CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
EIN 46-0220678 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A85Z)
What they do
THE MISSION of CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION is to PROTECT and PRESERVE THE CULTURES, TRADITIONS, and LIVING HERITAGE of THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL REMAINS COMMITTED to THE PROMISE SCULPTOR KORCZAK ZIOLKOWSKI MADE to CHIEF HENRY STANDING BEAR and OTHER NATIVE ELDERS IN RESPONSE to THEIR INVITATION to CARVE and MAINTAIN A MONUMENT CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE. TODAY, CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL STANDS AS A BEACON to THE WORLD WITH HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of PEOPLE VISITING EACH YEAR. THE ICONIC MONUMENT RAISES INTEREST and WELCOMES ALL to VISIT, LEARN, and BE INSPIRED BY THE CULTURE, TRADITIONS, and WISDOM of NATIVE AMERICANS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1948, CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS COMMITMENT to FULFILLING THE MISSION THROUGH FOUR MAJOR PROJECTS - THE WORLDS LARGEST SCULPTURE IN PROGRESS of LAKOTA LEADER CRAZY HORSE, THE INDIAN MUSEUM of NORTH AMERICA, THE NATIVE AMERICAN and EDUCATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER, and CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
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WHITNEY RENCOUNTRE IICEO
JOSEPH KONKOLCFO
CALEB ZIOLKOWSKICHIEFMTNOFFI
MARY MURTALACHIEF DEVEL.
MONIQUE ZIOLKOWSKIARTISTICADVI
THURSTON PONDSR MAINT FOR
VAUGHN ZIOLKOWSKIMTN SUPERVIS
AMANDA ALLCOCKSALES/MKTG/T
JORDAN KONKOLCONTROLLER
JESSE WHEELERMTN OPERATIO
THOMAS CASTELANMTN SHOP MGR
KAREN MORTIMERDIRECTOR
ALEXANDER ZANE ZEPHIER IIIDIRECTOR
WES SHELTONDIRECTOR
BARRY TICEDIRECTOR
BOB LEECHDIRECTOR
ROGER BROERDIRECTOR
DAVID OLSONDIRECTOR
MICHAEL GIBSONTREASURER
DELLA BURNSDIRECTOR
MARK HUTCHINGSDIRECTOR
LLOYD LACROIXDIRECTOR
KAY JORGENSENCHAIRMAN
DR JADE HERMANVICE CHAIRMA
DON MONTILEAUXDIRECTOR
JEREMY PATTERSONDIRECTOR
JERAD HIGMANDIRECTOR
JAY D VOGTDIRECTOR
HANK FRIDELLDIRECTOR
F JOSEPH DUBRAYDIRECTOR
DR URLA MARCUSDIRECTOR
DR SID GOSSDIRECTOR
DR KAY SCHALLENKAMPDIRECTOR
DR JANELLE TOMANSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1949
- Location
- 12151 AVENUE OF THE CHIEFS, CRAZY HORSE, SD 57730-8900
- County
- Custer
- In care of
- WHITNEY RENCOUNTRE II
- Primary officer
- WHITNEY RENCOUNTRE II, CEO
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- KETEL THORSTENSON LLP
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A85Z)
- IRS tax category
- Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes