Public Charity

WAADOOKODAADING OJIBWE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE INC

Based in HAYWARD, WI, WAADOOKODAADING OJIBWE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.4M in revenue, $2.3M in expenses, $3.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.0M.

EIN: 392034477 HAYWARD, WI Special Education NTEE: B28 Latest filing: 2025

Organization Summary

Grant Records 7

Filing History 2021–2025

Funding Total $2.0M

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Financial Snapshot · 2025

Total Revenue $2.4M

Total Expenses $2.3M

Total Assets $3.1M

Total Revenue$2.4M

Total Expenses$2.3M

Total Assets$3.1M

Grant Records7

Funding Total$2.0M

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF WAADOOKODAADING IS TO CREATE PROFICIENT SPEAKERS OF THE OJIBWE LANGUAGE WHO ARE ABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD. THE SCHOOL WILL BE A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL UNDERSTANDING AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. WE EXPECT THAT STUDENTS WILL BE GROUNDED IN LOCAL LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS, WHILE AWARE OF GLOBAL CONCERNS. OUR AIM IS TO FOSTER A LOVE OF LEARNING WHILE TEACHING THE SKILLS THAT WILL ENABLE STUDENTS TO CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PLANET.

Where $100 goes at Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute Inc

How Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$96 Programs the work itself

$4 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 $96 for programs

$96

Create proficient speakers of the ojibwe language who are able to meet the challenges of our rapidly changing world

All program spending

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

The Chicago Community Trust

2023

General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes

$1,500,000

NDN COLLECTIVE INC

2023

COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION

$200,000

NDN COLLECTIVE INC

2021

COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION

$200,000

NETWORK FOR GOOD

2021

UNRESTRICTED

$9,469

FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

2020

Economic Development

$12,500

Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Brian Bisonette

TREASURER Danielle Grover

CHAIR Kelly Nayquonabe

BOARD MEMBER Lisa Laronge

SECRETARY Lorene Wielgot

BOARD MEMBER Nicole Smith

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$1,909,469 4 grants

Economic Development

$40,500 2 grants

Unspecified

$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2.4M	$2.3M	$3.1M
2024	$3.5M	$1.8M	$3.2M
2023	$1.4M	$1.4M	$1.6M
2022	$1.4M	$1.3M	$1.3M
2021	$1.7M	$1.7M	$985K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $2.4M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.1M.

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