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First Peoples Fund

14 grants from 2004-2023
Rapid City
SD
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Grants Received

$460,000
in
2023
Program
Ecosystem Grants
Term
36 months

Rapid City, SD — First Peoples Fund’s mission is to support those who see art and culture as ways to strengthen Native communities. They provide direct support through grants to Native artists, culture bearers and the organizations that support them. They provide trainings that 1,500+ Native artists have attended, and they conduct national research and develop reports on investing in the Indigenous arts ecology. Ecosystem grants provide general operating support for organizations that support others to solve problems in their communities.

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$87,500
in
2020
Program
President’s Innovation and Partnership Fund
Term
7 months

Rapid City, SD — To provide financial support for artists and culture bearers who are impacted by COVID-19

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$310,000
in
2020
Program
Ecosystem Grants
Term
36 months

Rapid City, SD — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for First Peoples Fund to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography

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$30,000
in
2018
Program
Event Sponsorship
Term
7 months

Rapid City, SD — Sponsorship of ArtChangeUS REMAP Pine Ridge: Reclaiming Our Way of Knowing

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$205,000
in
2018
Program
Ecosystem Grants
Term
24 months

Rapid City, SD — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for First Peoples Fund to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography

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$1,300,000
in
2017
Program
Major Investment Community Creativity
Term
35 months

Rapid City, SD — Build the capacity of Indigenous artists and culture bearers

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$200,000
in
2016
Program
Ecosystem Grants
Term
24 months

Rapid City, SD — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for First Peoples Fund's work in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native Nations that share the same geography

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$100,000
in
2015
Program
Community Creativity Cohort
Term
13 months

Rapid City, SD — In recognition of being selected to the 2015 Community Creativity Cohort

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$200,000
in
2015
Program
Community Innovation Grants
Term
13 months

Rapid City, SD — To increase arts capacity and access to space through the Rez Arts Nomad

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$313,068
in
2014
Program
Bush Prize for Community Innovation
Term
31 months

Rapid City, SD — In recognition of winning a 2014 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance this organization's charitable purpose

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$375,000
in
2010
Program
Past Programs
Term
49 months

Rapid City, SD — Bush funding will be used for general operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II)

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$94,000
in
2009
Program
Past Programs
Term
18 months

Rapid City, SD — Continued entry-period support through the Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II)

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$52,500
in
2007
Term
13 months

Rapid City, SD — For entry-year support through the Regional Arts Development Program II

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$50,000
in
2004
Term
15 months

Rapid City, SD — To support a comprehensive strategic planning process and to complete the transition to independent nonprofit status

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