Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Native Americans in Philanthropy (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 112 organizations whose IRS filings report $40,464,810 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($3,570,000). 65 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $14M
- Funders on record
- 112
- Grants received
- $40M
- Net assets
- $21M
What Native Americans in Philanthropy does
Mission
Native Americans in Philanthropy advocates, educates, convenes and innovates to dramatically increase philanthropic investments in Native communities and transform the philanthropic sector's relationship with Indigenous communities.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Indigenous Tomorrows Fund: The Indigenous Tomorrows Fund (ITF) is a youth-led, participatory grantmaking initiative launched by Native Americans in Philanthropy to support Indigenous community-defined solutions. Centering Indigenous values and leadership, ITF places funding decisions in the hands of youth ages 14-24. This program will support organizations working at the intersections of health, food justice, and cultural healing. ITF aims to strengthen Indigenous well-being, promote self-determined futures, and reimagine philanthropy by shifting power to those closest to the issues.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Tribal Nations InitiativeThe Tribal Nations Initiative (TNI) was launched in 2021 as a new national platform for Tribal leaders and their staff to strategically engage with the philanthropic sector around their priorities as Tribal Nations. NAP recently completed a national listening tour where it co-hosted regional listening sessions with different Tribes across the country and invited Native nonprofits and funders to participate in the dialogue. The goal was to better understand how philanthropy can strengthen support for Tribal priorities and identify opportunities to build infrastructure for Tribal philanthropy. A report has been published outlining what was learned from this listening tour, including a rich set of qualitative and quantitative data that will guide philanthropy in their work with Tribes. In partnership with the Biodiversity Funders Group (BFG), NAP created the Tribal Nations Conservation and Climate Collaborative. This is a cross-sector partnership with Tribal governments that seeks to strategically connect philanthropic investments with technical assistance, and federal coordination, to support Tribes in their conservation and nature-based climate projects. It…
$6,121,650 spentof which $4,334,726 as grants$975,300 earned by the program72% of program spendingNative Youth GrantmakersNative Youth Grantmakers is designed for youth aged 18-24 who are connected to their community (reservation, rural, or urban) and want to grow their leadership, advocate for youth and youth programs, and learn more about the philanthropic sector through relationship building.The Native Youth Grantmakers program focuses on: - Strengthening leadership, communication, and advocacy skills - Increasing knowledge of philanthropy and the relationships between communities and funders- Developing and coordinating effective grantmaking strategies - Encouraging dialogue between youth and mentors to learn from one another - Creating a space to develop meaningful relationships in philanthropy and communityDuring this reporting period, the activities included several key gatherings, each offering opportunities for network building, insight into the philanthropic sector, community learning, and reflection. The gatherings focused on themes such as building relationships, which established connections among participants and with the broader philanthropic community, and growing networks, which enhanced collaboration by expanding peer-to-peer networks and introducing…
$2,032,997 spentof which $105,003 as grants24% of program spendingResearch and DataResearch and data play a key role in philanthropy, often determining who receives funding and whether certain programs are considered successful. NAP is a hub for Indigenous leadership in philanthropic data and advocates for more accurate and timely data on Indigenous communities and for supporting Indigenous research practices. The Research and Data team has partnered with Candid to address data inaccuracies regarding Indigenous people in philanthropic records. Our team systematically reviewed existing grant records that support Indigenous communities, peoples, or organizations, correcting misinformation that persists both within and outside philanthropy. The goal of this project is to ensure Indigenous peoples are accurately represented and that philanthropy relies on precise data about Indigenous communities. This year, our team reviewed and corrected approximately 500 records, with plans to expand this work in the coming year. Beyond data correction, we amplify Indigenous voices through organizational reports and research initiatives. This year, we completed two significant reports:First, "Elevating Indigenous Voices in the 21st Century Child Welfare Research…
$388,039 spent5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,542,686.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $9.1M to $15M (+63%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of Native Americans in Philanthropy’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Eileen Briggs
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 15 funders to 60 funders, grant income rose $1.3M → $10M.
18 of 112 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 11% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Native Americans in Philanthropy’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 112 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Native Americans in Philanthropy has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 9% of grant income, and it takes 9 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 9 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 35% · 2018 43% · 2019 44% · 2020 18% · 2021 40% · 2022 11% · 2023 15% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
61% of Native Americans in Philanthropy's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
Native Americans in Philanthropy draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 23 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Native Americans in Philanthropy holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 58 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 58 civil rights nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding Native Americans in Philanthropy receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $250k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$250k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Native Americans in Philanthropy
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 3 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Native Americans in Philanthropy: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Native Americans in Philanthropy?
- Native Americans in Philanthropy (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 112 organizations whose IRS filings report $40,464,810 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION ($3,570,000). 65 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Native Americans in Philanthropy have?
- IRS filings report 112 organizations giving $40,464,810 in grants to Native Americans in Philanthropy, 65 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Native Americans in Philanthropy?
- THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,570,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Native Americans in Philanthropy find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 112 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing