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Northwest Area Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 41-0719221 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$18.2M
Grants reported
149
Typical grant
$100K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$5.5M

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: NORTHWEST AREA FOUNDATION

Where Northwest Area Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Native American Youth and Family Center

PORTLAND, OR

$700KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General operating support

Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs

WASHINGTON, DC

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Federal indian boarding school initiative.

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation

PORCUPINE, SD

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General operating support

The Directors Council

DES MOINES, IA

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General operating support

Nexus Community Partners

ST PAUL, MN

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General operating support for capacity building

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Northwest Area Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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