American Indian College Fund

DENVER, CO EIN: 52-1573446 Website

THE AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND INVESTS IN NATIVE STUDENTS AND TRIBAL COLLEGE EDUCATION TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$215.1M

+5.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$13.9M

-21.5% YoY

Grant Count

38

-7.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$365K

-15.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$23M$46M$69M$92M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$215,085,677$203,027,815$196,090,412
Revenue$66,504,283$55,544,229$83,877,964
Expenses$62,846,628$61,332,195$46,083,405
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,703,583$5,582,919$2,830,262
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$9M$13M$18M41 grants202139 grants202257 grants202341 grants202438 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH CO…$635KTURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNIT…$631KSINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY$618KUNITED TRIBES TECHNICAL …$578KNAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERS…$570KSALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE$543KBAY MILLS COMMUNITY COLL…$536KKEWEENAW BAY OJIBWA COMM…$535KDINE COLLEGE$516KNORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE$493K

Grant Size Distribution

216 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K34$50–100K55$100–250K52$250–500K39$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

CHERYL CRAZY BULLPRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF…$370KNANCY JO HOUKCHIEF MARKETING & DEV. OFFICER$237KTAMELA A MILLER-CARL…TREASURER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OF…$233KDAVID SANDERSVP RESEARCH & EVALUATION$201KEMILY WHITE HATVICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS$193KTIFFANY GUSBETHVP STUDENT SUCCESS SERVICES$192KJAMIE SCHWARTZDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS$129KCARRIE BASGALLSECRETARY/EXEC ASST TO PRES.$89K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LEANDER MCDONALDCHAIR1
TWYLA BAKER1ST VICE-CHAIR1
DUANE BEDELL2ND VICE-CHAIR1
BILL PARKERTRUSTEE/MEMBER AT LARGE1
ASHLEY HUBKATRUSTEE1
KATHY BAIRDTRUSTEE1
DAN KINGTRUSTEE1
NICOLE BELLEFEUILLETRUSTEE1
HOLLY LUNSFORDTRUSTEE1
SEAN CHANDLERTRUSTEE1
MICHAEL OLTROGGETRUSTEE1
EVA FLYINGTRUSTEE1
BRENDA TOINEETA PIPESTEMTRUSTEE1
DAWN FRANKTRUSTEE1
MONTE RANDALLTRUSTEE1
MEREDITH VAUGHANTRUSTEE1
DAWSON HER MANY HORSESTRUSTEE1
CHARLES ROESSELTRUSTEE1
CHERYL CRAZY BULLPRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$370,135
TAMELA A MILLER-CARLSONTREASURER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$233,447
CARRIE BASGALLSECRETARY/EXEC ASST TO PRES.40$88,824
NANCY JO HOUKCHIEF MARKETING & DEV. OFFICER40$237,168
DAVID SANDERSVP RESEARCH & EVALUATION40$200,968
EMILY WHITE HATVICE PRESIDENT PROGRAMS40$193,189
JAMIE SCHWARTZDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS40$129,486
TIFFANY GUSBETHVP STUDENT SUCCESS SERVICES40$191,654

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states
+7 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAlexandriaBaragaBarrowBelcourtBellinghamBemidjiBismarckBox ElderBrimleyBrowningCass LakeCloquetCrow AgencyCrown PointCrownpointDenverDodsonDuluthEl Reno

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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