NATIVE-LED NONPROFIT LIST

Find a Native-led, Native-serving nonprofit to support! Organizations included are eligible to receive tax-deductible, charitable contributions in the U.S.

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There are 249 published organizations with more to come!

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Lakota Youth Development

Lakota Youth Development since 1992, helps youth reclaim cultural connections. Reclamation helps youth be healthy and grounded in self-identity. Over 7,050 Youth form leadership and entrepreneurial skills in our programs. Our 10-acre campus on ancestral homelands helps refine prairie restoration projects, with winged, four-legged and root relatives.
LYD helps youth rise through Wolakota. We offer experiential evidence based; cultural retreats, youth led societies and social enterprises including apprenticeships. Our focus is language, culture, and spirituality. Culture is prevention to addictions. Our approach is a multi-generational and strengths-based, providing a sacred, safe space to grow skills and passions raising successful adults.

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Lhaq’temish Foundation

The Lhaq’temish Foundation is a tribally chartered, 501(c)3 non-profit organization that launches, implements, and oversees projects to support the overall strength and wellness of our community.

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Living Pono Project

The Living Pono Project’s mission is to act as a bridge program for vulnerable populations into sustainable industries. We focus on indigenous populations, at-risk youth, adults with disabilities, and re-entering individuals. To provide a well rounded program and a variety of opportunities our programs are grounded in Hawaiian culture and values. This provides a kahua (foundation) to connect to the land, spirit, and community.

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Lulapin Chumash Foundation

We are a big tent Chumash led nonprofit that aims to work well with other Chumash bands and non-affiliated peoples.

We seek to educate and promote healthy living culture amongst the greater indigenous community outside of Chumash country.

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ƛ̓ɑlsək swiči (Cattail Rising)

ƛ̓ɑlsək swiči (Cattail Rising) is a Native American-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on facilitating collaboration between Tribal and non-Tribal partners to develop, grow, and foster educational opportunities which honor the teachings of our ancestors, demonstrate Tribal sovereignty, and supports the well-being of Native children, youth, families, and communities.
Our mission is to support the success and well-being of Native American children and youth by providing immersive educational experiences which support and nurture their cultural identity and sense of belonging.
Our vision is an educational system, built through true community collaboration, which reflects and responds to the specific, local needs of the students, including integrating traditional learning approaches and values, while focusing on fostering a sense of community, curiosity, collaboration, and culture.

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Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke

Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke is an award-winning vocational training organization teaching academic subjects through real-life, hands-on application. Through building and construction, farming, the culinary arts, and cultural preservation, our youth and young adults thrive in learning environments that make sense to them, build their self esteem, and show them they have the power to change their futures.

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Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Inc.

Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio Inc. is led by Indigenous artist Jeremy Dennis. The project began in June 2020 and serves as a communal art space based on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York. The family house, built in the 1960s, now features a residency program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists, a shared art studio, and a communal library, along with hosting an array of art and history-based programs for tribal members and the broader local community.

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Makahanaloa Fishing Association

Makahanaloa Fishing Association represents over one hundred and twenty ʻohana with ancestral ties to Pepeʻekeo, Papaʻikou, Honomu, and Hilo. One interpretation of lawaiʻa is lawa iʻameaning Enough Fish. The fishers that make up Makahanaloa Fishing Association are feeding their ʻohana and they share fish, limu, ʻopihi, crab, and fishing knowledge so that many in the community have lawa iʻa. Makahanaloa Fishing Association is by every means seeking to grow and to protect our fishing community’s rights to provide food for their families and maintain the generational bond with our treasured shoreline areas. In order to accomplish this mission Makahanaloa Fishing Association formed itʻs 501c3 non-profit organization in 2020.

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