Ecotrust is a collaborative nonprofit working at the intersection of equity, the economy, and the environment to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic development, social equity, and environmental well-being across its region.
Ecotrust’s recent grants show a funder that blends Indigenous leadership, workforce training, and regional food and forest systems work. Its largest recent award in the data is $163,360 to Native American Youth and Family Center for Green Workforce Collaborative membership and collaboration, followed by $154,000 to the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation for tribal forestry workforce development. Those grants sit alongside recurring support for scholarships, subgrants, and honoraria, which points to a mix of network-building and direct community investment. Food systems and natural resources are central. Ecotrust funded the Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network through Cascade Pacific Rc&d Inc, supported the Oregon Coastal Mariculture Collaborative Project at Oregon Aquaculture Association, and backed Indigenous agroforestry work at Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation. The foundation also gave to Salmon Nation Trust for a storytelling grant, indicating that cultural leadership is part of its grantmaking alongside technical and economic development. Several awards are structured as collaboration support, scholarship support, or unrestricted honoraria, suggesting Ecotrust often funds organizations and leaders rather than short-term project-only grants.
A clear thread in Ecotrust’s grantmaking is workforce development tied to climate, forestry, and food systems. The foundation awarded $154,000 to the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation for tribal forestry workforce development, and $22,198 to Heritage University for the same purpose. In green jobs, it gave $71,300 to Native American Youth and Family Center for Green Workforce Collaborative membership and collaboration, with additional support to Blueprint Foundation, Self Enhancement Inc, and Wisdom of the Elders Inc under the same collaboration label. Food systems appear in several forms. Ecotrust provided $79,474 to Cascade Pacific Rc&d Inc for the Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network subgrant, $70,000 to Black Food Sovereignty Coalition for food systems development subgrant, and $8,000 to Chatham School District for food systems development subgrant. Coastal and ecological work also shows up through $25,000 to Oregon Aquaculture Association for the Oregon Coastal Mariculture Collaborative Project and $21,189 to Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation for Indigenous agroforestry work.
$706K
$37.8M
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$11.7M
Most grants fall between $14K and $50K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$50K
NATHAN KADISH
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Ecotrust’s recent grants cluster around mid-sized awards. The stated typical grant size is $13,625 at the 25th percentile, $22,011 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, which matches the mix of collaboration support, scholarships, and targeted program grants in the list. The foundation also makes repeated awards to the same organizations across years: Native American Youth and Family Center, Northwest Indian College Foundation, Heritage University, Self Enhancement Inc, Wisdom of the Elders Inc, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation all appear more than once. Ecotrust is a regular funder and does not fund individuals generally, though its grant list includes scholarships and honoraria in institutional settings.
Ecotrust gives regionally, with the heaviest concentration in Washington by grant count and 58% of grants going to recipients in Oregon. The recent grants in the sample are all in the US. Funding reaches Portland, Bellingham, Toppenish, Seattle, and other Pacific Northwest and Alaska communities, with grants also landing in Arcata, Hoopa, Fairbanks, and Yakutat. That pattern fits a regional funder centered in the Pacific Northwest rather than a single-city grantmaker.
Ecotrust gives to tribal and Indigenous organizations, workforce collaboratives, food system groups, and schools or universities. In the recent grants list, that includes Native American Youth and Family Center, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation, Cascade Pacific Rc&d Inc, and Northwest Indian College Foundation.
The typical grant size is $13,625 at the 25th percentile, $22,011 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list includes awards at several of those levels, along with larger and smaller grants tied to collaborations, scholarships, and honoraria.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Native American Youth and Family Center, Northwest Indian College Foundation, Heritage University, Self Enhancement Inc, Wisdom of the Elders Inc, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. That suggests recurring support rather than one-off awards only.
The recent grants emphasize green workforce development, tribal forestry workforce development, farm-to-school and school garden work, food systems development, Indigenous leadership awards, storytelling, forest mapping, and coastal mariculture. Examples include grants to the Oregon Aquaculture Association, Salmon Nation Trust, and Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation.
