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Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Inc
Fort Apache, AZ · EIN 860943953 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE A23 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.fortapachearizona.org
revenue
$1.3M
expenses
$1.1M
net assets
$1.7M
employees
6
volunteers
13
program ratio
84%
mission · from form 990

The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation chartered in 1998 by the White Mountain Apache Tribe (Tribe) to provide assistance to the Tribes historic preservation, cultural and language perpetuation, and other heritage efforts. (continued on Schedule O.)

profile · synthesized from sources

The Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Inc. is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the culture and heritage of the White Mountain Apache Tribe. It provides financial and technical assistance for heritage programs and manages the Fort Apache Historic District, including the Nohwike’ Bágowa Museum. The organization aims to revitalize the area as a center for education and community development.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Fort Apache Preservation Projects
Focuses on the preservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings within the Fort Apache Historic District.
Home of Harmony Project
Rehabilitation of the former boy’s dormitory to serve as a town center for the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
Nohwike’ Bágowa Museum
Houses permanent exhibits, historical information, and cultural interpretation related to the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
activities · 5 groups

what they do

  • Café-Based Youth Job Training 11 activities
    • Arrowhead Marketplace Café Operation
      Operates the Arrowhead Marketplace Café, offering healthy, locally sourced food and coffee, catering services, and marketing art and crafts from local youth and adult entrepreneurs.
    • Arrowhead Marketplace Café Operation
      Operates the Arrowhead Marketplace Café, offering healthy, locally sourced food and coffee, catering for local meetings and events, and marketing art and crafts from local youth and adult entrepreneurs.
    • Café and Catering Services
      Operates the Arrowhead Marketplace Café, offering healthy, locally sourced food and coffee, and provides catering services for local meetings and events.
    • Food Service and Catering
      Operates the Arrowhead Marketplace Café, offering healthy, locally sourced food and coffee, and provides catering services for local meetings and events.
    • Food Service and Catering
      Operates the Arrowhead Marketplace Café, offering healthy, locally sourced food and coffee, and provides catering services for local meetings and events.
    • Youth and Community Development through Education and Commerce
      Supports educational initiatives such as the publication and distribution of the bilingual children's book "Nohwigotah/Our Village" and provides financial support for students through the Henderson Internship Support Program. It also operates the Arrowhead Marketplace Café, offering healthy, locally sourced food and coffee, and marketing art and crafts from local youth and adult entrepreneurs.
    • Youth and Entrepreneur Support
      Markets art and traditional and contemporary crafts from local youth and adult entrepreneurs through the Arrowhead Marketplace Café and supports students through the Henderson Internship Support Program by providing financial assistance for internships.
    • Youth and Entrepreneur Support
      Markets art and traditional and contemporary crafts from local youth and adult entrepreneurs through the Arrowhead Marketplace Café and supports students through the Henderson Internship Support Program by providing financial assistance for internship opportunities.
    • Youth and Student Support Programs
      Establishes and provides financial support for students seeking internship opportunities through the Henderson Internship Support Program, and supports the publication and distribution of bilingual children's books to schools and libraries.
    • Youth and Student Support Programs
      Establishes and provides financial support for students seeking internship opportunities through the Henderson Internship Support Program and markets art and crafts from local youth entrepreneurs.
    • Youth and Student Support Programs
      Established and provides financial support for the Henderson Internship Support Program for students seeking internship opportunities.
  • Native American Cultural Center & Museum Operations 5 activities
    • Cultural Museum Operation
      Operates the Nohwike’ Bágowa (House of Our Footprints) Museum, which features permanent exhibits, historical information, cultural interpretation, and a museum shop, providing access to the Kinishba Ruins National Historic Landmark with interpretive guides.
    • Cultural Museum Operation
      Operates the Nohwike’ Bágowa (House of Our Footprints) Museum, featuring permanent exhibits, historical information, cultural interpretation, and a museum shop.
    • Museum Operation and Cultural Interpretation
      Operates the Nohwike’ Bágowa (House of Our Footprints) Museum, featuring permanent exhibits, historical information, cultural interpretation, and a museum shop, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. It also provides access to Kinishba Ruins National Historic Landmark with interpretive guides.
    • Museum Operation and Cultural Interpretation
      Operates the Nohwike’ Bágowa (House of Our Footprints) Museum, featuring permanent exhibits, historical information, cultural interpretation, and a museum shop, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Also provides access to Kinishba Ruins National Historic Landmark with interpretive guides.
    • Museum Operation and Cultural Interpretation
      Operates the Nohwike’ Bágowa (House of Our Footprints) Museum, featuring permanent exhibits, historical information, cultural interpretation, and a museum shop, open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. It also provides access to Kinishba Ruins National Historic Landmark with interpretive guides.
  • Bilingual Book Distribution & Publishing 4 activities
    • Bilingual Children's Book Publication and Distribution
      Supported the publication and distributed 1,200 copies of "Nohwigotah/Our Village," a bilingual children's book in English and Ndee Biyati’i (Western Apache), to schools, libraries, and other organizations.
    • Bilingual Publication and Distribution
      Supports the publication and distribution of bilingual children's books, such as "Nohwigotah/Our Village" (English and Ndee Biyati’i), distributing copies to schools, libraries, and other organizations.
    • Bilingual Publication and Distribution
      Supported the publication and distributed 1,200 copies of "Nohwigotah/Our Village," a bilingual children's book in English and Ndee Biyati’i (Western Apache), to schools, libraries, and other organizations.
    • Bilingual Publication and Distribution
      Supported the publication and distributed 1,200 copies of "Nohwigotah/Our Village," a bilingual children's book in English and Ndee Biyati’i (Western Apache), to schools, libraries, and other organizations.
  • Community Market Operations 4 activities
    • Community Events and Gatherings
      Hosts community events and gatherings, including the annual "N'dee La Ade" Gathering of the People event, and provides space for local meetings and events at the Arrowhead Marketplace Café.
    • Community Gathering and Event Hosting
      Hosts community events and gatherings, including the annual "N'dee La Ade" Gathering of the People event and events at the Arrowhead Marketplace Café.
    • Community Gathering and Event Hosting
      Hosts community events and gatherings, including the annual "N'dee La Ade" Gathering of the People event, and provides a venue for local meetings and events at the Arrowhead Marketplace Café.
    • Community Gathering and Event Hosting
      Hosts community events and gatherings, including the annual "N'dee La Ade" Gathering of the People event, and provides a venue for local meetings and events at the Arrowhead Marketplace Café.
  • Uncategorized 7 activities
    • Cultural Site Access and Interpretation
      Provides access to Kinishba Ruins National Historic Landmark, a large pueblo ruin, and offers interpretive guides for visitors.
    • Environmental Remediation and Infrastructure Upgrades
      Completed the removal of abandoned underground fuel storage tanks and contaminated soil, and began replacing the water main system for the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District.
    • Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
      Manages the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District, including specific projects like the rehabilitation of the former boy's dormitory, Commanding Officer’s Quarters, BIA Club House, and a Teacher’s Cottage, and infrastructure improvements such as sidewalk replacement and water main system replacement.
    • Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
      Manages the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District, including specific projects like sidewalk replacement, rehabilitation of the former boy's dormitory, and completed rehabilitations of the Commanding Officer’s Quarters, the BIA Club House, and a Teacher’s Cottage.
    • Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
      Manages the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District, including specific projects like the rehabilitation of the former boy's dormitory, Commanding Officer’s Quarters, BIA Club House, and a Teacher’s Cottage, and infrastructure improvements such as sidewalk replacement and water main system replacement.
    • Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
      Manages the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District, including specific projects like the rehabilitation of the former boy's dormitory, Commanding Officer’s Quarters, BIA Club House, and a Teacher’s Cottage, and infrastructure improvements such as sidewalk replacement and water main system replacement.
    • Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation
      Manages the preservation, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District, including specific projects like the rehabilitation of the Commanding Officer’s Quarters, the BIA Club House, a Teacher’s Cottage, and a former boy's dormitory.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$1.25M
Contributions & grants$107K9%
Program service revenue$1.06M85%
Investment income$66K5%
Other revenue$20K
expenses
Total expenses$1.09M
Program expenses84%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$329K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.44M
Cash$966K
Investments$1.39M
Liabilities$704K
Net assets$1.74M
Liquid reserves26.0 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue +51.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Krista Beazley Chief Executive Officer 40 $77K
board members · 13
  • Brian Henderson — Director
  • Cline Griggs — Director
  • Dawnafe Whitesinger — Director
  • Derrick Leslie — Director
  • Joe Kalt — Vice Chair
  • John Welch — Secretary
  • Karen T Scates — Director
  • Leeann Lacapa — Director
  • Leslie Larzelere — Director
  • Rafael Payan — Director
  • Rochelle Lacapa — Chair
  • Shannon Tsosie — Treasurer
  • Tony Tumminello — Director
relationships · 27

