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NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION

· SAINT PAUL, MN · private_foundation · program funder

279recipients FY2016–24
$106Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 22 states and territories

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A national funder — 22 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 23 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Z.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
OTTO BREMER TRUSTSAINT PAUL, MNlarge program funder83
MCKNIGHT FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder78
BUSH FOUNDATIONST PAUL, MNprogram funder56
TARGET FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder51
F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555SAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder46
FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTELONGMONT, COprogram funder43
MEYER MEMORIAL TRUSTPORTLAND, ORprogram funder42
WELLS FARGO FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNlarge program funder42
NDN COLLECTIVE INCRAPID CITY, SDprogram funder41
POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder41
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK, MIlarge program funder41
COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CAprogram funder39
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONPRINCETON, NJlarge program funder38
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAYMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder36
HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICEMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder35
WOMENS FOUNDATION OF MINNESOTAMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder35
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder33
THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder32
KRESGE FOUNDATIONTROY, MIlarge program funder31
INATAI FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WAprogram funder30
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAprogram funder30
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INCBILLINGS, MTlarge program funder29
COLLINS FOUNDATIONPORTLAND, ORprogram funder27
MARDAG FOUNDATIONSAINT PAUL, MNprogram funder27
GATES FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WAlarge program funder26

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
OWEESTA CORPORATIONCO62024$3,850,213
THUNDER VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONSD72024$3,022,341
NEXUS COMMUNITY PARTNERSMN72024$2,502,000
BUILD WEALTH MN INCMN72024$2,075,000
NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTEROR72024$2,026,000
DIRECTORS COUNCILIA72024$2,014,550
BYRD BARR PLACEWA72024$1,850,000
VENTURESWA72024$1,625,000
NACDC FINANCIAL SERVICES INCMT72024$1,600,000
CHIEF SEATTLE CLUBWA52024$1,595,000
UJAMAA PLACEMN72024$1,575,000
WARM SPRINGS COMMUNITY ACTION TEAMOR72024$1,511,675
SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND NORTHWESTWA62024$1,430,000
NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORKMN72024$1,425,000
LAKOTA FUNDSD62024$1,350,000
OPPORTUNITY LINKMT72024$1,332,054
TAALA FUNDWA62024$1,250,000
WORKING PARTNERSHIPS INCORPORATEDMN42024$1,050,000
NIMIIPUU COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDID62024$1,018,000
HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICEMN32024$950,000
WHITE EARTH INVESTMENT INITIATIVEMN52024$950,000
NATIVE AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT CENTERND72024$936,124
MAZASKA OWECASO OTIPI FINANCIAL INCSD72024$925,000
VERDEOR62024$850,000
IMMIGRANT DEVELOPMENT CENTERMN72024$840,000
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INCMN62024$825,000
GLOBAL TO LOCAL HEALTH INITIATIVEWA62024$810,478
NATIVE360 LOAN FUND INCNE62024$799,824
PHILANTHROPY NORTHWESTWA72024$799,135
PHILANTHROFUND FOUNDATIONMN52024$785,000
COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATIONCA32024$750,000
PLENTY DOORS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONMT52024$725,000
AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONSMN62024$715,000
BLACK HILLS COMMUNITY LOAN FUND INCSD42024$675,000
HMONG AMERICAN PARTNERSHIPMN22024$650,000
LOWER PHALEN CREEK PROJECTMN52024$626,000
CAPACES LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEOR42024$600,000
COMMUNITY LENDINGWORKSOR62024$575,000
SHARING OUR ROOTSMN42024$550,000
NIXYAAWII COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SERVICESOR42024$525,000
NDN COLLECTIVE INCSD42024$525,000
LEECH LAKE FINANCIAL SERVICES INCMN62024$525,000
MICRO ENTERPRISE SERVICES OF OREGONOR62024$521,000
AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUMMN32024$502,500
RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECTOR52024$475,000
INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONWA52024$449,904
MAKOCE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENTSD42024$440,000
IDAHO COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCID32024$400,000
247 BLACIA32024$400,000
AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NORTHWEST INDIANS-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPOR42024$370,000