Northwest Area Foundation
St Paul, MN · EIN 41-0719221. Reported 602 grants totalling $69.8M to 267 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Northwest Area Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
6 of the organizations Northwest Area Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 14 grants totalling $2,087,950 to them. That is 3% of the $63.7M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nexus Community Partners | grantmaking organization | Minnesota | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Seeding Justice | grantmaking organization | Oregon | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | District of Columbia | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Seattle Foundation | community foundation | Washington | $57,950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Grantmakers Concerned With | grantmaking organization | California | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $24,905 and $165,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $750,000.
Every organization it funded
267 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | $1,575,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | $1,551,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Directors Council | Des Moines, IA | $1,375,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Build Wealth Mn Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $1,325,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nexus Community Partners | St Paul, MN | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | Seattle, WA | $1,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Byrd Barr Place | Seattle, WA | $1,125,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ventures | Seattle, WA | $950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oweesta Corporation | Longmont, CO | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Working Partnerships Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Link | Havre, MT | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ujamaa Place | St Paul, MN | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chief Seattle Club | Seattle, WA | $770,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CRAFT3 | Astoria, OR | $770,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warm Springs Community Action Team | Warm Springs, OR | $748,202 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | Eagle Butte, SD | $700,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Native Cdfi Network Inc | Washington DC, DC | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philanthrofund Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $685,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nimiipuu Community Development Fund | Lapwai, ID | $653,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nacdc Financial Services Inc | Browning, MT | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native American Development Center | Bismarck, ND | $631,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lower Phalen Creek Project | St Paul, MN | $614,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $610,814 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Capaces Leadership Institute | Woodburn, OR | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pride Foundation | Seattle, WA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Hills Community Loan Fund Inc | Rapid City, SD | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial Inc | Pine Ridge, SD | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ndn Fund | Rapid City, SD | $550,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sharing Our Roots | Northfield, MN | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Verde | Portland, OR | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Development Center | Moorhead, MN | $530,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| African Economic Development Solutions | St Paul, MN | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ecotrust | Portland, OR | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Global to Local Health Initiative | Seatac, WA | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation | Crow Agency, MT | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rural Community Development Resources | Yakima, WA | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tanka Fund | Kyle, SD | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Appetite for Change Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $475,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lummi Community Development Financial Institution | Ferndale, WA | $475,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Taala Fund | Taholah, WA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Makoce Agriculture Development | Porcupine, SD | $440,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Lendingworks | Springfield, OR | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leech Lake Financial Services | Cass Lake, MN | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Region Five Development Commission | Staples, MN | $420,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oneamerica | Seattle, WA | $405,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| 247 Blac | Cedar Falls, IA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (clues) | St Paul, MN | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Inc | Boise, ID | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| NATIVE360 Loan Fund Inc | Grand Island, NE | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rural Organizing Project | Cottage Grove, OR | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Standing Rock Community Development Corporation | Fort Yates, ND | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Vision for Idaho | Boise, ID | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| White Earth Investment Initiative | Ogema, MN | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center | Des Moines, IA | $375,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Funders Together to End Homelessness Inc | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Duluth, MN | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Congress of American Indians Fund | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nixyawii Community Financial Services | Pendleton, OR | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unite Oregon | Portland, OR | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western Native Voice | Billings, MT | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Seattle, WA | $352,120 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakota Fund | Kyle, SD | $350,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis, MN | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $340,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon | Portland, OR | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oregon Native American Chamber | Portland, OR | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rosebud Economic Development Corporation | Mission, SD | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice | Des Moines, IA | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment | Pullman, WA | $303,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians - Economic Development Corp | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latino Economic Development Center | St Paul, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mni Sota Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Development Center Inc | St Paul, MN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwest Indian Community Development Center | Bemidji, MN | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sage Foundation Inc | Fort Yates, ND | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dakota Resources | Renner, SD | $292,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Migizi Communications Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $277,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | Eagle Butte, SD | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakota Youth Development | Herrick, SD | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peoples Partners for Community Development | Lame Deer, MT | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul | St Paul, MN | $255,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yellow Bird Life Ways Center | Lame Deer, MT | $252,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aapi Civic Engagement Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Akiptan | Eagle Butte, SD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | Duluth, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Apano Communities United Fund | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CRAFT3 | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eshara | St Paul, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fast Blackfeet | Browning, MT | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| He Sapa Otipi - Incorporated | Rapid City, SD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hmong American Partnership | St Paul, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Interim Community Development Association | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Des Moines, IA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lavender Rights Project | Seattle, WA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mahchiwminahnahtik Chippewa and Cree Language Revitalization | Box Elder, MT | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis American Indian Center | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| MN8 | St Paul, MN | $250,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mni Wiconi Health Clinic | Mandan, ND | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mountain Shadow Association | Bozeman, MT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native American Community Board | Lake Andes, SD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Native Cdfi Network Inc | Washington, SD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rondo Community Land Trust | St Paul, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seeding Justice | Portland, OR | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Dakota Education Equity Coalition | Rapid City, SD | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tatanka Funds Incorporated | Mission, SD | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whiteswan Environmental We | Bellingham, WA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Avenues for Youth Inc | Portland, OR | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nonprofit Information Networking Association | Boston, MA | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Dakota Voices for Peace | Sioux Falls, SD | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Latino Community Association | Bend, OR | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montana Community Development Corporation | Missoula, MT | $216,014 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native American Development Corporation | Billings, MT | $212,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Barbara Schneider Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation | St Paul, MN | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dream of Wild Health | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hmong American Farmers Association | West St