Ecotrust uses collaboration support, scholarships, general operating support, subgrants, and honoraria. In the recent list, those structures appear in grants such as general operating support to Land to Plate, scholarships to Northwest Indian College Foundation and University of Oregon Foundation, and honoraria through Indigenous Leadership Awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $163,360 | 2025 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NORTHWEST INDIANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | PORTLAND, OR | $154,000 | 2025 | TRIBAL FORESTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| CASCADE PACIFIC RC&D INC | COVRALLIS, OR | $79,474 | 2025 | OREGON FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN NETWORK SUBGRANT |
| BLACK FOOD SOVEREIGNTY COALITION | PORTLAND, OR | $70,000 | 2025 | FOOD SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SUBGRANT |
| NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BELLINGHAM, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| OREGON AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION | SCIO, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | OREGON COASTAL MARICULTURE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT |
| HERITAGE UNIVERSITY | TOPPENISH, WA | $22,198 | 2025 | TRIBAL FORESTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| CAL POLY HUMBOLD SPONSORED PROGRAMS FOUNDATION | ARCATA, CA | $21,189 | 2025 | INDIGENOUS AGROFORESTRY WORK |
| SALMON NATION TRUST | PORTLAND, OR | $18,073 | 2025 | STORYTELLING GRANT |
| SELF ENHANCEMENT INC | PORTLAND, OR | $17,000 | 2025 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| WISDOM OF THE ELDERS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $15,500 | 2025 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| THE BLUEPRINT FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $14,000 | 2025 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| YAKUTAT TLINGIT TRIBE | YAKUTAT, AK | $10,000 | 2025 | INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION | PENDLETON, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM |
| JILKAAT KWAAN HERITAGE CENTER | HAINES, AK | $10,000 | 2025 | INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM |
| KLAWOCK COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION | KLAWOCK, AK | $10,000 | 2025 | INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM |
| CHATHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT | ANGOON, AK | $8,000 | 2025 | FOOD SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SUBGRANT |
| HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE | HOOPA, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | TRIBAL FORESTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $71,300 | 2024 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| SALISH KOOTENAI | PABLO, MT | $50,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE FOUNDATION | BELLINGHAM, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $50,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATION | FAIRBANKS, AK | $50,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LAND TO PLATE | BEND, OR | $25,822 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BLUEPRINT FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $18,200 | 2024 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| NORTHWEST NATURAL RESOURCE GROUP | SEATTLE, WA | $17,207 | 2024 | FOREST MAPPING |
| SELF ENHANCEMENT INC | PORTLAND, OR | $14,000 | 2024 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION | PENDLETON, OR | $12,500 | 2024 | INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM |
| WISDOM OF THE ELDERS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $11,500 | 2024 | GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION |
| HERITAGE UNIVERSITY | TOPPENISH, WA | $7,920 | 2024 | TRIBAL FORESTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
| BLACK FOOD SOVEREIGNTY COALITION | PORTLAND, OR | $20,200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPRING ALASKA SCHREINER | BEND, OR | $16,364 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUSTAINABLE NORTHWEST | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TASTE FOR LIFE | PORTLAND, OR | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
TRIBAL FORESTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OREGON FARM TO SCHOOL AND SCHOOL GARDEN NETWORK SUBGRANT
SCHOLARSHIPS
OREGON AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION
$25,000OREGON COASTAL MARICULTURE COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
SALMON NATION TRUST
$18,073STORYTELLING GRANT
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
YAKUTAT TLINGIT TRIBE
$10,000INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION
$10,000INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM
JILKAAT KWAAN HERITAGE CENTER
$10,000INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM
KLAWOCK COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
$10,000INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM
CHATHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT
$8,000FOOD SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SUBGRANT
HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE
$8,000TRIBAL FORESTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
LAND TO PLATE
$25,822GENERAL OPERATING
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION
$12,500INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONORARIUM
GREEN WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
SPRING ALASKA SCHREINER
$16,364GENERAL SUPPORT
TASTE FOR LIFE
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT