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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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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Makoce Agriculture Development

Makoce Agriculture Development is a modern organization focused on developing modern food systems with the principles of holistic environment connection and regenerative agricultural practices. Our focus is to utilize our lands, our people, and our traditional thoughts and systems to bring ourselves to be a thriving Oglala Lakota Oyate.

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Mālama Paʻakea o Waimalu

Mālama Paʻakea o Waimalu seeks to repair and care for what remains of Loko Iʻa Paʻakea, an ancient Hawaiian fishpond built by Oahuʻs chiefess Kalanimanuia and located in the ahupuaʻa of Waimalu. We hope to restore aquatic and plant life to the fishpond, as well as create a native Hawaiian garden nursery on the property. We invite community volunteers, educators and students to assist in the hands-on work, and in the process they will learn about the areaʻs history, the ingenuity of Hawaiian fishponds, the functionality of an ahupuaʻa, and native Hawaiian plants and uses. This is how we plan to perpetuate native Hawaiian culture and kuleana through education, stewardship, and cultivation of Hawaiiʻs natural resources.

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Mana Maoli

Community empowerment & culture-based learning for youth

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Marin Museum Society, Inc. DBA Museum of the American Indian

The Museum of the American Indian uplifts, supports, and makes visible the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas by offering authentic educational programs and cultural resources to Marin and the greater Bay Area.

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