Northwest Area Foundation




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Recent News from Northwest Area Foundation


Latino Community Association receives three foundation grants for workforce training - KTVZ
Foundation: Northwest Area Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation

$75,000 from the Northwest Area Foundation, the second year of a two-year $150,000 grant from 2020. NWAF supports efforts to reduce poverty...more

Nixyaawii Community Financial Services now open, serving members, employees, reservation ...
Foundation: Northwest Area Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation

... the approval of the 2021 budget, including $175,000 from the Northwest Area Foundation and $60,000 from the Oregon Community...more

A Call For Solidarity and Collective Action: Asian American Philanthropy Letter of Intention
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Boston Foundation, California Community Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Essex County Community Foundation, Initiative Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Maine Community Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Rose Community Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, Stanislaus Community Foundation, Surdna Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Minneapolis Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Washington Women's Foundation, Whatcom Community Foundation, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, William T. Grant Foundation, Yakima Valley Community Foundation, Irvine Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Open Society Foundations, California Wellness Foundation, Simons Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation, the U.S.Grant Foundation and the Sierra Health Foundation are just a few of the organizations in the list.The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is...more

Idaho Community Foundation grants $100K for Census 2020 outreach
Foundation: Idaho Community Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation

The Idaho Community Foundation, in partnership with the Northwest Area Foundation, granted $100,000 to 11 organizations throughout Idaho to...more

Can Philanthropy Become a True Partner with Native Americans?
Foundation: First Nations Development Institute, Northwest Area Foundation

Celebrating its 30th year anniversary this year, Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) has partnered with Candid to publish a new report, titled Investing in Native Communities: Philanthropic...more

A wild (but hopefully not rainy) weekend; 'Blood Knot' to open at Pillsbury House
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Brown Foundation, McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation

Although the Whirl's organizer, Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA), didn't get big chunks of grant money it was counting on last ... So Resonance is not just about new music, but new...more

Equity For Native American Communities: Using Mission Investments Alongside Grants
Foundation: First Nations Development Institute, Northwest Area Foundation

A 2018 report shows that only 0.23 percent of philanthropic funding goes to Native communities.Native people constitute two percent of the US population and experience a disproportionate level of...more

Minnesota is among the leaders in giving to American Indian causes
Foundation: First Nations Development Institute, Northwest Area Foundation, Bush Foundation

Today, that Northwest Area Foundation is trying to make amends, giving 40 percent of its $16 million in annual grants to Indian-led...more

Front Row Seat on Impact Investing: Finding Market-Rate Returns in Mission Investments in ...
Foundation: Northwest Area Foundation

Front Row Seat on Impact Investing: Finding Market-Rate Returns in Mission Investments in Smaller Communities | Philanthropy Northwest You are...more



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