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Amah Mutsun Land Trust

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The Amah Mutsun Land Trust, begun in 2013, says it is returning the Band to ancestral lands, including a 50-acre first property.

Kind
501(c)(3) land trust affiliated with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Native-led
yes-self-described
Works with
Amah Mutsun Tribal Band (Mutsun Ohlone)
Region
San Benito, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo counties, CA
Focus
Indigenous stewardship of Mutsun homeland; land return and traditional ecological practice
Registry
EIN 32-0447436 (ProPublica; exempt since June 2018; FY2024 revenue about $2.9M); Charity Navigator 4/4 stars

What happened

The Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT) describes itself as an initiative of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and the vehicle by which the Band accesses, protects and stewards lands integral to its identity and culture. Its history page says the Tribal Council decided in 2005 that the people should re-engage in stewardship of their ancestral lands. The Land Trust was established in 2013, with Sempervirens Fund providing fiscal sponsorship, and it became a fully incorporated 501(c)(3) in 2015.

AMLT's site gives its stewardship area as stretching from Año Nuevo in the north, along the Santa Cruz Mountains to Monterey Bay, south to the Salinas River and inland to include the Pajaro and San Benito watersheds.

On land return, AMLT's home page announces that by the end of 2025 it will acquire a 50-acre property in San Juan Bautista, which it calls the first time the Band has regained full access rights to land in its traditional territory since its forced removal over 225 years ago.

The Land Trust's donate page lists goals including conserving culturally sensitive sites, stewarding lands in its territory, a two-year Mutsun land stewardship corps program and a youth summer camp.

Good to know. The 50-acre purchase was announced for the end of 2025 and may not have closed yet. The Band also has a separate Humunya Foundation, so confirm in writing which one receives a gift.

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What the sources say, and how this was checked

Supported by the sources below; some details rest on one source.

  1. In 2013 we established the Amah Mutsun Land Trust.Our History and Vision (Amah Mutsun Land Trust)
  2. the first time the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band (AMTB) has regained full access rights to land in its traditional territoryAmah Mutsun Land Trust (home page)
  3. The AMLT returns our tribe to our ancestral lands and restores our role as environmental stewards.Amah Mutsun Land Trust (home page)
  4. Sustain our two-year Mutsun land stewardship corps programDonate to Amah Mutsun Land Trust (Amah Mutsun Tribal Band)

Research notes. Based on the Land Trust's own pages. The home page language ("will acquire ... by the end of 2025") is future tense, so whether the 50-acre purchase has closed was not confirmed. The home page also reports a partner organization's purchase of a larger landscape the Band calls sacred; it is not described or located here because it is not Band-owned land. The Band's federal recognition was not checked. Donation: the Band also has a separate Humunya Foundation; confirm in writing which entity receives a gift.

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Sources

  1. amahmutsun.org/self-description
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Vetting notes
Site general donate link is not specific to the Land Trust; the Band's Humunya Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3) private foundation. Confirm in writing which entity receives a gift. Acreage not stated on pages read. Federal recognition status of the Band not checked this session (not federally recognized). [V3 2026-10-16] amahmutsun.org/donate names only the Amah Mutsun Land Trust as the cause supported and offers PayPal and Donorbox buttons (not inspected); it states no EIN or tax-deductibility. The Humunya Foundation is not named as a recipient on that page. Charity Navigator 4/4 stars (no alert).not yet checked against a source
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