The Lipan NDE of Texas is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization serving the cultural, social, educational, spiritual, linguistic, economic, health, and traditional needs of the members and descendants of the Lipan Apache of Texas, and Mexico, while sharing and preserving its cultural social, educational, linguistic, economic, health, spiritual, and traditional knowledge with all Lipan Apache, their descendants, the citizens of Texas and Mexico to promote awareness, understanding, and cultural diversity.