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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “indigenous”
Where the money went
Largest: $81,500 to SELVAGEM CYCLE OF STUDIES LTD — to disseminate reflections on life, spirituality, indigenous cosmologies and environmental issues through learning cycles and arts consolidating a global network of indigenous and …
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
141 matching grants · $31.9M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to INTERNATIONAL FUNDERS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES — enable the organization to achieve its mission to foster indigenous solutions and partnerships among indigenous peoples and funders around the globe as a resource for solving socia…
Largest: $100,000 to SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR HEALTH PROGRAM — sacred places institute - advancing indigenous health equity: to advance health equity by organizing and engaging members of indigenous communities around efforts to create inclusi…
Largest: $100,000 to SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INC — project support: indigenous climate action: indigenous peoples meeting on climate change
Largest: $1.1M to SOVEREIGN EQUITY FUND — to support bridging native community knowledge about indigenous foodways with curricular and extracurricular efforts to build humanities and native american and indigenous studies …
Largest: $164,201 to HUMMINGBIRD INDIGENOUS FAMILY SERVICES — 82211 bolstering the hummingbird indigenous family services' research capacity to document its programs' impact on birth justice in western washington state
The Christensen FundSan Francisco, CA
75 matching grants · $5.6M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to SOMOS VIENTO AC — to support a national network of indigenous women that uses research and advocacy to promote the recognition of indigenous women's rights in academia and decision-making spaces.
Largest: $100,000 to Dream of Wild Health — for general operating support - dream of wild health is one of the lead organizers of the indigenous food network and is leading the movement to reclaim indigenous sovereignty thro…
Largest: $717,000 to SEVENTH GENERATION FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INC — supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation
Largest: $1.6M to THE INTERNATIONAL WORK GROUP FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS — to support the conservation of the amazon biome in bolivia, ecuador, and peru by strengthening indigenous governance.
Largest: $150,000 to Burke Museum — global indigeneities and the burke museum: activating synergies between indigenous students, collections, & communities
Nia Tero FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
52 matching grants · $6.7M · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to NA'AH ILLAHEE FUND — support indigenous women-led organization dedicated to regeneration of indigenous communities
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →