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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College Horizons, Inc.

College Horizons prepares, celebrates, and empowers Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian youth to pursue higher education by providing culturally sustaining college advising programs that contributes to community Nation Building. CH addresses the college attainment gap of Native students and position our work through an asset based approach. We want students to attend college as their full selves – bringing their culture, language, ancestors and indigenous ways of knowing with them because these are gifts, blessings and educational assets. As a college access organization our student impact includes: 99% graduate from high school, 95% matriculate to a 4-year degree college with 5% to community college or Tribal College, and 85% graduate from college between 4-6years!

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College of Menominee Nation

As a Land Grant Institution of higher education chartered by the Menominee people, the College of Menominee Nation infuses learning with American Indian culture and prepares students for leadership, careers, and advanced studies in a multicultural world. The College commits to research and promotion, perpetuation and nurturance of American Indian language and scholarship.

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College of the Muscogee Nation

The College of the Muscogee Nation is the institution of higher education for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation emphasizing Native culture, values, language, and self-determination. CMN offers accredited degrees to meet the growing needs of students and community stakeholders. The Tribal College is focused on supporting tribal sovereignty by developing the next generation of leaders.

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Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee

Our purpose is to change the direction of the Comanche language. That change is to restore the NɄMɄ TEKWAPɄ as a living language once more and to take our language of heritage into the future. To that end, we host zoom langage classes, in-person classes, and create resources for our community to learn about both language and culture.

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Cook Native American Ministries Foundation

Through our granting program, CNAMF activates partnerships with grassroots Native community organizations and churches to work toward youth empowerment, building healthy communities, and maintaining spiritual foundations.

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Denver Indian Center, Inc.

To empower our American Indian youth, elders, families and community by promoting self-determination and economic, mental and physical health through education, advocacy and cultural enrichment.

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Denver Indian Family Resource Center

The vision of the Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRC) is generations of health and strong American Indian/Alaska Native children and families. DIFRC’s mission is to strengthen vulnerable American Indian/Alaska Native children and families through collaborative and culturally responsive services. We work closely with metro Denver’s county child welfare departments and two ICWA courts to support reunification and preservation of Native families.

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Division of Indian Work

DIW’s mission is to support and strengthen urban American Indian people through culturally based education, traditional healing approaches, and leadership development. We provide services to 7,000+ annually through 20+ programs in four major service areas: Health Services, Strengthening Family Circles, Healing Spirit (support for foster care youth), and Youth Leadership Development.

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