Public Charity

CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CANKDESKA CIKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, of FORT TOTTEN, ND, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $14.6M in revenue, $14.4M in expenses, $31.5M in total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 450350756 FORT TOTTEN, ND Two-Year Colleges NTEE: B41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.6M
Total Expenses$14.4M
Total Assets$31.5M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$3.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL, INCLUDING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING. AS A TRIBAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WE EMPHASIZE THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF DAKOTA CULTURE AND LANGUAGE TOWARD THE PERPETUATION OF THE SPIRIT LAKE DAKOTA NATION. THE GOAL IS STUDENT INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.

Where $100 goes at Cankdeska Cikana Community College

How Cankdeska Cikana Community College divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$67 Programs the work itself
$33 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 $67 for programs

$67
Education of students for fall, spring and summer sessions
All program spending
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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

2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$508,037
2025
GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2023, PAID INTERNSHIP GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2023, EMERGENCY AID
$31,856
2024
OPERATIONAL/PROGRAM SUPPORT
$323,632
2024
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$185,892
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$25,000

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

Officers & Directors

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Chelly Merkel-Veer
CHAIRPERSON Collette Brown
FORMER OFFICER Cynthia Lindquist
VICE CHAIR Dixie Omen
BOARD MEMBER Donelda Charboneau
BOARD MEMBER John Lohnes

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,597,286 21 grants
Economic Development
$652,253 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$255,735 1 grant
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$156,895 1 grant
Unspecified
$266,665 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.6M $14.4M $31.5M
2024 $17.6M $14.7M $29.6M
2023 $17.8M $16.1M $29.7M
2022 $15.7M $14.2M $31.9M
2021 $14.4M $13.7M $31.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $14.6M, with total assets most recently reported at $31.5M.

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