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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Kua’aina Ulu Auamo
Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) means “grassroots growing through shared kuleana (responsibility)” the acronym KUA means backbone. KUA is an organization that supports movements for community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) called into creation in 2011 by a statewide network of grassroots indigenous and local CBNRM efforts and groups called E Alu Pū (“move forward together”). KUA works to empower communities to improve their quality of life through caring for their environmental heritage together to better Hawaiʻi and achieve ‘āina momona— an abundant, productive ecological system that supports community well-being. KUA employs a community‐driven approach that currently supports three statewide networks: E Alu Pū (30+ groups), Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa 60+ traditional Hawaiian fishpond restoration projects and their practitioners and a growing group of limu (native seaweed) practitioners called the Limu Hui.
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College
The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University mission is to provide Anishinaabe communities with post-secondary and continuing education while advancing the language, culture, and history of the Ojibwe.
Lakota Wellness Society, Inc.
The Lakota Wellness Society works to empower Indigenous people to become physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually healthy. We advocate for lifestyles based in Lakota culture. We provide mutual aid to people on the Rosebud Indian reservation in South Dakota. Our volunteers distribute food bundles and other donations as resources allow.
We empower healthy Indigenous families by supporting grassroots led food sovereignty projects. For example, our efforts include collaborating with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in sponsoring a garden contest. Entries of organic, wildcrafted or homegrown foods are showcased and awarded prizes every August as part of the annual Rosebud Fair.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.