Across the country, billions of dollars sit inside private foundations created for charitable purpose. These foundations receive tax advantages because their resources are meant to serve the public good. And yet, by law, most private foundations are only required to distribute about 5% of their assets each year for charitable purposes.

Right now, Indigenous-led nonprofits are being asked to do more than ever—while receiving only a fraction of the resources needed to sustain their work. Across the United States, for every $100 given by philanthropy, only about 10 cents reaches Indigenous communities…