BarbarenoVentureno Band of Mission Indians

Programs

1. Water and Land Stewardship - This program consists of: 1. Stewardship and protection of a conservation easement at Caada Larga, preserving ancestral Chumash territory and its ecological and cultural resources for current and future generations. Safeguards ancestral landscape, supports ecological health, and maintains a place for cultural connection and traditional practice.2. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy - In partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, BVBMI developed training materials in cultural resource management. Tribal members trained through this program engage in active protection and monitoring work across ancestral territory.Trained tribal members protect our collective ancestral sites, artifacts, and landscapes, ensuring that Chumash cultural heritage is preserved on the land for future generations.Number of persons served: All 190 enrolled BVBMI tribal members benefit from the protection of shared ancestral resources; a smaller group of trained members carries out the on-the-ground stewardship work.3. Saticoy Property - Ongoing maintenance and stewardship of tribal lands at Saticoy. The Tribe is developing the property as a multi-purpose site…

   $29,894 spent$93,200 earned by the program
   57% of program spending

2. Capacity Building - Purpose: BVBMI engaged a professional governance consultant to guide a comprehensive rewrite of the Tribes Constitution and Bylaws, and to draft a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that links and defines the relationship between these two governing documents. Capacity in this context refers to organizational capacity the internal infrastructure, governance documents, staff, systems, and tools that enable the Tribe to operate effectively and pursue its mission.Benefit to the Chumash community: Modernized governance documents strengthen tribal self-governance, decision-making, accountability, and long-term operational effectiveness. This foundational work supports every other program the Tribe undertakes.Number of persons served: All 190 enrolled BVBMI tribal members.

   $10,922 spent$25,000 earned by the program
   21% of program spending

3. Librado Scholarship - Purpose: Provides financial assistance to BVBMI tribal members pursuing educational goals. Eligible programs include four-year colleges and universities, community colleges, vocational and trade schools, and certification programs under consideration.Benefit to the Chumash community: Reduces financial barriers to higher education and skilled-trade training for tribal members, supporting individual advancement and the long-term economic and professional capacity of the Chumash community.Number of persons served: Available to all 190 enrolled BVBMI tribal members; 3 scholarships were awarded in the 2025/2026 cycle.

   $6,000 spentof which $6,000 as grants$2,000 earned by the program
   11% of program spending

4. Reviving Chumas Traditions Purpose: BVBMI first revival of Chumash traditions is constructing a tomol, the traditional Chumash plank canoe the first tomol built by the Tribe in nearly 180 years. The project encompasses construction, traditional knowledge transmission, and eventual ceremonial use.Benefit to the Chumash community: Although only a few tribal members are active in the construction and rowing of the tomol, the project serves as a powerful point of cultural pride, revitalization, and identity for the entire Tribe and the broader Chumash community.Number of persons served: All 190 enrolled BVBMI tribal members benefit culturally; a crew of 612 tribal members is directly engaged in building and rowing the tomol

   $5,810 spent
   11% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $52,626.