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The Foundation Centerin cooperation with
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Foundation Funding for Native American
Issues and Peoples
Y. Elaine Rasmussen, MS Native Americans in Philanthropy
[email protected] NCAI Mid-Year Conference June 30, 2014
Previous Reports
Late 1990s Philanthropy and Native Peoples: An Update for the Years 1991-1992-1993
2003 & 2005 Philanthropy in Indian Country: Who is Giving? Who is Receiving?
2011 Foundation Funding for Native American Peoples and Issues
Percentage of Foundation Grantmaking Resources Committed to Native American Causes and Concerns, 1989-2002
What was being funded?
1989-mid 90s• Indian education (1)• Arts & culture (2)• Health issues (3)
Mid 90s- 2002• Community improvement and development;• Crime, courts, and legal services; • Health; mental health and substance abuse; • Youth development• Native nations development (public affairs and
government)
The Foundation Centerin cooperation with
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Foundation Funding for Native American
Issues and Peoples
Sample
• Grants of $10,000+.
• Top 10% of institutional funders (n=1,384).
• Accounts for more than 1/2 of total grant dollars awarded by independent, corporate, community & operating foundations.
• represents generally $22B in grants.
• Grants to individuals & from donor-designated/restricted funds of community foundations were not included.
IDENTIFYING FUNDING BENEFITING NATIVE AMERICANS
• Grants are coded as serving Native Americans if the foundation has provided a grant description or related information that specifies this population group, or if the recipient organization receiving the grant includes an explicit focus on Native Americans within its stated mission.
• For example, many foundations do not provide grant descriptions.
• A number of grants included in this analysis may benefit multiple ethnic and/or racial population groups, including Native Americans
Share of Foundation Giving Benefiting Native Americans, 2000 to 2009
Foundation Giving by Major Subject, 2009
Top 10 Foundations Giving to Native Peoples
Foundation Giving by Recipient Type
KEY FINDINGS
◆ Since 2000, the share of overall foundation giving targeting Native Americans has declined.
◆ Top 10 funders for Native Americans in 2009 accounted for 3/5 of grant dollars.
◆ Education received the largest share of foundation giving for Native Americans in 2009.
◆ Most foundation funding for Native Americans in 2009 supported organizations not affiliated with tribal governments.
◆ Recipients located in three of the country’s seven major regions (Northeast, Midwest and Southwest) captured more than 2/3 of grant dollars in 2009.
The Foundation Centerin cooperation with
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Foundation Funding for Native American
Issues and PeoplesFor more information on this other reports, go to:
www.nativephilanthropy.org
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