Lakota Language Consortium Inc
To preserve, revitalize, and help pass on the lakota language for future generations.
Lakota Language Consortium Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $652,900
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $110,208
- -88.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $25,560
- -95.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Lakota Language Consortium Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $174K (2019). In 2021 it reported $500 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $652,900 | $110,208 | $25,560 | — | — |
| 2024 | $639,547 | $914,866 | $614,716 | — | — |
| 2023 | $324,097 | $830,682 | $1,036,031 | — | — |
| 2022 | $529,090 | $897,680 | $931,117 | — | — |
| 2021 | $465,308 | $625,392 | $653,150 | $500 | Total only |
| 2020 | $461,580 | $617,697 | $604,656 | $24,549 | 1 |
| 2019 | $131,784 | $689,502 | $689,631 | $174,377 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lakota Language Consortium Inc
Based on IRS filings
Lakota Language Consortium Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Mandan, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $653K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lakota Language Consortium Inc is led by Sacheen Whitetail Cross, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sacheen Whitetail Cross
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Tipiziwin Tolman
Board Chair
Director → Interim Director, 2024
Interim Director → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
$1K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Ben Black Bear Jr.
Director
Board Vice C → Board Vice Chair, 2021
Board Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
$6K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Iris Eagle Chasing
Director
On filings since 2019
$2K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Richard Two Dogs
Director
On filings since 2022
$8K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Joe Bendickson
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ambrose Joe Luger MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Bernadine Laclaire-Little Thunder
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Travis Condon
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
$830 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Wilhelm Meya
Former Board Chair
Board Chairman → Board Chair, 2021
Board Chair → Former Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
$96K (2019) → $13K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: Jan Ullrich (2019–2024) — Director & Linguist
- Former: Kevin Locke (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $13K, to Wilhelm Meya (Former Board Chair).
Frequently asked questions about Lakota Language Consortium Inc
How large is Lakota Language Consortium Inc?
Lakota Language Consortium Inc reported $653K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $110K.
What is Lakota Language Consortium Inc?
Lakota Language Consortium Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Mandan, ND. It holds $653K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lakota Language Consortium Inc operate?
Lakota Language Consortium Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Lakota Language Consortium Inc's EIN?
Lakota Language Consortium Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1158601. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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