Supporting Indigenous-led initiatives, organizations, and networks

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Our Regions

Our current geographic priorities are Turtle Island (Canada, United States, and Mexico), Abya Yala (Central and South America), Arctic Circumpolar, and Moananuiākea (Pacific region following the kelp highway and Austronesian migration) and Australia.

Interactive world map that highlights the four regions where Tamalpais Trust awards grants

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Grant Partners

We are proud to stand alongside partners working across a range of efforts, from language revitalization to nurturing food sovereignty to reclaiming lands and territories. Our support is grounded in service to the vision of our partners, and honors the needs, priorities and self-determination of each partner.

Featured Partners

Photo of children painting provided by Community First Development

Community First Development

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) | Australia | Moananuiākea and Australia

For more than 20 years Community First Development has backed the aspirations of First Peoples in Australia through community-led solutions. They have worked with…

Photo of elder and baby provided by First Peoples Cultural Council

First Peoplesʻ Cultural Council

British Columbia (BC) | Canada | Turtle Island

First Peoplesʻ Cultural Council (FPCC) is a First Nations-governed provincial Crown corporation with a mandate to support the revitalization of First Nations languages, arts,…

Photo of smiling family provided by HuiMAU

Hui Mālama I Ke Ala ʻŪlili (huiMAU)

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

ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) families in Hāmākua on the northeast coast of Hawaiʻi Island founded Hui Mālama I Ke Ala ʻŪlili (huiMAU) in 2011 to…

Community Investments

u003cpu003eAt Tamalpais Trust, we believe that access to capital is a critical factor in developing capacity and promoting long-term, self-directed prosperity and economic opportunity within Native American and other Indigenous communities. Through our Community Investments program, we have invested capital directly in Indigenous-owned businesses and nonprofits. We have also invested through intermediaries such as u003ca href=u0022https://www.oweesta.org/u0022 data-mce-href=u0022https://www.oweesta.org/u0022u003eOweesta Corporationu003c/au003e, which facilitates the financing of Native Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) to provide capital within their own communities. Currently only short-term investments are available.u003c/pu003e

In partnership with Oweesta Corporation, Tamalpais Trust has contributed to

  • 5,051

    Businesses Funded

  • 20,829

    Jobs Created & Retained

  • 24,582

    Native Individuals Financed

  • 1,536

    Homes Financed