Indigenous Ways of Giving + Sharing

A global scan of Indigenous-led philanthropy and the power of Indigenous self-determination.

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Indigenous peoples have their own understandings of philanthropy rooted in language, culture, ancestral knowledge, and community values.

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What Are Indigenous-Led Funds?

Tribal / First Nations Funds

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Indigenous Government Funds

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Indigenous Nonprofits

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Indigenous Grantmaking Mechanisms

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Indigenous Decision-Making Bodies

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Indigenous-Led Funds Around the World

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Community First Development
Desert Land Alliance
Tribal Trust Foundation
Cultural Survival
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Land is Life
Indigenous Climate Action
Cultural Conservancy
Boston Common Asset Management
Amazon Watch
Ban Ki Moon Foundation
Lottywest
First Peoples Cultural Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Synchronicity Earth
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Trust for Mutual Understanding
True Costs Initatives
The Christensen Fund
The Channel Foundation
Tamalpais Trust
Swift Foundation
Samdhana Institute
Seeds of Wisdom
Packard Foundation (David and Lucile Packard Foundation)
Open Society Foundations
Oak Foundation
NoVo Foundation
Nia Tero Fund
New England Biolabs Foundation
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas
Mama Cash (Netherlands)
Macdoch Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
LUSH Charity Pot
Life comes from it
Grand Circle Foundation
Global Greengrants Fund (GGF)
Foundation for a Just Society
Ford Foundation
CS Fund
CAGES Foundation
Azimuth World Foundation
Arcus Foundation
Disability Rights Fund
J R McKenzie Trust

The Funding Gap

Asset 3

0.4%

of philanthropic funding by large U.S. foundations reaches Native communities.

Asset 3

0.5%

of Australian philanthropic funding reaches First Nations communities.

Asset 3

1.2%

of global giving by U.S. foundations supports Indigenous Peoples.

The Funding Gap

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Philanthropy

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Government

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Corporate

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Individual Donors

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Tribal Governments

Support Types

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Funding

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Mentorship

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Networking

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Capacity Building

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In-Kind Support

Indigenous Ways of Giving + Sharing

Different Indigenous Languages. Same Values

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Call to Action

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Invest in Indigenous-Led Funds

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Support Networking

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Create Platforms

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Increase Indigenous Leadership

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Decolonize

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Give Space to Heal

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Relinquish Power

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Trust Indigenous-Led Funds

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