The Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP), in partnership with Newman’s Own Foundation, Novo Nordisk, and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, announced the second-year expansion of the Indigenous Tomorrows Fund (ITF), a grantmaking initiative that centers young people aged 14-24 in designing and awarding funding in Indigenous communities across the US.
Donor Name: Native Americans in Philanthropy
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/14/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
They invite you to join this journey—not simply as funders, but as partners in reimagining what’s possible when philanthropic resources flow in sync with Indigenous self-determination and intergenerational wisdom. To ensure ease of participation, the Fund is designed to accommodate a variety of funder-specific grant requirements and focus areas.
The Indigenous Tomorrows Fund represents more than a funding mechanism—it embodies a vision for how philanthropy can honor Indigenous wisdom, strengthen the self-determination of Native communities, and support emerging leaders and their vision for a thriving future.
This initiative celebrates the legacy, power, and promise of young people through a participatory grantmaking process and addresses longstanding disparities that affect Indigenous communities.
The expanded fund will support a range of organizations and initiatives across Native communities through a tiered grantmaking approach designed to meet organizations at different stages of growth:
Funding priorities center on five interconnected areas of well-being:
- Maintaining the Life Cycle of Balance
- Intergenerational Knowledge & Relationships
- Healing
- Nurturing That Which Nourishes Us
- Building Power & Activating Abundance
Funding Information
- Seed: $25,000.
- Sustain: $65,000.
- Synergize: $100,000.
Grant Period
12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
They prioritize Native-led and Native-serving organizations and collectives whose work is accountable to Indigenous community. Applications are open to:
- Native-led and Native-serving 501c3 organizations & collectives across the U.S. and its territories
- Federally and state-recognized Tribal Nations, and their affiliated/sponsored/chartered entities and governmental programs or initiatives
- Fiscally sponsored projects of a 501c3 organization that are Native-led and/or Native-serving.
For more information, visit Native Americans in Philanthropy.
