About Cultural Survival
Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience.
Focus Areas
Indigenous rightsIndigenous culturesLanguage revitalizationCommunity mediaClimate change solutionsLand and water rightsLeadership of Indigenous women and youthCapacity buildingHuman rights advocacy
Who They Fund
general learners/publicstudents (unspecified)educators/teachers (unspecified)
Funding Style
About Cultural Survival
Cultural Survival Inc. centers Indigenous Peoples’ rights through grantmaking that pairs advocacy with community self-determination. Two recurring $712,000 grants to First People Worldwide in 2024 and 2025 show the foundation’s willingness to sustain a large partner over time, while a $500,000 grant in both 2024 and 2025 to Earthworks points to another multi-year relationship. The recent grants list also includes Batani Foundation at $526,700 in 2025 and $464,200 in 2024, suggesting that sizable awards are not limited to a single grantee. Beyond the largest checks, the foundation also supports smaller project grants for Indigenous communities and related allies, including organizations such as Ekvn-yefolecv, People of Red Mountain, and the Native Village of Amber Traditional Council. Its active programs reinforce that pattern: Indigenous Youth Fellowship, Indigenous Community Media Fund, Keepers of the Earth Fund, and Human Rights Defenders Training all connect to leadership, media, land, and rights-based work. Across the portfolio, the emphasis is on Indigenous governance, culture, and capacity rather than broad general-purpose philanthropy.
What Cultural Survival Funds
In community media, Cultural Survival Inc. gave $6,000 in 2024 to Samoana Media in Honolulu for educational workshops, aligning with its active Indigenous Community Media Fund and media-capacity programs. In land and water rights work, the foundation awarded $7,000 in 2025 to Nvn-nes-a Land Trust in Eugene, showing support for Indigenous-led land stewardship. Human rights advocacy also appears in grants such as $8,000 to East Bay Sanctuary Covenant in Berkeley in 2025, which fits the foundation’s human-rights and defender-protection emphasis. Indigenous identity and public memory are another thread: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly Inc. received $6,000 in 2024 for educational workshops, tying community education to cultural recognition and advocacy.
How Cultural Survival Gives
Typical grants sit at a median of $20,000, with a lower quartile of $7,750 and an upper quartile of $500,000. The recent grants suggest both one-time project support and repeated awards: First People Worldwide, Earthworks, and Batani Foundation each received more than one grant in consecutive years. Cultural Survival Inc. is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The active programs also show an open application pattern, with unsolicited applications accepted in multiple programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$17.3M
Total Revenue
$10.5M
Total Expenses
$8.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $500K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$500K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Intensidad de financiamiento
BajaAlta
Sede
Leadership
AIMEE ROBERSON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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