Civil Rights
Cultural Survival Inc
CAMBRIDGE, MA
Total revenue
$10.5M
Total expenses
$8.1M
Net assets
$17.0M
Grants received
$22.8M
149 grants
EIN
237182593
Tax year
2023
Mission
Advocate for indigenous people's rights
Programs
7 programs
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.
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.
Keepers of the earth: grants to indigenous communities for self managed projects in agriculture, language revitalization, drought mitigation, natural disasters, and other projects.
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.
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.
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.
Indigenous rights radio: cultural survival produces and distributes radio programs to inform indigenous peoples about their rights under law and treaties.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
16 listed
JONATHAN MARK CAMP
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$146K
40 hrs/wk
GALINA ANGAROVA
EXEC DIRECTOR THRU 2/19/24
$49K
40 hrs/wk
STEVEN HEIM
TREASURER
—
3 hrs/wk
NICOLE FRIEDERICHS
CLERK
—
3 hrs/wk
VALINE BROWN
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/2023)
—
1 hrs/wk
KATE FINN
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
LAURA GRAHAM
DIRECTOR
—
1 hrs/wk
STEPHEN MARKS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
KAIMANA BARCARSE
CHAIR
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3 hrs/wk
JANNIE RUEIJE
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
STELLA TAMANG
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
RICHARD GROUNDS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
MARCUS BRIGGS-CLOUD
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
LYLA JUNE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
MRINALINI RAI
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
JOHN KING II
VICE CHAIR
—
3 hrs/wk
Grants received
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$22.8M from 60 funders · 149 grants · 2017–2024
$6.5M · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$3.1M · 8 grants · 2020–2024
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$1.5M · 1 grant · 2023
$1.0M · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$1.0M · 6 grants · 2019–2023
$817K · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$776K · 2 grants · 2022–2023