Organizations Filed Purposes:
SACRED FIRE FOUNDATION (SFF) IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT PRESERVE AND PROMOTE ANCIENT WISDOM TRADITIONS-AND THEIR PERSPECTIVES-TO INSURE THEIR CONTINUANCE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
VISION - WE HONOR THE WISDOM OF INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEW AND BELIEVE ALL LIFE CAN FLOURISH WHEN HUMANITY EMBRACES OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR THE LIVING WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF UNBORN GENERATIONS.MISSION - TO ENSURE THE CONTINUANCE OF INDIGENOUS WISDOM TRADITIONS AND TO EXPAND AWARENESS OF HOW AND WHY THESE WORLDVIEWS AND THEIR EMBODIED VALUES ARE CRUCIAL TO MODERN SOCIETY.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT FUNDING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE TO ENSURE THAT THEIR WISDOM CAN CONTINUE TO FLOURISH FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. FUNDS COVER PROJECTS SUCH AS PILGRIMAGES TO SACRED SITES, RITUAL, CEREMONIES, LANGUAGE PRESERVATION, TRADITIONAL FOOD WAYS, ART AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, AND PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ELDERS. IN 2020 WE PROVIDED 26 GRANTS AND ONE WISDOM TREASURE AWARD TO AN INDIGENOUS ELDER.
EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS - THESE INCLUDE ANCIENT WISDOM RISING, OUR BI-ANNUAL GATHERING OF ELDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, AND VOICES OF WISDOM, A REGIONAL EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER ELDERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TRADITIONAL ELDERS ARE REPOSITORIES OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND WISDOM ACCUMULATED OVER MILLENNIA. THIS IRREPLACEABLE WISDOM IS JUST AS PRACTICAL TODAY AS IT WAS THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO. AND IT IS THE BASIS FOR CREATING A FUTURE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR OUR CHILDREN.
MEDIA PROJECT - THROUGH VIDEOS, PODCASTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA WE STRIVE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE VALUES OF INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE WITH THE HOPES TO TRANSFORM SOCIETY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kim Langbecker | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $60,000 |
| Keiko Cronin | TRUSTEE, CHAIR/PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
| Gwen Broz | TRUSTEE, SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Goss | TRUSTEE, TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Alan Kerner | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Artemia Fabre Zarandona | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
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