My Nonprofit Reviews
jimnearby
Review for St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, USA
This school has only about 165 students, many attending the local no cost high school. Their letters make it sound like the child's next meal, pencil, or shirt may be in jeopardy. Sheer nonsense. The SJS endowment is over 325 million which brakes down to 2 million per child. With a low 5% annual income, each child would have 216,000 in their lunch pail.They do not submit an IRS 990 form showing salary per position . The administrator makes a bundle no doubt, no heavy lifting or long office hours. The letters are disheartening in their lack of frankness and the illusion of destitution. I will be checking with the diocese for further investigation. They should share their bundle of investments with other needy institutions. There is an incense odor needing a complete audit, not provided to donors or anyone. Trust but verify...thank you President Reagan.
Thank you for your comment. We are blessed to be able to provide our students with all their needs at no cost to the families. Every year we attempt to do better. Over 200 Lakota Boys and girls are in our care here at St. Joseph’s Indian School each year! We provide a loving, safe, living environment for them and it doesn’t stop there! These costs include everything necessary to meet the child’s needs, as well as salaries of the teachers, counselors and support personnel to run the school and its programs along, with maintenance and administration. Our financials are updated each year and available at https://www.stjo.org/about/faq/financial-report/. We would love to share more with you ! Please call us at 1-800-341-2235 M-F 8am to 5pm CT.
