Join the Native Nonprofit List!

We are thrilled to host this resource highlighting Native-led organizations who are working across a variety of issue areas throughout Indian Country.

Native-led organizations have the solutions to the issues that Native communities are facing. They know Native communities and their strengths and how best to help Native people.

Native-led nonprofits—including 501c3s, fiscally sponsored organizations, and 7871 Tribal Nonprofits—who meet the criteria and submit the form below will be added to the Native Nonprofit List, and will be able to customize their profiles and use key fundraising tools to support their work.

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Register on the New Platform Today!

We’re excited to launch a new home for the Native Nonprofit List on the MightyCause platform — just in time to make a splash for Native Nonprofit Day on Friday, May 16, 2025! We invite all Native-led nonprofits to register their organizations in the MightyCause system using the form below by the Registration Deadlines below.

Organizations who registered and are published at NativeWays.org/NativeNonprofitList will need to register in the MightyCause system using the form below. See the Key Details and FAQs below for more details about the transition.

Priority Registration Deadline

Monday, April 14, 2025

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Final Registration Deadline

Monday, April 28, 2025

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Registration Closed

The registration form closed on Monday, April 28 and will re-open after the Native Nonprofit Day campaign in May. Please sign up for our newsletter to receive an update when it re-opens.

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Required Criteria to Join

To be recognized on the Native Nonprofit List, we require organizations to meet all four of the following criteria:

Be Native-led. We define “Native-led” and “Native-controlled” as organizations with at least 51 percent of the Board of Directors and Leadership Team identifying as American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian.
Demonstrate specific service to Native people and communities. Your organization has a mission, vision, strategic plan, or founding documents that express a commitment to serve Native Nations, communities, or people.
Have U.S. nonprofit status (501c3, 7871, or fiscally sponsored). Be prepared to submit your organization’s or your fiscal sponsor’s EIN – Employment Identification Number. Or the 7871’s affiliated Tribe.
Be in good standing with the IRS as a Tax Exempt Organization. In other words, your organization is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. To verify this for a 501c3, you can look up your organization’s or fiscal sponsor’s EIN or name at https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/

Registration FAQs

Are there fees to join and receive donations on the Native Nonprofit List?

Do I need to register if my organization was published previously on the Native Nonprofit List?

What is the difference between the priority deadline and the final deadline?

Account & Profile FAQs

Can our organization have more than one (1) account administrator?

When can we update our update our profile?

How do we create an account as a Fiscally Sponsored Organization using our sponsors EIN?

We participate in other giving days hosted on Mightycause platforms. How do we create an account and how does our profile work?

I'm having trouble creating an account, registering my organization, or have another issue.

Criteria & Category FAQs

What do the Focus Areas mean?

What do the Geography & Community Served filters mean?

Tribes existed before the U.S. and State boundaries, why do you request our States Served?

What are 501c3s, 7871s, and fiscally sponsored organizations?

Can nonprofits that fall under the 51% rule still participate?

Is citizenship, membership, or enrollment in a Federally Recognized Tribe required for board members or leadership team?

Are Indigenous or Native organizations outside of the U.S. eligible?

Who do I contact if I have a question or concern about an organization included on the Native Nonprofit List?

Join the Native Nonprofit List!

Join the Native Nonprofit List!

We are thrilled to host this resource highlighting Native-led organizations who are working across a variety of issue areas throughout Indian Country.

We are thrilled to host this resource highlighting Native-led organizations who are working across a variety of issue areas throughout Indian Country.

Register on the New Platform Today!

Register on the New Platform Today!

Priority Registration Deadline

Priority Registration Deadline

Final Registration Deadline

Final Registration Deadline

Registration Closed

Registration Closed

The registration form closed on Monday, April 28 and will re-open after the Native Nonprofit Day campaign in May. Please sign up for our newsletter to receive an update when it re-opens.

The registration form closed on Monday, April 28 and will re-open after the Native Nonprofit Day campaign in May. Please sign up for our newsletter to receive an update when it re-opens.

Click the Key Details Below

Registration FAQs

Account & Profile FAQs

Criteria & Category FAQs

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