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Grantmaking public charityEIN 237182593

CULTURAL SURVIVAL INC

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140

Total Assets

$17.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

6

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$294K

FY 2023

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$792K

Advocacy: cultural survival has ecosoc consultative status with the united nations and uses multiple un treaty body mechanisms to advocacy for the rights of indigenous peoples. Cultural survival compiles andsubmits reports to the universal periodic review mechanism, participates actively in the united nations permanent forum on indigenous issues, the committee for the elimination of racial discrimination, the expertmechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples, and other treaty bodies. Cultural survival engages with the inter american commission on human rights and the inter american court on specific violations ofindigenous peoples rights, most notably in guatemala and panama.

Program 2

$772K

Community media: cultural survival makes grants to small radio stations and other community media that broadcast in indigenous languages. Cultural survival offers training in how to maintain broadcastequipment.

Program 3

$712K

Keepers of the earth: grants to indigenous communities for self managed projects in agriculture, language revitalization, drought mitigation, natural disasters, and other projects.

Program 4

$625K

Community media: cultural survival makes grants to small radio stations and other community media that broadcast in indigenous languages. Cultural survival offers training in how to maintain broadcastequipment.

Program 5

$549K

Capacity building: cultural survival organizes training workshops, community exchanges, and other activities to increase the capacity of indigenous communities. This includes fellowships to young individuals andgroups of youth working on community based projects.

Program 6

$954K

The cultural survival bazaars are a series of cultural festivals, organized by indigenous peoples' rights organization cultural survival, that provide indigenous artists and artisans, cooperatives, and their representatives from around the world the chance to sell their work directly to the public.each event features traditional and contemporary crafts, artwork, clothing, jewelry, home goods, and accessories from dozens of countries.in addition, the bazaars offer cultural performances and presentations, including live music, storytelling, craft-making demonstrations, and the unique chance to talk directly with makers and community advocates.

Program 7

$171K

Indigenous rights radio: cultural survival produces and distributes radio programs to inform indigenous peoples about their rights under law and treaties.

Focus Areas

Civil Rights

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$10.5M

Total Expenses

$8.1M

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

29 grants

FIRST PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
$1.4M
2 grants
$1M
2 grants
$991K
2 grants
NATIVE VILLAGE OF AMBER TRADITIONAL COUNCIL
$20K
1 grant
$20K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants

<$10K
17
grants
$10–50K
6
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Colorado
$1.4M
39% of total
Maine
$1.0M
29% of total
District of Columbia
$1M
28% of total
Alaska
$37K
1% of total
California
$25K
1% of total
Alabama
$24K
1% of total
Nevada
$20K
1% of total
New Mexico
$11K
0% of total
New York
$9K
0% of total
Oregon
$7K
0% of total

+5 more states

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