who they work with

  • Arizona Commission on the Arts Funder — Provides support to the Nohwike’ Bágowa Museum.
  • Arizona Humanities Council Funder — Provided matching funds to support the publication of "Nohwigotah/Our Village."
  • Arizona Office of Tourism Funder — Provides past and continuing support for the revitalization of Fort Apache.
  • Arizona State Parks Heritage Fund Funder — Provides past and continuing support for the revitalization of Fort Apache.
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs Government — Contracted with the Foundation in 2016 to complete environmental remediation and infrastructure improvements.
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs Government — Transferred administrative management of the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District to the Foundation in 2007.
  • Cibecue Community School Partner — Collaborated with the Nohwike’ Bágowa Museum to create the bilingual children’s book "Nohwigotah/Our Village."
  • Environmental Protection Office Partner — Uses rehabilitated historic buildings at Fort Apache for office and program space.
  • Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Partner — Organizer of the "N'dee La Ade" Gathering of the People event.
  • Fort Apache, AZ Government — Location of preservation and museum operations
  • Hon-Dah Resort and Casino Partner — Partnered to provide discounted lodging for VIPs attending the Home of Harmony Groundbreaking Ceremony.
  • Johns Hopkins University Centers for American Indian Health Partner — Uses rehabilitated historic buildings at Fort Apache for office and program space.
  • National Endowment for the Arts Funder — Provides support to the Nohwike’ Bágowa Museum.
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Funder — Provides past and continuing support for the revitalization of Fort Apache.
  • Nohwike’ Bagowa White Mountain Apache Cultural Center and Museum Partner — Image collection partner
  • Not specified Partner — No named organizational partnerships mentioned on this page.
  • Preserve America Funder — Provides past and continuing support for the revitalization of Fort Apache.
  • Salt River Project Funder — Reprinted the bilingual children's book "Nohwigotah/Our Village," providing 1,200 additional copies.
  • Save America’s Treasures Funder — Provides past and continuing support for the revitalization of Fort Apache.
  • The Boeing Company Funder — Provides past and continuing support for the revitalization of Fort Apache.
  • Tribal Historic Preservation Office Partner — Uses rehabilitated historic buildings at Fort Apache for office and program space.
  • United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration Funder — Partially funds the Home of Harmony Project with Federal funds.
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe Partner — Chartered the Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Inc. in 1998 to assist with historic preservation, cultural and language perpetuation, and other heritage efforts.
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe Partner — Courtesy partner for image collection
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe Partner — Repurposing a historic building to serve the tribe as a "town center."
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe Permanent Land Restoration Fund Funder — Provides past and continuing support for the revitalization of Fort Apache.
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe’s Hydrology and Water Resources Division Partner — Uses rehabilitated historic buildings at Fort Apache for office and program space.