Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 24,979,589 | 43,993,007 | 40,635,702 | 27,451,435 | 23,582,771 | 160,642,504 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 24,979,589 | 43,993,007 | 40,635,702 | 27,451,435 | 23,582,771 | 160,642,504 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 8,804,799 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 151,837,705 | |||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 24,979,589 | 43,993,007 | 40,635,702 | 27,451,435 | 23,582,771 | 160,642,504 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 11,072 | 77,096 | 213,271 | 169,074 | 189,468 | 659,981 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | 0 | 10,900 | 22,453 | 2,026 | 35,379 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 161,337,864 | |||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, SECTION C, LINE 14 | PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2019: PWNA has a public support percentage of 95.41% for the 5 year period. In 2015, the organization was required to file an initial return as a result of incorporating in a new state. For financial statement purposes, Partnership with Native Americans and National Relief Charities are treated as the same entity. |
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE THE 990. ONCE PREPARED, THE CFO AND CEO REVIEW THE FORM WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | PROCESS TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE CEO AND ALL SENIOR EMPLOYEES SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. ADDITIONALLY, OUR EMPLOYEE REFERENCE GUIDE HAS A SECTION ON OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND NEW EMPLOYEES RECEIVE AND SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE POLICY AND COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE UPON HIRE. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IF ANY, ARE RESOLVED AS THEY ARISE. IF ANY DIRECTOR DISCLOSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEY ARE ALSO ASKED TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | REVIEW OF CEO OR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL COMPENSATION: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY CONDUCTS A FORMAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL OF THE CEO, INCLUDING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. EVERY 2-3 YEARS COMPENSATION DATA FOR CEO'S OF SIMILARLY SIZED NON-PROFITS IS GATHERED AND COMPARED WITH THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. THE FINAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND ANY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B | REVIEW OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION: AN EXTERNAL CONSULTING FIRM CONCLUDED A COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW IN 2016 TO INCLUDE ALL OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES' JOB FUNCTIONS AND COMPENSATION, INCLUDING COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN SIZE AND FUNCTION. THE COMPENSATION STUDY WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND EACH EMPLOYEE RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ROLE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE STUDY. THE STUDY IS UPDATED TO ADD NEW POSITIONS OR MODIFY EXISTING POSITIONS THAT HAVE CHANGED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | Availability of Documents: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 990'S, AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON PWNA'S WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTLY DOES NOT PUBLISH ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BUT WILL PROVIDE THEM UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, ITEM C | DOING BUSINESS AS: AMERICAN INDIAN RELIEF COUNCIL (AIRC), COUNCIL OF INDIAN NATIONS (CIN), AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION FUND (AIEF), SOUTHWEST INDIAN RELIEF COUNCIL (SWIRC), SIOUX NATION RELIEF FUND (SNRF), NAVAJO RELIEF FUND (NRF), NATIVE AMERICAN AID (NAA), NATIONAL RELIEF CHARITIES (NRC), RESERVATION ANIMAL RESCUE (RAR), Northern Plains Reservation Aid (NPRA) & Southwest Reservation Aid (SWRA). |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES: (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1)...HOLIDAY SUPPORT AND ANIMAL WELFARE. PWNA's Dual Role and Humanitarian Service Strategy: In 2015, our organization's name was changed to Partnership With Native Americans to better communicate our mission and connection to tribal communities. PWNA believes that Native American peoples have the power within themselves to build strong communities. The community members we work with know the challenges that exist and are finding solutions to them. We are a trusted partner and resource to lift their efforts - to champion hope and support for their success today and tomorrow. pwna takes a dual approach to serving Native Americans, responding to immediate needs in reservation communities by providing food, water, and other critical materials, and supporting community-based projects that sustainably address the core symptoms of poverty and contribute to self-sufficiency. Our organization approaches humanitarian service through an asset based community development (ABCD) framework which encompasses all strands of services in program logic model (material services, capacity building, community building and higher education). this ensures we build on assets present in the communities we serve and bring together individuals, programs, and outside resources to leverage the social capital of a much larger network mobilizing toward a common solution. Local participation and empowerment lie at the core of ABCD and lead toward sustainable community gains for the reservations, communities, programs and people PWNA serves. See www.nativepartnership.org to learn more. