Grant Listings

During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Northwest Area Foundation approved 80 grants worth $11,022,609.

Our grantmaking supports organizations building racial, social, and economic justice—helping communities within our region of eight states and 76 Native nations thrive on their own terms. They’re advancing long-overdue change in deep connection with the land they inhabit and communities they serve—Native Americans, communities of color, immigrants, refugees, and people in rural areas.

We include grants of $10,000 or more in the list below. For information on grants of less than $10,000, please visit our grants database.

247 Blac of Waterloo, IA, will receive $200,000 over two years to support small-business development and homeownership efforts.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2026

AAPI Civic Engagement Fund of Los Angeles will receive $250,000 over 16 months to support its regranting efforts, its provision of technical assistance to grantees, and a convening of grantees.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Feb. 28, 2026

African American Leadership Forum of Minneapolis will receive $250,000 over two years to support its strategies in data science, discourse, design, and leadership development.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

African Career Education and Resources (ACER) of Minneapolis will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to center community leadership, economic inclusion, and systems change through culturally responsive and community-driven strategies.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

AMOS Institute of Public Life of Des Moines, IA, received $100,000 to support its efforts to build an organized constituency in rural Iowa and develop rural citizens’ ability to act on the local and regional pressures impacting their families, with urban residents standing in solidarity.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025

Blackfeet Eco Knowledge Inc. of Browning, MT, received $50,000 to support its Shield Keeper program, empowering Indigenous leaders to blend traditional Blackfeet cultural knowledge with environmental stewardship, fostering sustainable relationships with the land and keystone species like the Buffalo while promoting inclusive leadership and cultural restoration.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2025

Brave Heart Society of Lake Andes, SD, is a project for the fiscal sponsor Running Strong for American Indian Youth of Alexandria, VA, and Running Strong will receive $250,000 over two years to support the Society’s efforts to revitalize the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota traditional cultural practices and language.
Grant term: Dec. 1, 2024 – Nov. 30, 2026

Coalition of Communities of Color of Portland, OR, will receive $250,000 over two years to conduct research and data that centers members as experts; advance climate, energy, and water justice through policy and leadership development; and develop and advocate for implementation of policies informed by member organizations.
Grant term: Aug. 1, 2024 – July 31, 2026

Community LendingWorks of Springfield, OR, will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to provide tailored capital to rural and Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) individuals in Oregon.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Community Organizing for Unified Power (COUP) Council of Rapid City, SD, will receive $150,000 over two years to support its efforts to empower Native people in Rapid City and the Greater Black Hills region to fight against systemic racism and discrimination through civic engagement, community engagement, and housing advocacy.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2026

Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL) Education of Minneapolis will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to increase access to opportunities for Minnesota Latino workers and families by addressing a range of community needs: workers’ rights, organizing and leadership development, health and wellness, environmental justice, and community pride and connectedness.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Hmong American Partnership (HAP) of St. Paul, MN, received $250,000 to support its economic prosperity program, providing participants with technical assistance, access to capital through microlending products, business workshops and boot camps, and connections to community resources such as legal and accounting support.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025

Imagine Black Futures of Beaverton, OR, will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to build civic power, which is expressed through organizing, leadership, community action, and movement building.
Grant term: Dec. 1, 2024 – Nov. 30, 2026

Immigrant Development Center (IDC) of Moorhead, MN, will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to sustain and expand its economic inclusion and community prosperity approach.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Iowa CareGivers of West Des Moines, IA, received $50,000 to support its efforts to create a multistakeholder coalition to increase wages and benefits for direct care workers (DCWs) through collective impact.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025

Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice of Des Moines, IA, will receive $250,000 over two years to support is efforts to advance justice for immigrants and refugees through legal services, leadership development and grassroots organizing, narrative change, and working in coalition with others to change systems.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Lakota Youth Development of Herrick, SD, received $100,000 to support its weekly and summer camps for Native youth.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2025

Leech Lake Financial Services of Cass Lake, MN, will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to develop healthy homes, cultivate flourishing career paths, and have multiple entrepreneurial and economic impacts.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD) of Minneapolis received $50,000 to support its efforts to diversify revenue through donations, sponsorships, and new loan products, including development and cannabis loans, to enhance earned income.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025

Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO) of Portland, OR, received $125,000 to support its efforts to adapt its model in real time to meet the needs of BIPOC business owners and sustain its infrastructure.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2025

Mni Wiconi Health Circle of Mandan, ND, will receive $300,000 over two years to support its efforts to revitalize holistic approaches to community wellness, grounded in Oceti Sakowin culture and ancestral knowledge.
Grant term: Dec. 1, 2024 – Nov. 30, 2026

Native American Development Center (NADC) of Bismarck, ND, will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to provide financial education, coaching, peer networking, and workforce development services.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Native360 Loan Fund Inc. of Grand Island, NE, will receive $250,000 over two years to support its work revitalizing holistic approaches to community wellness, grounded in Oceti Sakowin culture and ancestral knowledge.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Nimiipuu Community Development Fund of Lapwai, ID, will receive $400,000 over two years to support its efforts to provide consumer and microbusiness loans, hands-on coaching to clients, business networking events, and platforms for artists to share their talents.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment of Pullman, WA, will receive $200,000 over two years to support its environmental advocacy and leadership programs with tribes in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2026

