SAMMIE ARDITO RIVERA — LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE

Sammie Ardito Rivera — Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
2013 American Indian Family Empowerment
Program (AIFEP) Fund Grantee and Leader
Sammie describes her leadership as “simply doing what has to be done and
speaking up when it needs to happen. I intend to do the necessary work to fight
for our future and Mother Earth.” Sammie recently joined the Center for Earth,
Energy and Democracy (CEED) as the Climate Justice Coordinator. Prior to
joining CEED, Sammie worked at the Dream of Wild Health as the Education and
Outreach Coordinator. In 2013, she received an AIFEP Educational Achievement
grant to take prerequisites at a local community college before applying to the
University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health.
The AIFEP grant “helped me preview a path that I thought I wanted to take but then realized it wasn’t the best fit for me.
This in turn led me back to strategically working on the social change and environmental justice issues that I am
passionate about.” She recently completed the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute (BCLI) through Nexus
Community Partners, a 7 month leadership program that supports, trains and places people of color on publically
appointed boards and commissions. As a result she was appointed to the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council.
Currently she is exploring graduate programs in Public Policy and Administration or Community Planning. In addition to
her educational goals, Sammie would like to own land and start Sin Fronteras Farm and Food, an organic farming business.
Through the Circle of Giving “she continues to build leadership and vision for a healthy Native community through
advocacy and action.”
2013 Tiwahe Foundation
Board of Directors
Justin Huenemann, Chair
Program Officer, Northwest Area Foundation
The American Indian Family Empowerment Program Fund( AIFEP) is a grantmaking project of the Tiwahe Foundation that
invests in individuals visions, dreams and goals for their families and the community. A total of 32 grants were made in 2013
in our three focus areas.
Economic self-sufficiency
Educational achievement
Amandrea Chapman — White Earth Ojibwe
Celeste Apple — Oglala Sioux
Nicole Hendrickson — Sokaogon Ojibwe
Sammie Ardito-Rivera — Leech Lake Ojibwe
Sandra Jones — Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Katherine Beane — Flandreau Santee Sioux
Nicole Koenig-Roy — Leech Lake Ojibwe
Robert Blake — Red Lake Ojibwe
Deatrick LaPointe — Rosebud Sioux
William Carter — Grand Portage Ojibwe
Samuel Little Cloud — Oglala Sioux
Antonia Funaro Gladis — Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Jane Valencia — Leech Lake Ojibwe
Sandra Garzon — Ho-Chunk Nation
Colin Wesaw — Pokagon band Potawatomi
Frederick Hill — Mille Lacs Ojibwe
Dyani White Hawk — Rosebud Sioux
Charles Jackson — Leech Lake Ojibwe
Melissa Whiteman — Northern Arapaho
Kimberlee Kleinheksel — Navajo
Tiffany R. Beckman, M.D., M.P.H
Daniel Lemm, Treasurer
Director of Programs and Finance,
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Conley Brooks Jr.
Kateri Palacio-Traxler — Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Travis Decory — Rosebud Sioux
Gianna Strong — Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Zhawin Gonzalez — White Earth Ojibwe
Joseph Vital — Red Lake Ojibwe
Hinhan Loud Hawk — Oglala Sioux
Carrie Warren — White Earth Ojibwe
Moses Mahto Strong — Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux
Tia Williams — White Earth Ojibwe
Rosy Simas — Seneca
Crystal Pelchat — Standing Rock Sioux
James R. Boyle
2013 Finance Committee
Carrie Day Aspinwall
Daniel Lemm
Marcus Waterbury
Kathy Denman Wilke
The American Indian
Family Empowerment
Fund Grants Committee
Jackie Dionne
Juanita Espinosa, Chair
Mary Fike
Carly Bad Heart Bull
Barbara Forster
John Bobolink
Anthony Genia
Fawn Edberg Marquez
Carly Bad Heart Bull, JD, Director
MCF Philanthropy Fellow, Education
Leah Goldstein Moses
Arlana Omaha
Louis F. Hill
Neely Snyder
John Bobolink, Director
Lead Teacher, Saint Paul Indian Education
John Hinck
Anita Thoen
LaVon Lee
James Vukelich
Carrie Day Aspinwall, Secretary
Community Engagement Director,
City of Minneapolis
Andrew Adams III, Director
Attorney, Hogen Adams PLLC
LeMoine LaPointe, Director,
Consultant
Anna Ross, Director
Executive Director, BiiGiiWiin Community
Development Loan Fund
Not pictured on front:
Andrew Adams III, Carrie Day Aspinwall,
John Bobolink, LeMoine LaPointe, Anna Ross
Trisha Lee Cook
Ronald Libertus
Malcolm W. McDonald
Steve Newcom
Carrie Owens
Tiwahe Staff
Kelly Drummer,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leslie Apple,
Development and Grants Coordinator
Joy Persall
Lucy Rosenberry Jones
Elaine Salinas
LEADERSHIP
Adrian Martinez — Zuni
Preserving and renewing
Native cultural connections
Laura Waterman Wittstock, Chair
Yvonne Barrett, Vice Chair
Program Manager, Hennepin County
Indian Child Welfare
Juanita Espinosa, Director
Executive Director, Native Arts Circle
GRANTEES
2013 Seventh Generation
Endowment Campaign
Committee
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Minneapolis, MN 55407
612.722.0945
612.879.0613
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2013 ANNUAL REPORT
2013 the year of the
challenge match!