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTH: (CONTINUED FROM PART III) SITUATION CONTINUED: These clinics are often long distances away only 500 clinics serve the 574 federally recognized tribes (less than 1 per reservation) and lack of transportation is an issue for many. Because this government-run health program is severely underfunded and understaffed for the population and need it was intended to address, I.H.S. focuses on healthcare crises rather than preventive care. PWNA thus supports reservation programs providing preventative care, home health visits and health education for long-term impact, helping them address diabetes at epidemic levels, obesity even for youth, tuberculosis seven times higher for Native Americans, more cancer-related disparities than any minority group in the U.S., higher infant mortality and lower life expectancy for some Native men (especially in the Northern Plains). A long history of oppression has contributed to the limited view of opportunities many Native Americans envision for themselves and their families. Supporting self-determination and reservation partners that require people to take part actively in community projects/services to receive materials and services from PWNA adds to individual and community well-being. PWNA RESPONSE: In 2019, PWNA supported healthy lifestyle programs and community activities for approximately 151,023 people. Among them, some 138,198 people participated in health events or other projects hosted by our reservation partners to increase community involvement in youth services, elderly service programs and wellness initiatives. New mothers participated in pre- and post-natal care, parenting and behavioral health programs, receiving baby baskets full of essential products. PWNA supported 397 reservation partners who conducted health screenings for diabetes, high blood pressure, tuberculosis and cancer; education classes on diabetes prevention, healthy nutrition and heart health; youth education such as suicide awareness and prevention; health appointments for immunizations, hospital post-release and medication monitoring; and home visits with those who are homebound or otherwise unable to access services. We also supported 173 partners who hosted community-wide wellness events and flu clinics, youth and cultural camps, language preservation and more. Additionally, with the support of Newmans Own Foundation, PWNA continued its critical Train-the-Trainer (T3) service, utilizing Native American chefs who emphasize preparing healthy meals with ancestral and locally available foods. We trained 72 additional professionals who prepare meals for tribal members on remote reservations. These T3 participants immediately demonstrated their newly acquired skills by preparing healthy public meals for approximately 415 people from 8 tribes, including Crow Creek, Cheyenne River, Northern Cheyenne, Pine Ridge, Hopi, Navajo, Southern Ute and Ute people who in turn have the potential to impact nutrition for six more people each (about 2,490). *DBA programs of PWNA for Health services: Southwest Reservation Aid (SWRA), Northern Plains Reservation Aid (NRPA), Southwest Indian Relief Council (SWIRC), Navajo Relief Fund (NRF), Sioux Nation Relief Fund (SNRF) and Native American Aid (NAA). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | education services: (CONTINUED FROM PART III) situation continued: About 17% of Native American students start college, and only 13% of Native Americans hold a college degree. Contrary to public perception, college is not free for Native Americans, but Native students are often slow to ask for aid, believing college is not an option for them. Thus, non-native students are twice as likely to achieve an undergraduate degree. PWNA RESPONSE: By addressing both immediate and long-term educational needs, PWNA helps our partner schools and colleges motivate students and improve retention. In 2019, PWNA furnished school supplies for approximately 20,313 K-12 students at 68 schools, and essential supplies to support literacy for more than 8,700 children across 10 reservations, motivating reading and parent-child reading time and supporting reading comprehension. TOMS shoes/footware was distributed at Community Events serving More than 24,500 students. PWNA also supports Native American students pursuing a higher education, awarding scholarships to applicants who are most often in the middle range of the academic ranking and may not be considered by other providers despite their serious drive and proven ability to overcome obstacles. The academic-year completion rate for students who receive PWNA scholarships is 90-95%, considerably higher than the national average. PWNA credits this success to our individualized mentorship program and our unique selection process of identifying candidates with a likelihood of overcoming the first-year challenges that are unique to Native students. To increase funding for Native students, PWNA awarded nearly $120,000 in undergraduate and graduate scholarships in 2019 and awarded nearly $33,000 in grants to tribal colleges, universities, and other groups committed to Native education, impacting college access and retention for approximately 41 Native American