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Grant recipient EIN 41-2014273Human services

Who funds Indian Land Tenure Foundation?

22 private foundations gave Indian Land Tenure Foundation in Little Canada, MN $13.8 million across 63 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

63 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Rivian FoundationIrvine, CA 2025

    To support efforts to advance nature-based solutions on tribal lands

    $150,000
  2. R & S Rappaport Family FoundationSt Louis Park, MN 2025

    General

    $1,000
  3. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2025

    General

    $1,000
  4. Cottonwood FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2025

    Land acquisition

    $1,000
  5. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    Support for tribal sovereignty and native nation rebuilding in the region

    $1,000,000
  6. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2024

    General support

    $600,000
  7. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To support general operations

    $200,000
  8. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation

    $150,000
  9. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    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
  10. Rivian FoundationIrvine, CA 2024

    To support efforts to advance nature-based solutions on tribal lands

    $150,000
  11. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Support for a conference

    $40,000
  12. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General operating support

    $15,000
  13. Ahs FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General operating

    $2,500
  14. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General

    $1,000
  15. Cottonwood FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2024

    Land acquisition

    $1,000
  16. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    Support for tribal sovereignty and native nation rebuilding in the region.

    $1,000,000
  17. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2023

    General support

    $600,000
  18. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    To support the national indian carbon coalition project

    $250,000
  19. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Supporting native american communities, advancing diversity and equity in the environmental movement

    $226,500
  20. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    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
  21. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To support general operations.

    $100,000
  22. The Christensen FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  23. The Tres Chicas FoundationArcadia, CA 2023

    General charitable

    $30,000
  24. Ahs FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General operating

    $2,500
  25. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2023

    General

    $1,000
  26. Cottonwood FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2023

    Land acquisition

    $1,000
  27. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    Support for tribal sovereignty and native nation rebuilding in the region.

    $1,500,000
  28. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2022

    Indian lands in indian hands

    $1,000,000
  29. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    To support the national indian carbon coalition project

    $750,000
  30. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2022

    General support

    $600,000
  31. The Christensen FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $200,000
  32. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    To support native american communities

    $150,000
  33. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    This ecosystem grant provides general operating support for the indian land tenure foundation to help advance its charitable mission

    $100,000
  34. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2022

    Gis program and lab

    $100,000
  35. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 2022

    to support to advance the organizational mission and goals.

    $100,000
  36. The Fat Tire FoundationLos Altos, CA 2022

    Environmental preservation

    $83,333
  37. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating support

    $10,000
  38. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    Community trust fund steward search contributor

    $10,000
  39. Ahs FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    General operating

    $2,500
  40. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2022

    General

    $1,000
  41. Cottonwood FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2022

    Program support

    $500
  42. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2021

    General support

    $600,000
  43. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    expand, engage and leverage the native lands information system to continue building a thriving food system that procures nutritious and culturally appropriate foods from tribally controlled lands

    $200,000
  44. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    This ecosystem grant provides general operating support for the indian land tenure foundation to help advance its charitable mission

    $100,000
  45. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2021

    Gis program

    $75,000
  46. Charles A Weyerhaeuser Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operating support

    $20,000
  47. The McNeely FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operating support

    $10,000
  48. Ahs FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  49. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2021

    General

    $1,000
  50. Cottonwood FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2021

    Program support

    $500
  51. Prospect Hill Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $100
  52. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To support first peoples fund in administering a collaborative covid-19 emergency response regranting program for community-based artists, culture bearers, and cultural organizations

    $1,250,000
  53. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2020

    Project support: re-granting project

    $350,000
  54. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2020

    General support

    $250,000
  55. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    expand, engage and leverage the native lands information system to continue building a thriving food system that procures nutritious and culturally appropriate foods from tribally controlled lands

    $200,000
  56. The Bush FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    This ecosystem grant provides general operating support for the indian land tenure foundation to help advance its charitable mission

    $110,000
  57. Graves Foundation IncColorado City, TX 2020

    Spirit of sovereignty

    $10,000
  58. Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL 2020

    General

    $1,000
  59. Cottonwood FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2020

    Purchase of carbon credits

    $500
  60. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $75
  61. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 2019

    General support

    $100,000
  62. Cottonwood FoundationWhite Bear Lake, MN 2019

    Purchase of carbon credits

    $500
  63. Novo FoundationHurley, NY 2018

    General Support

    $1,000,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Minnesota and are not among Indian Land Tenure Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2,349 grants Preselected only $265,329 to similar organizations
  2. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 756 grants Accepts applications $48,904,505 to similar organizations
  3. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 410 grants Accepts applications $1,670,213 to similar organizations
  4. The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 461 grants Accepts applications $17,004,590 to similar organizations
  5. Mardag FoundationSt Paul, MN 150 grants Accepts applications $2,918,616 to similar organizations
  6. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 159 grants Accepts applications $1,319,685 to similar organizations
  7. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 217 grants Accepts applications $125,712 to similar organizations
  8. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 209 grants Accepts applications $6,818,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 41-2014273 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.