Public Charity

LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWE UNIVERSITY

LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWE UNIVERSITY is a Public Charity headquartered in HAYWARD, WI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $18.6M revenue, $10.3M expenses, $29.4M total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 391453493 HAYWARD, WI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.6M
Total Expenses$10.3M
Total Assets$29.4M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWE UNIVERSITY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ANISHINAABE COMMUNITIES WITH POST-SECONDARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION WHILE ADVANCING THE LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY OF THE OJIBWE. IN CARRYING OUT THE MISSION, THE LAC COURTE OREILLES OJIBWE UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM WILL REFLECT OJIBWE CULTURE AND TRIBAL SELF-DETERMINATION. THE UNIVERSITY WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL SELF-IMPROVEMENT IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD, WHILE MAINTAINING THE CULTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE OJIBWE.

Where $100 goes at Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University

How Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$71 Programs the work itself
$29 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 $71 for programs

$71
Provided instruction in associate degree, bachelor degree, master degree, diploma, and continuing education programs to 35 students in the summer semester, 208 students in the fall semester, and…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 35 students; 208 students; 192 students
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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

ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC
2025
GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2023, PAID INTERNSHIP GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2023, EMERGENCY AID
$36,193
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
2024
OPERATIONAL/PROGRAM SUPPORT
$473,462
$240,648
Sovereign Equity Fund
2024
Food Sovereignty / Cultural Foodways Initiative
$100,000
ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INC
2024
Grant, Project Success 2023, Paid Internship Grant, Project Success 2023, Emergency Aid
$37,560

Showing up to 5 of 32 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Daryl Coons Jr
DIRECTOR Gary Gerber
CHAIR Jason Bisonette
CFO Jodee Smith
PRESIDENT Karen Breit
DIRECTOR Kyle Van Acker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,600,198 24 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$100,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$66,244 2 grants
Education
$31,110 3 grants
Economic Development
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18.6M $10.3M $29.4M
2024 $9.1M $9.3M $19.9M
2023 $11.5M $9.7M $22.0M
2022 $14.8M $9.2M $22.7M
2021 $10.2M $7.8M $16.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.2M to $18.6M (+82%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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