scholars. With the support of Walmart Foundation, we awarded several laptops to first-year students. And with the support of the PepsiCo Foundation, PWNA completed the inaugural cohort of our Strong Native Women program. Through this all-women cohort based on our Four Directions Development Program (4D), we provided personal and professional development training to Native women who are emerging leaders and want to make greater contributions to their tribal communities. The cohort began in 2018 and completed in 2019, with graduates representing 7 tribes in Arizona and New Mexico. *DBA programs of PWNA for Education: American Indian Education Fund (AIEF) |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | emergency services: (CONTINUED FROM PART III) situation continued: PWNA is a reliable first responder quick to respond to tribes when disaster relief is needed. Some communities also experience acute or chronic contaminated-water emergencies. Additionally, 90,000 Native Americans are homeless and 40% of Native Americans live in sub-standard, overcrowded housing, with the typical wait time for tribal housing assistance at three years or more. PWNA RESPONSE: PWNA provided supplies to residential shelters for the aged, homeless, disabled and domestic abuse victims, assisting approximately 25,084 people in 2019. We supplied winter fuel for about 393 Elders of the Rosebud, Northern Cheyenne, Zuni and Navajo nations, as well as winter and summer emergency kits for about 2,182 Elders of the Cheyenne River, Gros Ventre and Assiniboine, Northern Cheyenne, Omaha, Rosebud, Standing Rock, Navajo and Quechan tribes, the Sisseton Wahpeton tribes on the Spirit Lake and Lake Traverse reservations, and the Hopi, Santa Clara, Kewa and Picuris pueblo peoples. These emergency kits equipped Native Elders with supplies such as blankets, batteries, candles, water, nonperishable food and other items helpful during winter storms, and water, sunscreen, bug spray, fire extinguishers and other items helpful during summer heat, storms and outages. PWNA rotates its seasonal readiness services to different communities in the Plains and Southwest to avoid creating dependency, but the level of need suggests increasing these services as funding permits. In 2019, two tribal communities - Oglala Sioux and White mountain Apache reached out to PWNA for disaster relief due to flooding and an extended power outage, respectively. We responded with more than 17,000 pounds of MREs, bottled water, hygiene kits, diapers, blankets and other critical supplies as appropriate to each incident, aiding approximately 225 tribal citizens impacted by the emergencies. Additionally, with support of Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies and a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Red Cross, PWNA expanded its capacity building to support tribal readiness to respond when disaster strikes. This included 20 emergency preparedness trainings, often including CPR and AED certification training, for about 336 participants across 8 communities of the Pine Ridge, Crow Creek, Cheyenne River and Lake Traverse reservations. We also completed 27 community engagement activities involving about 427 participants in 6 communities focused on tribal- and self-directed emergency preparedness. *DBA programs of PWNA for Emergency services: Southwest Reservation Aid (SWRA), Northern Plains Reservation Aid (NRPA), Southwest Indian Relief Council (SWIRC), Navajo Relief Fund (NRF), Sioux Nation Relief Fund (SNRF) and Native American Aid (NAA). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | HOLIDAY: (includes $1,742,663 in material grants) PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: To help our reservation partners spread community cheer and involvement at times when families may be experiencing more disenfranchisement and seasonal stress. SITUATION: Native American Elders and children on the reservations we assist are certainly aware of holidays celebrated across the U.S., but frequently their families cannot afford holiday gifts or celebrations. Up to 43% of Native American children live in poverty and 61% live in low-income households, many of them raised by grandparents on severely limited, fixed incomes such as social security. Poverty rates in the hundreds of tribal communities served by PWNA range from 38% to 63%. PWNA RESPONSE: During the 2019 holidays, we helped 125 reservation partners address immediate needs by distributing stockings or holiday gift bags filled with practical items to about 20,503 delighted children and Elders. Our partners also used these and other events to promote skill building and volunteerism across 20 different reservations in the Northern Plains and 15 reservations in the Southwest. *DBA programs of PWNA for Holiday support: Southwest Reservation Aid (SWRA), Northern Plains Reservation Aid (NRPA), Southwest Indian Relief Council (SWIRC) and Sioux Nation Relief Fund (SNRF). FOOD & WATER: (includes $990,613 in material grants) PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: To ease food insecurity by supporting food sovereignty and local access to healthy foods among Native American Elders, children and families on the reservations we serve. SITUATION: Low food security insufficient food quality or variety for dietary health is a key issue on the impoverished reservations in our service area, fueling high rates of nutrition-related diseases such as diabetes and obesity when families must turn to less expensive but fatty and high-carbohydrate foods and plates