An Indigenous-led intermediary that advances climate justice, food sovereignty, and self-determination for Indigenous communities of the Pacific Northwest by regranting, advocacy, and capacity-building.
Naah Illahee Fund uses community-led regranting to move Indigenous resources into climate justice, food sovereignty, land stewardship, and self-determination across the Pacific Northwest. Its recent grantmaking shows a mix of large intermediary awards and direct support for Indigenous-led projects, with one $359,257 Model C regranting grant to Native Family Learning Lodge in Seattle and a $147,051 pre-approved fiscal sponsorship grant to the same organization in 2024. The foundation also channels flexible support through its Indigenous Lifeways and HEAL-related funding, alongside targeted grants for green infrastructure, arts, and cultural continuity. The pattern is grounded in Indigenous governance. Its Community Funding program is described as an ongoing regranting model rooted in Indigenous democratic grantmaking, with community-led committees of former grantees, cultural practitioners, youth leaders, and knowledge keepers recommending awards. Other active programs point to the same approach: capacity-building grants for Indigenous-led environmental work, support for leadership development, and one-time ceremonial gifts for elders, healers, and makers. Recent grantees range from tribal nations and Native nonprofits to grassroots projects and community organizations, including Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services and Indigenous Just Transition. That mix reflects a funder that supports both organizational infrastructure and culturally grounded community work.
Green infrastructure is one of the clearest threads in Naah Illahee Fund’s portfolio. In 2024, it gave $50,000 to Chugach Regional Resources Commission in Anchorage for a Green Infrastructure grant, and $50,000 to Boys and Girls Club of the Yakama Nation in Toppenish for the same purpose. Those awards align with a program model that supports renewable energy, energy sovereignty, stormwater management, land restoration, and clean waterways. Food sovereignty appears through both current and past grantmaking. A 2024 Food Sovereignty grant of $29,630 went to Seventh Generation Fund in Fort Duchesne, and the foundation’s past community funding programs supported food forests, seed saving, and traditional food and medicine workshops. Arts and cultural continuity are also part of the mix. The Indigenous Arts & Culture Grant, delivered through the City of Seattle, provides support for Indigenous arts and cultural events in Seattle neighborhoods, while the broader portfolio includes support for ceremonial leaders, elders, and cultural practitioners through the Power of Ceremony & Healing Gift program.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Naah Illahee Fund’s typical grant size sits in a fairly tight band: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $19,630, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. Recent awards include both six-figure intermediary funding and many project-level grants clustered at $25,000 or below. The foundation’s recent record also shows repeat support to some recipients across years, including Native Family Learning Lodge in 2024 and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than only one-off awards. The funder operates as an Indigenous-led intermediary with regranting, fiscal sponsorship, and capacity-building functions. It also makes discretionary and project-specific grants, plus one-time gifts for ceremonial support. Several programs accept unsolicited requests, including Community Funding, Indigenous Leadership, Green Infrastructure, Red Blanket Fund, and Power of Ceremony & Healing Gift.
Grants are concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Washington receives 54% of grants, but the highest grant-count state is Montana, showing that the funder’s giving footprint reaches beyond its Seattle headquarters. Recent awards also land in Alaska and Idaho, with examples in Anchorage, Metlakatla, Yakutat, Kotzebue, Browning, and Lapawai. Seattle appears frequently among recipient cities, including Native Family Learning Lodge, Indigenous Creatives Collective, Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation, Duwamish Tribal Services, Naa Kaani Native Program, and SaltFire.
The funder supports Indigenous communities and Nations, tribal leaders, Seattle-based Indigenous artists and cultural practitioners, and grassroots Indigenous projects and sponsored organizations. Recent grants include tribal, nonprofit, and community-based recipients, alongside fiscal sponsorship and regranting relationships.
Its grant-size distribution centers around smaller project and capacity-building awards. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $19,630, and the 75th percentile is $25,000, though some recent awards were much larger for intermediary regranting and fiscal sponsorship.
Yes. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including Community Funding, Indigenous Leadership, Green Infrastructure Grant, Red Blanket Fund, Power of Ceremony & Healing Gift, and the Indigenous Arts & Culture Grant through the City of Seattle ARTS grant program.
The foundation supports green infrastructure, food sovereignty, environmental justice, land stewardship, Indigenous arts and culture, MMIWP support, youth leadership, and knowledge transfer. Recent grant purposes include green infrastructure, HEAL support, food sovereignty, and model C regranting and fiscal sponsorship.
Washington recipients make up 54% of grants, but Montana is the top state by grant count. Recent grants also reached Alaska and Idaho, with recipient cities such as Anchorage, Browning, Metlakatla, Yakutat, and Lapawai.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Organizations or groups seeking allyship training; the workshop is offered on an as-requested basis and can be tailored to the requesting group's needs.
