Grant Partners

Tamalpais Trust supports Indigenous organizations, institutions, and networks across specific regions worldwide. We support a range of initiatives, from language revitalization and food sovereignty to land rematriation and Indigenous-led funds. We do this by cultivating relationships, listening closely, and responding to the visions and timelines set out by our partners. We are proud to be in relationship with these partners, which includes our current and past partners. Since 2021, Tamalpais Trust has awarded more than 200 grants totaling over $30 million.

We invite you to explore our database to learn more about the powerful work they are leading.

Use our searchable database to learn more about our grant partners.

Past Partners

Kivulini Trust

Kenya | Legacy Region

Kivulini Trust supports pastoralist communities in the rangelands of Northern Kenya to maintain their cultural and natural heritage, and to realize their aspirations for…

Current Partners

Klamath River Fund

California (CA) | United States | Turtle Island

The Klamath River Fund works to advance climate resilience, community resilience, and restorative justice within the Klamath River Basin, which stretches from Klamath Lake…

Current Partners

Land is Life

New York (NY) | United States | Global

Land is Life is a global coalition dedicated to advancing the self-determination and collective rights of Indigenous Peoples across the world's seven socio-cultural regions.…

Current Partners

Limahuli Garden and Preserve

Hawai'i (HI) | United States | Moananuiākea and Australia

Hawai’i’s 1,000-acre Limahuli Garden and Preserve, one of five gardens of the National Tropical Botanical Garden whose mission is to enrich life through tropical…

Current Partners

Ma’alob Kuxtal ich Abal Ha’

Mexico | Turtle Island

Ma’alob Kuxtal ich Abal Ha’ (Healthy Living in Abalá) is reviving Yucatan Maya ancestral knowledge about native bees and medicinal plants by establishing a…

Current Partners

Mauna Kea Education and Awareness

Hawai'i (HI) | United States | Moananuiākea and Australia

Mauna Kea Education and Awareness (MKEA) was founded in 2015 by a group of predominantly Native Hawaiian women in the Waimea community on the…

Current Partners

Meli Bees Network

Germany | Abya Yala

Meli Bees Network is empowering Indigenous leaders to gain technical expertise in agroforestry, meliponiculture (the breeding and management of native stingless bees), and project…

Current Partners

Mesa Refuge

California (CA) | United States | Turtle Island

Mesa Refuge offers creative residencies for writers and activists who are advancing national and global conversations about the environment, economic equity and social justice.…

Current Partners

Native American Educational Technologies

Wisconsin (WI) | Turtle Island

Native American Educational Technologies (NAET) serves the restoration of the cultural and practical presence of Indigenous peoples on Mooningwanekaaning (Madeline Island, WI), while cultivating…

Current Partners

Native Conservancy

Alaska (AK) | United States | Turtle Island

Native Conservancy was established more than 20 years ago after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill that devastated Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Since then,…

Current Partners

NDN Collective

South Dakota (SD) | United States | Turtle Island

Based out of the He Sapa (Black Hills) on Oceti Sakowin Territory, NDN Collective builds the collective power of Indigenous Peoples, communities, and Nations…

Current Partners

Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds

Maine (ME) | United States | Turtle Island

Niweskok, which translates to “dried seeds for planting,” “essence of life,” and “spirit” in the Penobscot language (one of five languages of the Wabanaki…