First Peoples Fund
Rapid City, SD ·EIN 82-0583682 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
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Who funds First Peoples Fund?
First Peoples Fund is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($6.0M), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($5.1M), The Wallace Foundation ($3.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $29.6M in grants to First Peoples Fund between 2020–2025.
Showing top 25 of 44 funders by total given.
What grants has First Peoples Fund received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jerome Foundation Inc | Support for grants and professional development opportunities for early career artists. | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Women's Foundation of Minnesota | General operating support | $25,000 |
| 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 | Builders Vision Foundation | to provide general operating support | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Novo Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The California Wellness Foundation | CORE OPERATING SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING 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 | $333,200 |
| 2023 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR AND RESEARCH ON THE NATIVE PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY | $316,800 |
| 2023 | Northwest Area Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $300,000 |
| 2023 | The Wallace Foundation | To provide tested survey measures for arts participation and employment that better align with Native individuals' understanding and experiences of artistic and cultural engagement. | $250,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 123 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds First Peoples Fund?
First Peoples Fund is funded by 44 grantmakers, led by National Philanthropic Trust ($6.0M), Margaret a Cargill Foundation ($5.1M), The Wallace Foundation ($3.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $29.6M in grants to First Peoples Fund between 2020–2025.
Who is First Peoples Fund's largest funder?
National Philanthropic Trust is the largest recorded funder of First Peoples Fund, with $6.0M across 1 grant (2021).
How much grant funding has First Peoples Fund received?
IRS 990 filings record $29.6M in grants to First Peoples Fund across 123 grants from 44 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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