Northwest Area Foundation
EIN 410719221 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2024
$136.8M
1,184 grants · $17.1M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $25K–$150K
grant size
53%
supporter · 207/392 multi-year
repeat
$547.6M
Assets (2024)
392
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(651) 224-9635
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $24.6M | $473.1M | $24.1M | 205 |
| 2018 | $22.8M | $430.6M | $19.4M | 196 |
| 2019 | N/A | $476.4M | $15.1M | N/A |
| 2020 | $24.4M | $512.8M | $38.1M | 255 |
| 2022 | $19.8M | $484.1M | $11.6M | 169 |
| 2023 | $21.6M | $528.5M | $18.9M | 172 |
| 2024 | $23.7M | $547.6M | $40.6M | 187 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 1184 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$100K
Average
$116K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$1.8M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.3% of US grants
· Rank #15 of 22 states
$410K across
3 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Bexar
Officers & Directors
KW
Kevin Walker
7+ yrs
President/Secretary
Leadership
RR
Ramya RAUF
3 yrs
Cfo/Vice President-Finance & Admin
Leadership
EB
Elisabeth Buck
7+ yrs
Director
JB
JUEL Burnette
3 yrs
Director
DC
Duane Carter
7+ yrs
Director
WD
Wayne Ducheneaux
3 yrs
Director
JE
Joe Eltobgi
3 yrs
Director
LH
Libby Hlavka
5 yrs
Director
JL
Joyce Lee
5 yrs
Director
SM
Salome Mwangi
2 yrs
Director
MO
Michelle Osborne
7+ yrs
Director
AT
Amy Sings in the Timber
Director
GS
Georgina Slade
6 yrs
Director
MV
Maria Valandra
7+ yrs
Director
JW
Jennifer Williams
5 yrs
Director
RK
Rebecca Klevan
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
KY
Kashi Yoshikawa
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
AG
Angela Gorder
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
MP
Melissa Pelland
7+ yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
LS
Laura Alvarez Schrag
2 yrs
Director
RR
Ramya RAUF
3 yrs
Vice President-Finance & Admin/Cfo
Leadership
KW
Kevin Walker
7+ yrs
President/Secretary
Leadership
EB
Elisabeth Buck
7+ yrs
Director
LM
Lynda Bourque Moss
6 yrs
Director
KY
Kashi Yoshikawa
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
MP
Melissa Pelland
7+ yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
RK
Rebecca Klevan
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
AG
Angela Gorder
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee Member
JW
Jennifer Williams
5 yrs
Director
MV
Maria Valandra
7+ yrs
Director
LS
Larry Snyder
6 yrs
Director
GS
Georgina Slade
6 yrs
Director
MO
Michelle Osborne
7+ yrs
Director
SM
Salome Mwangi
2 yrs
Director
JL
Joyce Lee
5 yrs
Director
LH
Libby Hlavka
5 yrs
Director
JE
Joe Eltobgi
3 yrs
Director
WD
Wayne Ducheneaux
3 yrs
Director
DC
Duane Carter
7+ yrs
Director
JB
JUEL Burnette
3 yrs
Director
CB
Cherie Buckner-Webb
6 yrs
Director
LS
Laura Alvarez Schrag
2 yrs
Director
KW
Kevin Walker
7+ yrs
President/Secretary
Leadership
RR
Ramya RAUF
3 yrs
Vice President-Finance & Admin/Cfo
Leadership
EB
Elisabeth Buck
7+ yrs
Director
CB
Cherie Buckner-Webb
6 yrs
Director
JB
JUEL Burnette
3 yrs
Director
DC
Duane Carter
7+ yrs
Director
WD
Wayne Ducheneaux
3 yrs
Director
JE
Joe Eltobgi
3 yrs
Director
LH
Libby Hlavka
5 yrs
Director
JL
Jim Laducer
Director
JL
Joyce Lee
5 yrs
Director
MO
Michelle Osborne
7+ yrs
Director
GS
Georgina Slade
6 yrs
Director
LS
Larry Snyder
6 yrs
Director
MV
Maria Valandra
7+ yrs
Director
JW
Jennifer Williams
5 yrs
Director
RK
Rebecca Klevan
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
KY
Kashi Yoshikawa
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
AG
Angela Gorder
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
MP
Melissa Pelland
7+ yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
LM
Lynda Bourque Moss
6 yrs
Director
KW
Kevin Walker
7+ yrs
President & Secretary
Leadership
MA
Milosava Acamovic
4 yrs
Vice President of Finance & Admin/Cfo
Leadership
RK
Rebecca Klevan
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
LM
Lynda Bourque Moss
6 yrs
Director
EB
Elisabeth Buck
7+ yrs
Director
CB
Cherie Buckner-Webb
6 yrs
Director
DC
Duane Carter
7+ yrs
Director
ZD
ZACH Ducheneaux
4 yrs
Director
LH
Libby Hlavka
5 yrs
Director
RJ
Rodney Jordan
4 yrs
Director
JL
James Laducer
4 yrs
Director
JL
Joyce Lee
5 yrs
Director
MO
Michelle Osborne
7+ yrs
Director
GS
Georgina Slade
6 yrs
Director
LS
Larry Snyder
6 yrs
Director
MV
Maria Valandra
7+ yrs
Director
JW
Jennifer Williams
5 yrs
Director
KY
Kashi Yoshikawa
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
AG
Angie Gorder
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
MP
Melissa Pelland
7+ yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
MA
Milosava Acamovic
4 yrs
Vice President of Finance & Admin/Cfo
Leadership
KW
Kevin Walker
7+ yrs
President & Secretary
Leadership
MP
Melissa Pelland
7+ yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
AG
Angie Gorder
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
RD
Robert Diedrich
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
JB
Joseph Barsky
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
JW
Jennifer Williams
5 yrs
Director
NW
Nick Walrod
3 yrs
Director
MV
Maria Valandra
7+ yrs
Director
LS
Larry Snyder
6 yrs
Director
NS
Nicholas Slade
3 yrs
Director
GS
Georgina Slade
6 yrs
Director
MO
Michelle Osborne
7+ yrs
Director
JL
Joyce Lee
5 yrs
Director
JL
James Laducer
4 yrs
Director
RJ
Rodney Jordan
4 yrs
Director
LH
Libby Hlavka
5 yrs
Director
ZD
ZACH Ducheneaux
4 yrs
Director
DC
Duane Carter
7+ yrs
Director
CB
Cherie Buckner-Webb
6 yrs
Director
EB
Elisabeth Buck
7+ yrs
Director
LM
Lynda Bourque Moss
6 yrs
Director
MA
Milosava Acamovic
4 yrs
Vice President of Finance & Admin/Cfo
Leadership
KW
Kevin Walker
7+ yrs
President & Secretary
Leadership
DC
Duane Carter
7+ yrs
Board Director
MP
Melissa Pelland
7+ yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
AG
Angie Gorder
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
RD
Robert Diedrich
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
JB
Joseph Barsky
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
NW
Nick Walrod
3 yrs
Board Director
MV
Maria Valandra
7+ yrs
Board Director
LS
Larry Snyder
6 yrs
Board Director
NS
Nicholas Slade
3 yrs
Board Director
GS
Georgina Slade
6 yrs
Board Director
MO
Michelle Osborne
7+ yrs
Board Director
JL
James Laducer
4 yrs
Board Director
RJ
Rodney Jordan
4 yrs
Board Director
ZD
ZACH Ducheneaux
4 yrs
Board Director
CB
Cherie Buckner-Webb
6 yrs
Board Director
EB
Elisabeth Buck
7+ yrs
Board Director
LM
Lynda Bourque Moss
6 yrs
Board Director
MA
Milosava Acamovic
4 yrs
Vice President of Finance & Admin/Cfo
Leadership
KW
Kevin Walker
7+ yrs
President & Secretary
Leadership
EB
Elisabeth Buck
7+ yrs
Board Director
MS
Michael F. Sullivan
Non-Director Committee MEM
MP
Melissa Pelland
7+ yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
AG
Angie Gorder
4 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
RD
Robert Diedrich
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
JB
Joseph Barsky
3 yrs
Non-Director Committee MEM
NW
Nick Walrod
3 yrs
Board Director
SV
Sarah Vogel
Board Director
MV
Maria Valandra
7+ yrs
Board Director
LS
Larry Snyder
6 yrs
Board Director
NS
Nicholas Slade
3 yrs
Board Director
SP
Sally Pederson
Board Director
MO
Michelle Osborne
7+ yrs
Board Director
NM
Natalie Mendoza
Board Director
JL
James Laducer
4 yrs
Board Director
RJ
Rodney Jordan
4 yrs
Board Director
ZD
ZACH Ducheneaux
4 yrs
Board Director
LM
Lynda Bourque Moss
6 yrs
Board Director
DC
Duane Carter
7+ yrs
Board Director
CB
Cherie Buckner-Webb
6 yrs
Board Director
Grants Awarded (1,184 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft3 | Astoria, OR | $1,750,000 | UPLIFT AMERICA GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |
| First Nations Oweesta Corporation | Longmont, CO | $1,000,000 | NATIVE CAPITAL ACCESS POOL | 2018 |
| First Nations Oweesta Corporation | Longmont, CO | $1,000,000 | REGRANTING TO NATIVE CDFIS IN ALASKA, HAWAII, UTAH, MISSOURI, AND WYOMING. | 2018 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $750,000 | NATIVE VOICES RISING | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $750,000 | FISCAL SPONSOR FOR AAPI CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND | 2023 |
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | $724,536 | ECOSYSTEM OF OPPORTUNITY: BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER | 2018 |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | $700,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Native American Youth and Family Center | Portland, OR | $700,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Craft3 | Astoria, OR | $695,000 | UPLIFT AMERICA FUND | 2020 |
| Chief Seattle Club | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Nexus Community Partners | St Paul, MN | $500,000 | SEEDING THE MINNESOTA HOLISTIC BLACK-LED MOVEMENT FUND | 2020 |
| Chief Seattle Club | Seattle, WA | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Build Wealth MN Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | GRANTMAKING FOR INDIGENOUS, BLACK AND ECOSYSTEM-BUILDING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Nexus Community Partners | St Paul, MN | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CAPACITY BUILDING | 2024 |
| Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs | Washington, DC | $500,000 | FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL INITIATIVE. | 2024 |
| The Directors Council | DES Moines, IA | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation | Porcupine, SD | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| First Peoples Fund | Rapid City, SD | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO BUILD CREATIVE ECONOMIES IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES | 2017 |
| Northwest Indian Community Development Center | Bemidji, MN | $500,000 | GOOD JOBS PATHWAY INITIATIVE PHASE II | 2017 |
| Dakota Resources | Renner, SD | $479,000 | UPLIFT AMERICA GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Prepare and Prosper | St Paul, MN | $450,000 | BUILDING EQUITY WITHIN FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOR VIBRANT COMMUNITIES | 2020 |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | Seattle, WA | $450,000 | ABUNDANTLY RESOURCING BIPOC & GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING | 2024 |
| Working Partnerships Incorporated | Minneapolis, MN | $450,000 | WORKERS CONFLUENCE FUND FLEXIBLE PROGRAM SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Montana Community Development Corporation | Missoula, MT | $450,000 | UPLIFT AMERICA UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS FOR CFRP PROJECTS | 2017 |
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