National Indian Education Association
Donations deductibleNational Indian Education Association's network
11 peoplei11 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
11 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.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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Ann Begolin | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Twyla Baker | 2nd Vice President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hugh Burnam | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| K Kaanoi Walk | 1st Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kerry Dean Bird | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kimberly Daingkau-Begay | Parliamentarian | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lori Quigley | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mischa Jackson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Morgan Murakami | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sedelta Oosahwee | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sonya Skan | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahniwake Rose | Executive Director Termed | 2018 |
| Christopher Topoleski | Legislative Director | since 2020 |
| Diana Cournoyer | Former Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Jason P Dropik | Executive Director | 2024 |
| Rusty Creed Brown | Deputy Director | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Cournoyer | Former Executive Director | 40 | $153k | $23k | |
| Rusty Creed Brown | Deputy Director | 40 | $142k | $18k | |
| Kimberly Daingkau-Begay | Parliamentarian | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lori Quigley | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sonya Skan | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Hugh Burnam | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mischa Jackson | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Morgan Murakami | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sedelta Oosahwee | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kerry Dean Bird | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Alicia Ann Begolin | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| K KaanoI Walk | 1st Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Twyla Baker | 2nd Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jason Dropik | Executive Director | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- National Indian Education Association
- EIN
- 410976048
- Address
- 1300 I St Nw Ste 400e, Washington, DC, 20005-3318
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B010 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1970
- Principal officer
- Jason Dropik (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1973
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsLori Quigley
≥4years on the filingsK Kaanoi Walk
≥4years on the filingsSedelta Oosahwee
≥2years on the filingsAlicia Ann Begolin
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6m
- Total liabilities
- $780k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $3m
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.6m | $6.4m | Deficit $1.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.NATIONAL INDIAN EDUCATION Association likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 6 October 1988
- Registered agent
- Rusty Creed Brown (city and state not held)