Fourth Quarter Grants 2022

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Northwest Area Foundation approved 78 grants worth $4,270,387.

The fourth quarter’s funding supports grants that reflect the new grantmaking approach we began implementing at the start of 2022.

Our grantmaking supports organizations within our region of eight states and 76 Native nations that are 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. They’re on a journey to build social, racial, and economic justice—helping communities thrive on their own terms.

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.

Afro American Development Association of Moorhead, MN, received $75,000 to support the Career Navigator program, which helps clients with job searches and placement.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2023

American Indian Science and Engineering Society of Albuquerque, NM, received $75,000 to support the growth of Indigenous access to and participation in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) careers.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023

Boys & Girls Clubs of America of Atlanta, GA, will receive $250,000 over two years to support technical assistance to 233 Native Clubs and to develop a fundraising strategy and internal capacity to increase public, individual, and philanthropic funding to Native Clubs.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2024

Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa of Iowa City, IA, will receive $200,000 over two years to support staffing growth, programming, and general operations.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2024

Common Counsel Foundation of Oakland, CA, will receive $1,000,000 over four years for Native Voices Rising, a project that serves as a mechanism to build broad-based philanthropic support for grassroots groups led by and for Native communities, and to amplify Native voices elevating Indigenous solutions to historic harms and society’s most pressing issues.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2026

Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC) of Des Moines, IA, received $75,000 to support staff salary increases to help retain staff in a competitive job environment and address rising cost-of-living expenses.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2023

Hmong American Farmers Association of West St. Paul, MN, will receive $200,000 over two years to support its work to attain parity, equitable income opportunities, and racial justice in the local food economy for immigrant, small-scale Hmong farmers.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2022 – Aug. 31, 2024

Human Family Inc., as fiscal sponsor for The Indigenous Association, both of Fargo, ND, will receive $100,000 over two years to support efforts to create a greater sense of belonging and self-determination for Indigenous people through cultural program development and community organizing.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2024

Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Inc. of Boise, ID, will receive $150,000 over two-and-a-half years to support the Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (IDVSA)’s leadership of a coalition of tribal, state, federal, and nonprofit institutions working together to address systems violence within Idaho’s Indigenous communities.
Grant term: Sept. 1, 2022 – May 31, 2024

Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence of Des Moines, IA, will receive $1000,000 over two years to support systems change and coalition building among Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC) communities in Iowa.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2024

Lower Phalen Creek Project of St. Paul, MN, received $250,000 to help cover consulting and professional fees associated with the construction of the Wakáŋ Tipi Center, a Dakota cultural and environmental interpretive center located in St. Paul.
Grant term: Jan. 1, 2023 – Dec. 31, 2023

Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO) of Portland, OR, received $100,000 to bolster its programs and services for BIPOC-owned businesses in Oregon and southwest Washington.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2023

Minneapolis American Indian Center of Minneapolis received $250,000 to support a comprehensive renovation and expansion of its facility.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2023

Mni Wiconi Health Clinic of Mandan, ND, will receive $250,000 over two years to support efforts to revitalize a self-determined, community-driven model of health and wellness for Lakota and Dakota people.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2024

National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) of Washington, DC, received $100,000 to support its public policy advocacy in the Foundation’s region.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023

Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment of Pullman, WA, will receive $200,000 over two years to support an increase in paid staff to advance its environmental advocacy and leadership programs that impact tribes in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2024

People’s Partner for Community Development of Lame Deer, MT, received $125,000 to support key staffing and help improve its financial management systems, internal controls, policies, and procedures.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023

247 Blac of Cedar Falls, IA, will receive $200,000 over two years to support continued organizational development, including creating economic stability for Black residents and completing a strategic planning process.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2024

United Vision for Idaho of Boise, ID, received $150,000 to support efforts to address the growing anxiety and polarization in Idaho by listening to find the points of connection and inviting further conversation to increase community and civic engagement around shared issues and values.
Grant term: Nov. 1, 2022 – Oct. 31, 2023

Verde of Portland, OR, will receive $200,000 over two years to strengthen the organization through continued diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice work and to increase its development and communications capacity.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2024

Western Native Voice of Billings, MT, received $175,000 to support its core work in Montana and continued expansion into Idaho.
Grant term: Oct. 1, 2022 – Dec. 31, 2023