Mission
The central purpose and role of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program established by the Muscogee (Creek) National Council is to promote self-sufficiency, proactive community participation, self-reliance, self-determination, tribal sovereignty, and a sustainable future for Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizens through traditional gift-giving and support of academic scholarship, community initiatives, and research that benefit the growth and prosperity of Muscogee (Creek) Nation communities. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program is a Muscogee (Creek) Nation tribal government non-profit program qualified under Section 7871(a) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. This status is only afforded to federally recognized tribes. All contributions to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Vision
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Scholarship Foundation Program exercises its sovereignty and self-determination through traditional gift-giving. The Scholarship Foundation Program embraces core values that address community needs through humbleness and humility, maintain the highest degree of respect and obedience for moral standards and ethics through the Creator’s teachings, work for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) communities, unconditionally help one another, help the Muscogee (Creek) communities through community initiatives without recognition, put community interests and benefits before individual and personal gain, make a sincere commitment and diligently work to accomplish goals of the Scholarship Foundation Program and help community members achieve happy, healthy and self-sustaining lives through accomplishment and fulfillment.
Financial Support
The Scholarship Foundation Program’s activities are supported by tax-deductible gifts from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation employees through the Workplace Giving Program, Muscogee citizens, Contracting and Employment certified businesses, and the general public. These gifts help to support academic scholarships, community initiatives, and research that benefits the growth and prosperity of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation communities. If you, a family member, or a friend has been helped by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, please consider giving back to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in a special way that allows the Scholarship Foundation Program to support Muscogee students.
