These organizations provide aid, education, legal support and services to support Native American communities across the US.

National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition

First Nations Development Institute helps restore control & cultural stewardship of Native assets to Native Americans in the U.S.

Our mission is to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. We invest in and create innovative institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities.

With the support of individuals, foundations, corporate and tribal donors, First Nations Development Institute improves economic conditions for Native Americans through technical assistance & training, advocacy & policy, and direct financial grants in five key areas:

Achieving Native Financial Empowerment
Investing in Native Youth
Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
Advancing Household & Community Asset-Building Strategies
Nourishing Native Foods & Health

First Nations is the most highly-rated American Indian nonprofit in the nation. Indeed, for the eighth year in a row, First Nations has received the top 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator — only 4% of the nonprofits it rates achieve this highest distinction for eight consecutive years. 

Founded in 1980, First Nations began its national grantmaking program in 1993. Through mid-year 2020, we have successfully managed 1,928 grants totaling more than $40.2 million to Native American projects and organizations in 40 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. Territory American Samoa.

First Nations Development Institute

 The oldest, largest nonprofit legal org asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals.

Since 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has provided legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide who might otherwise have gone without adequate representation. NARF has successfully asserted and defended the most important rights of Indians and tribes in hundreds of major cases, and has achieved significant results in such critical areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection, and Indian education. NARF is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations.

The Native American Rights Fund is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with branch offices in Washington, DC, and Anchorage, AK.

NARF is governed by a volunteer board of directors composed of thirteen Native Americans from different tribes throughout the country with a variety of expertise in Indian matters. A staff of approximately 16 attorneys handles over 50 major cases at any given time, with most of the cases taking several years to resolve. Cases are accepted on the basis of their breadth and potential importance in setting precedents and establishing important principles of Indian law.

With credibility built over 50 years of service, NARF has become a respected consultant to policy makers and others engaged in drafting legislation. As a consensus builder, NARF works with religious, civil rights, and other Native American organizations to shape the laws that will help assure the civil and religious rights of all Native Americans. NARF attorneys, many of whom are tribal citizens, use their understanding of Indian legal issues to assist tribes in negotiating with individuals, companies, and governmental agencies.

Since NARF’s inception, Indian law has changed dramatically. It has become a recognized specialty with a well-documented body of statutes and case law. However, that has not made it a simpler field. In the 1970’s and the early 1980’s, courts were generally receptive to Indian rights cases. However, since the mid to late 1980’s, an increasingly conservative federal bench has made Indian rights cases more difficult to win. Combined with the huge cost of litigation—in time and in money—this means NARF and its Indian clients are always attuned to opportunities for negotiation, consensus, and settlement.

Native American Rights Fund

Native American Connections

PWNA empowers 250k Native Americans on 60 remote reservations with vital aid, education, and sustainable long-term solutions.

At Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA), we believe in a brighter, self-sufficient future for Native American communities. For over a quarter-century, we have served as a trusted lifeline for people living on remote, isolated, and under-resourced reservations. As the *only* Native-serving charity operating on 60 reservations year-round, we bridge the gap between outside resources and the communities that need them most.

Through our powerful network of over 1,000 local reservation partners, we deliver hope, dignity, and real solutions to 250,000 Native Americans every single year.

What We Do: Our High-Level Impact

We don't just provide aid; we collaborate with tribal communities to respect and support their self-determined goals. Our work focuses on three pillars of transformation:

- Material Aid: Trucking millions of pounds of critical necessities—like food, water, and clothing—directly into remote areas that other organizations simply cannot reach.
- Educational Support: Empowering the next generation of Native leaders through scholarships, literacy initiatives, and vital school supplies.
- Community-Based Services: Supporting long-term health, food sovereignty, and community development to create lasting, generational change.

Why Your Support Matters Today

When you donate through your employee giving program, you become a vital part of "The PWNA Way"—a mission rooted in stewardship, volunteerism, and deep cultural respect. Because we operate our own highly efficient warehouse and distribution system across states like South Dakota and Arizona, we maximize every single dollar to ensure it goes directly into the hands of families who need it most.

Your dollar goes further here. Every contribution helps us buy goods at volume discounts and safely transport them across thousands of miles.

Partnership With Native Americans

NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power.

DEFEND
We must continue to defend our people, communities, and nations against negative resource extraction that poisons our people, pollutes our water, destroys our land, contributes to climate change and violates our human rights. Doing this through organizing our communities, making our voice heard, and utilizing a wide variety of tactics is imperative in shifting the political and financial systems that are impacting our communities.

DEVELOP
We must continue to develop Indigenous communities in a regenerative and sustainable manner based on our values and connection to land, culture and identity. We need to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. We are doing this through regenerative community development, renewable energy investments and social enterprise development.

DECOLONIZE
We must continue to decolonize our minds, communities, and sovereign nations. The decolonization of our communities and people is directly related to our ability to prosper. Through the revitalization of our Indigenous ceremonies, culture, languages and life ways we will continue to strengthen our identity, and break free from the oppressive systems that disconnect us from achieving the healing growth and connection to spirit that is integral for us as Indigenous people.

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