Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy

Name

Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy

Legal name

Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy

Website

https://tongva.land

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Land Conservation

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Forestry & Indigenous Land Stewardship Services (IMAMAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC), Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI)

Keywords

• Land conservation
• Indigenous land stewardship
• Land rematriation
• Ecological restoration
• Wildfire recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Claremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Kuuy Nahwá'a (Guest Exchange): Voluntary contributions from individuals and institutions living and operating in the Los Angeles basin (Tovaangar). Based on a progressive tax structure informed by relationship to land (renting or owning) and ability to pay. Supports Tongva-led Land Back efforts and land rematriation.
2. General Donations: Tax-deductible donations to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 87-1422866). Large donations ($1,000+) requested via wire transfer or check to avoid platform fees.
3. Fire Recovery Fund: Designated fund for Eaton Fire recovery efforts, supporting restoration of the Conservancy and continuing land stewardship mission.
4. Institutional Grants: Support from fire recovery funders including California Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Kataly Foundation, The Solutions Project, Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and Wildlife Conservation Board.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy is a Tongva-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit that receives and manages rematriated land in Tovaangar (greater Los Angeles Basin), restores native ecosystems using Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and provides a community gathering space for ceremony, cultural revitalization, and Indigenous-led stewardship. It operates the Kuuy Nahwá'a (Guest Exchange) donation program, the Rooted in Land & Tradition webinar series, the Yard Return native plants education initiative, and a volunteer program supporting hands-on restoration at Huhuunga in Altadena.

Product overview

The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy is a Tongva-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit land conservancy (not a technology company) that operates programs focused on Indigenous land rematriation, cultural revitalization, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. TheConservancy's offerings include the Kuuy Nahwá'a Guest Exchange donation program, the Rooted in Land & Tradition webinar series, the Yard Return native plants education program, and community volunteer opportunities. These programs work together to support the rematriation and stewardship of Tongva homelands in Tovaangar (Los Angeles Basin), with no commercial software products or technology platforms offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kuuy Nahwá'a (Guest Exchange) donation program A voluntary contribution program for individuals and institutions living or operating in Tovaangar (Los Angeles Basin) that supports Tongva-led Land Back efforts. Uses a progressive tax structure calculator based on income, wealth, and relationship to land (renting or owning) to suggest meaningful contributions to Tongva-led land rematriation.
• Rooted in Land and Tradition webinar series A five-part webinar series presented in partnership with UC Riverside California Center for Native Nations, exploring fire recovery, water protection, rematriation, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Indigenous land stewardship. Free and open to the public, accessible via Zoom with Q&A participation.
• Yard Return Program An educational initiative encouraging Southern California residents to return their yards to Indigenous plants through native plant gardening, white sage protection, and grass removal alternatives to support sustainable landscaping and traditional ecological restoration at the household scale.
• Volunteer Program at Huhuunga Hands-on volunteer opportunities for land restoration, ecological stewardship, and community support at Huhuunga in Altadena, supporting the rematriation and restoration of Tongva ancestral lands through invasive species removal, native plant restoration, debris clearing, and ceremonial participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ community gatherings held since 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UC Riverside California Center for Native Nations (CCNN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2025Partnership for the five-part webinar series 'Rooted in Land and Tradition'. CCNN is a research center at UC Riverside committed to preserving tribal histories, cultures, languages, and sovereignty. The relationship is reciprocal, enriching both Tribal Nations and Native American Studies within academia.
• U.S. Army Corps of EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated cleanup efforts at Huhuunga following the Eaton Fire in January 2025.
• LA County Department of Parks and RecreationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on webinar panel featuring Chief of Planning Sean Woods and Natural Areas Biologist Cristhian Mace. Department leads County's Natural and Cultural Resource Task Force for Altadena fire recovery.
• Wildland-Urban Interface Climate Action Network (WUICAN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerGenerous sponsor of the 'Rebirth Through Fire' webinar and 'Rooted in Altadena' webinar.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NDN Collective: Large Indigenous-led nonprofit operating across climate, land rematriation, grantmaking, and cultural funding nationwide. Overlaps TTPC's TEK/land-back climate work but at materially greater scale and broader scope.
• Trust for Public Land: Major U.S. land trust focused on land acquisition and conservation for public benefit. Overlaps TTPC's land-protection function and California footprint, but as a large-scale non-Indigenous incumbent rather than a community/Indigenous-led model.
• Save the Redwoods League: California land trust focused on protecting and restoring redwood forests and adjacent lands. Comparable land-conservation remit and California/LA-adjacent donor base, though focused on redwood forests and operating at much larger scale.
• Cultural Survival: Indigenous rights nonprofit with global advocacy, programming, and grantmaking for Indigenous communities. Comparable advocacy/education orientation and Indigenous-led governance, but operates at policy scale rather than as a local land-holding conservancy.
• Sierra Club: Large U.S. environmental organization with overlapping ecological restoration and California conservation work. Adjacent incumbent in the broader environmental and land-conservation space but without the Indigenous-led rematriation focus that defines TTPC.

Direct peers

• Sogorea Te' Land Trust: Indigenous-led land trust rematriating and stewarding ancestral Ohlone territory in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nearly identical mission (land return, cultural revitalization, Indigenous-led stewardship) and 501(c)(3) nonprofit structure, making it the closest direct peer to TTPC in California.
• The Cultural Conservancy: Native-led nonprofit protecting Indigenous lands, sacred sites, and cultural resources through direct land protection and revitalization programs. Directly comparable mission to TTPC's blend of rematriation, cultural revitalization, and ecological stewardship.
• Wabanaki Land Trust: Wabanaki-led land trust in Maine focused on rematriation of ancestral territory, ecological restoration, and Indigenous-led land stewardship. Operates the same model — tribal community-led land acquisition and conservation — as TTPC, in a different region.

Emerging players

• LANDBACK: Movement/network aggregating Indigenous land-return campaigns and rematriation projects across North America. Directly relevant as the umbrella that TTPC's Huhuunga rematriation sits within, though it operates as a coordinated network rather than a single land-holding nonprofit.
• First Peoples Fund: Indigenous-led nonprofit supporting Indigenous artists, culture-bearers, and community change-makers through grants and fellowships. Adjacent overlap with TTPC's cultural-revitalization pillar and complementary Indigenous-serving funder ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xlinktr.ee/tongva.taraxat
• Instagraminstagram.com/tongva.taraxat

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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