Collective Abundance Fund Grant

The Collective Abundance Fund, supported by the Bush Foundation, aims to empower Indigenous Peoples in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota by providing wealth-building resources. Since 2023, it has awarded $15.9M to 396 individuals and families, focusing on redefining wealth through community well-being and relationships. The fund promotes power-building initiatives while addressing the wealth gap and rejecting exploitative economic systems, fostering a spirit of generosity and self-determination among awardees.

Note: The Collective Abundance Fund will place a deeper focus on Power Building in 2025.
Since 2023, $15.9M has been awarded to 396 individuals and families. The Collective Abundance Fund is dedicated to continuing to provide resources and power-building to awardees to achieve their dreams and aspirations rooted in the definition of Indigenous wealth.
As we see a rise in authoritarianism and threats to democracy, it requires us to prioritize efforts that sharpen our spear, invest in and strengthen our movement.
Collective Abundance Fund Intent
The NDN Collective Abundance Fund embraces the following definition of wealth: Indigenous wealth is a quality of life and mindset that encircles family and community well-being and the care of relationships (self, family, extended family, community, land, environment), and a spirit of generosity. Money is a tool to support basic needs and bring financial security and self-determination so that one can live a “good life,” abundant in social and cultural sharing.
Collective Abundance Grant supports efforts to:
DEFEND: Dismantle the Indigenous wealth gap created by resource extraction and federal policy.DEVELOP: Rebuild generational wealth through social and cultural sharing.DECOLONIZE: Reclaim Indigenous concepts of wealth.

Eligibility

Indigenous individuals and families must reside in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.Applicants must be Indigenous to North America.(Canada, Mexico, United States) and the related Island nations of Hawai’i, Boriken/Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.This opportunity is open to Indigenous Peoples over the age of 18.

Ineligibility

The Collective Abundance Fund will NOT support the followingActivities that are extractive in nature or that may cause harm to people or Mother Earth will not be supported (for example: non-regenerative practices in farming or ranching)
Activities in response to emergencies or crises.
Activities supporting luxury, recreational, or ongoing expenses (rent, utilities).
Applicants and activities outside of the tri-state area of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Note: For educational goals and attending school/training outside of the tri-state area, you must provide current written documentation that reflects your primary residence of MN, ND, or SD.
Awarded grantees may not reapply in the following years.