First Peoples Fund
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$35.2M
Foundation funders
47
Grants recorded
145
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds First Peoples Fund?
First Peoples Fund is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($8.0M), National Philanthropic Trust ($6.0M), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($5.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $35.2M in grants to First Peoples Fund between 2019–2025.
Show all 47 funders
| Theodore R and Vivian M | $71,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Larson Foundation | $70,000 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| National Association of Latino Arts and Culture | $70,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | $65,000 | 2 | 2021–2023 |
| United Philanthropy Forum | $60,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Arts Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mize Family Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Women's Foundation of Minnesota | $25,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Association of Tribal Archives Libraries & Museums | $19,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sundance Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sustainable Arts Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nia Community Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Policylink | $10,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kass Family Foundation Inc Stephen Kass-Carterledyard & Milburn | $6,500 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| The Doreen L Brown Family Charitable | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Hesed Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rasmuson Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Synchrony Foundation | $412 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Lazard Charitable Foundation | $25 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $254K (2019) to $12.6M (2021). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $352K.
What grants has First Peoples Fund received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PlusOnePlusOnePlusOne | Program Support | $192,038 |
| 2025 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Support for grants and professional development opportunities for early career artists. | $60,000 |
| 2025 | South Arts Inc | FY25 NEA ArtsHERE | $55,000 |
| 2025 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota | General operating support | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Larson Foundation | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | To participate in Wallace's Advancing Well-Being in the Arts initiative. | $3,000,000 |
| 2024 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | SUPPORT FOR TRADITIONAL ARTS ACROSS TURTLE ISLAND | $2,575,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | $400,000 |
| 2024 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES | $350,000 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Builders Vision Foundation | to provide general operating support | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The California Wellness Foundation | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Novo Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR AND RESEARCH ON THE NATIVE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY | $183,200 |
| 2024 | The Wallace Foundation | To identify measures for arts participation that correspond to Native populations' understanding and experience of art. | $152,409 |
| 2024 | The Bush Foundation | THIS ECOSYSTEM GRANT PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST PEOPLES FUND TO HELP ADVANCE ITS CHARITABLE MISSION AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF OTHERS IN MN, ND, SD AND THE 23 NATIVE NATIONS THAT SHARE THE SAME GEOGRAPHY | $150,000 |
| 2024 | PlusOnePlusOnePlusOne | Program Support | $86,851 |
| 2024 | The McKnight Foundation | to grow and strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology in Minnesota | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Support for organization working with early career artists | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Larson Foundation | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Theodore R and Vivian M | EDUCATIONAL GRANT | $20,250 |
| 2024 | Association of Tribal Archives Libraries & Museums | Promote history | $19,000 |
| 2024 | Sustainable Arts Foundation | GENERAL BUDGET | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Hesed Foundation | CONTRIBUTION | $4,000 |
| 2023 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE NATIVE PERFORMING ARTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND PROGRAMMING AT OGLALA LAKOTA ARTSPACE | $875,000 |
| 2023 | Propel Nonprofits | SEEDING CULTURAL TREASURERS | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | SUPPORT FOR GRANTMAKING TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES | $450,000 |
| 2023 | Margaret a Cargill Foundation | CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT | $400,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | $400,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING | $400,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 145 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds First Peoples Fund?
First Peoples Fund is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($8.0M), National Philanthropic Trust ($6.0M), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($5.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $35.2M in grants to First Peoples Fund between 2019–2025.
Who is First Peoples Fund's largest funder?
The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of First Peoples Fund, with $8.0M across 23 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has First Peoples Fund received?
IRS 990 filings record $35.2M in grants to First Peoples Fund across 145 grants from 47 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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