Public Charity

Esselen Tribe of Monterey County

Esselen Tribe of Monterey County is a Public Charity headquartered in Carmel Valley, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $9.2M revenue, $826K expenses, $13.8M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $152K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 825246660 Carmel Valley, CA Cultural & Ethnic Awareness NTEE: A23 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.2M
Total Expenses$826K
Total Assets$13.8M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$152K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

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.

Officers & Directors

Director Chris Nault
Treasurer Heidi Park
Secretary Jana Nason
Director Kim Cose
Director Kristen Lovell
President Tom Little Bear Nason

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Top Grant Purposes

LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
$40,000 3 grants
Meade Capacity Building Grant
$35,000 1 grant
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRON. EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
$30,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$25,000 1 grant
To support Esselen Tribe
$22,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.2M $826K $13.8M
2024 $1.4M $547K $5.5M
2023 $317K $273K $4.6M
2022 $193K $214K $4.6M
2020 $4.6M $35K $4.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.6M to $9.2M (+102%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.8M.

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