RED EAGLE SOARING

What RED EAGLE SOARING does

Red Eagle Soaring (RES) is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1991, that delivers free performing arts education to Native, First Nations, and Indigenous youth ages 10-19 in Seattle and King County, Washington. The organization operates four integrated program lines: a two-week SIYAP summer workshop culminating in an original showcase performance; an annual Spring Program that produces a touring play; a Fall & Winter Workshop series covering acting, music, scriptwriting, costume/set design, lighting/sound, and filmmaking; and the YTT Urban Native Performing Artists alumni collective for graduates. Programming integrates traditional Indigenous performance with contemporary theatre and aligns with the Washington state "Since Time Immemorial" tribal history and sovereignty curriculum, with all instruction delivered by Indigenous teaching artists.

RES opened its first permanent space in 2023 — the Red Eagle Soaring Theatre at King Street Station — colocated with nonprofit partners Totem Star and The Rhapsody Project within the Station Space youth empowerment hub. Since founding, the organization has staged over 200 productions and mentored hundreds of Native youth, with touring performances at venues including Folklife Festival, Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival, ACT Theatre, Island Shakespeare Festival, and a 2025-added documentary filmmaking track via a partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF).

RES is funded through individual donations, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships from United Way of King County, 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Washington State Tribal Nations, Vadon Foundation, Grousemont Foundation, US Bank Foundation, Sky Bear Media, and other supporters. Programs are entirely free to participants, with recruitment driven by community networks, newsletter marketing, and partnerships with tribal nations and Native-serving organizations. The organization is led by Executive Director Russell Brooks (Southern Cheyenne) and Artistic Director Nicole Suyama, supported by a small staff of four and an eight-member Board of Directors.

Name

RED EAGLE SOARING

Legal name

Red Eagle Soaring

Website

https://redeaglesoaring.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Red Eagle Soaring is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1991, that delivers free performing arts education to Native, First Nations, and Indigenous youth ages 10-19 in Seattle and King County, integrating traditional Indigenous performance with contemporary theatre through year-round workshops, productions, and an alumni collective.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Performing Arts Education

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Camps (Theater, Musical Theater, Dance) (EDAMALAI)

Keywords

• Youth performing arts education
• Indigenous arts programs
• Nonprofit theatre education
• Cultural arts education
• Youth theatre programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Support: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded by individual donations, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships. Donations allow provision of free theatre education to Native youth regardless of income or location.
2. Foundation and Government Grants: Support from United Way of King County, 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Washington state Tribal Nations, and various foundations including Vadon Foundation, Grousemont Foundation, and US Bank Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Red Eagle Soaring is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free performing arts education to Native, First Nations, and Indigenous youth ages 10-19 across Seattle and King County. Programming weaves traditional Indigenous performance with contemporary theatre, covering acting, music, scriptwriting, costume and set design, lighting and sound, and filmmaking, culminating in original showcase performances that tour throughout the region. All programs are provided at no cost to participants.

Product overview

Red Eagle Soaring (RES) is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free performing arts education to Native, First Nations, and Indigenous youth ages 10-19. The organization operates a unified program consisting of SIYAP (summer workshop), Spring Program (annual spring play), Fall & Winter Workshop series (ongoing classes), and YTT Urban Native Performing Artists (alumni collective). Programming weaves together traditional Indigenous performance elements with contemporary theatre, covering acting, music, scriptwriting, costume/set design, lighting/sound, and filmmaking. Students create original showcase performances that tour throughout Seattle and King County venues. A video archive documents historical program outputs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YTT Urban Native Performing Artists: Alumni collective for Indigenous performing artists in Seattle, providing a place to cultivate creative passions with peers. Members pursue work as actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, videographers, and more.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of Native youth mentored since 1991
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership to produce a documentary about RES rehearsal process. Provided film education opportunities where students learned developing filming schedules, setting up shots, and constructing documentary films.
• Totem StarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner organization sharing space at Station Space youth empowerment hub. Both organizations collaborate to make comprehensive arts education accessible to Seattle's youth.
• The Rhapsody ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner organization sharing space at Station Space youth empowerment hub. Collaborates with RES to provide inclusive arts education opportunities.
• Daybreak Star Cultural CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual venue for SIYAP summer workshop hosted by United Indians of All Tribes Foundation. Students collaborate with Native theatre professionals at this culturally significant location.
• United Indians of All Tribes FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates Daybreak Star Cultural Center and partners with RES for annual SIYAP workshop venue and community programming.
• Washington State Tribal NationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious tribal nations provide financial support and cultural guidance. Programming supports 'Since Time Immemorial' Washington state tribal history curriculum.
• Sky Bear MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor providing media support for RES mission and programming.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Totem Star: Co-located at Station Space in King Street Station alongside RES. Totem Star is a Seattle nonprofit providing free music education and recording-arts programming to youth, sharing a near-identical mission (free arts education for underserved youth) and operating model.
• The Rhapsody Project: Also housed at Station Space with RES. The Rhapsody Project provides inclusive music and arts education in Seattle, making it a direct operational peer sharing the same youth-arts-education, free-access model.
• Longhouse Media: Pacific Northwest-based Native nonprofit producing film and media programs that train and amplify Indigenous storytellers. Directly comparable given RES's recent expansion into documentary filmmaking through SIFF.
• NAYA Family Center: Native American Youth and Family Center in Portland serving urban Native youth and families with education, cultural, and arts programming. It is one of the closest comparables in scale and mission outside Seattle.
• United Indians of All Tribes Foundation: The parent of Daybreak Star Cultural Center and RES's annual SIYAP venue partner. It serves urban Native communities in the Puget Sound region with cultural, educational, and social services that directly intersect with RES's target population.
• Daybreak Star Cultural Center: Operated by United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Daybreak Star Cultural Center hosts RES's annual SIYAP summer workshop. It is a Seattle-based Native cultural and arts venue with overlapping mission and audience, making it the closest programmatic peer.

Broad incumbents

• ACT Theatre: Seattle-based professional regional theatre where RES youth productions tour. Comparable as a Pacific Northwest performing arts venue and programming partner, though ACT serves a general audience rather than a youth/Indigenous niche.
• Seattle Children's Theatre: Established Seattle-based youth theatre producing professional productions and education programs for young audiences. Comparable on the youth theatre education axis, though broader in scope and not Indigenous-specific.

Others

• Native Arts and Cultures Foundation: National foundation supporting Indigenous arts and culture through grants and programming. Comparable as an ecosystem participant and potential funder/peer in the Native arts space, though it operates as a grantmaker rather than direct service provider.
• Koahnic Broadcast Corporation: Native-led public media organization producing radio, film, and digital content by and for Indigenous communities. Comparable on the cultural-preservation and Indigenous-media-training axis relevant to RES's growing filmmaking curriculum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Red.Eagle.Soaring.Native.Youth.Theatre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/red-eagle-soaring

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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