Paul, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Island Mountain Community Development Financial Institution | Hays, MT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mni Wiconi Health Circle | Mandan, ND | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tacoma Urban League | Tacoma, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wind River Development Fund | Fort Washakie, WY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prepare and Prosper | St Paul, MN | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Indian Science and Engineering Society | Albuquerque, NM | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Children's Finance | Minneapolis, MN | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Front and Centered | Seattle, WA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Iowa (iowa Opportunities for Workforce Advancement) | Des Moines, IA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Renewable Energy Power Authority | Fort Yates, ND | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homes of Oakridge Human Services | Des Moines, IA | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota | Morton, MN | $165,551 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Centro Latino of Iowa | Council Bluffs, IA | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neighborimpact | Redmond, OR | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa | Tama, IA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana Two Spirit Society | Missoula, MT | $152,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Akiing Community Development Corporation | Osage, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Awood Center | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capi USA | Brooklyn Center, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colectiva Legal Del Pueblo | Burien, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emerge Community Development | Minneapolis, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mckenzie River Gathering Foundation | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance | St Paul, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nixyaawii Community Financial Services | Pendleton, OR | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Native Development Fund | Coulee Dam, WA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Praxis Project | Oakland, CA | $138,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Career Education & Resources | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chief Joseph Foundation | Lapwai, ID | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina Copal Education | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Imagine Black Futures | Beaverton, OR | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art | St Paul, MN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oceti Sakowin Community Academy | Rapid City, SD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Puget Sound Sage | Seattle, WA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Running Strong for American Indian Youth | Alexandria, VA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samoa Pacific Development Corporation | Portland, OR | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willamette Valley Law Project | Woodburn, OR | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Latino Community Fund of Washington State | Seattle, WA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coalition of Asian American Leaders | St Paul, MN | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amos Institute of Public Life | Des Moines, IA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hopa Mountain Inc | Bozeman, MT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Human Family Inc | Fargo, ND | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jobs Foundation | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NATIVE360 Loan Fund Inc | Grand Island, IA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Children's Earth Foundation | Napa, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potlatch Fund | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sicangu Community Development Corporation | Mission, SD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uniting Resilience | Rapid City, SD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | $95,675 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College | Fort Totten, ND | $93,235 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nakoda-Aaniiih Credit Agency | Harlem, MT | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coeur D'alene Tribe Department of Education | Plummer, ID | $76,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Council on Foundations Inc | Washington, DC | $76,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Afro American Development Association | Moorhead, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coup Council | Rapid City, SD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Des Moines Area Community College Foundation | Ankeny, IA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Economic Development Association | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $57,950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nwaf Employee Matching Grant Program | St Paul, MN | $50,273 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blackfeet Eco Knowledge Inc | Browning, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies | Martin, SD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equitable Food Initiative | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Idaho Black Community Alliance Inc | Boise, ID | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Independent Sector | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iowa Caregivers | West Des Moines, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juma Ventures | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mica Group Inc | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Native Ways Federation Inc | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Health Foundation Fund II | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renewing the Countryside II | Hammond, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Indigenous Association | Fargo, ND | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Montana Racial Equity Project | Bozeman, MT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transformation Project Inc | Sioux Falls, SD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Are Healers Inc | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Investors Exchange | Mountain View, CA | $46,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues | New York, NY | $45,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders | Santa Barbara, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Los Angeles, CA | $37,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | $35,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | $31,780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boardsource | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Sebastopol, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment Through Research | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northside Residents Redevelopment Council | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA USA | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mission Investors Exchange | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Gospel Mission Association of St Paul | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers of Oregon and S W Washington | Portland, OR | $14,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation Financial Officers Group | Mount Royal, NJ | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peak Grantmaking Inc | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Economic Inclusion | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nwaf Employee Volunteer Matching Program | St Paul, MN | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Justice Idaho | Boise, ID | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Venn Foundation | St Paul, MN | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys Inc | St Paul, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance | Halliday, ND | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| JUSTICE101 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Latinx Immigrants of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nimiipuu Ecosystems Restoration | Lapwai, ID | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asset Funders Network | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Day Eagle Hope Project | Harlem, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iowa Arts in Education | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Network for Developing Conscious Communities | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Iowa | Des Moines, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turtle Mountain Mikinaak Ode Shelter | Dunseith, ND | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nwaf Board-Directed Grants Program | St Paul, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Onevillage Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
158 of 267 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- New Venture Fund
FISCAL SPONSOR FOR AAPI CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND - Headwaters Foundation for Justice
GRANTMAKING FOR INDIGENOUS, BLACK AND ECOSYSTEM-BUILDING SUPPORT - Nexus Community Partners
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CAPACITY BUILDING - Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL INITIATIVE. - Social Justice Fund Northwest
ABUNDANTLY RESOURCING BIPOC & GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING - Working Partnerships Incorporated
WORKERS CONFLUENCE FUND FLEXIBLE PROGRAM SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 468 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 160 | $18.2M | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 148 | $16.0M | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 145 | $17.3M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 149 | $18.2M | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Northwest Area Foundation has 126 of them, worth $23.4M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $750,000 |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | $700,000 |
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | $700,000 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | $600,000 |
| The Directors Council | Des Moines, IA | $550,000 |
| Byrd Barr Place | Seattle, WA | $500,000 |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | Seattle, WA | $500,000 |
| Ventures | Seattle, WA | $500,000 |
| Build Wealth Mn Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $400,000 |
| Ujamaa Place | St Paul, MN | $400,000 |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $330,000 |
| Four Bands Community Fund Inc | Eagle Butte, SD | $330,000 |
| Capaces Leadership Institute | Woodburn, OR | $300,000 |
| Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation | Crow Agency, MT | $300,000 |
Where its money goes
28% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Northwest Area Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 60 Plato Boulevard East 400, St Paul, MN, 55107. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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