National American Indian Housing Council
ActivePublic CharityHousing & Shelter
About National American Indian Housing Council
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.
Focus Areas
Native American housingTribal housing developmentHomeownership and asset buildingTraining and technical assistance for housing professionalsAdvocacy and government affairsResearch and information dissemination
Who They Fund
eligible householdshouseholds impacted by COVID-19
Funding Style
direct serviceemergency relief / crisis responsetargeted assistance to households
About National American Indian Housing Council
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.
What National American Indian Housing Council Funds
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.
How National American Indian Housing Council Gives
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.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$253K
Total Assets
$4.8M
Total Revenue
$5.1M
Total Expenses
$5.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $35K and $44K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$35K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$44K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NV.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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