About Youth Passageways
Youth Passageways primarily funds community-led Indigenous cultural preservation, restorative justice and healing initiatives by channeling money through intermediary regrantors and small grassroots partners. Their portfolio emphasizes place-based tribal and Native-led groups, regenerative land and food projects, and organizations using restorative practices and community accountability models. Grants tend to support program continuity and regranting mechanisms rather than one-off capital projects.
Focus Areas
Regranting intermediaries that fund grassroots community projects (e.g., The Ahimsa Collective, For Goodness Sake)Indigenous cultural preservation and tribal community capacity (e.g., Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council, Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition, Cheyenne Elders Council)Restorative justice, healing, and community accountability initiatives (e.g., Hawaii Friends of Restorative Justice, The Restorative Project)Regenerative land/food sovereignty and Indigenous environmental stewardship (e.g., MILPA, Sovereign Earthworks, Tiny Seed Project)Small, place-based community organizations and arts/ancestral knowledge projects
Who They Fund
About Youth Passageways
Youth Passageways repeatedly channels large grants through intermediary organizations rather than only funding direct-service groups. The clearest pattern is its support for regranting infrastructure: The Ahimsa Collective received $620,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for administrative services, and For Goodness Sake Inc received $550,000 in both years for regranting. That combination points to a funder that backs the systems moving money into small, place-based Indigenous and community-led projects. The foundation’s recent portfolio also includes recurring support for Native-led cultural preservation and community capacity. Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council was awarded $125,000 in each of the two most recent years, while Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition appears in both 2024 and 2025 as a $75,000 recipient. Similar repeat awards go to groups working in restorative justice, Indigenous regeneration, and ancestral knowledge transmission. The pattern is less about one-time capital projects and more about continuity for organizations that steward community-led work over time. Youth Passageways gives nationally, with recipients spread across many states and a clear emphasis on Indigenous-led partners.
What Youth Passageways Funds
In regranting infrastructure, Youth Passageways backed The Ahimsa Collective with $620,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 for administrative services, showing a preference for intermediary channels that can distribute support to smaller groups. For Goodness Sake Inc also received $550,000 in both years for regranting. For Indigenous cultural preservation, the foundation awarded $125,000 in each of the last two years to Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council. Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition received $75,000 in 2024 and 2025, and Cheyenne Elders Council was funded at $75,000 in both years. In land and food sovereignty work, Milpa received $110,000 in 2024 and 2025. Sovereign Earthworks appears as a $75,000 recipient in both years, linking the grant portfolio to regenerative land stewardship and Indigenous environmental work. Restorative justice is also present through a $100,000 grant to Transitioning Offenders Program for the Indigenous Regeneration Center.
How Youth Passageways Gives
Youth Passageways makes relatively large grants: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $55,000. The recent grants list shows strong repeat funding across consecutive years, especially for intermediary and place-based partners, which suggests ongoing operating or regranting support rather than isolated awards. The foundation is organized as a grantmaker rather than a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Grantmaking in the data is national, with all listed recipient grants going to U.S. organizations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.7M
Total Assets
$1.1M
Total Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$3.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $55K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$55K
Geographic Reach
National21 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Dane Zahorsky
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