TRIBAL IN HOUSE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- TRIBAL IN HOUSE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 46-2074664)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-07-22
- IRS object ID
- 202512039349200621
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-07-22T11:52:21-06:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | KARMA L WHELCHEL | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 11216 Nassau Dr NE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Albuquerque | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NM | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 87111 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 462074664 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Tribal In-House Counsel Association Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | TRIB | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 145 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Lewis | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CO | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 81327 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Peter Ortego | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 9705604486 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-07-18 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Karma Whelchel | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00734770 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5053854895 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-07-16 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | Yes (X) | AddressChangeInd |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Organization501c | Yes (X) | Organization501cInd |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $152,831 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $126,139 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $12,375 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $14,317 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $14,317 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $152,831 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $7,500 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $48,106 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $113 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $111,310 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $167,029 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$14,198 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $249,968 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $235,770 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $249,968 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $235,770 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $249,968 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $235,770 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $249,968 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $235,770 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Protection and promotion of tribal sovereignty and self determination through sharing of knowledge and experience by in-house counsel who work for tribes and tribal entities. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | TICA Conference | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $126,139 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $97,095 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $97,095 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doreen McPaul | ||||
| President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| James Washinawatok | ||||
| Vice President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Danielle McLean | ||||
| Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Ortego | ||||
| Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Peter Ortego | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 20 West Main Street Suite 209 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Cortez | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CO | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 81321 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 9705604486 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | false | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Line 10 | Rice Scholarships to American Indian Law Center |
| Form 990-EZ, Line 16 | Bank fees, supplies, filing fees, conference expenses, sponsorships, travel, website |