Mission
NKWUSM SALISH LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION INSTITUTE IS A K-8 SCHOOL TEACHING PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBJECTS IN THE SALISH LANGUAGE USING A CULTURALLY RELEVANT CURRICULUM.
Public Charity
NKWUSM
NKWUSM, of ARLEE, MT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.1M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $1.2M in total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $348K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 300086748
ARLEE, MT
Secondary & High Schools
NTEE: B25
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$348K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Nkwusm
How Nkwusm divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $80 for programs
$40
Recreating the process of passing the salish language from parent to child, elder to youth, in an effort to holistically preserve the language, perpetuating the salish tribal way…
$40
Revitalizing traditional practices coinciding with the seasonal movements of the bitterroot salish and qlispe
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$75,000
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$75,000
TO FORWARD THE MISSION OF PROMOTING RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE INSURANCE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
$25,000
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$80,000
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CHAIR
Kelly Rose O'bennick
DIRECTOR
Maryrose Morigeau
SECRETARY
Melanie Sandoval
VICE-CHAIR
Steve Arca
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $1.2M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $966K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $934K | $1.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.2M to $1.1M (-9%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.