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Northwest Area Foundation: 149 grants to organizations, $18.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Northwest Area Foundation, a private foundation in St Paul, MN, paid 149 grants to organizations totaling $18,241,029 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $700,000 to Native American Youth and Family Center in Portland, OR for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 410719221
- Based in
- St Paul, MN
- Assets
- $547,574,363
- Grants paid
- $18,241,029
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202503179349102655. It reported $18,241,029 in grants paid; 149 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | General operating support | Youth development | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | Grantmaking for indigenous, black and ecosystem-building support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nexus Community Partners | St Paul, MN | General operating support for capacity building | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs | Washington, DC | Federal indian boarding school initiative. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Directors Council | Des Moines, IA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | Seattle, WA | Abundantly resourcing bipoc & grassroots organizing | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Working Partnerships Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN | Workers confluence fund flexible program support | Employment | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oweesta Corporation | Longmont, CO | Empowering native economic growth: general operating support for cdfi advancement | Community improvement and capacity building | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sage Foundation Inc | Fort Yates, ND | General operating support | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chief Seattle Club | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Human services | $270,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aapi Civic Engagement Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Aapi community empowerment project | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Byrd Barr Place | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | Sponsorship | Community improvement and capacity building | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Craft3 | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hmong American Partnership | St Paul, MN | Support for southeast asian and immigrant/ refugee-owned small businesses in the twin cities | Employment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice | Des Moines, IA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Shadow Association | Bozeman, MT | General operating support | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northside Economic Opportunity Network | Minneapolis, MN | Northside economic opportunity network general operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeding Justice | Portland, OR | Seeding justice's community-led, community-driven grantmaking: by and for the movement | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Trans justice funding project- justice for trans communities in the northwest | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Verde | Portland, OR | General operating support | Employment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 247 Blac | Waterloo, IA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Build Wealth MN Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mni Wiconi Health Circle | Mandan, ND | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Native Cdfi Network Inc | Washington DC, DC | General operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nimiipuu Community Development Fund | Lapwai, ID | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opportunity Link | Havre, MT | Mobilizing communities assets for growth and change | Housing and shelter | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ujamaa Place | St Paul, MN | General operating support | Human services | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ventures | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cultural Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Health care | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul | St Paul, MN | Economic mobility hub for american indians | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Hills Community Loan Fund Inc | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capaces Leadership Institute | Woodburn, OR | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global To Local Health Initiative | Seatac, WA | General operating support | Health care | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Des Moines, IA | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial Inc | Pine Ridge, SD | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nacdc Financial Services Inc | Browning, MT | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native American Development Center | Bismarck, ND | General operating support | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native360 Loan Fund Inc | Grand Island, NE | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nixyaawii Community Financial Services | Pendleton, OR | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plenty Doors Community Development Corporation | Crow Agency, MT | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Taala Fund | Taholah, WA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| White Earth Investment Initiative | Ogema, MN | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Praxis Project | Oakland, CA | People's economy lab | $138,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African American Leadership Forum | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Career Education & Resources | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Economic Development Solutions | St Paul, MN | General operating support | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Akiptan | Eagle Butte, SD | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | Portland, OR | General operating support | Social science | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Lendingworks | Springfield, OR | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina Copal Education | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| He Sapa Otipi - Incorporated | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imagine Black Futures | Beaverton, OR | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Immigrant Development Center | Moorhead, MN | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leech Lake Financial Services | Cass Lake, MN | General operating support | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Duluth, MN | Enhancing an ecological approach to bipoc wealth, entrepreneurship, and economic sustainability in duluth, minnesota | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Makoce Agriculture Development | Porcupine, SD | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon | Portland, OR | General operating support | Employment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oceti Sakowin Community Academy | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Native American Chamber | Portland, OR | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Puget Sound Sage | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Social science | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Running Strong for American Indian Youth | Alexandria, VA | Sacred water bundle (minizipan wakan) infrastructure building for a tribal template for co-stewardship on the missouri river | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samoa Pacific Development Corporation | Portland, OR | Building a movement for pacific islander self determination in oregon | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unite Oregon | Portland, OR | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willamette Valley Law Project | Woodburn, OR | Systems change for farmworkers | Crime and legal-related | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amos Institute of Public Life | Des Moines, IA | Iowa rural organizing strategy | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakota Fund | Kyle, SD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakota Youth Development | Herrick, SD | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lower Phalen Creek Project | St Paul, MN | General operating support | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MN8 | St Paul, MN | General operating support | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art | St Paul, MN | A recoverable grant in support of m and reopening of expanded facility. | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mni Sota Fund | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood Development Center Inc | St Paul, MN | General operating support | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment | Pullman, WA | General operating support | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Our Children's Earth Foundation | Napa, CA | Documentary film regarding the effort to gain freedom for leonard peltier | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rural Organizing Project | Cottage Grove, OR | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation | St Paul, MN | Collegebound saint paul: wealth justice | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warm Springs Community Action Team | Warm Springs, OR | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western Native Voice | Billings, MT | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Apano Communities United Fund | Portland, OR | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Awood Center | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coup Council | Rapid City, SD | Counting coup: coup stands for community organizing for unified power | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eshara | St Paul, MN | Eshara collaborative capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fast Blackfeet | Browning, MT | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Inc | Boise, ID | Black liberation collective | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lavender Rights Project | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mahchiwminahnahtik Chippewa and Cree Language Revitalization | Box Elder, MT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montana Two Spirit Society | Missoula, MT | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native American Community Board | Lake Andes, SD | General operating support | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nonprofit Information Networking Association | Boston, MA | Nonprofit quarterly economic justice initiative | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Dakota Voices for Peace | Sioux Falls, SD | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whiteswan Environmental We | Bellingham, WA | General operating support | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Latino Community Fund of Washington State | Seattle, WA | Firelands workers united / trabajadores unidos: building multiracial worker power towards a just, green, healthy, economy in rural southwest washington state | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blackfeet Eco Knowledge Inc | Browning, MT | Blackfeet eco knowledge shield keeper program | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopa Mountain Inc | Bozeman, MT | Strengthening the circle: a native nonprofit leadership program | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interim Community Development Association | Seattle, WA | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Caregivers | West Des Moines, IA | Advancing system change policies to elevate wages for direct care workers | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| MN8 | St Paul, MN | Youth civic engagement | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers | Minneapolis, MN | Mccd sustainability support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NDN Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharing Our Roots | Northfield, MN | Nurturing the long-view of land access & emerging farmer support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Indigenous Association | Fargo, ND | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transformation Project Inc | Sioux Falls, SD | The inclusive care collaborative: advancing queer affirming health in south dakota | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| We Are Healers Inc | Portland, OR | Inspiration through indigenous excellence | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians - Economic Development Corp | Portland, OR | Atniedc capacity building and northwest native lending network | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Seattle, WA | 2024 membership dues | $24,905 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Council On Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | 2024 membership dues | $22,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Council On Foundations Inc | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mission Investors Exchange | Mountain View, CA | 2024 membership dues | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | 2024 membership dues | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Independent Sector | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nwaf Employee Matching Grant Program | St Paul, MN | General operating support | $10,204 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boardsource | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues | New York, NY | 2024 membership dues | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Makoce Agriculture Development | Porcupine, SD | Sponsorship | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | Sponsorship | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthrofund Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Revitalization campaign | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YWCA USA | Washington, DC | 2024 vice president discretionary grant | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Sebastopol, CA | 2024 membership dues | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Latinx Immigrants of Iowa | Des Moines, IA | 2024 employee discretionary grant | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nimiipuu Ecosystems Restoration | Lapwai, ID | 2024 employee discretionary grant | Environment | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc | New York, NY | 2024 membership dues | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Day Eagle Hope Project | Harlem, MT | 2024 employee discretionary grant | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | 2024 membership dues | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Network for Developing Conscious Communities | Washington, DC | Sponsorship | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Gospel Mission Association of St Paul | St Paul, MN | 2024 vice president grant | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers of Oregon and S W Washington | Portland, OR | 2024 membership dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,620 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Cooperative Educators | Minneapolis, MN | Sponsorship | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Consensus Council | Bismarck, ND | 2024 employee discretionary grant | Religion-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain-Plains Youth Services Coalition | Bismarck, ND | 2024 employee discretionary grant | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Venn Foundation | St Paul, MN | 2024 vice president discretionary grant | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | 2024 membership dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation Financial Officers Group | Mount Royal, NJ | 2024 vice president discretionary grant | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lifeworks Services Inc | Richfield, MN | 2024 vice presidential discretionary grant | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders | Santa Barbara, CA | 2024 membership dues | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peak Grantmaking Inc | Washington, DC | 2024 membership dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nwaf Employee Volunteer Matching Program | St Paul, MN | General operating support | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifeworks Services Inc | Richfield, MN | 2024 vice president grant | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Indigenous Women's Resource Center Inc | Lame Deer, MT | 2024 board directed grant | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | 2024 board directed grant | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Womens Christian Association | St Paul, MN | 2024 vice president grant | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Council of Foundations | West Des Moines, IA | 2024 membership dues | Education | $550 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Community improvement and capacity building | $3,675,000 |
| Human services | $1,992,500 |
| Employment | $1,075,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $903,870 |
| Education | $900,550 |
| Youth development | $701,000 |
| Environment | $581,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $462,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $5,049,704 |
| Oregon | $2,854,620 |
| Washington | $2,479,905 |
| South Dakota | $1,835,000 |
| Iowa | $1,256,550 |
| Montana | $1,181,000 |
| California | $1,035,000 |
| District of Columbia | $794,750 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.