PLEDGES MADE IN 2013
spirit of giving
I made a multi-year pledge to support the work of Tiwahe Foundation because
I know my donation will be used to fuel the aspirations and dreams of individuals within our community, particularly young, emerging leaders. I believe the
children of our community particularly need these “dreamers” to demonstrate
for them what is possible, and that dreams can become reality.
Reflecting on the year, we have been blessed to have such committed and strong partners in support of our
visions and dreams. The wisdom, generosity and continued learning has helped to strengthen our Tiwahe.
We reached out to our community to join us on this journey, and many new friends made the commitment.
It was a prosperous year with great accomplishments.
— ELAINE SALINAS
We started the year with a strong determination to accomplish our goals. Together, with our partners, we were
able to meet our challenge matches and position the foundation for the future. Further, our leadership and
innovation in the field of philanthropy, including building individual giving in the American Indian community
and our grantmaking to individuals is gaining recognition and importance in philanthropic circles.
Highlights for the year:
Met our $100,000 endowment challenge match from The Saint Paul Foundation
which included $200,000 in gifts made by individuals
We are donor activists, and we want to make the greatest possible impact on
social change with the resources we have. As a philanthropic organization
based on respect, tradition, and self-determination, whose influence radiates
from individual to family to community, Tiwahe fits with our vision for social
change. Tiwahe’s grants empower Native people to pursue education, to develop as leaders, and to strengthen the community by continuing the circle of
giving. We support the leadership and mission of Tiwahe, and we are
committed to investing in their work to benefit the greater good.
Native Leadership Funders Group collaboration on a report on our work over the
past two years with a focus on the Native Leadership Alumni and how we can partner in the future
Met our $25,000 Native Donor endowment challenge match from the
F.R. Bigelow and Saint Paul Foundations that helped to bring in new American Indian donors
Strategic planning began with input at two stakeholders gatherings in the
summer and fall which will help to inform our new strategic plan
— SHAYNA BERKOWITZ AND PHYLLIS WIENER
Partnered with the Two Feathers Endowment for our American Indian Family
Empowerment Fund grantmaking which helped to provide $70,000 in grants to 32 individuals
Secured our largest grant of $400,000 from the McKnight Foundation with
$300,000 for an endowment challenge match for 2014
Held our first fundraising book event “WE ARE STILL HERE” with authors
Laura Waterman Wittstock and Dick Bancroft bringing many new friends into Tiwahe
We are humbled and grateful for your ongoing partnership and support, knowing that together
we can continue to build the future for seven generations to come.
Kelly Drummer
President and CEO
Justin Kii Hueneman
Board Chair
THE TIWAHE FOUNDATION H STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION H DECEMBER 31, 2013
Assets
2013
Liabilities and Net Assets
2013
Current assets:
Cash $ 621,983
Certificates of deposit 156,923
Pledges receivable, net 85,229
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
$
Accrued expenses
2,845
1,359
Total current liabilities
4,204
Total current assets Net assets:
Unrestricted 644,124
Temporarily restricted 124,103
Permanently restricted 1,773,185
864,135
Other assets:
Investments 1,514,231
Pledges receivable,
net of current portion 167,250
Total assets 1,681,481
$ 2,545,616
Total net assets 2,541,412
Total liabilities and net assets
$ 2,545,616
Andrew Adams III
Carly Bad Heart Bull
Lannesse Baker
Black Bear Crossings Inc.
