Public Charity

OCETI WAKAN (SACRED FIREPLACE)

OCETI WAKAN (SACRED FIREPLACE) is a Public Charity headquartered in Pine Ridge, SD. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $833K revenue, $876K expenses, $765K total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $153K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363900385 Pine Ridge, SD Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$833K
Total Expenses$876K
Total Assets$765K
Grant Records8
Funding Total$153K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Preservation of the Lakota culture and language and the healing of the people,

Sample Grants Received

$30,000
TIDES FOUNDATION
2022
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$15,000
TIDES FOUNDATION
2022
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$15,000
The Chicago Community Trust
2021
Support for: - developing a video to introduce the program curriculum to participants - developing videos that go into detail on the Workbook curriculum Life Skills for the Young Native American, Teacher's Manual, and Parent's Handbook within one month after receiving contribution - sending a video, brochure and contact information to all the tribal schools on reservations (approximately 40 reservations) in the central region of the US - expanding to more schools
$25,000
The Chicago Community Trust
2021
Support for: - developing a video to introduce the program curriculum to participants - developing videos that go into detail on the Workbook curriculum Life Skills for the Young Native American, Teacher's Manual, and Parent's Handbook within one month after receiving contribution - sending a video, brochure and contact information to all the tribal schools on reservations (approximately 40 reservations) in the central region of the US - expanding to more schools
$25,000

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Officers & Directors

President Cynthia L Catches
Vice President Justes Scott
Secretary Mini Sak
Treasurer Shannon Long

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Top Grant Purposes

Support for: - developing a video to introduce the program curriculum to participants - developing videos that go into detail on the Workbook curriculum Life Skills for the Young Native American, Teacher's Manual, and Parent's Handbook within one month after receiving contribution - sending a video, brochure and contact information to all the tribal schools on reservations (approximately 40 reservations) in the central region of the US - expanding to more schools
$50,000 2 grants
ARTS AND CULTURE
$30,000 1 grant
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$30,000 2 grants
TRIBAL HEALTH
$19,800 1 grant
General Support
$17,690 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $833K $876K $765K
2023 $698K $782K $1.1M
2022 $1.1M $530K $1.4M
2021 $394K $280K $743K
2020 — — $660K

Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $394K to $833K (+112%), with total assets most recently reported at $765K.

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