Organization
The Hopi Foundation
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The Hopi Foundation, founded in 1985 by Hopi residents, runs community projects on the Hopi Reservation; its link to land return is indirect.
- Kind
- 501(c)(3) community foundation
- Native-led
- yes-verified
- Works with
- Hopi
- Region
- Southwest; AZ
- Focus
- Hopi community self-determination, capacity building, leadership programs and Hopi radio; not a land-return group per se
- Registry
- EIN 74-2488628 (own site footer)
What happened
The Hopi Foundation says it was established in 1985 by local Hopis who wanted to promote self-sufficiency and local self-determination, and incorporated as an Arizona 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1987. ProPublica lists The Hopi Foundation in Kykotsmovi, Arizona, under EIN 74-2488628, with tax exemption issued in May 1988. Its staff directory lists Monica Nuvamsa as interim executive director and gives clan and village for each staff member.
The foundation says it serves a population of 7,000 Hopi across 12 villages. Its model, as it describes it, is that a village or community presents a need, the foundation supplies technical expertise to build a demonstration project, and the process is documented so other villages and tribes can use it. It says it has initiated, grown and housed nearly 20 projects in culture, well-being, capacity building, sustainability, farming, historical preservation and youth development.
Current projects named on its About page include KUYI 88.1 FM Hopi Radio, the HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center, the Hopi Leadership Program and the Natwani Coalition. It also makes small community grants.
None of these pages describes buying or returning land. The foundation's connection to land is through farming and sustainability work in Hopi communities.
Good to know. Its official registered name is The Hopi Foundation Lomasuminagwtukwsiumani. Its pages describe community projects, not buying or returning land.
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What the sources say, and how this was checked
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The Hopi Foundation was established in 1985 by local Hopis who wanted to promote self-sufficiency
The Hopi Foundation - AboutWe serve a population of 7,000 Hopi across 12 villages on the Hopi Reservation
The Hopi Foundation - AboutMonica Nuvamsa Interim Executive Director
The Hopi Foundation - Staff DirectoryTax exemption issued: May 1988
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer - The Hopi Foundation
Research notes. The vetting note says the ProPublica search by name returned unrelated hits; searching by EIN here found the matching Kykotsmovi record (name "The Hopi Foundation Lomasuminagwtukwsiumani"). Land return is not a documented activity. Payee not checked.
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- Vetting notes
- 2026-10-17: Own donate page and footer state 501(c)(3) and the EIN; ProPublica search by name returned unrelated hits, so registry cross-check is still needed. Board of Trustees page lists members by Hopi clan and village, supporting Hopi leadership. Land tie is indirect. Source: https://www.hopifoundation.org/about ("The Hopi Foundation was established in 1985 by local Hopis who wanted to promote self-sufficiency")
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