Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
THE AMERICAN INDIAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SOCIETY (AISES) IS A NATIONAL, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING THE REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS, ALASKA NATIVES, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, PACIFIC ISLANDERS, FIRST NATIONS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTHER AMERICA IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) STUDIES AND CAREERS.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE THE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE IS AISES' MAJOR EVENT FOR ITS CONSTITUENTS. THE EVENT OFFERS COMPANIES A UNIQUE FORUM FOR RECRUITING INDIGENOUS STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS AS THE AISES NATIONAL CONFERENCE HOSTS THE LARGEST COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIR FOR INDIGENOUS STUDENTS IN THE NATION. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PEOPLE ATTEND THE CONFERENCE EACH YEAR, WITH ABOUT HALF OF THOSE BEING NATIVE AMERICAN, ALASKA NATIVE, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, PACIFIC ISLANDER AND OTHER INDIGENOUS HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. IN 2019, THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE GENERATED $1,185,003 IN CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE ON LINE 4A PER IRS INSTRUCTIONS. INCLUDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS, THE CONFERENCE GENERATED A NET INCOME OF $621,548.
PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS - THE FOCUS OF AISES'S PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS IS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND INCREASE RETENTION IN K-12 STEM BY PROVIDING INDIGENOUS K-12 STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EDUCATORS EXPOSURE AND ACCESS TO QUALITY CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPOSE, INTEREST, AND ENGAGE THEM IN STEM DISCIPLINES.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND RESEARCH - THE FOCUS OF AISES' STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND RESEARCH IS TO IDENTIFY AND LEVERAGE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN STEM ISSUES SPECIFIC TO NATIVE PEOPLE. THROUGH RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER KEY STEM STAKEHOLDERS, AISES SEEKS TO IDENTIFY THE CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES FOR NATIVE PEOPLE IN STEM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sarah Echohawk | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 50 | $208,508 |
| Amy Weinstein | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 50 | $105,014 |
| Alicia Jacobs | VICE CHAIR THROUGH APRIL; DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Gary Burnette | DIRECTOR; VICE CHAIR BEGINNING JULY | 3 | $0 |
| Bj Enos | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Adrienne Laverdure | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Shaun Tsabetsaye | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Kristina Halona | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Grace Bulltail | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| William Black | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| John Herrington | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Michael Laverdure | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Amber Finley | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Rick Stephens | CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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