2025-10-21T10:05:45-07:00 2024-12-31 933991147 Waywise Accounting LLC 4547 Rainier Ave S 516 Seattle WA 98118 990 2024-01-01 050630992 Na'ah Illahee Fund NAAH 2066595860 423 2nd Ave Ext S Seattle WA 98104 Lisa Fruichantie Executive Director 2066595860 2025-10-09 true true Waywise Accounting LLC P03131254 2064853105 2025-10-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Lisa Fruichantie 423 2nd Ave Ext S 303 Seattle WA 98104 4634266 false X naahillahee.org X 2006 WA Naah Illahee Fund is an Indigenous-led organization rooted in the Northwest region of Turtle Island. We catalyze the ongoing regeneration of Indigenous communities through grantmaking, capacity-building, and cultural revitalization. 5 5 13 20 0 0 3050493 4505305 16388 125700 4073 3261 0 3070954 4634266 1435980 1192212 0 1206177 1188057 2000 408588 1121448 659519 3763605 3041788 -692651 1592478 2435450 4380872 70934 467050 2364516 3913822 X Naah Illahee Fund is an Indigenous-led organization rooted in the Northwest region of Turtle Island. Our mission is to catalyze the ongoing regeneration of Indigenous communities through participatory grantmaking, capacity building, and cultural revitalization that nurtures deep, reciprocal relationships with one another and Mother Earth. false false 1147606 756492 788814 GRANTMAKING - Our grantmaking program provides critical support to Indigenous communities working to protect land, water, culture, and people. Our participatory approach centers Indigeous knowledge systems and ensures that grantmaking reflects the values and priorities of the communities we serve. This year, we administered three grant cycles. POWER OF CEREMONY grants enabled Tribes, cultural leaders, and families to sustain and revitalize traditional ceremonial practices by supporting seasonal and place-based cultural gatherings, spiritual practices, and intergenerational teachings. The INDIGENOUS LIFEWAYS FUND invested in preserving and sharing cultural practices like traditional foods, plant medicines, fishing, basketry, hide tanning, and language. Our funding promotes sovereignty, economic opportunities, and environmental resilience. Finally, as part of a collaborative statewide effort, our HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL grants resourced Native-led organizations addressing ecological disparities and uplifting the wellbeing of both land and people. We partnered with Front & Centered, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Latino Community Fund, and the Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders to distribute a combined $3 million in community capacity building grants across overburdened and historically underserved communities. 705625 435719 796772 FISCAL SPONSORSHIP - We provide financial oversight and guidance to emerging native groups leading important projects in Native communities. We provide resources and support in key areas critical to program success, including financial management, program development, grant writing, and systems development. Young Warrior Society and Native Family Learning Lodge are two fiscally sponsored groups experiencing large growth and success. Young Warrior Society is a cultural land project focused on sharing teachings of traditional foods, medicines, and culture. Native Family Learning Lodge is a childcare facility serving Native children and families through multi-language immersion, nature-based curriculum, and food sovereignty activites. 329040 0 180033 INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP - Our Sovereign Futures Leadership Society is a growing ecosystem of Indigenous leaders and knowledge keepers who are advancing innovative solutions grounded in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), climate resilience, and cultural preservation. In 2024, we conducted a program assessment including community feedback, strengths and assets mapping of past participants, and engaged in strategic planning to reimagine the next phase of Sovereign Futures. With an emphasis on education, skill-sharing, and resourcing, we are preparing to relaunch in 2025 with renewed energy, deepened purpose, and a structure designed to catalyze leadership and movements for self-determined, positive futures across our network of urban, rural, island, and reservation-based Indigenous communities. 164899 0 180033 ELIP TILIKUM, meaning First Peoples, is a Northwest Native land conservancy. 