Northwest Area Found

We fund proven & innovative approaches that help build assets through good jobs & financial capability in 8 states and 76 Native nations from MN to OR & WA

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Q1 grants are live!

Access to financial services shouldn’t depend on income, language, or proximity to resources. @NWAFound spotlights @PrepareProsper, among 35 total grants in Q1.

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NEW @NWAFound Series, Part 3: When Policy Hits Home: How immigration enforcement reach beyond detention to harm entire communities.

READ: https://t.co/I3RzM1iNrK

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NEW: Part 2 of @NWAFound series!

“Sowing Uncertainty” shows how #rural communities from farms to main st. strain under fed cuts.

READ: https://t.co/IqmplWoGVD

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BREAKING: 2025 JEDI Annual Impact Report!

@NWAFound doubled funding in 2025. See how it tracked w/our justice journey, from $ to engagement.

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NEW SERIES: @NWAFound: When Policy Hits Home!

Part 1: immigration enforcement tactics & how communities stand up.

READ: https://t.co/2Q0trrz32y

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VIDEO!

@NWAFound CEO @kevinfwalker thanks #changemaking grantees for 2025 work and why we're continuing doubled funding levels in 2026!

WATCH: https://t.co/s3OBIyxpJD

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Q4/annual grants LIVE!

Spotlighting @NWAFound Q4 grant to #NARF, safeguarding #Native voting+. See grants from doubling our 2025 funding to $35M+.

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ANNOUNCING new and outgoing board members!

Welcome Sarah Kastelic of @NativeChildren & Luke Lynch of @UnitedWayCI! Thank you, Elisabeth Buck and Dr. Duane Carter.

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The #LatineFund housed at the #WomensFoundationMN is providing rapid response relief to immigrants/refugees impacted by federal activity in MN. @NWAFound has just committed $250K.

Grant decisions are being made by the fund weekly.

More info: https://t.co/K7HcAwuVpE

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Right now, we’re in shock as a 3rd person in Mpls has been shot by federal agents this month. Our hearts go out to the victims and the many suffering communities across MN. No community should have to experience this kind of unjust use of force at the hands of its own government.

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On #MLK weekend, we're reminded that there's still a long road on our march to the Dream. What's happening in Minnesota now could be happening anywhere. As we found out, December's attacks on #Somali communities were attacks on us all.

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NEW BLOG: Gratitude + Momentum

@NWAFound grantees met 2025 with courage and wisdom. We doubled our grantmaking in response.
We’ll double it again in 2026!

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Somali Communities Belong!

@NWAFound President/CEO, Kevin Walker, lays out how &why the #Somali community is "essential to the human fabric that unites us" in the Twin Cities, MN, our region & the country.

MORE: https://t.co/hLqdWQeTMG

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NEW BLOG:
A park built from a landfill. Green jobs & community power. @NWAFound grantee @Verde_NW builds environmental wealth across Portland. #SpotlightOnThriving

READ: https://t.co/Ul1i5EOfje

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Q3 GRANTS! 26 grants, $8.3M for #thriving communities.

Featuring @NWAFound grantee partner @acluidaho, safeguarding immigrant rights. Also: @lakota_funds & @MNBlacCF.

READ: https://t.co/fDRKJ2eIT8

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NEW BLOG: We’ve redefined how @NWAFound invests to focus on WHO not just what we invest in.

“Investing in diverse communities is the impact.” — Ramya Rauf, CFO

See how: https://t.co/wXx8hP5lUo

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Looking for both inspiration and how to make change happen by building community and a larger tent? Attend this FREE event on Dec 2 in St. Paul.
@NWAFound is partnering with @BushFoundation & @MPRnews.

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NEW BLOG:
See how the work @NWAFound grantee NAYA integrates #self_determination and #Indigenous values to help Portland’s #Native communities #thrive. #SpotlightOnThriving

READ: https://t.co/eb2Zg2vKje

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NEW BLOG:
Discover how 95% of biz supported by @NEONBusiness, an @NWAFound grantee, are still open at 5+ yrs through work w/entrepreneurs to build a #thriving North Minneapolis. #SpotlightOnThriving

READ: https://t.co/2Z904jx6az

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NOW HIRING: Program Officer!

Join the @NWAFound grantmaking team & support work led by #communities to thrive on their own terms. 7+ yrs’ experience and collaboration skills preferred.

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