A wealthy Indian tribe has given another $300,000 boost to a nonprofit center for unity and tolerance championed by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg.

The Sacramento Democrat reported soliciting the contribution for the planned Capital Unity Center from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation in a disclosure to the Fair Political Practices Commission earlier this month.

The Capay Valley tribe, which is a major political contributor and lobbying force in the Capitol, operates Cache Creek Casino and Resort in Brooks.

Marshall McKay, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation chairman, said in a statement that the tribe is supporting the project because it believes “as a society and a people, we all benefit from a culture of openness and tolerance.”

Steinberg is the former president of what was previously known as the Capital Unity Council, a nonprofit seeking to build a Sacramento-based “gathering place and an interactive learning experience” to promote diversity, inclusion and tolerance in communities, according to tax documents filed by the nonprofit.

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