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American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc

To help american indian people meet their immediate survival needs of food, water, and shelter while implementing and supporting programs designed to create opportunities for self-sufficiency and self-esteem, especially for native youth.

$8.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
46
Itemized grants FY2025
34
Organizations funded FY2024
29%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$4.1M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,266,067
Organizations funded a year
19 to 34
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
22
Total assets, FY2025
$10M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 29% of the organizations American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $212k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving46$4.1M46%
FY202434$3.6M29%
FY202329$3.0M31%
FY202220$2.5M40%
FY202129$2.0M38%
FY202019$1.2M16%
FY201925$1.2M44%
FY201825$1.1M40%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$5.6MCivil Rights$3.1MPhilanthropy$2.7MEnvironment$2.5MYouth Development$1.7MFood & Nutrition$1.5MArts & Culture$1.0MEducation$634kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pine Ridge Reservation Districts$6,450,9339n/a
American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc$5,093,673914%
Oyate Teca Project Inc$3,600,485882%
Afraid of Bear - American Horse Tiospaye$352,9705n/a
Slim Buttes Agricultural Development Program$249,3589n/a
Euchee Yuchi Language Project Inc$237,40091%
Cheyenne River Youth Project Inc$213,23055%
Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing Inc$160,4853n/a
Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches$160,00063%
Xinewh-Ding Inc$142,106231%
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All grantees of American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pine Ridge Reservation Districts$6,450,9339n/a
American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc$5,093,673914%
Oyate Teca Project Inc$3,600,485882%
Afraid of Bear - American Horse Tiospaye$352,9705n/a
Slim Buttes Agricultural Development Program$249,3589n/a
Euchee Yuchi Language Project Inc$237,40091%
Cheyenne River Youth Project Inc$213,23055%
Oglala Sioux Tribe Partnership for Housing Inc$160,4853n/a
Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches$160,00063%
Xinewh-Ding Inc$142,106231%
The Navajo Nation$121,5332n/a
Sacred Healing Circle$111,000542%
Nebo School District$97,0008n/a
Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe$95,0006n/a
Today We Follow Tomorrow We Lead$72,0009n/a
Earth Guardians$70,00039%
Tribal Adaptive Organization$70,00048%
Sacred Pipe Resource Center$66,500615%
Keya Foundation LLC$62,0003n/a
Art Maker LLC$60,105324%
Schh Productions Inc$57,8881n/a
A T Still University of Health Sciences$55,00020%
Catawba Cultural Preservation Project$55,0006n/a
Through Piscataway Eyes Tpe Inc$55,0003n/a
The Kansas University Endowment Association$50,00020%
Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul$50,0009n/a
Fractured Atlas Inc$50,00010%
Unkitawa$50,00011%
University of Wisconsin$50,0003n/a
Ho'Ola$50,000299%
Wisdom of the Elders Incorporated$50,00034%
Rogers Memorial Library$50,00011%
Bridge Foundation$45,0006n/a
Virginia Capitol Foundation$41,535118%
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe$40,0343n/a
Through Piscataway Eyes$40,0001n/a
Northern Arizona University Foundation$35,00020%
NavajoStrong$35,000227%
St John the Evangelist Latrobe$30,5009n/a
Mendocino Lake Cc District$30,0003n/a
University of Nebraska Foundation$30,00020%
Local Environmental Action Demanded Agency Inc$30,00034%
Kohala Unupa'A$30,0002n/a
Mica Group Inc$30,00013%
American Indian Science and Engineering Society$30,00030%
North Kohala Community Resource Center$27,60042%
Indian Youth of America Inc$27,50044%
Sacred Healing Circle$25,0001n/a
Bravestatl$24,2501n/a
Native American Journalists Association$20,00021%
Rock Hill Schools$20,0001n/a
Northern Arizona Pride Association$20,0001n/a
Indigenous Health and Wellness Solutions$20,0002n/a
Ekowah Coffee$20,0002n/a
Indigenous Peoples Council On Biocolonialism$20,0002n/a
American Indian Artists Inc$20,000211%
Society of American Indian Dentist Inc$20,00024%
Remember the Removal Legacy Association$20,0002n/a
Sierra Endurance Sports Corporation$20,0002n/a
Round Valley Unified School District$19,5372n/a
The Cedar Fund$17,2501n/a
Pine Ridge Girls School Inc$16,00014%
Takini School$15,4708n/a
Earth Law Center$15,0001n/a
Wankaya Gluwintanyan Otipi$15,0003n/a
Native American Council of Tribes Inc$13,7254n/a
United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc$12,00011%
Lakota Council of Tribes Inc$12,0002n/a
North Eastern Band of Cherokee$12,0001n/a
The Academy of Art University Foundation$10,00014%
Nation Ford Land Trust$10,00015%
Fast Blackfeet$10,00011%
Alpine School District$10,0001n/a
Native Hope Inc$10,00021%
Citizens Campaign Fund for the Environment Inc$10,00011%
White Buffalo Recovery$10,0001n/a
America's Toothfairy National Children's Oral Health Foundation$10,00010%
Muscogee (Creek) Nation$10,0001n/a
The Raices Collab$10,0001n/a
National Indigenous Circle$10,0003n/a
Sioux Falls School District #49-5$10,0002n/a
The Bebela Project Inc$10,0004n/a
Vision Maker Media$10,00010%
Sicangu Oyate Ho Inc Dba St Francis Indian School$10,00020%
The Evergreen State College Foundation$10,00010%
Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska-Washington Chapter$10,0001n/a
Wampum Consulting Inc$10,000114%
First Alaskans Institute$10,00010%
Cherokee Nation Education Corporation$10,0005n/a
Lindy Waters III Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Haskell Indian Nations University$10,0007n/a
4 Directions Development$10,0001n/a
Triangle Native American Society In$10,0001n/a
Underscore Media Collaboration$10,0001n/a
Mitakuye Foudation$10,0001n/a
Turtle Funding Foundation$10,0001n/a
La Pena Inc$8,00015%
Wild Rose Center$8,0001n/a
The University of Tulsa$8,00010%
Harlem Youth Leaders$8,0001n/a
Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake$7,15010%
Bowler School District$5,0001n/a
Montessori American Indian Childcare Center Incorporated$5,00011%
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe$5,0001n/a
Pensar Academy$4,97010%
Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Cheyenne Nation$4,30070%
Navajo Hopi Honor Riders Inc$2,500116%
Provo School District$1,0006n/a
American Indian Society of Dcnew Foundations for Stability$1,0001n/a

