Blackfeet Eco Knowledge Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Blackfeet ECO Knowledge's mission is to revive and preserve Indigenous traditional knowledge systems that focus on the reciprocal relationship between bio-cultural diversity, where people and the environment work together for sustainability. The goal is to ensure cultural perpetuity by passing this knowledge to future generations for the protection of the environment.
- Income
- $938,663
- Spending
- $862,327
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 2
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 39% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $651,692 spent. Blackfeet ECO Knowledge Inc. furthered its exempt purposes by implementing Indigenous-led cultural restoration, education, stewardship, and community healing programs for the Niitsitapi/Blackfeet community. The organizations work focused on reviving, preserving, and promoting Indigenous traditional knowledge systems and reconnecting community members with land, language, ceremony, and iinii/buffalo. During the year, the organizations Way of Life programming supported sacred rematriation, intergenerational knowledge exchange, and culturally grounded healing. Activities included collaboration with museums and cultural partners regarding the return of sacred Blackfeet objects and bundles, and workshops in which Elders shared traditional ecological knowledge, oral histories, and spiritual principles with youth. The organization also advanced iinii/buffalo restoration through habitat stewardship, bio-cultural restoration, youth immersion activities, and educational preservation initiatives. The accomplishment report describes management and monitoring of approximately 36,000 acres of intact ancestral rangeland for free-roaming buffalo, youth field-based buffalo encounters, and development of an extended reality educational project to preserve and teach about the ancestral Blackfeet buffalo jump. Through the Circle Camp Initiative, Blackfeet ECO Knowledge Inc. provided land-based and culturally immersive programming, including outdoor language nests, seasonal decolonization camps, and traditional arts and skills instruction. Activities included plant identification, food systems preparation, and environmental preservation techniques designed to strengthen cultural continuity and practical land-based knowledge. The organization further conducted planning and capacity-building work to support tribal co-stewardship in the Badger-Two Medicine landscape by coordinating with tribal, federal, cross-border, and nonprofit conservation partners. It also advanced planning for a stackable credits framework intended to support buffalo rematriation and future land acquisition through carbon, biodiversity, and cultural value credit design. Collectively, these programs served tribal youth, Elders, language instructors, cultural advisors, local leaders, tribal departments, and other community partners engaged in Indigenous cultural preservation and land stewardship.
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 October 2022.
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 October 21, 2026.
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