About Westwater Financial, Inc.
Westwater Financial’s mission is to provide financial education, coaching, and technical assistance, as well as access to capital for Native Americans residing in Westwater’s service area of Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake Counties in California. This mission is based on the firm belief that by addressing the financial and credit needs of a traditionally under-served segment of our Indian community it will provide opportunities to stimulate economic development, promote self-sufficiency and self-determination, and will result in an enhanced quality of life for our community.
This mission is based on the firm belief that by addressing the financial and credit needs of a traditionally underserved community of our Indian community this promotes self-sufficiency and results are an enhanced quality of life for our Indian Community. Financial Literacy and access to capital provides opportunities to stimulate economic development and family stability.
The organization has its own Board of Directors and Executive Director, and received 501(c) 3 status under the IRS also in the fall of 2012 as a separate, and independent organization.
55A Saint James Drive • Santa Rosa, CA 95448
707-419-3070 • info@westwaterfinancial.org
In accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of the Treasury policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination you can write to the Department of the Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20220, call (202) 622-1160 or file a complaint online here.
In accordance with federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, national origin, creed, sexual orientation, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance in: the sale or rental of housing or residential lots, the financing of housing, the provision of real estate brokerage services, the appraisal of housing, or advertising the sale or rental of housing. Blockbusting is also illegal. Anyone who feels he or she has been discriminated against may file a complaint of housing discrimination: US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development FHEO Region 5 Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard Rm 2202, Chicago, IL 60604; ComplaintsOffice05@hud.gov; 1-800-765-9372 or 1-312-913-8453
Executive Director Ms. Burns was featured as a “Difference Maker” by the Native CDFI Network. Read the interview HERE.