Sovereign Equity Fund

BISMARK, ND EIN: 92-2247773

To advance Native food security to strengthen Tribal sovereignty through advancements in agricultural infrastructure by utilizing transformative mission investment strategies.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.1M

-17.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$680K

-53.7% YoY

Grant Count

7

-12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$97K

-47.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$926K$2M$3M$4M20232024
Metric20242023
Total Assets$5,076,081$6,130,540
Revenue$1,623,093$3,368,170
Expenses$2,180,936$1,506,056
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$367K$734K$1M$1M8 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

Fort Peck Community Coll…$100KIisavik College$100KLac Courte Oreilles Ojib…$100KNebraska Indian Communit…$100KNueta Hidatsa Sahnish Co…$100KNebraska Indian Communit…$90KUniversity of Alaska Fai…$90K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K10$100–250K1$250–500K$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 2024 IRS filing

Courtney ChavisExecutive Director$100KJoAnn KauffmanSecretary$2KJustin WilsonPresident$2KRichard LuarkieTreasurer$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JoAnn KauffmanSecretary2$2,000
Justin WilsonPresident2$2,000
Richard LuarkieTreasurer2$2,000
Christy WalkerController10
Courtney ChavisExecutive Director40$100,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

FairbanksFort YatesHaywardKeshenaMacyNew TownPoplarRed LakeSissetonUtqiavik Barrow

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

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