LOOKING BEYOND PHILANTHROPY TO CARRY OUT OUR VISION IN NEW AND ALTERNATIVE WAYS GROUNDED IN THE LEADERSHIP OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.
The Swift Foundation together with Indigenous leadership, has built an integrated, holistic model of grantmaking rooted in Indigenous values that are responsive to the rights and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples. After several years of reflection and engaged work with communities, Swift Foundation determined that this work is best achieved outside of the traditional philanthropic paradigm by directly strengthening Indigenous leadership, self-determination, and catalyzing a transference of family wealth to Indigenous wisdom keepers and cultural bearers living in Indigenous homelands and communities.
The Foundation sees our spend down as a process of moving from sunset to sunrise. By our final sunset in 2028, we will have moved the Foundation’s assets to Indigenous-led and mission-aligned nonprofit organizations, creating many new sunrises that actualize our values.