2024

Northwest Area Foundation made 153 grants in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) worth $20,744,954. The fiscal year runs Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024.

New grants of $10,000 or more that were agreed upon in FY24 are included in the list below. For grants of less than $10,000, please see our grants database.

247 Blac
Waterloo, IA
$200,000
11/01/2024 – 10/31/2026
General operating support for wealth-building programs

AAPI Civic Engagement Fund
Los Angeles, CA
$250,000
11/01/2024 – 02/28/2026
Support for AAPI community empowerment project

African American Leadership Forum
Minneapolis, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for The Black Agenda for Change project

African Career Education and Resources (ACER)
Minneapolis, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for advancing community-centered economic inclusion

African Economic Development Solutions
St. Paul, MN
$375,000
07/01/2024 – 06/30/2027
General operating support for sustaining African immigrant-owned small and minority-owned businesses

AMOS Institute of Public Life
Des Moines, IA
$100,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025
Support for Iowa rural organizing strategy

Blackfeet Eco Knowledge Inc.
Browning, MT
$50,000
11/01/2024 – 10/31/2025
Support for Shield Keeper program

Brave Heart Society
Lake Andes, SD
$250,000
12/01/2024 – 11/30/2026
Through fiscal sponsor Running Strong for American Indian Youth, support for revitalizing the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota traditional cultural practices and language

Byrd Barr Place
Seattle, WA
$500,000
08/01/2024 – 07/31/2026
General operating support for building capacity

Chief Seattle Club
Seattle, WA
$810,000
07/01/2024 – 06/30/2027
Support for an Indigenous model of traditional wellness for homeless American Indians and Alaska Natives in Seattle and King Counties

Coalition of Communities of Color
Portland, OR
$250,000
08/01/2024 – 07/31/2026
General operating support

Community LendingWorks
Springfield, OR
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for equitable small-business lending in Oregon

Community Organizing for Unified Power (COUP) Council
Rapid City, SD
$150,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026
Support for efforts to empower Native people in Rapid City and the Greater Black Hills region to fight against systemic racism and discrimination

Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL) Education
Minneapolis, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for increasing access to opportunities for Minnesota Latino workers and families

Craft3
Seattle, WA
$500,000
07/01/2024 – 06/30/2026
General operating support for increasing equitable financing for Pacific Northwest Indian Country and entrepreneurs of color

Headwaters Foundation for Justice
Minneapolis, MN
$500,000
01/01/2024 – 12/31/2025
Support for grantmaking efforts focused on Indigenous, Black, and social justice-focused nonprofits in Minnesota

Hmong American Partnership (HAP)
St. Paul, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025
Support for Southeast Asian and immigrant/refugee-owned small businesses in the Twin Cities

Imagine Black Futures
Beaverton, OR
$250,000
12/01/2024 – 11/30/2026
General operating support for building a better future for Black Oregonians

Immigrant Development Center (IDC)
Moorhead, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for efforts to sustain and expand economic inclusion and community prosperity for immigrant entrepreneurs

Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul
St. Paul, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
Support for Economic Mobility Hub for American Indians project

Iowa CareGivers
West Des Moines, IA
$50,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025
Support for advancing system change policies to elevate wages for direct care workers (DCWs)

Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
Des Moines, IA
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for efforts to advance justice for immigrants and refugees in Iowa

Lakota Youth Development
Herrick, SD
$100,000
11/01/2024 – 10/31/2025
General operating support for empowering Lakota youth in South Dakota through weekly and summer youth camps

Leech Lake Financial Services
Cass Lake, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for building capacity to meet Leech Lake Reservation community needs for a healthy economy

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Duluth, MN
$250,000
01/01/2024 – 12/31/2025
Support for enhancing an ecological approach to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) wealth, entrepreneurship, and economic sustainability in Duluth

Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD)
Minneapolis, MN
$50,000
10/01/2024 – 03/31/2025
General operating support for sustainability

Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO)
Portland, OR
$125,000
11/01/2024 – 10/31/2025
General operating support to further MESO’s mission

Minnesota Museum of American Art
St. Paul, MN
$100,000
01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Support for restructuring a loan that supports Phase I of a two-phase renovation project

MN8
St. Paul, MN
$50,000
09/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Support for youth civic engagement

Mni Wiconi Health Circle
Mandan, ND
$300,000
12/01/2024 – 11/30/2026
Support for efforts to revitalize holistic approaches to community wellness, grounded in Oceti Sakowin culture and ancestral knowledge

Mountain Shadow Association
Bozeman, MT
$250,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2025
General operating support for restorative services for Apsáalooke families

Native American Development Center (NADC)
Bismarck, ND
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 03/30/2026
General operating support for Native American equity project in North Dakota

Native CDFI Network Inc.
Washington, DC
$200,000
07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025
General operating support for empowering Native communities through sustainable finance

Native360 Loan Fund Inc.
Grand Island, NE
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for growing Native economies in a post-COVID world

NDN Collective Inc.
Rapid City, SD
$50,000
08/01/2024 – 07/31/2025
General operating support for democracy and civic engagement work

Nexus Community Partners
St. Paul, MN
$900,000
06/01/2024 – 05/31/2027
General operating support for capacity building

Nimiipuu Community Development Fund
Lapwai, ID
$400,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for new program and infrastructure development

Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment
Pullman, WA
$200,000
11/01/2024 – 10/31/2026
General operating support for developing leaders through culture and inclusion