Nixyáawii Community Financial Services of Pendleton, OR, will receive $300,000 over two years to support its efforts to provide financial education, business support, and homeownership programs.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems of Minneapolis received $250,000 to support its efforts to strengthen and increase Minnesota programming, expand into Montana by establishing a new satellite Indigenous food lab, and offer business development support to Indigenous entrepreneurs.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2025

Oceti Sakowin Community Academy of Rapid City, SD, will receive $250,000 over two years to support opportunities for Indigenous students to thrive by embracing and elevating the unique experiences of Indigenous learners, providing a learning environment inclusive of language and culture.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Office of the Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs of Washington, DC, received $500,000 to support the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, working to establish an oral history collection on the Federal Indian Boarding School era and/or museum experiences such as an exhibit and programs to educate the American public and aid in the healing process for American Indian and Alaska Native survivors and their descendants.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025

Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition (OPIC), is a project for the fiscal sponsor Samoa Pacific Development Corporation (SPDC), both located in Portland, OR, and SPDC will receive $250,000 over two years to support OPIC’s efforts to strengthen Pacific Islander-led movements through leadership development, community organizing, and advocacy.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

Oweesta Corporation of Longmont, CO, will receive $500,000 over two years to support its efforts focused on Native CDFIs headquartered in Northwest Area Foundation’s region.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2026

People’s Economy Lab (PEL) of Seattle is a project for the fiscal sponsor The Praxis Project of San Francisco, and Praxis received $138,000 to support PEL’s efforts to develop its organizational infrastructure and increase its capacity to better support and advance economic, environmental, and racial justice in Washington.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2025

Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN) of Woodburn, OR, is a project for the fiscal sponsor Willamette Valley Law Project (WVLP) of Portland, OR, and WLVP will receive $250,000 over two years to support PCUN’s leadership development, community organizing, and policy change efforts.
Grant term: Sept 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2026

Puget Sound Sage of Seattle will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to create climate, environmental, and economic justice strategies that are grounded in community needs.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2026

Rural Organizing Project of Cottage Grove, OR, will receive $300,000 over three years to support its primary goals: continued support for its network, new training, expanded support for migrants in Oregon, and support for the growth of new field offices.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2027

SAGE Development Authority of Fort Yates, ND, will receive $500,000 over two years to support the continued development of renewable energy systems on Standing Rock Reservation.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2026

Seeding Justice of Portland, OR, received $250,000 to support regranting through its general fund to grassroots organizations across Oregon that are working to dismantle injustices.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2025

Sharing Our Roots of Northfield, MN, received $50,000 to support its work to advance equity in food systems by providing land access, training, and mentorship to marginalized growers, fostering regenerative agriculture and empowering community members to pursue sustainable farming livelihoods.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025

Social Justice Fund Northwest of Seattle will receive $750,000 over three years to support regranting and outreach in Idaho and Montana, as well as education and development of individual donors who support social justice.
Grant term: Dec. 1, 2024 – Nov. 30, 2027

South Dakota Voices for Peace (SDVFP) of Sioux Falls, SD, will receive $225,000 over three years to continue its work advocating for inclusive policies, countering harmful narratives, offering free legal services to immigrants, and responding to urgent needs in priority communities.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Aug. 31, 2027

The Indigenous Association of Fargo, ND, received $50,000 to support its efforts to enhance its ability to operate sustainably and deliver impactful programming.
Grant term: Dec. 1, 2024 – Nov. 30, 2025

Trans Justice Funding Project (TJFP) of Brooklyn, NY, is a project for the fiscal sponsor Tides Foundation of San Francisco, and Tides received $250,000 to support TJFP’s regranting efforts to trans-led groups in Northwest Area Foundation’s region.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025

Transformation Project Inc. of Sioux Falls, SD, received $50,000 to support its efforts to increase queer-affirming healthcare access in South Dakota through systems change, provider education, public awareness campaigns, and a statewide needs assessment guided by a health equity advisory committee.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2024 – Nov. 30, 2025

Verde of Portland, OR, will receive $250,000 over two years to support its efforts to strengthen its organization through continued diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work and increased development and communications capacity.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026

We Are Healers Inc. of Portland, OR, received $50,000 to support its efforts to advance its vision and mission in reaching American Indian and Alaska Native youth through a fellowship program for students in the health field that provides mentorship, wellness coaching, and financial support.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2024 – Oct. 31, 2025

Western Native Voice of Billings, MT, received $100,000 to support its efforts to cultivate Native leadership across Montana.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025

White Earth Investment Initiative (WEII) of Ogema, MN, will receive $250,000 over two years to continue its work as a Native CDFI, providing consumer lending, homebuyer education, small-business and commercial loans, tax preparation, and other services to Native American communities, particularly the White Earth Reservation.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2026