Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$15.1M
Foundation funders
33
Grants recorded
80
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Indian Land Tenure Foundation?
Indian Land Tenure Foundation is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by The Bush Foundation ($4.1M), Novo Foundation ($3.0M), First Peoples Fund ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.1M in grants to Indian Land Tenure Foundation between 2019–2025.
Show all 33 funders
| National Philanthropic Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Impactassetsinc | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Graves Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ploughshares Foundation | $6,000 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Cottonwood Foundation | $5,000 | 7 | 2019–2025 |
| R & S Rappaport Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | 2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2019) to $5.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $380K.
What grants has Indian Land Tenure Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Nature Conservancy | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | $179,946 |
| 2025 | Rivian Foundation | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ADVANCE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS ON TRIBAL LANDS | $150,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $20,000 |
| 2025 | The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $10,000 |
| 2025 | AHS Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $2,500 |
| 2025 | R & S Rappaport Family Foundation | GENERAL | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Cottonwood Foundation | Land acquisition | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Ploughshares Foundation | GENERAL | $1,000 |
| 2024 | First Peoples Fund | DESIGNATED FUND | $1,750,000 |
| 2024 | The Bush Foundation | SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIVE NATION REBUILDING IN THE REGION | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | Novo Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $600,000 |
| 2024 | Wend II Inc | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Rivian Foundation | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ADVANCE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS ON TRIBAL LANDS | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Bush Foundation | THIS ECOSYSTEM GRANT PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION 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 | The Schmidt Family Foundation | SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES' LAND STEWARDSHIP, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Nature Conservancy | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | Support for a conference | $40,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The McNeely Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2024 | AHS Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $2,500 |
| 2024 | Cottonwood Foundation | Land acquisition | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Ploughshares Foundation | GENERAL | $1,000 |
| 2023 | The Bush Foundation | SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIVE NATION REBUILDING IN THE REGION. | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | Novo Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $600,000 |
| 2023 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL INDIAN CARBON COALITION PROJECT | $250,000 |
| 2023 | The Schmidt Family Foundation | SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT | $226,500 |
| 2023 | The Bush Foundation | INDIAN LAND TENURE FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON LAND RECLAMATION AS CENTRAL TO TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. THEY CONDUCT CRITICAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ON ISSUES RELATED TO TRIBAL LANDS. THEY WORK WITH TRIBES ON PROJECTS TO EXPAND LAND OWNERSHIP AND TO CREATE ECONOMIC BENEFIT FROM LAND HOLDINGS. THEY ALSO EDUCATE AND WORK FOR POLICY CHANGE RELATED TO TRIBAL LAND STEWARDSHIP. ECOSYSTEM GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT OTHERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. | $160,000 |
| 2023 | Wend II Inc | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. | $100,000 |
| 2023 | The Christensen Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 80 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Indian Land Tenure Foundation?
Indian Land Tenure Foundation is funded by 33 grantmakers, led by The Bush Foundation ($4.1M), Novo Foundation ($3.0M), First Peoples Fund ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.1M in grants to Indian Land Tenure Foundation between 2019–2025.
Who is Indian Land Tenure Foundation's largest funder?
The Bush Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Indian Land Tenure Foundation, with $4.1M across 9 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Indian Land Tenure Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $15.1M in grants to Indian Land Tenure Foundation across 80 grants from 33 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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