Donald R. Eubanks
Barbara Forster
Carly Hare
Harvey & Marlene Helgemo
Annamarie Hill
In Honor of Simon Len Hill
Will Hudson & Sara Stromberg
Suzanne Koepplinger
In Honor of Rita
Valerie Larsen
In Memory of
Brendan Michael Sheehan
LaVon Lee
Diana Manuel
Louise Matson
In Honor of Gladys Bellanger Hardy
Christine McDonald
Carol Mollner
Joy Persall & Steven Newcom
Kristine Rhodes
Sharon Romano
Allene Ross
Elaine Salinas
Barbara Slade
Neely Snyder
Jo-Anne Stately
Noya Woodrich
Nation Wright
Travis Zimmerman
GIFTS UNDER $99
Anonymous (2)
Kathy Annette
Lannesse Baker
Jane A. Bona
Ruth Bowman
Beverly Bushyhead
Louis T. Delgado
Celeste Demars
Mary Elofson
In Memory of Ev Schmid
Debra Emery
Barbara Epps
Juanita Espinosa
John Fetzer
Tom Ford
Kathy Forliti
Deborah Foster
Victoria Gee-Treft
Catherine M. Gillis & Roy W. Taylor
Rudy Guglielmo
Mary Hartnett
David Isham
Michael J. Keeler
Lisa Kugler
Janice LaFloe
Brita Lum
Ed Marek
Kim McKeage
Gary Miller
Lisa Negstad
Lynn Nelson
Vicki Neumann
David Nicholson
June Noronha
Kathryn O’Gorman
Barbara Pilling
Terese Pritschet
Kristine Rhodes
Madeline Shaw
Shelley Sherman
James Simas
Rosy Simas
In Honor of Laura Waterman Wittstock
Jenella R. Slade
Shanne Soulier
Daniel Spock
Maria Squadroni
Roberta Stevenson
Elona Street Stewart
Mary Streitz
Matthew & Angie Thornhill
Catherine Whipple
Jacqueline White
Nation Wright
Judith Yellin
In Honor of Kelly Drummer
Travis Zimmerman
GIFTS OF $100-249
Andrew Adams III & Danielle Delong
Sharon R. Anderson
Susan Beaulieu
Jessica Bice
Black Bear Crossings Inc.
Tyler D. Candee
David Cournoyer
Karen DeYoung
Julie Erickson
Charlotte Forsythe
Elly Grace
Tedi Grey Owl
Daniel Hawkins
Harvey & Marlene Helgemo
Justin & Loshi Huenemann
Jessica Intermill
Mariann Johnson
Catherine Jordan & Steve Hick
Sally Jorgensen
In Honor of Bonnie Kingbird
James & Deborah Kielsmeier
In Honor of LaPointe Family
Thomas & Debra Lemm
Perrin B. Lilly
Diana Manuel
Richard Musser
Minnesota Council on Foundations
Board recognition gift for LaVon Lee
Jane R. Newman & Amy Lange
Steven Paprocki
Lori Pourier
The Saint Paul Foundation
Matching Gift Program – Mala Thao
Susan Stehling
Mala Thao
Anita Thoen
Bonnie Watkins
Noya Woodrich
Alicia Zetah
GIFTS OF $250-499
Mark J. Anderson
Leslie Apple
Yvonne L. Barrett
John Bobolink
Dr. Lydia Caros
Kathy Denman-Wilke
Jacqueline A. Dionne
Jean E & B.C. Hart Family
Donor Advised Fund of
The Saint Paul Foundation
Suzanne Koepplinger
Louise Matson
H. G. McNeely, Jr.
Carol Mollner
Dawn Newbrough
Alicia Smith
Jo-Anne Stately –
Fund of the Four Directions of
The Minneapolis Foundation
Kim & Jan Vanderwall
Madonna Yawakie
In Honor of Ben Yawakie
GIFTS OF $500-999
Anonymous
Markell Brooks
Ellis Bullock
Donald R. Eubanks
Michael Friedman & Susan Hasti
Leah Goldstein Moses
Carly Hare
Annamarie Hill
LaVon M. Lee
Daniel Lemm
David & Margaret Lucas
In Memory of Eleanor Harris Lucas
Kathleen Meyer
Minnesota Council of Churches
Joy Persall & Steven Newcom
John Poupart
Wendy Wehr
GIFTS OF $1,000-4,999
Maggie Arzdorf-Schubbe
Richard and Deborah Bancroft
Blandin Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Bald Eagle Erectors, Inc.
James R. Boyle
Chris Cardozo Fund of Headwaters
Foundation for Justice
Kelly & Samuel Drummer
Mary Fike
Martin Jennings
James and Susan Lenfesty
Ronald* & Devin McKinley
Meadowlark Institute
Northwest Area Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Sharon Romano
Elaine Salinas
Barbara Slade
Sundance Family Foundation
Ruth & David Waterbury
Marcus R. Waterbury
Laura Waterman Wittstock
Barbra Wiener Fund of
Headwaters Foundation for Justice
Penny Winton
GIFTS OF $5,000-9,999
Longview Foundation-Kitty
and David Crosby Restricted Fund
Joel and Laurie Kramer Fund
of the Minneapolis Foundation
Dick and Joyce H. McFarland Family
Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
R C Lilly Foundation
The Minneapolis Foundation
GIFTS OF $10,000-$49,000
Barbara Forster
Katherine M. Nielsen
Westcliff Foundation
GIFTS OF $50,000 AND OVER
F.R. Bigelow Foundation
Shayna Berkowitz and Phyllis Wiener
and Still Aint Satisfied, A Foundation
With Attitude
The McKnight Foundation
The Saint Paul Foundation – John S.
Holl Trust, Two Feathers Endowment,
Management Improvement Fund
* Deceased
LEADERSHIP H ANNUAL REPORT 2013