Their mission statement states that "The mission of the American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco is to improve and promote the well-being of the American Indian community and to increase the visibility of American Indian cultures in an urban setting in order to cultivate awareness, understanding, and respect."
The AICCSF's vision centers Native American well-being, cultural programming, teaching traditional kinship pathways and food sovereignty, promoting language and oral tradition, and encouraging community-building and self-expression.