Indigenous Land Relationship Fund (Oregon Land Justice Project / Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts), allied host

What happened

The Indigenous Land Relationship Fund (ILRF) is part of the Oregon Land Justice Project, which is a program of the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts (COLT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. ProPublica lists the Coalition in Portland, Oregon, under EIN 45-1510255, with tax exemption issued in January 2012. The project's own site says it is run in partnership with Tributaries Network and, formerly, First Light.

The project states its mission as promoting "Indigenous stewardship, land access, and land return in Oregon," through education, relationship building and organizational change. It says land trusts can buy land, enter co-management agreements and return land faster than state or federal governments. It organizes Oregon land trusts to use their resources in service of Indigenous people and communities.

The fund's donation page says the ILRF "backs Indigenous-led projects that reclaim culture, reconnect to traditional landscapes, and restore First Foods." It says it was created by Oregon land trusts in solidarity with Tribal and Indigenous communities, and that all donations go directly to the fund and are not used for COLT's operating expenses. It lists example uses: cultural camps, tribal expenses for land return and stewardship, and tours of ceded lands.

The fund does not report completed land returns or grant totals.

Good to know. The fund is run by a coalition of mostly non-Native Oregon land trusts to support Indigenous-led projects. Gifts go through a Classy campaign page, so check the payee there.

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