Friends of RAVEN Foundation was established in 2020 to support the work of RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs).  Friends of RAVEN will hold donations, endowments, and legacy gifts, for the purpose of disbursing to RAVEN to facilitate its purposes, which are to assist Indigenous Peoples in protecting and restoring the natural environment for all peoples in Canada by providing legal services, including litigation, aimed at enforcing compliance with the existing laws of Canada; and developing and delivering education programs to advance knowledge and understanding of available legal rights and remedies. 

Through an endowment from Harmony Foundation of Canada, Friends of RAVEN is already supporting the RAVEN-Harmony Foundation Environmental Essay Prize for Young Scholars.  

New initiatives that require ongoing support include a new Intervenor Fund to allow Indigenous Nations to participate nimbly in legal interventions.  There are also plans to develop funds to support Title Actions, which require extensive financial resources.   And Friends of RAVEN expects to ultimately support the core/operating side of RAVEN, so that all funds raised in campaigns for Nations can go to cover the legal costs.