Most of the Bush Foundation’s grantmaking dollars flow through an array of community regranting partners. We chat with its leaders about this maximalist power-sharing approach, tips for aspiring practitioners and much more.
Read MorePhilanthropy has vastly underfunded Native causes. The Colorado Health Foundation is investing in health equity for Native Americans — and encouraging other funders in the state to step up their support.
Read MoreThe first-ever Native American leader of the Christensen Fund, Carla Fredericks is one of very few Indigenous leaders at a major private foundation. Read about her “really disruptive” vision for the fund and tips for philanthropy.
Read MoreThe Potlatch Fund, which supports tribal communities in the Northwest, is embracing trust-based funding to reduce grantmaking barriers and let people on the ground steer funds to where they're needed most.
Read MoreWith $10 million in grants, Open Society Foundations is backing Native American-led groups’ work on civic participation, policy and voter outreach. The grants will extend the work of another funder that is spending down.
Read MoreFirst Peoples Fund supports Native artist-entrepreneurs and culture bearers. We check in with president Lori Pourier about the fund, the current state of support for Native organizations and a $6 million gift from MacKenzie Scott.
Read MoreWeak foundation support for Native American causes often obscures the important role of tribal funders. A spate of pandemic-era gifts, including an unprecedented commitment to UCLA, underscores Native-led funders’ expanding reach.
A new initiative to support Native American communities hit hard by COVID-19 will offer direct cash relief, a funding strategy that’s growing in popularity. We spoke to Edgar Villanueva about the Decolonizing Wealth Project’s latest move.
Read MoreWhile Native American communities are barely on the radars of funders in many parts of the country, the Northwest Area Foundation devotes 40 percent of grant dollars to Native-led organizations. What does that look like in practice?
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