Sitting Bull College
Donations deductibleRevenue
$18.2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$13.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$46.2m
$6.6m liabilities
Net assets
$39.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.0y av
Staff
200
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Avis Little Eagle
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Sitting Bull College's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avis Little Eagle Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Emma Jean Blue Earth | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jean Cadotte | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mary Kills in Water | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Randal White | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ronald Brownotter | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sharon Two Bears | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Victoria Howard | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Mueller | It/Finance Director | since 2018 |
| Elisabeth Hertel | HR Director | since 2018 |
| Koreen Ressler | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Laurel Vermillion | President | since 2018 |
| Lindsey Helm | Dean of Academics | since 2024 |
| Sami Claymore Gates | Dean of Students | since 2022 |
| Shawn Holz | Academic Dean | since 2019 |
| Tomi Kay Phillips | President | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koreen Ressler | Vice President | 40 | $119k | $18k | |
| Dave Mueller | It/Finance Director | 40 | $107k | $17k | |
| Tomi Kay Phillips | President | 40 | $96k | $14k | |
| Lindsey Helm | Dean of Academics | 40 | $86k | $18k | |
| Elisabeth Hertel | HR Director | 40 | $73k | $16k | |
| Sami Claymore Gates | Dean of Students | 1.5 | $71k | $16k | |
| Avis Little Eagle | Chair | 1.5 | $4k | ||
| Mary Kills in Water | Secretary | 1.5 | $3k | ||
| Jean Cadotte | Board Member | 1.5 | $2k | ||
| Sharon Two Bears | Vice Chair | 1.5 | $2k | ||
| Victoria Howard | Board Member | 1.5 | $2k | ||
| Emma Jean Blue Earth | Board Member | 1.5 | $2k | ||
| Ronald Brownotter | Board Member | 1.5 | $2k | ||
| Randal White | Board Member | 1.5 | $1k |
About
- Legal name
- Sitting Bull College
- EIN
- 237373765
- Address
- 9299 Highway 24, Fort Yates, ND, 58538-9706
- State
- North Dakota
- Mission
- Guided by ochethi sakowin culture, values, and language, sitting bull college is committed to building intellectual capital through academic, career and technical education, and promoting economic and social development. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1973
- Principal officer
- Dr Tomi Kay Phillips (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1974
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAvis Little Eagle
≥8years on the filingsSharon Two Bears
≥6years on the filingsMary Kills in Water
≥5years on the filingsJean Cadotte
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $46.2m
- Total liabilities
- $6.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $39.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $625k
- Program service revenue
- $17.5m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 200
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $15.9m | $15.5m | $434k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.