#9of 1,000 in 2025

Esselen Tribe of Monterey County

Location
Carmel Valley, California
Sector
Arts and culture
Founded
2018
4,656%Three-year growth, FY2022 to FY2025
$9.2MFY2025 revenue
18Employees, FY2025
#1of 107 in Arts and culture
#4of 160 in California

Revenue by fiscal year

FY2022: $193,303 $193K FY22 FY2023: $316,904 $317K FY23 FY2024: $1,351,270 $1.4M FY24 FY2025: $9,194,424 $9.2M FY25

Where revenue came from, FY2025

Gifts and grants
$8.9M · 97%
Program revenue
$252K · 3%
Total revenue on the 990
$9,194,443
Investment income
− $19
Revenue we count
$9,194,424

What it does

To preserve and protect our cultural heritage and ancestral sacred sites, namely the esselen, rumsen, chalone, sureno, chunchunes and guatcharrone people, which includes but is not limited to the villages of achasta, chalon, echilat, ensen, excelen, esselenajan, ixchenta, johopan, kuchun, pachepas, sargenta-ruc, soccoranda, and tucutnut, located within sacred pre-historic and historic tribal lands of monterey County, California.

To preserve, perpetuate and promote native american traditions, culture, language and tribal governance in california.

Leadership

Heidi ParkTreasurer
Jana NasonSecretary
Tom Little Bear NasonPresident

EIN 82-5246660 · Full filings on ProPublica

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