NonprofitsOweesta Corporation

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Oweesta Corporation

LONGMONT, CO

Total revenue

$19.1M

Total expenses

$11.1M

Net assets

$35.1M

Grants received

$24.1M

55 grants

EIN

541970097

Tax year

2024

Mission

To provide economic assistance, loan capital and training to native tribes, communities and peoples.

Programs

1 program

Lending and other - oweesta provides capitalization to qualifying organizations, enabling them to reinvest the capital back into their communities and programs and/or to use as leverage to attract other capital. Oweesta makes loans to various types of native community development financial institutions such as small business loan funds and credit associations to make consumer, business and housing loans. Oweesta also lends to housing loan funds for capitalizing construction loan funds or for mortgage lending.

Expenses: $1.2M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$17.0M
Program service revenue$1.8M
Investment income$252K
Other revenue
Total revenue$19.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.1M
Salaries & benefits$3.5M
Fundraising$438K
Other expenses$5.4M
Total expenses$11.1M
Total assets$117.8M
Net assets$35.1M

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHRYSTEL CORNELIUS

CEO

Board

$255K

40 hrs/wk

FLORENCE LUDKA

CFO

Board

$243K

40 hrs/wk

ROBIN DANNER

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DEREK VALDO

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SUSAN HAMMOND

SECRETARY/TR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JEFF BOWMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

FRAN LUTZ

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RODGER BOYD

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

HEATHER TAYLOR

COO

Staff

$186K

40 hrs/wk

JAMIE OLSON

DIRECTOR OF

Staff

$127K

40 hrs/wk

DEBBIE POWERS

ACCOUNTANT

Staff

$121K

40 hrs/wk

ALEXANDRA SHAUGHNESSY

DIR INVESTME

Staff

$104K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

BAKER TILLY US LLP

CONSULTING SVCS

$718K

CRAFTSMAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC

CONSULTING SVCS

$442K

Grants received

Showing 55 of 55

FromAmountPurposeYear
$400K
EMPOWERING NATIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CDFI ADVANCEMENT
2024
$375K
82479 INITIATING A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO ELEVATE SOLUTIONS TO DISPLACEMENT AND PARTICIPATING IN THE RWJF ANTIDISPLACEMENT COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
2024
$310K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$200K
Community Development
2024
$150K
OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT
2024
$125K
80373 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE OWEESTA CORPORATION, 2022-2024
2024
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$7M
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$1.0M
SUPPORT FOR THE PARTNERS FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM
2023
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$400K
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY - NATIONAL
2023
$350K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2023
$50K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$1.2M
SUPPORT FOR THE PARTNERS FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM
2022
$750K
OFN CDFI TECH GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY GOOGLE.ORG
2022
$500K
NATIONAL NATIVE CDFI CAPACITY BUILDING AND RESILIENCY INITIATIVE
2022
$311K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250K
79599 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE OWEESTA CORPORATION, 2022-2023
2022
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR NATIVE CDFI GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY
2022
$200K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$125K
80373 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE OWEESTA CORPORATION, 2022-2024
2022
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$50K
EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2022
$30K
DESIGNATED PAYMENT BY CHRYSTEL CORNELIUS, 2022 HEINZ AWARD WINNER - ECONOMY
2022
$1M
FINANCE JUSTICE FUND SUBGRANT
2021
$750K
General operating support
2021
$750K
General operating support
2021
$500K
in support of general operations.
2021
$500K
to provide general operating support.
2021
$179K
GRANT FOR PARTICIPATION IN RURAL TRANSFORMATION WORKING GROUPS
2021
$100K
FAMILY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2021
$100K
FAMILY ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
2021
$750K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$650K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$200K
NATIVE CDFI CAPITALIZATION: NETWORKING FOR INVESTMENT
2020
$50K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$50K
Vulnerable Peoples
2020
$5K
General Operations
2020
$1.5M
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$255K
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
2019
$11K
CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE CDFI
2018
$9K
REGIONAL MTGS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIVE CDFI
2018
$20K
EXPENDABLE GRANTS
2017

Funded by

$24.1M from 22 funders · 55 grants · 2017–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$10.8M · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Federation Of Appalachian Housing

$2.6M · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Opportunity Finance Network

$1.8M · 4 grants · 2018–2022

Impactassetsinc

$1.6M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

$1.5M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Northwest Area Foundation

$1.1M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$1M · 2 grants · 2021

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

$875K · 4 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN541970097
NTEE codeS20
Subsection03
Ruling date2000-06
Formed1999
Employees27
Volunteers6
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