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- Art Bridges Foundation – Provides financial and strategic support for exhibitions, loans and collection sharing.
- Ben and Jerry Foundation – Focused on social and environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and community organizing.
- Bush Foundation – Programs include grants for Native Nations and the Bush Fellowship for Native leaders.
- Doris Duke Foundation – Grants and fellowships to performing artists; “Creative Labor, Creative Conditions,” a campaign and network celebrating artists as creative laborers.
- Ford Foundation – Funds initiatives related to Indigenous cultural sovereignty, media and film production, and arts organizations.
- The George Gund Foundation – Supporting arts organizations focused on equity and cultural preservation.
- Henry Luce Foundation – Funding projects focused on the history and contemporary practice of Native American art, including academic research, major exhibitions, and conservation efforts.
- The James Irvine Foundation – Past initiative that funded over 100 arts engagement experiments in 2018.
- Kataly Foundation – Unrestricted funding to organizations focused on Indigenous sovereignty, land back, and racial equity, often supporting cultural institutions and artist collectives.
- The Kresge Foundation – Support for cultural preservation, placekeeping, and capital projects for Native communities and cultural districts.
- Lumina Foundation – Supporting Native student success, culturally-relevant curriculum development, and Tribal college capacity.
- MacArthur Foundation – Funding global cultural preservation efforts, including media and documentary work by Native storytellers.
- Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies (MACP) – Long-term funding for Native Arts and Culture organizations, capacity building for Tribal Nations, and support for traditional knowledge.
- Marguerite Casey Foundation – Native-led social change and organizing efforts, often funding organizations where arts and culture are leveraged for advocacy and community power-building.
- McKnight Foundation – Supporting Indigenous cultural practices, organizations, and artists within the Midwest region, primarily Minnesota.
- Mellon Foundation – Significant focus on cultural heritage preservation and access; institutional capacity (archives, libraries), repatriation initiatives, curatorial training/fellowships, and Indigenous language/archival work.
- Minneapolis Foundation – Support for local Native arts, cultural, and social service organizations.
- Northwest Area Foundation – Support for Native organizations and Tribal governments working on economic development, community wealth-building, and cultural revitalization.
- Pass The Mic Foundation (PTM) – Focused on building community resilience, empathy, and awareness through music, stories, art, education and connectivity.
- The Pew Charitable Trusts – Funding for research and policy related to environmental stewardship, Indigenous rights, and the preservation of cultural heritage and resources.
- Rasmuson Foundation – Individual Artist Award and capital grants for cultural centers, museums, and community infrastructure across the state of Alaska.
- Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation (RPDFF) – Indigenous environmental justice and land conservation issues, often supporting Tribal-led environmental initiatives in California and the greater Western US.
- Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation – Supports Native arts, cultural organizations, and community development efforts throughout Minnesota, using arts and culture as a strategy for healing and equity.
- San Diego Foundation – Supports programs serving Kumeyaay and other local Native American communities in San Diego County.
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community – Providing grants for cultural preservation, language revitalization, and Native-led education programs.
- Walton Family Foundation – Funds initiatives related to Indigenous water rights, environmental stewardship, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK).
- Wilburforce Foundation – Funding Indigenous-led conservation efforts and cultural survival tied to traditional lands and waters; particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
- Windgate Foundation – Major funder of traditional/contemporary Native craft programs, exhibitions, curriculum development, and technical training.