Northwest Area Foundation

08/17/2026

Q2 grants are live!

Across Washington state, Northwest Area Foundation’s grantee partner OneAmerica organizes with immigrant and rural communities to turn everyday challenges into lasting change.

Its grant, alongside our other Q2 grants, supports communities and leaders repairing unjust systems and building the power to make long-term change. Our new release tells the story.

LEARN MORE: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/08/17/q2-grants-oneamericas-grassroots-advocacy-for-immigrant-communities/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-q2-grants

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Minnesota Voice FAST Blackfeet

Free tax prep, financial coaching, and banking support help overcome economic barriers, especially for immigrant communities.

08/06/2026

NEW PROFILE: We need to repair broken systems!

This work demands community-led responses, as Northwest Area Foundation grantee partner African Economic Development Solutions (AEDS) of Minnesota demonstrates. See how AEDS unlocks access to capital and culturally appropriate tech assistance for African immigrant entrepreneurs, changing systems so communities can thrive.

READ: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/08/06/aeds-is-stabilizing-systems-for-thriving-communities/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-profile1-stabilizing-systems

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How one community-led lender is expanding opportunity and building systems that work for everyone. We believe communities are best positioned to shape their own futures. That’s why we invest in organizations that expand access to opportunity and help create systems where everyone has the chance to...

07/22/2026

NEW BLOG: Read about Northwest Area Foundation’s new wealth acknowledgment statement!

In it, we name the connection between our Foundation’s history and the dispossession of lands. Our statement is important but so is the process that led us to it.

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Director Margie Andreason describes the yearslong effort that went into the process and how we’re better for looking honestly at our history. It’s also an invitation for how your can do the same.

READ: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/07/22/we-created-a-wealth-acknowledgment-statement-heres-why/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-wealth-acknowlegment

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Curiosity about our Foundation’s history and its connection to Native land dispossession spurred us to take bolder actions. Earlier this year, we posted a wealth acknowledgement statement on our website. It states the explicit connection between the origins of our Foundation’s wealth and the imp...

07/08/2026

NEW: Part 5 in Northwest Area Foundation series: When Policy Hits Home

“Tribal Colleges” explores how both and communities are deeply strengthened by tribal colleges and universities. But, after decades of underfunding, they’re facing renewed threats from federal budget cuts. At risk is essential support for local economies, higher education, and the preservation of language and culture.

See how tribal colleges and the American Indian College Fund are determined to keep on thriving.

READ/SHARE: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/07/08/tribal-colleges-rooted-in-community-threatened-by-budget-cuts/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-policy-series-5

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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Blackfeet Community College

06/24/2026

NEW VIDEO: What we learned at Northwest Area Foundation’s first-ever solidarity summit!

Listen to CEO Kevin Walker, Program VP Pakou Hang, and board members Laura Alvarez Schrag and Salome Mwangi discuss what we heard from grantee partners and community leaders in Idaho.

We spoke to people from across movements, cultures, and geographies in Idaho working on urgent issues, such as farmworker labor, affordable housing, and self-determination.

See what we learned from them about existing community-led solutions and how we can be stronger supporters.

WATCH: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/06/24/listening-and-learning-from-community-in-idaho/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-ID-summit-video

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We heard directly from Idaho communities about how to stand alongside them as funders. In Idaho, we kicked off our first-ever solidarity summit to listen and learn from grantee partners and community leaders about how we can be stronger funding partners. Among the reflections we heard were insights....

05/20/2026

Q1 grants are live!

Northwest Area Foundation grantee partner Prepare and Prospernis closing the gap on access to financial services for those who face barriers, especially during this time of great inequality and instability. Its tax prep, coaching, and other services build bridges to financial well-being.

P+P’s Q1 grant is just one way our grantee partners are helping communities overcome barriers posed by unjust systems.

LEARN MORE: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/05/20/q1-grants-prepare-prosper-unlocks-financial-well-being-for-all/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-q1-grants

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Free tax prep, financial coaching, and banking support help overcome economic barriers, especially for immigrant communities.

05/13/2026

NEW: Part 3 of the When Policy Hits Home series from Northwest Area Foundation.

When immigration enforcement actions disrupt families, the ripple effects reach beyond detention to impact entire communities. Our latest story reports on the human and economic strain . . . and how communities are rallying to respond.

READ/SHARE: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/05/13/dwindling-funds-immigration-enforcement-policy-strains-family-finances-and-local-economies/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-policy-series-3



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Neighborhood Development Center
MN8

For farmers across rural America, worry can sprout overnight.

04/20/2026

WELCOME!
Let's hear a round of applause for three new staff members who've joined Northwest Area Foundation in April!

-People and Culture Director: Alli Naithani

-Program officers: Maya Beecham and Melissa Rudnick.

Find out more: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/04/20/welcome-to-director-of-people-and-culture-and-program-officers/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-april-new-staff

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In their new roles, Sadikshya and Carson are primary relationship holders with our grantee partners.

04/15/2026

NEW: Part 2 in Northwest Area Foundation series: When Policy Hits Home

“Sowing Uncertainty” shows that from farms to main street, rural communities are straining under the federal cuts. Nonprofits are sounding the alarm and stepping up—but it’s unsustainable without more federal support.

READ/SHARE: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/04/15/sowing-uncertainty-federal-policies-strain-farmers/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=26-policy-series-2

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For farmers across rural America, worry can sprout overnight.

04/01/2026

BREAKING: Northwest Area Foundation 2025 JEDI Annual Impact Report!

We doubled our grantmaking in 2025. The report shows how this tracked with our continued journey to help everyone thrive through justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI), from grantmaking to institutional learning to field engagement.

MORE: https://www.nwaf.org/2026/04/01/our-2025-jedi-annual-impact-report-is-here/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=JEDI-25-annual-impact

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This marks the fourth year of reporting on our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) journey.