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Grantees are asked to provide narrative and/or financial updates appropriate to the scale of the grant, supplemented by dialogue and relationship-building that allows us to understand the impact of funds in context. This approach ensures funds are used for their intended charitable purposes while also honoring community-defined priorities and Indigenous ways of accountability. Rather than relying solely on transactional reporting, our senior and middle management team members maintain ongoing communication with grantees through regular check-ins, site visits, and gatherings that foster transparency and shared learning. true Buffalo Youth Nation Project 1841 Newton Drive Cheyenne WY 82001 852386703 c3 10000 Indigenous lifeways Center for Populat Research Education and Policy PO Box 1823 Fort Washakie WY 82514 412099500 c3 24400 Indigenous lifeways Chief Leschi Schools 5625 52nd St E Puyallup WA 98371 911597976 Gov 20000 HEAL Coast Salish Youth Coalition PO Box 755 Anacortes WA 98221 990697055 c3 22500 HEAL Coeur d'Alene Tribe 160 11th St PO Box 408 Plummer ID 83851 820255476 Tribal Gov 10000 Indigenous lifeways Community Development Initiative 5523 E Commerce Ave Spokane WA 99212 883481465 c3 20000 HEAL Community Traditions 7031 Cook Ct SE Snoqualmie WA 98065 993213884 c3 20000 HEAL Duwamish Tribal Services 4705 W Marginal Way SW Seattle WA 98106 911122115 c3 25000 HEAL Future Generations Collaborative 935 NE 33rd Ave Portland OR 97232 920293860 c3 11968 Discretionary Haa Tooch Licheesh 114 N Franklin St Ste 106 Juneau AK 99801 922105841 c3 10000 Indigenous lifeways Hipeexnu' kii'u nuun wisiix PO Box 415 Lapwai ID 83540 831557196 c3 7000 Indigenous lifeways Indigenous Creatives Collective 3815 S Othello St Ste 100/348 Seattle WA 98118 861235460 c3 42500 HEAL Indigenous Just Transition 1301 1st Avenue Seattle WA 98101 994837385 c3 50000 HEAL Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation PO Box 856 Ste F303 Wenatchee WA 98807 871933610 c3 40000 HEAL Naa Kaani Native Program 814 NE 40th St Seattle WA 98105 822361294 c3 25000 HEAL Native Family Learning Lodge 8127 S 112th St Seattle WA 98178 884351634 c3 359257 Model C Regranting Native Movement PO Box 83467 Fairbanks AK 99708 680535413 c3 12000 Indigenous lifeways Native Sharing Garden 10615 40th Ave E Tacoma WA 98446 910894461 c3 15000 HEAL Native Village of Afognak 115 Mill Bay Rd Kodiak AK 99615 920164005 Tribal Gov 10000 Indigenous lifeways Nch'i Wana Housing 2505 W 7th St Ste 107 The Dalles OR 97058 871164014 c3 9000 Indigenous lifeways Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment 1820 NW Arcadia Dr Pullman WA 99163 473465431 c3 15000 HEAL Not Our Native Daughters PO Box 1661 Fort Washakie WY 82514 881170614 c3 9500 Indigenous lifeways Organized Village of Kake 540 Keku Rd Kake AK 99830 920074844 Tribal Gov 10000 Indigenous lifeways Piikani Lodge Health Institute 35227 34th Ave S Auburn WA 98001 832766318 c3 25000 HEAL Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe 31912 Little Boston Rd NE Kingston WA 98346 910875163 Tribal Gov 20000 HEAL Protectors of the Ocean 877 Mallott Ave Ste 177 Yakutat AK 99689 994837785 c3 10000 Indigenous lifeways Rooted Resiliency 3694 Galiano Dr Ferndale WA 98248 921903256 c3 6000 Discretionary SaltFire PO Box 866 Suquamish WA 98392 874282834 c3 25000 HEAL SE Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission PO Box 20841 Juneau AK 99802 475389141 c3 23000 Indigenous lifeways TEQWUMA 2144 Stahi Ct SE Olympia WA 98513 992873897 c3 20000 HEAL The Suquamish Indian Tribe 18490 Suquamish Way NE Suquamish WA 98392 910854725 Tribal Gov 10000 HEAL Tulalip Tribes of Washington 6406 Marine Dr Marysville WA 98271 910557816 Tribal Gov 22500 HEAL 32 0 Community grants 66 167227 Pt I Line 2 Naah Illahee Fund practices a relational model of grantmaking rooted in trust, reciprocity, and accountability to Indigenous communities. Grantees are asked to provide narrative and/or financial updates appropriate to the scale of the grant, supplemented by dialogue and relationship-building that allows us to understand the impact of funds in context. This approach ensures funds are used for their intended charitable purposes while also honoring community-defined priorities and Indigenous ways of accountability. Rather than relying solely on transactional reporting, our senior and middle management team members maintain ongoing communication with grantees through regular check-ins, site visits, and gatherings that foster transparency and shared learning. true X X X false false false false false false false false false Susan Balbas 224186 0 0 0 0 0 13444 0 0 0 237630 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 11b We send a draft of the 990 to board members via email for review and provide the opportunity for questions and feedback prior to the Executive Director approving the 990 and our accountant filing it. Pt VI, Line 12c There is an annual check-in with board members to ensure nothing has changed and there are no new conflict concerns with their board responsibilities. Pt VI, Line 15a Compensation analysis was performend by a third party HR firm and reviewed by the Executive Director and Board of Directors. Pt VI, Line 15b Salaries were reviewed by the Board through the annual budget process, approved during a board meeting, and recorded in the meeting minutes. Pt VI, Line 19 Upon request. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d ELIP TILIKUM, meaning First Peoples, is a Northwest Native 164899. 0. 180033.