Lakota Communications Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$377k
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$428k
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$889k
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$879k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
7.7 years on average
Staff
18
employees, year to 31 August 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Lakota Communications Inc's network
7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
7 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Plume | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Maxine Janis | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr Richard Zephier | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Janice Richards | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Morris C Brewer SR | Vice Preside | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Norma Rendon | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William A Means | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas C Casey | Executive Di | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas C Casey | '24 Exec Dir | 40 | $38k | ||
| Oitancan Zephier | Executive Di | 40 | $6k | ||
| Morris C Brewer Sr | Vice Preside | 0.5 | $1k | ||
| William A Means | President | 2 | $1k | ||
| David Plume | Director | 0.5 | $1k | ||
| Dr Richard Zephier | Treasurer | 0.5 | $900 | ||
| Norma Rendon | Director | 0.5 | $700 | ||
| Dr Maxine Janis | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Janice Richards | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Lakota Communications Inc
- EIN
- 460357012
- Address
- Po Box 150, Porcupine, SD, 57772-0150
- State
- South Dakota
- Mission
- Community radio station (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A34 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1983
- Principal officer
- William A Means (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2017
- 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 filingsDavid Plume
≥8years on the filingsDr Richard Zephier
≥8years on the filingsJanice Richards
≥8years on the filingsMorris C Brewer SR
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $889k
- Total liabilities
- $10k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $879k
- Contributions and grants received
- $271k
- Program service revenue
- $96k
- Employees
- 18
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 | $520k | $433k | $87k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.