Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Texas Tribal Buffalo Project
WAELDER, TX
Total revenue
$2.8M
Total expenses
$1.2M
Net assets
$1.8M
Grants received
$895K
31 grants
EIN
853887724
Tax year
2024
Mission
Texas tribal buffalo project, exists to reconnect texas indigenous lineal descendents to each other as relatives as well as the iyane'e as our relative. We are aligned with the international buffalo treaty and other buffalo lifeway movements.
Programs
3 programs
Regenerative herd management - is a program that centers on the health of the buffalo, the land, and the community. The program uses low-stress handling and rotational grazing practices that restore soil health, improve native grasses, and promote biodiversity. By caring for the buffalo as relatives rather than commodities, the program models sustainable ranching while providing education and training opportunities. This approach strengthens food sovereignty, cultural connection, and ecological resilience.
Data & dna sovereignty - dna sovereignty program to connect texas indigenous lineal descendents by establishing dna sovereignty. American bands, tribes, and nations, with a focus on lipan apache and discover, confirm, and strengthen those connections through the responsible use of genetic data.
Other programs: texas indigenous communities, ranch maintenance, community foods project, buffalo harvest, youth camp, international buffalo relationship building, hemp, meat sales, curriculum, indigenous hemp project (winona leduke)
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
5 listed
LUCILLE CONTRERAS
CEO/FOUNDER
$87K
50 hrs/wk
IZEL LOPEZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$59K
40 hrs/wk
HELGA GARZA GARCIA
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
PATRICIA HERRERA
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
JOANN BETANCOURT
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
Grants received
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Funded by
$895K from 20 funders · 31 grants · 2020–2024
$200K · 1 grant · 2022
$120K · 4 grants · 2020–2022
$100K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$99K · 4 grants · 2021–2023
$50K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$45K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
$45K · 2 grants · 2021–2022
$35K · 1 grant · 2024