Media Island International

What it reported doing in 2025

Indigenous Cultural Concepts: Annual Report 2025 for Media Island International - Our year has gone by so fast, the summer has been extremely hot, with need for water being more sever than ever. We were able to get two community support resolutions passed at the local level which are Black Falls and Hardrock -Big Mountain communities to to get deep wells which is to add to piping to go deeper into the ground water, as water table drops we have to dig deeper. Currently, we are stuck as to which jurisdiction the Black Falls is in and we also have to get water testing done for human consumption to see how much uranium and other toxins may make it undrinkable. The Big Mountain well needs to get water testing done and set up with new filtering system and have the additional piping done. In this area we will continue to work with these two communities until completed. For now, we are continuing to haul water for human consumption for the support of families. The fall food drive was one of the best we've had in a long time, enough food and supplies was passed out and a lot more extra for the winter. The wood hauling camps were in two different areas of the Black Mesa region and were a success too. With more community members passing on it has made the numbers easier to address the needs, these wood hauling project are 2-3 camp outs to collect and cut fire wood for families and we still have no electricity or running water, after 150 plus years after being forced to live on Reservations and still don't have the very basics. We still have to haul water from over 30 miles away in barrels, still have to gather fire wood to stay warm and cook on. In this area we are hosting two meetings to identify how many families need housing improvement or which ones just need a whole new home, which we are working with Navajo Nation housing department to provide. We are on the move with Traditional Knowledge Holders, with who we are able to advocate for clean Air, Water and Environmental Justice in the face of the current trump administration. It has not been easy with the tribal government which is going right along with energy extraction and development of what little resources there are and the contamination of water, land and the environment. They are not considering what we have been exposed to already, such as the uranium waste crisis and there is no accountability at all with the roll backs of all the environmental laws. This is a big question for most of us? We assist with ceremonial prayers for the Environment, Water, Air and Sacred sites. Our skill building workshops continues such as the youth workshops and hands on skill building using local sustainable materials -in the coming season we are working on a Art center and innMay we will host Pottery making and in June we will be hosting wool felt making workshops and in July- Sept 2026 we hope to be gathering of wild foods and learning food and holding medicine preservation workshops. Currently, there is a demand for old uranium mines to be reopened even though there has been over 525 abandoned mines with not much clean up, in the process environmental health and public health is being overlooked, which raises big concerns at the community level and on going public meetings which question the whole process. We are looking to hold a few public meetings and calling for accountability by the U.S. Forrest Service , EPA and States and Tribal Government. This Project will continue to look for other funding source to keep educating and provide skill building. Travel, Gas, etc. 4,000.00 Fees and outreach 6,000.00 Communications 3,500.00 Supplies 2,000.00 Total 15,000.00

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 28.8%; rating input score 29
• Program expense ratio: 28.8%; rating input score 29

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.2%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings