EIN 85-4207890

Indigenous People's Education Fund

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
2021
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Indigenous People's Education Fund is a private foundation located in New York, NY. Its purpose is to provide scholarships and other educational support to enrolled members of any state or federally-recognized nation. It primarily funds support for the center for indigenous science in the Institute for Genomic Biology, scholarship awards to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and scholarship awards to other grantees, including the University of Illinois Foundation. It made three grants last year.
Also known as...
The San Filippo Foundation for the Education of Native Americans
Total revenues
$217,623
2023
Total expenses
$151,237
2023
Total assets
$5,907,163
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at Indigenous People's Education Fund

The foundation is sensitive to the need for quality schools in order to give students a strong primary Education that prepares them for college and graduate work. During the course of our work, we will study the issues faced by tribes in relation to the state of its primary school system. We may develop a program to support the betterment of primary Education and schools or school systems that serve enrolled members of any state or federally-recognized native american tribe, and we may support schools and/or pre-college programs related to stem Education that serve enrolled members of any state or federally-recognized native american tribe.during 2023, scholarships were awarded to 10 students in the native pathways program.
The foundation provides scholarships and other educational support to enrolled members of any state or federally-recognized native american tribe, with priority given to members of navajo and lakota tribes. The foundation may prioritize those students who are pursuing a field of study related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics ('stem'), medicine or law, including teachers in those fields, for undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs at an accredited institution of higher learning. The foundation may also support schools and/or pre-college stem Education.

Grants made by Indigenous People's Education Fund

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
American Indian College FundScholarship Awards To Eligible Students in the Native Pathways Program To Facilitate, Encourage and Support Native High School Seniors To Attend College.$72,000
American Indian Science and Engineering SocietyScholarship Awards To Eligible Students in the Native Pathways Program To Facilitate, Encourage and Support Native High School Seniors To Attend College.$30,000

Personnel at Indigenous People's Education Fund

NameTitleCompensation
Noreen WeissExecutive Director and Treasurer$4,438

Financials for Indigenous People's Education Fund

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$100,000
Investment income and dividends$117,623
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$217,623

Form 990s for Indigenous People's Education Fund

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-07-18990PFView PDF
2022-122023-05-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-10990PFView PDF
Data update history
July 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
July 9, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
June 2, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 19, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
Gunnercooke N Weiss 475 Park S 2
New York, NY 10016
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
theknowledgefund.org/ 
Phone
(646) 513-3284
IRS details
EIN
85-4207890
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2021
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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