Deadline: Scheduled seasonally and on request (no public fixed deadlines).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Family Learning Lodge | Seattle, WA | $359,257 | 2025 | Model C Regranting |
| Indigenous Just Transition | Seattle, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Indigenous Creatives Collective | Seattle, WA | $42,500 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation | Wenatchee, WA | $40,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Piikani Lodge Health Institute | Auburn, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| SaltFire | Suquamish, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Naa Kaani Native Program | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Duwamish Tribal Services | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Center for Populat Research Education and Policy | Fort Washakie, WY | $24,400 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| SE Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission | Juneau, AK | $23,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Tulalip Tribes of Washington | Marysville, WA | $22,500 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Coast Salish Youth Coalition | Anacortes, WA | $22,500 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe | Kingston, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Community Traditions | Snoqualmie, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Community Development Initiative | Spokane, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Chief Leschi Schools | Puyallup, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| TEQWUMA | Olympia, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Native Sharing Garden | Tacoma, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment | Pullman, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Native Movement | Fairbanks, AK | $12,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Future Generations Collaborative | Portland, OR | $11,968 | 2025 | Discretionary |
| Haa Tooch Licheesh | Juneau, AK | $10,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Protectors of the Ocean | Yakutat, AK | $10,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Organized Village of Kake | Kake, AK | $10,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| The Suquamish Indian Tribe | Suquamish, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | HEAL |
| Coeur d'Alene Tribe | Plummer, ID | $10,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Buffalo Youth Nation Project | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Native Village of Afognak | Kodiak, AK | $10,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Not Our Native Daughters | Fort Washakie, WY | $9,500 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Nch'i Wana Housing | The Dalles, OR | $9,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Hipeexnu' kii'u nuun wisiix | Lapwai, ID | $7,000 | 2025 | Indigenous lifeways |
| Rooted Resiliency | Ferndale, WA | $6,000 | 2025 | Discretionary |
| Native Family Learning Lodge | Seattle, WA | $147,051 | 2024 | Pre-approved model C fiscal sponsorship grants |
| Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services | Seattle, WA | $73,475 | 2024 | Closeout of fiscal sponsorship |
| Chugach Regional Resources Commission | Anchorage, AK | $50,000 | 2024 | Green Infrastructure grant |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Yakama Nation | Toppenish, WA | $50,000 | 2024 | Green Infrastructure grant |
| Mountains All Around | Browning, MT | $50,000 | 2024 | Green Infrastructure grant |
| Seventh Generation Fund | Fort Duchesne, UT | $29,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Metlakatla Indian Community | Metlakatla, AK | $28,200 | 2024 | Green Infrastructure grant |
| Nomenus Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Ttawaxt Birth Justice Center | Wapato, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Columbia River Institute for Indigenous Development | Redmond, OR | $19,641 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Yehaw Indigenous Creatives Collective | Seattle, WA | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| The Stronghold | Chiloquin, OR | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Center Pole Inc | Garryowen, MT | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Wisdom of the Elderberry Farm | Salem, OR | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Peoples Partners for Community Development | Lame Deer, MT | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods | Portland, OR | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Blackfeet Nation Agricultural Development | Browning, MT | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
| Native Conservancy | Cordova, AK | $19,630 | 2024 | Food Sovereignty grant |
Native Family Learning Lodge
$359,257Model C Regranting
Indigenous Just Transition
$50,000HEAL
Indigenous Creatives Collective
$42,500HEAL
Indigenous Roots & Reparation Foundation
$40,000HEAL
SaltFire
$25,000HEAL
Naa Kaani Native Program
$25,000HEAL
Duwamish Tribal Services
$25,000HEAL
Center for Populat Research Education and Policy
$24,400Indigenous lifeways
SE Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission
$23,000Indigenous lifeways
Tulalip Tribes of Washington
$22,500HEAL
Coast Salish Youth Coalition
$22,500HEAL
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
$20,000HEAL
Community Traditions
$20,000HEAL
Community Development Initiative
$20,000HEAL
Chief Leschi Schools
$20,000HEAL
TEQWUMA
$20,000HEAL
Native Sharing Garden
$15,000HEAL
Future Generations Collaborative
$11,968Discretionary
Haa Tooch Licheesh
$10,000Indigenous lifeways
Protectors of the Ocean
$10,000Indigenous lifeways
Organized Village of Kake
$10,000Indigenous lifeways
The Suquamish Indian Tribe
$10,000HEAL
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
$10,000Indigenous lifeways
Buffalo Youth Nation Project
$10,000Indigenous lifeways
Native Village of Afognak
$10,000Indigenous lifeways
Not Our Native Daughters
$9,500Indigenous lifeways
Nch'i Wana Housing
$9,000Indigenous lifeways
Hipeexnu' kii'u nuun wisiix
$7,000Indigenous lifeways
Rooted Resiliency
$6,000Discretionary
Native Family Learning Lodge
$147,051Pre-approved model C fiscal sponsorship grants
Chugach Regional Resources Commission
$50,000Green Infrastructure grant
Boys and Girls Club of the Yakama Nation
$50,000Green Infrastructure grant
Mountains All Around
$50,000Green Infrastructure grant
Seventh Generation Fund
$29,630Food Sovereignty grant
Metlakatla Indian Community
$28,200Green Infrastructure grant
Nomenus Inc
$20,000Food Sovereignty grant
Columbia River Institute for Indigenous Development
$19,641Food Sovereignty grant
Yehaw Indigenous Creatives Collective
$19,630Food Sovereignty grant
The Stronghold
$19,630Food Sovereignty grant
Wisdom of the Elderberry Farm
$19,630Food Sovereignty grant
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
$19,630Food Sovereignty grant
Blackfeet Nation Agricultural Development
$19,630Food Sovereignty grant
