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US nonprofit · EIN 992707481 · Santa Fe, NMiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 992707481) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sacred Defense Fund

Donations deductible
Revenue
$742k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$395k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$412k
$65k liabilities
Net assets
$347k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
2.4y av
Staff
8
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
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Sacred Defense Fund's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 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 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Raoul MAX Trujillo ChairChair2024
2 yrs
Brayden Sonny WhiteTreasurer2024
2 yrs
JO Povi RomeroVice Chair2024
2 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.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Chase Iron EyesExecutive Di2024

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Chase Iron EyesExecutive Di40$7k
Jo Povi RomeroVice Chair1$0
Raoul Max TrujilloChair1$0
Brayden Sonny WhiteTreasurer1$0

About

Legal name
Sacred Defense Fund
EIN
992707481
Address
Po Box 27, Santa Fe, NM, 87504-0027
State
New Mexico
Mission
Sacred defense fund stands with indigenous communities to protect their sovereignty, lands, and cultural heritage. In the spirit and community shown at standing rock in 2016 and beyond, we work to amplify indigenous voices and protect rights through grassroots organizing, impactful storytelling, and robust legal action. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R01 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2024
Principal officer
Chase Iron Eyes (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2024
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsRaoul MAX Trujillo
≥2years on the filingsBrayden Sonny White
≥2years on the filingsJO Povi Romero

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
$412k
Total liabilities
$65k
Net assets or fund balances
$347k
Contributions and grants received
$689k
Program service revenue
$52k
Grants and similar paid out
$88k
Employees
8

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$742k$395k$347k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.