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($107k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 50 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Indian Youth Running Strong Inc: $5,093,673 over 9y, 14% of budgetOyate Teca Project Inc: $3,600,485 over 8y, 82% of budgetEuchee Yuchi Language Project Inc: $237,400 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetCheyenne River Youth Project Inc: $213,230 over 5y, 5.0% of budgetGreater Minneapolis Council of Churches: $160,000 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetXinewh-Ding Inc: $142,106 over 2y, 31% of budgetSacred Healing Circle: $111,000 over 5y, 42% of budgetEarth Guardians: $70,000 over 3y, 8.5% of budgetTribal Adaptive Organization: $70,000 over 4y, 8.0% of budgetSacred Pipe Resource Center: $66,500 over 6y, 15% of budgetArt Maker LLC: $60,105 over 3y, 24% of budgetA T Still University of Health Sciences: $55,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnkitawa: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetHo'Ola: $50,000 over 2y, 99% of budgetWisdom of the Elders Incorporated: $50,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetRogers Memorial Library: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetVirginia Capitol Foundation: $41,535 over 1y, 18% of budgetNorthern Arizona University Foundation: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNavajoStrong: $35,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLocal Environmental Action Demanded Agency Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetMica Group Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetAmerican Indian Science and Engineering Society: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Kohala Community Resource Center: $27,600 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetIndian Youth of America Inc: $27,500 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetNative American Journalists Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican Indian Artists Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetSociety of American Indian Dentist Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetPine Ridge Girls School Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetUnited National Indian Tribal Youth Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Academy of Art University Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetNation Ford Land Trust: $10,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetFast Blackfeet: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetNative Hope Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetCitizens Campaign Fund for the Environment Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetAmerica's Toothfairy National Children's Oral Health Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVision Maker Media: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSicangu Oyate Ho Inc Dba St Francis Indian School: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Evergreen State College Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWampum Consulting Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetFirst Alaskans Institute: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLa Pena Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetThe University of Tulsa: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Indian Center of Salt Lake: $7,150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMontessori American Indian Childcare Center Incorporated: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPensar Academy: $4,970 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 50.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

First Nations Development InstituteCO59.4× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: First Nations Development Institute · Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc · Common Counsel Foundation · Novo Foundation · Ndn Collective Inc · First Peoples Fund · Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation · National Urban Indian Family Coalition · National Congress of American Indians Fund · Northwest Area Foundation · American Indian College Fund · Association of Tribal Archives Libraries & Museums

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc

How much does American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc give?
American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc reported 46 itemized grants totaling $4,118,977, out of $8,337,278 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 34 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (29%), Civil Rights (16%), Philanthropy (14%).
Who are American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Pine Ridge Reservation Districts ($6.5M), American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc ($5.1M), Oyate Teca Project Inc ($3.6M).
Does American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include First Nations Development Institute, Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc, Common Counsel Foundation.
Where is American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc based?
American Indian Youth Running Strong Inc is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 111 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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