The Ah‑Mut Pipa Foundation is a small, tribal‑focused nonprofit founded in the 1990s and based near the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation (Winterhaven/Bard, CA). Its stated mission is to preserve and teach Quechan and regional Native American history, language, traditional arts, and ceremonial knowledge through community programs, cultural education, and locally focused media (it operates low‑power FM station KUAV 105.1 FM). The foundation also engages in advocacy and community organizing around protection of sacred sites and desert ecosystems important to the Quechan people.
Cultural preservation and language revitalization, protection of Indigenous sacred sites and traditional lands, community media access and local broadcasting, Native arts and cultural education, environmental stewardship in desert and riverine ecosystems, tribal community development and education initiatives
Primarily grant funding and public grants from cultural and humanities programs, philanthropic donations and community fundraising, occasional project grants and in‑kind support; modest earned revenue from program activities and community media are possible
Quechan Tribe / Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, KUAV 105.1 FM, Ah‑Mut Pipa Foundation leadership (Preston and Helena Arrow‑weed), Alliance for California Traditional Arts, regional humanities and environmental partners
Non‑profit / tribal cultural nonprofit (California public benefit nonprofit; operates as a community cultural organization and low‑power community radio licensee)
