NonprofitsMigizi Communications Inc

Education

Migizi Communications Inc

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Total revenue

$2.8M

Total expenses

$1.8M

Net assets

$13.4M

Grants received

$7.7M

155 grants

EIN

411379114

Tax year

2024

Mission

MIGIZI acts as a circle of support that nurtures the development of American Indian youth in education, employment, and cultural and social connectivity, and advances a message of success, well-being, and justice.

Programs

3 programs

Green Tech Institute: A career pathway program that trains youth ages 14-21 in STEM education dedicated to sustainable green energies that includes solar, energy, pollution, transportation and other green energy concepts that lead to careers in the field. Youth are in this paid training for up to 60 hours over 9 weeks after school. In the summer we partner with Step Up Minneapolis and Right Track St. Paul to employee 15 youth over 9 weeks for up to 200 hours. Youth may pursue an internship with a partner organization or within MIGIZI for contracted projects once training is complete.

Expenses: $365K

First Person Productions:A career pathway program that trains youth ages 14-21 in media careers that includes film, photography, graphic design, podcasting, radio and social media and marketing. Youth are in this paid training for up to 60 hours over 9 weeks after school. In the summer we partner with Step Up Minneapolis and Right Track St. Paul to employ 15 youth over 9 weeks for up to 200 hours. Youth may pursue an internship with a partner organization or within MIGIZI for contracted projects once training is complete.

Expenses: $355K

Best Buy Teen Tech Center:Through the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, MIGIZI provides hands-on learning opportunities in technology which includes recording studio, vinyl press, vinyl cutter, adobe design and many other tools to help MIGIZI provide equal access to technology that opens a wide world of opportunities. In the BBTTC, students can work on academic assignments and career training projects that will develop their skills as leaders in technology.

Expenses: $154K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.4M
Program service revenue$125K
Investment income$248K
Other revenue$21K
Total revenue$2.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$934K
Fundraising$249K
Other expenses$789K
Total expenses$1.8M
Total assets$14.8M
Net assets$13.4M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Kelly Drummer

