To effectively and efficiently promote and support American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in their self-determined goal to provide culturally relevant and quality affordable housing for Native people.
National American Indian Housing Council’s recent grantmaking centers on housing support for Native communities through direct assistance to tribal housing authorities and tribes. In 2023, its largest reported grant went to Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority for COVID-19 response, showing that emergency housing needs sit alongside longer-term rehabilitation work. Other grants in the same year supported home rehabilitation assistance for eligible households at Warm Springs Housing Authority, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, and White Mountain. The pattern is not limited to one tribal area or one type of intervention; it reaches across several Native-serving organizations and combines crisis response with housing repair. That mix aligns with the council’s stated purpose of promoting and supporting American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in their goal of culturally relevant and quality affordable housing. The funder’s recent awards also show a practical, program-specific style of giving, with grants tied to housing services rather than broad unrestricted support. Across the listed recipients, the work is rooted in tribal housing delivery and household-level assistance.
Housing repair is a clear theme. The council gave $44,000 to Warm Springs Housing Authority to provide home rehabilitation assistance to eligible households, and $42,985 to Summit Lake Paiute Tribe for the same purpose. It also awarded $34,312 to White Mountain for home rehabilitation assistance to eligible households, reinforcing a repeated focus on repair and improvement. Emergency response is another major thread: Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority received $83,717 for COVID-19 response, while Santo Domingo Housing Authority got $37,487 for the same purpose. The council also supported Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority with $10,865 for COVID-19 response. These grants show support for both immediate housing crises and practical repairs that help households remain safely housed.
The typical grant size is tightly grouped: p25 is $35,106, median is $40,236, and p75 is $43,746. The 2023 grants listed here are all in that general range except for one larger award tied to COVID-19 response. The foundation is a public charity, not a fund that makes program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. The recent list shows project-specific grants rather than open-ended support, with purposes such as home rehabilitation assistance and COVID-19 response. The same year appears across the listed awards, so the data here shows a single-year snapshot rather than a longer multi-year pattern.
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Most grants fall between $35K and $44K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$35K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$44K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in AL.
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Giving is national in scope, but the recent grants are concentrated in Native-serving communities across the West and Southwest, with a top state by grant count of Nevada. Recipients in the list are located in Wisconsin, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Alabama. The only recipient in Nevada is Summit Lake Paiute Tribe in Sparks, while other awards went to Bayfield, Warm Springs, Santa Domingo Pueblo, Whiteriver, and Mt Vernon. No grants in the listed sample went to recipients in the District of Columbia.
The listed grants support home rehabilitation assistance and COVID-19 response. In 2023, awards went to tribal housing authorities and tribes for eligible-household rehabilitation, while other grants were tied to emergency housing response for households affected by COVID-19.
The typical award clusters around the low $40,000s. The reported distribution is p25 at $35,106, median at $40,236, and p75 at $43,746.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals; the recent grants go to housing authorities and tribes rather than private households.
The geographic scope is national, and the top state by grant count is Nevada. In the recent grant list, recipients are located in Wisconsin, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Alabama.
Recent grantees include tribal housing authorities and tribes such as Warm Springs Housing Authority, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Santo Domingo Housing Authority, White Mountain, and Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority. The grants are project-based and tied to housing services or emergency response.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from National American Indian Housing Council that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Available upon request of any Tribe or Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) that receives Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding under NAHASDA. Assistance is tailored to the needs of the requesting Tribe or TDHE.
Deadline: No fixed deadline; requests are submitted to the local ONAP office as needed.
Who can apply: Open to Tribal housing and financial education professionals; Tribes or TDHEs may request training for their community.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HO-CHUNK HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY | TOMAH, WI | $52,570 | 2024 | FUNDS FROM WELLS FARGO TO FOSTER TRIBAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MEETING THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT GUIDELINES. |
| RED CLIFF CHIPPEWA HOUSING AUTHORITY | BAYFIELD, WI | $83,717 | 2023 | COVID-19 RESPONSE |
| WARM SPRINGS HOUSING AUTHORITY | WARM SPRINGS, OR | $44,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE HOME REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. |
| SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE | SPARKS, NV | $42,985 | 2023 | PROVIDE HOME REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. |
| SANTO DOMINGO HOUSING AUTHORITY | SANTA DOMINGO PUEBLO, NM | $37,487 | 2023 | COVID-19 RESPONSE |
| WHITE MOUNTAIN | WHITERIVER, AZ | $34,312 | 2023 | PROVIDE HOME REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. |
| MOWA CHOCTAW HOUSING AUTHORITY | MT VERNON, AL | $10,865 | 2023 | COVID-19 RESPONSE |
HO-CHUNK HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
$52,570FUNDS FROM WELLS FARGO TO FOSTER TRIBAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO MEETING THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT GUIDELINES.
RED CLIFF CHIPPEWA HOUSING AUTHORITY
$83,717COVID-19 RESPONSE
WARM SPRINGS HOUSING AUTHORITY
$44,000PROVIDE HOME REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.
SUMMIT LAKE PAIUTE TRIBE
$42,985PROVIDE HOME REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.
SANTO DOMINGO HOUSING AUTHORITY
$37,487COVID-19 RESPONSE
WHITE MOUNTAIN
$34,312PROVIDE HOME REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.
MOWA CHOCTAW HOUSING AUTHORITY
$10,865COVID-19 RESPONSE
