AMB Foundation appears to concentrate its giving on education and workforce development programs, likely with an international focus in Latin America. Their support is large and targeted, funding a very small number of organizations that deliver education, skills training, and job-placement services rather than many small or local US charities.
Concentrated, high-value gifts to a very small set of grantees (two large grants of similar size), favoring programmatic education and employment initiatives rather than broad diversified giving.
Amb Foundation’s largest recent grant was $160,300 to Crea Et Al for education, and the same pattern continued with a $143,100 award to Xela Aid Etal for education and job placement. Those two grants show a foundation that uses a small number of substantial awards rather than a broad scatter of small gifts. Its stated grant program centers on the health, education, and economic empowerment of indigenous peoples of the Americas, with additional support for environment and the arts. The recent grant list also points to a consistent interest in organizations serving indigenous communities through direct services, including vocational pathways, language preservation, women’s empowerment, foster care support, and community health. Recent awards have gone to groups such as Friendship Bridge in Lakewood, Colorado, and Voces Y Manos in Oakland, California, alongside several other organizations with education- and culture-related work. The foundation’s giving appears organized around project support for nonprofit organizations working with Native and Indigenous Americans, especially in Central and North America.
Education is a clear throughline in the foundation’s recent grants. It awarded $160,300 to Crea Et Al for education, then later gave $10,000 to American Indiana College Fund for education and $9,000 to Crea for education. Workforce-related support also appears in the $143,100 grant to Xela Aid Etal for education and job placement, matching the foundation’s interest in economic empowerment. Cultural and language preservation are another part of the portfolio: 7000 Languages received $10,000 for services to preserve local languages in both 2023 and 2025, and Adopt a Native Elder received $10,000 for preserving indigenous knowledge. The foundation also funded health and family-support work, including Casa Colibri for health and Honduras Good Works for foster care support.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $10,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at $10,000. The recent record includes two larger awards above that level, including one much larger education grant and a second sizable award tied to education and job placement. Recipients also repeat across years: Voces Y Manos, 7000 Languages, Casa Colibri, American Indiana College Fund, and Crea all appear in both 2023 and 2025, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. Amb Foundation is a regular funder, and its active programs indicate unsolicited applications are accepted.
$502K
$3.1M
$931K
$281K
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Notable grantees: CREA ET AL, XELA AID ETAL
All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S.-based recipients, with 22 grants and 100% in the United States. The top giving state by recipient count is Colorado, and recent Colorado grantees include Lakewood-based Friendship Bridge and Fundamental Needs, plus Denver’s American Indiana College Fund. Other recipient cities that appear more than once include Sunset Beach, California; Boston, Massachusetts; and Holmdel, New Jersey. The recent portfolio also includes Oakland, California; Rochester Hills, Michigan; and Ormond Beach, Florida.
Its active grant programs focus on the health, education, and economic empowerment of indigenous peoples of the Americas, with additional support for environmental and arts projects. The recent grant list reflects that mix through education, job placement, language preservation, health, women’s empowerment, foster care support, and poverty relief tied to indigenous communities.
The typical grant size is $10,000. The grant-size distribution is very compressed, with p25, median, and p75 all at $10,000, indicating that most awards in the recent record land at that level.
Yes. The active grant program information states that unsolicited applications are accepted for the foundation’s general grants and project grants focused on indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2025, including Voces Y Manos, 7000 Languages, Casa Colibri, American Indiana College Fund, and Crea. That pattern suggests multi-year support for selected organizations.
The top state by recipient count is Colorado. Recent Colorado recipients include Friendship Bridge and Fundamental Needs in Lakewood and American Indiana College Fund in Denver.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XELA AID ETAL | SUNSET BEACH, CA | $143,100 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND JOB PLACEMENT |
| FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS | LAKEWOOD, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | WOMEN EMPOWERMENT |
| HONDURAS GOOD WORKS | ORMOND BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | FOSTER CARE SUPPORT |
| VOCES Y MANOS | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | POVERTY RELIEF TO EMPOWER INDIGENOUS YOUTH |
| ADOPT A NATIVE ELDER | HOLMDEL, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | PRESERVING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE |
| AMERICAN INDIANA COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AUSTIN SMILES | LAKE ANDES, SD | $10,000 | 2025 | HEALTH ISSUES |
| 7000 LANGUAGES | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | SERVICES TO PRESERVE LOCAL LANGUAGES |
| CASA COLIBRI | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| ACE GLOBAL | SPENCERTOWN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES |
| CREA | PORTLAND, OR | $9,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CREA ET AL | PORTLAND, OR | $160,300 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| VOCES Y MANOS | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | POVERTY RELIEF TO EMPOWER INDIGENOUS YOUTH |
| AMERICAN INDIANA COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| 7000 LANGUAGES | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | SERVICES TO PRESERVE LOCAL LANGUAGES |
| CASA COLIBRI | ROCHESTER HILLS, MI | $10,000 | 2023 | HEALTH |
| NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY BOARD | LAKE ANDES, SD | $10,000 | 2023 | HEALTH ISSUES |
| OHANA ONE | ORMOND BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | FOSTER CARE SUPPORT |
| GIRL RISING | SPENCERTOWN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | STORYTELLING TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND VALUES |
| FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE | LAKEWOOD, CO | $10,000 | 2023 | WOMEN EMPOWERMENT |
| XELA AID | SUNSET BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION AND JOB PLACEMENT |
| ANTINANCO | HOLMDEL, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | PRESERVING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE |
XELA AID ETAL
$143,100EDUCATION AND JOB PLACEMENT
FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS
$10,000WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
HONDURAS GOOD WORKS
$10,000FOSTER CARE SUPPORT
VOCES Y MANOS
$10,000POVERTY RELIEF TO EMPOWER INDIGENOUS YOUTH
ADOPT A NATIVE ELDER
$10,000PRESERVING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
AMERICAN INDIANA COLLEGE FUND
$10,000EDUCATION
AUSTIN SMILES
$10,000HEALTH ISSUES
7000 LANGUAGES
$10,000SERVICES TO PRESERVE LOCAL LANGUAGES
CASA COLIBRI
$10,000HEALTH
ACE GLOBAL
$10,000ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
CREA
$9,000EDUCATION
CREA ET AL
$160,300EDUCATION
VOCES Y MANOS
$10,000POVERTY RELIEF TO EMPOWER INDIGENOUS YOUTH
AMERICAN INDIANA COLLEGE FUND
$10,000EDUCATION
7000 LANGUAGES
$10,000SERVICES TO PRESERVE LOCAL LANGUAGES
CASA COLIBRI
$10,000HEALTH
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY BOARD
$10,000HEALTH ISSUES
OHANA ONE
$10,000FOSTER CARE SUPPORT
GIRL RISING
$10,000STORYTELLING TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND VALUES
FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE
$10,000WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
XELA AID
$10,000EDUCATION AND JOB PLACEMENT
ANTINANCO
$10,000PRESERVING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE