Northwest Area Foundation

ESTABLISHED IN 1934, THE NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS GRANTEES ACROSS ITS REGION OF EIGHT STATES AND 76 NATIVE NATIONS WHO LEAD WITH COURAGE, WISDOM, AND VISION. THEY 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. THE ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT ARE ON A JOURNEY OF BUILDING SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE - HELPING COMMUNITIES THRIVE ON THEIR OWN TERMS.OUR GRANTEE PARTNERS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR DECADES. WE TRUST THEM TO LEAD THE WAY. WE LEARN FROM THEM AND SHARE LEARNING WITH FELLOW FUNDERS AND OTHERS WHO CAN SUPPORT THEIR JOURNEYS. WE CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND OTHER LEADERS.