Seed to Spirit: 10 Years Standing on Sacred Ground
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
nibezunnibezun seeks to raise $30,000 by Giving Tuesday, $100,000 by January 1st, and $300,000 for 2026.
$81,578
raised by 97 people
$300,000 goal
8 months left
New update
We are so incredibly moved by the generosity of our nibezun community, near and far, who have pitched in to help us raise our current total of $80,353!
Thanks to your incredible support, we came so close to reaching our goal of raising $100,000 by January 1st.
Our fundraising efforts carry on as we enter 2026, nibezun's 10th year.
We need the continued support of our community to reach our total goal of $300,000 for 2026.
To keep the momentum going, we are seeking donors, institutions, and businesses to start a matching campaign to match donations made up to a certain amount toward our Seed To Spirit fundraising campaign. Please reach out to hello@nibezun.org if you are interested in supporting nibezun's fundraiser in such a gesture of solidarity! Those who match will be honored on nibezun's website and social media (unless otherwise desired).
Again, we extend our deepest gratitude to all of the various community members and organizations who have contributed to this fundraiser so far.
You are the heart of nibezun.
Wishing you all a happy new year.
Woliwon 💛
To explore all of the various different ways to support nibezun, please visit: https://www.nibezun.org/donate
At nibezun, we celebrate culture as medicine, provide an inclusive space for healing, and promote sustainability for all people and future generations. When we honor the teachings of our ancestors, care for the land and waters, and come together in community, we nourish the seven seeds of healing: Mind, Body, Spirit, Social Connection, Culture, Language, and Earth.
This year, as the seasons turned along the Penobscot River, we witnessed these seeds continue to grow strong. 2025 has been a year of connection, celebration, and renewal for our Wabanaki community and all who walk beside us in healing.
As we prepare to step into 2026, we turn to you– our community– for support. The coming year marks our 10 year anniversary, and we are thrilled to announce our plans to host our first-ever powwow at nibezun– open to all– to celebrate a decade of community, healing, and cultural revitalization on this sacred land. We invite you to join us! At the same time, we continue nurturing our core programs– Wabanaki languages, Wabanaki arts, wellness, ceremony, sustainable lifeways, and peacemaking– that make nibezun what it is. A few of our intentions for 2026 are: increasing signage on our trails to make them accessible and user-friendly for all who visit nibezun, hosting sustainable Hempcrete building workshops, expanding our language revitalization programming, providing solstice and equinox sunrise ceremonies, and offering more land-based education opportunities and Wabanaki arts workshops.
As a fully staffed team, we are working hard to meet the rising costs of maintaining our grounds, programs, and community offerings at a time when funding is increasingly scarce. We need each other now more than ever. Your contributions directly support the heart of nibezun and help us sustain our foundational programs while bringing new visions to life for our community and future generations. Together, we can keep this sacred work thriving and ensure that the next decade of nibezun is filled with even more healing, celebration, and connection.
We encourage you to “give back” by becoming involved in your community and through large and small acts of generosity, known as “awikelətaməwαkan” in the Penobscot language. Each donation waters the seven seeds of healing, ensuring that future generations can walk in balance, knowing who they are, where they come from, and how we move forward– together.
We invite you to help sustain our programs and to celebrate nibezun’s 10th year with us. Together, we can keep this sacred work thriving for generations to come.
Please consider making a gift today to our fundraising campaign, Seed to Spirit: Ten Years of Standing on Sacred Ground, to celebrate 10 years of nibezun and to help us continue nurturing the seven seeds of healing. We invite you to give– and to give Native– this Giving Tuesday and beyond. Every contribution, no matter how big or small, is a precious gift.
Woliwoni! With deep gratitude and in community,
Charlene Huerth (Penobscot & Passamaquoddy), Co-Director
Kage Johnson (of Irish ancestry), Co-Director
~on the ancestral lands and waters of the Wabanaki~
Donation Details:
There are so many ways to give! All donations are tax deductible. Support nibezun through one-time or regularly occurring giving. We welcome donations by check, credit card, Donor Advised Funds, Venmo, Paypal, bottle donations through the CLYNK to Give program, stock gifts, and tribute gifts to honor and remember friends and loved ones, etc.
Check donations:
Please make checks payable to:
nibezun
P.O. Box 387
Old Town, ME 04468
Online donations:
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Donate an item on our wishlist:
Currently, our wish list includes: walkie-talkies, golf carts, and hoop houses. Browse our wishlist at: www.nibezun.org/donate