Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF WISHTOYO FOUNDATION IS TO ENHANCE THE WELL BEING AND EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVLEDGE AND ALL COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLNESS, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA CHUMASH THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES ALL PEOPLE DEPEND UPON, EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE MEANING OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501 (C)(3).
TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE LIFEWAYS & CULTURE OF CHUMASH & INDIGENOUS PEOPLE & THE ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: WISHTOYO'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEGAL ACTION, AND PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. IN 2018 WE CONTINUED TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY AND HEALTH OF WATERBODIES AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDS, WHICH ARE VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES FOR ALL INHABITANTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE LIFEBLOOD OF CHUMASH CULTURE. TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL RESOURCES, AND SACRED PLACES, WE CONTINUED TO SUCCESSFULLY: UTILIZE LEGAL ACTION BY WAY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LITIGATION UNDER LAWS INCLUDING THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PERMITS AND LEGISLATION; CONDUCT WATERSHED MONITORING CONTINUED FROM "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION": AND HABITAT RESTORATION; AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION. WISHTOYO ALSO CONTINUED TO UTILIZE ITS VENTURA COASTKEEPER ("VCK") PROGRAM. WISHTOYO FOUNDED VCK IN 2000 AS THE 54TH MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE TO FOCUS ON WATER QUALITY PROTECTION IN VENTURA COUNTY WATERSHEDS.
CULTURAL PRESERVATION: WISHTOYO'S CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE ANCIENT WISDOM, PRACTICES, AND CULTURE OF CHUMASH AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS PRESERVE, MAINTAIN, AND PROTECT CHUMASH LIFEWAYS, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND INDIGENOUS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, FOR THE CHUMASH COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PROJECTS AND CAPACITY, FROM OUR POPULAR SHMUWICH LANGUAGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL LAND TENDING MENTORSHIP, AND BASKETRY PROGRAMS, TO OUR WELL ATIENDED PUBLIC CULTURAL EVENTS SUCH AS SOLSTICE AND EQUINOX CEREMONIES. IN THIS WAY, KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITIONS CAN CONTINUE TO BE PASSED INTER-GENERATIONALLY, AND NON-NATIVE COMMUNITIES CAN ENGAGE IN CULTURAL CONTINUED FROM "CULTURAL PRESERVATION": APPRECIATION AND DEEPER UNDERSTANDING. IN 2018 WE CONTINUED OUR LONGSTANDING WORK TOWARD THE FULL BUILD OUT OF WISHTOYO'S AUTHENTIC CHUMASH VILLAGE IN PRESENT DAY MALIBU, AND THE THOMAS FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING AT THE VILLAGE PRESENTED US WITH BOTH SETBACKS (LOSS OF A TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESTORATION AREAS) AND OPPORTUNITIES (NEW RESTORATION WORK AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS BASED IN INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT).
CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: WISHTOYO'S CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH. WE PROVIDE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 5,000 YOUTH AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC PER YEAR, TEACHING AWARENESS OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, ANCIENT CHUMASH VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE PEOPLES. OUR CHUMASH TRIBAL MARINE PROTECTED AREAS EDUCATION PROGRAM AND FIRST NATIONS SUMMER FIELD STUDIES, AND OTHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARDS K-12 STUDENTS, MAINTAIN OUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING SUPPORTIVE COASTAL PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSTITUENCIES AMONGST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AIM TO PROVIDE CONTINUED FROM "CHUMASH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION": IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH SO THEY FEEL EMPOWERED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CAREER CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. WE SEEK TO REMEDY INEQUALITIES AND DISADVANTAGES IN MAINSTREAM EDUCATION BY FOCUSING ON UNDERSERVED AND INTERTRIBAL STUDENTS.
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 |
|---|
| Mati Waiya | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $120,000 |
| Jan Ward Olmstead | SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $3,918 |
| Dave Kaplan | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carole Goldberg | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul D Novoa | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ali Sahabi | SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Lorraine Sanchez | BOARD CHAIR AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Terrance Arthur Tamminen | VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lloyd Vernet Bridges Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Angela Renee Riley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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