CAMP TURTLE, CENTER FOR INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING (CIL), SPRING SUMMIT, VIRTUAL SPRING SUMMIT, TEAM BUILDING.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2008.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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