often devoid of fresh vegetables. Food hardship - the inability to afford enough food for yourself and your family - is also on the rise, especially for homes with children, according to a 2018 study by the Food & Action Center. Nationwide, the food hardship rate is 16-19%, compared to 23% for Native American families. A growing number of food banks lack enough food to meet demand, and now, rather than an emergency solution, food aid has become a staple or long-term solution for more and more people who consistently need extra help to obtain enough healthy food with their severely limited financial resources. This is certainly the case for many families and food banks in the communities PWNA serves, along with another hardship - contaminated drinking water. PWNA RESPONSE: PWNA provided immediate relief by continuing our food deliveries in 2019, and our trucks and staff traveled approximately 168,500 miles to deliver these and other essential supplies. Our food boxes helped food pantries feed about 23,162 people. The staple foods we supplied for Elderly Nutrition Programs and soup kitchens helped provide approximately 11,698 Native American Elders hot meals 5 days a week. Our emergency and breakfast foods supported about 3,947 people, and our Thanksgiving and Christmas community meals helped feed about 11,545 people. Taking a long-term view of food sovereignty and capacity building, PWNA continued supporting the Native American Food Cohort sponsored by Newmans Own Foundation, working alongside other Native nonprofits to uncover possible enhancements of Native food systems. See also Health section on Schedule O for our train-the-trainer (T3) initiatives to support healthier nutrition. *DBA programs of PWNA for Food services: Southwest Reservation Aid (SWRA), Northern Plains Reservation Aid (NRPA), Southwest Indian Relief Council (SWIRC), Navajo Relief Fund (NRF), Sioux Nation Relief Fund (SNRF) and Native American Aid (NAA). ANIMAL WELFARE: (Grants of $122,709 including $82,709 materials, plus $40,000 in cash grants) PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: To support programs concerned with animal welfare and related human health risk in tribal communities. SITUATION: Animal welfare and the problems created from overpopulated and stray animals are immense for some reservation communities, including disease, animal bites, rabies and other safety concerns. Because of this, PWNA supports reservation programs that spay, neuter and vaccinate animals of the reservation; educate communities on proper care of animals; and enable animal groups to care for more animals. PWNA RESPONSE: In 2019, PWNA supported immediate and long-term community concerns related to animal welfare. We supplied veterinary programs with nearly 15,000 pounds of supplies to help care for about 2,814 animals during rescue, rehab and placement by our animal welfare partners. PWNA also awarded $40,000 in grants, enabling spay/neuter services for 371 animals and countering overpopulation and related community health risk on the Omaha and Wind River reservations in the Northern Plains and the Cocopah, Colorado River, Hopi and Navajo reservations in the Southwest. *DBA programs of PWNA for Animal Welfare: Reservation Animal Rescue (RAR) PUBLIC AWARENESS: PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: To provide accurate information about Native American cultures and conditions on the reservations, as well as PWNA programs and impact, while addressing persistent misconceptions that deter inclusivity and social equity for Native peoples. SITUATION: The living conditions in the remote and geographically isolated reservation communities that PWNA serves are comparable to those found in the developing world. Amidst the rich culture and unity of tribal communities, many Americans miss the fact that poverty and hardship are the norm on many reservations. Stereotypes and misconceptions also exist, fueling false speculation that Native Americans receive special government entitlements such as free housing, health care and education under the status of treaties. PWNA is committed to dispelling the public's misperceptions regarding Native Americans, while generating a better understanding of Native culture and reservation life and encouraging others toward inclusivity and support of the self-determined goals of the tribes. PWNA RESPONSE: In 2019, PWNA reached a potential reading, listening and viewing audience of more than 362,000 million people with public education about current challenges and realities on the reservations. We achieved this through news articles, press releases, TV coverage, radio interviews, expanded social media channels, videos, and relevant content on our web site and blog. Most notably, legendary and award-winning actor Wes Studi (Cherokee) partnered with PWNA to develop and release the five part PSA "Realities Video Series with Wes Studi" - to help break misconceptions about Native people, history and funding. As Wes shared at our press conference, "Native communities have found solutions that work within their cultures, but funding has not kept pace to support them. My hope is that together with PWNA we can increase awareness and show that supporting Native-led causes is the only way we can create change." PWNA also launched a disaster preparedness campaign to raise awareness about the differences in disaster support for reservation communities, including a landing page with downloadable resources for Native families. |
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