Nixyáawii Community Financial Services
Pendleton, OR
$300,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for financial education, business support, and homeownership programs

Nonprofit Information Networking Association
Boston, MA
$150,000
04/01/2024 – 03/31/2026
Support for Nonprofit Quarterly economic justice initiative

North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems
Minneapolis, MN
$250,000
11/01/2024 – 10/31/2025
General operating support to expand Indigenous food systems and offer business development support to Indigenous entrepreneurs

Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON)
Minneapolis, MN
$500,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026
General operating support to build organizational strength in an effort to provide economic freedom and opportunity for Black entrepreneurs in North Minneapolis

NWAF Employee- and Board-Directed Grants
St. Paul, MN
$61,954
01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Grants to various 501(c)(3) organizations at the direction of employees (for example, matches of employee donations) and in recognition of retiring board members

Oceti Sakowin Community Academy
Rapid City, SD
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support to create integrative pathways for Indigenous education in Rapid City

Office of the Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs
Washington, DC
$500,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025
Support for Federal Indian Boarding School initiative

Opportunity Link
Havre, MT
$400,000
04/01/2024 – 03/31/2026
Support for economic development, local food system sustainability, housing and infrastructure development, and broadband access

Oregon Native American Chamber
Portland, OR
$250,000
02/01/2024 – 01/31/2026
General operating support for transforming economies and communities for Native Americans throughout the Pacific Northwest

Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition
Portland, OR
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
Through fiscal sponsor Samoa Pacific Development Corporation, support to strengthen Pacific Islander-led movements through leadership development, community organizing, and advocacy

Oweesta Corporation
Longmont, CO
$500,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026
General operating support for community development financial institution (CDFI) advancement to empower Native economic growth

People’s Economy Lab
Seattle, WA
$138,000
11/01/2024 – 12/31/2025
Through fiscal sponsor The Praxis Project, support to advance economic, environmental, and racial justice in Washington

PhilanthroFund (PFund) Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
08/01/2024 – 12/31/2024
Support for revitalization campaign

Philanthropy Northwest
Seattle, WA
$250,000
08/01/2024 – 07/31/2027
General operating support to foster equity-centered strategy development, combat polarization, and improve philanthropic practice

Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN)
Woodburn, OR
$250,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026
Through fiscal sponsor Willamette Valley Law Project, support for systems change for farmworkers

Public Square Films
New York, NY
$100,000
04/01/2024 – 10/31/2025
Support for documentary film regarding the effort to gain freedom for Leonard Peltier

Puget Sound Sage
Seattle, WA
$250,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026
General operating support for community stewardship of land in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID)

Rural Organizing Project
Cottage Grove, OR
$300,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2027
General operating support

SAGE Development Authority
Fort Yates, ND
$500,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2026
General operating support for continued development of renewable energy systems on Standing Rock Reservation

Seeding Justice
Portland, OR
$250,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2025
Support for regranting to grassroots organizations across Oregon that are working to dismantle injustices

Sharing Our Roots
Northfield, MN
$50,000
11/01/2024 – 04/30/2025
Support to advance equity in food systems through land access and farmer support

Social Justice Fund Northwest
Seattle, WA
$750,000
12/01/2024 – 11/30/2027
Support for regranting and outreach in Idaho and Montana, as well as education and development of individual donors who support social justice

South Dakota Voices for Peace (SDVFP)
Sioux Falls, SD
$225,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2027
General operating support

The Directors Council
Des Moines, IA
$900,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2027
General operating support for One Economy 2.0 in Action initiative

The Indigenous Association
Fargo, ND
$50,000
12/01/2024 – 11/30/2025
General operating support

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation
Porcupine, SD
$900,000
09/01/2024 – 08/31/2027
General operating support to revitalize Lakota lifeways on the Pine Ridge Reservation and develop a seven-generation liberation plan

Trans Justice Funding Project
Brooklyn, NY
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025
Through fiscal sponsor Tides Foundation, support for regranting to trans-led groups in Northwest Area Foundation’s region

Transformation Project Inc.
Sioux Falls, SD
$50,000
12/01/2024 – 11/30/2025
Support to increase queer-affirming healthcare access in South Dakota

Ujamaa Place
St. Paul, MN
$600,000
05/01/2024 – 04/30/2027
General operating support for Ujamaa Place Theory of Transformation

Unite Oregon
Portland, OR
$250,000
05/01/2024 – 04/30/2026
General operating support for housing, climate, and economic justice; community safety; and education and health equity

Ventures
Seattle, WA
$200,000
08/01/2024 – 07/31/2025
General operating support for Venture’s next phase

Verde
Portland, OR
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support

We Are Healers Inc.
Portland, OR
$50,000
11/01/2024 – 10/31/2025
Support for Inspiration Through Indigenous Excellence project

Western Native Voice
Billings, MT
$100,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025
General operating support to cultivate Native leadership across Montana

White Earth Investment Initiative (WEII)
Ogema, MN
$250,000
10/01/2024 – 09/30/2026
General operating support for lending and related support to Native American communities

Workers Confluence Fund
Minneapolis, MN
$450,000
01/01/2024 – 12/31/2025
General operating support through fiscal sponsor Working Partnerships Inc. to strengthen collaboration among MN-based organizations for a worker-centered movement with, and on behalf of, workers in low-wage jobs