Zuya Wicasa Ta Otipi Warriors Lodge Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Zuya Wicasa Ta OTipi Warriors Lodge provides transitional living wraparound support case management and culturally grounded workforce development to young Native men in the Rapid City South Dakota area and surrounding Lakota communities. The organization exists to create an environment where healing responsibility and the discovery of personal purpose can take root. Warriors Lodge believes that when a young man heals from the trauma the substances the decisions that brought him here and reconnects with who he is as a Lakota man his chances of building a stable meaningful life increase significantly. The goal is not simply sobriety or employment. It is transformation: taking the skills forged out of survival and resilience and redirecting them into a life of purpose and meaning a life worth living. This work is carried out through traditional Lakota values outdoor education life-skills programming and direct community service.
- Income
- $111,000
- Spending
- $59,616
- Reserves
- 10.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $1,000, president ceo
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (3)
- $33,263 spent. Program 3: Workforce Development Rooted in Healing & Cultural Identity Warriors Lodge redefines workforce development. This is not job training in the conventional sense. It is a structured pathway that begins with healing from trauma and the reclamation of Indigenous identity and builds toward a life of self-sufficiency contribution and dignity. Workforce development programming includes: Life-skills development grounded in traditional Lakota values responsibility community and the Seven Lakota Values Whekiye Wohola Wwakhe Wwaiyapi Wka Wksape Whatognake Outdoor education and experiential learning programs that rebuild confidence teamwork and physical and emotional wellness Mentorship and community service pathways that allow participants to give back and develop leadership identity Navigation of employment education and vocational resources once participants have built the internal foundation to engage them sustainably Youth programming that reaches the next generation before trauma becomes entrenched building cultural pride and life purpose from an early age The core belief of Warriors Lodge is that a person cannot build a sustainable livelihood until they have first built a reason to live a life worth living. From that foundation all else becomes possible.
- $15,737 spent. Program 1: Transitional Living & Housing Stability Warriors Lodge provides transitional housing and a stable living environment for young Native men who are working to rebuild their lives after substance use incarceration homelessness or family disruption. The organization recognizes that safe stable housing is the first step in any healing journey. Participants are supported through structured programming community accountability and connection to Lakota cultural practices that rebuild identity and belonging.
- $10,618 spent. Program 2: Trauma-Centered Healing & Case Management Case management at Warriors Lodge begins with healing first. The organization works with young men to understand and address the root trauma and lived experiences that drove substance use and led to unhealthy decisions and behaviors. Staff guide participants through resource navigation connecting them to behavioral health services housing supports legal aid and cultural programming with the understanding that lasting change is built on healing not compliance alone. Warriors Lodge views this work through the lens of Indigenous resilience: the same strengths that allowed Native people to survive generations of trauma are the strengths that can be redirected into a life of purpose. Case managers walk alongside participants not above them.
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 April 2024.
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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