President

Board

$153K

40 hrs/wk

Tiffany Hand

Vice Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Joseph Erickson

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

Melissa Wallace

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

Maurielle Storms

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Kendrick Buffalo

Chair

Board

2 hrs/wk

Sierra Villebrun

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Nick Metcalf

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Kyle McGaa

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Rjay Brunkow

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Holly Miskitoos Henning

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 155 of 155

FromAmountPurposeYear
$116K
DONOR ADVISED, EDUCATION
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$100K
MIGIZIS GREEN TECH INSTITUTE
2024
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$70K
WFM GRANT PRTOGRAM
2024
$50K
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - HOMETOWN
2024
$40K
Opportunity Reboot
2024
$33K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$22K
Youth Gift Baskets; general operating support; girlsBEST Renewal grant
2024
$12K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$11K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2024
$10K
GRANT - INDIGENOUS PATHWAYS
2024
$7K
Public Charity Support
2024
$5K
GOS
2024
$1K
EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARD
2024
$204K
EDUCATION, DONOR-ADVISED, EDUCATION
2023
$100K
GREEN JOBS PATHWAY
2023
$85K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$75K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$70K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$52K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
2023
$50K
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - HOMETOWN
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$31K
general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the Rest Up Awards; with the goals of the girlsBEST Fund, outlined in your submitted proposal; Migizi CLAW
2023
$30K
CULTURAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMIC WELL-BEING
2023
$15K
MATCH CREDIT CARD DONATION (501(C)3) STEM CAREER PATHWAYS
2023
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$13K
TO HELP FIGHT INEQUALITIES, INJUSTICE AND INTOLERANCE IN ALL ITS FORMS
2023
$10K
GRANT - INDIGENOUS PATHWAYS
2023
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$5K
GOS
2023
$3K
EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARD
2023
$2K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$736K
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, EDUCATION
2022
$385K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$200K
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2022
$100K
CAPITAL
2022
$100K
CAPITAL
2022
$85K
CAPITAL AND CAPACITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN REQUEST
2022
$76K
General Operating Grant, Opportunity Reboot, advancing youth development and career pathways
2022
$75K
RECOVERY CAPITAL LOAN FORGIVENESS
2022
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$75K
GREEN JOBS PATHWAY
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$40K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of providing a strong circle of support that nurtures the educational, social, economic and cultural development of American Indian youth by providing general operating support
2022
$35K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2022
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$25K
Program Support
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$15K
STEM CAREER PATHWAYS
2022
$13K
CULTURAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMIC WELL-BEING (CLAW)
2022
$13K
CULTURAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMIC WELL-BEING (CLAW)
2022
$12K
TICKETS TO KIDS
2022
$12K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$10K
GENERAL PROGRAM FUND
2022
$5K
GOS
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$3K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$138K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of providing a strong circle of support that nurtures the educational, social, economic and cultural development of American Indian youth by providing general operating support
2021
$75K
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, EDUCATION
2021
$55K
General Support
2021
$51K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2021
$50K
PRESIDENT'S PARTNERSHIP FUND
2021
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$27K
For general operations, honorarium for the Leadership & Legacy luncheon panel; General operating support to advance your mission as it aligns with goals of the Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota
2021
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$8K
EDUCATION GRANT
2021
$250K
enable the organization to achieve its mission of providing a strong circle of support that nurtures the educational, social, economic and cultural development of American Indian youth by providing general operating support
2020
$190K
Unrestricted
2020
$148K
Opportunity Reboot, advancing youth development and career pathways, Discretionary Grant, President's Fund, and COVID-19 Emergency Response
2020
$137K
General Support
2020
$110K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$100K
To support restructure and capacity building for Green Jobs and First Person Productions
2020
$100K
To support restructure and capacity building for Green Jobs and First Person Productions
2020
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$71K
SUPPORT TO REBUILD AFTER FIRES/SUPPORT OF NATIVE COMMUNITY
2020
$61K
LEGACY CULTURAL HERITAGE GRANT
2020
$57K
COVID-19 general operating support; general operations; general operations to advance transformative adaptation within your work and mission; for general operations to advance your mission as it aligns with goals of the Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota.
2020
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$38K
COVID RELIEF/GEN OP/DIGITAL EQUITY INITIATIVE
2020
$25K
CAPITAL
2020
$25K
CAPITAL
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$24K
for educational support to aid students in instruction in Home Energy Audit
2020
$17K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$15K
GREEN JOBS PATHWAY
2020
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2020
$10K
FUNDS DIRECTED TO REBUILD THE BUILDING AND RESOURCES AT THIS NP FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH
2020
$9K
GENERAL CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2020
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$5K
MIGIZI ACTS AS A CIRCLE OF SUPPORT THAT NURTURES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH IN ORDER TO UNLEASH THEIR CREATIVITY AND DREAMS TO BENEFIT THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY.
2020
$5K
SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSIST THEM IN REBUILDING AFTER CIVIL UNREST
2020
$5K
2020 EDUCATION GRANT
2020
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$500
EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT(S)
2020
$500
EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARD
2020
$400
HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$255
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2020
$212
In support of general operations.
2020
$125
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
2020
$100
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2020
$100
Matching Grant
2020
$75
DOLLARS FOR DOERS
2020
$53
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$25K
MULTIPLE GRANTS
2019
$21K
Economic Development
2019
$5K
ECON. AND COMMUNITY DEVELOP.-HUMANITARIAN-DAF
2019
$202K
Opportunity Reboot
2018
$30K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2018
$25K
ADVANCING EQUITY FOR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS - 348630
2018
$8K
PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY HEALTH & FITNESS
2018
$75K
ADVANCING EQUITY FOR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS - 348630
2017
$20K
Economic Development
2017

Funded by

$7.7M from 67 funders · 155 grants · 2017–2024

The Minneapolis Foundation

$1.3M · 7 grants · 2017–2024

Mightycause Charitable Foundation

$871K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Cargill Foundation

$585K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Youthprise

$467K · 4 grants · 2018–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$428K · 4 grants · 2020–2022

Northwest Area Foundation

$300K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Headwaters Foundation For Justice

$295K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Hrk Foundation

$265K · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN411379114
NTEE codeB61Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1980-07
Formed1977
Employees81
Volunteers44
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