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Featuring 64 Prizes totaling $65,000
We look forward to growing this opportunity for future giving days! Interested sponsors can contact givingdays@nativeways.org
Eligible Nonprofits:
Nonprofits must submit the registration form on GiveNative.org by the final deadline on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 to be eligible for prizes available during the 2025 #GiveNative on Giving Tuesday campaign. Learn more and get registered here.
Thanks to support from our donors and funders, Native Ways Federation will host prizes for all nonprofits on the Native Nonprofit List!
Amounts will vary based on the following geographic regions:
- REGION 1: Thanks to support from the Bush Foundation, we will have 38 prizes for nonprofits on the Native Nonprofit List who are based in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share this geography totaling $38,000 .
- REGION 2: Thanks to support from our donors and funders, we will have 20 prizes for nonprofits on the Native Nonprofit List who are based in any state, excluding Region 1, and the Native nations that share this geography totaling $20,000 .
- ALL INCLUDED: Thanks to support from our donors and funders, we will have 6 prizes for nonprofits on the Native Nonprofit List in any location totaling $7,000.
Official Giving Period:
- General Timing: November 13 at 1 p.m. EST through December 9
- Exact Timing: November 13 at 1:00 p.m. EST through December 10 at 6:00 a.m. EST
- Timing for specific prizes varies. See below for details.
GiveNative.org will remain open for donations year-round before and after the giving period.
Prize Rules
Prize Eligibility (Click to View)
Prize Overview | ||||
Prize Name | Prize Criteria | Prize Amount | General Donation Period | Exact Donation Period Timing (based on Eastern Standard Time) |
Power of 10 Everyone Plays a Role | Awarded to the nonprofits who receive the 1st, 10th, 100th, and 1,000th donation from November 13 at 1 p.m. EST through December 9 | $500 | November 13 at 1 p.m. EST through December 9 | November 13 at 1:00 p.m. EST through December 10 at 6:00 a.m. EST |
Grand Entry Together We Can Accomplish Great Things | After $25,000 has been raised collectively, every nonprofit who receives a donation from November 13 through December 2 is entered into the Grand Prize random drawing held on December 3 | $2,500 | November 13 through December 2 | November 13 at 1:00 p.m. EST through December 3 at 6:00 a.m. EST |
Sko Give Den It's Never Too Early to Give Native | Every donation from November 13 through December 1 enters the nonprofit into the Early Giving Period random drawing held on December 2 | $1,000 | November 13 through December 1 | November 13 at 1:00 p.m. EST through December 2 at 6:00 a.m. EST |
Giving Day Specials Celebrating Generosity on Giving Tuesday Sunrise Special (9am) Rising Tide Special (12pm) Stoke the Fire Special (5pm) Full Moon Special (6am) | Every donation on December 2 enters the nonprofit into random drawings held throughout Giving Tuesday. Prizes pulled: Midnight 12/2 to 9 a.m. ET; Midnight 12/2 to Noon ET; Midnight 12/2 to 5 p.m. ET; Midnight 12/2 to 6 a.m. ET 12/3 | $1,000 | December 2 | December 2 from 12:00 a.m. EST to December 3 at 6:00 a.m. EST |
Running on Indian Time? It's Never Too Late to Give Native | Every donation from December 3 through December 9 enters the nonprofit into the Late Giving Period random drawing held on December 10 | $1,000 | December 3 through December 9 | December 3 at 12:00 a.m. EST through December 10 at 6:00 a.m. EST |
Lucky Rez Dog When One Wins, We All Win | Nonprofits who received one (1) or more donations from November 13 at 1 p.m. EST through December 9 but didn't win a prize are entered into a random drawing held on December 10 | $1,000 | November 13 at 1 p.m. EST through December 9 | November 13 at 1:00 p.m. EST through December 10 at 6:00 a.m. EST |
National Prize Breakdown | ||
Prize Name | Prize Amount | National Prize Pool |
Power of 10 | $500 | Up to 4 prizes |
Grand Entry | $2,500 | 2 (1 small & 1 large org) |
Regional Prize Breakdown | |||
Prize Name | Prize Amount | Region 1 (ND, SD, MN) | Region 2 (All others) |
Sko Give Den | $1,000 | 10 (5 small & 5 large orgs)
| 4 (2 small & 2 large orgs) |
Giving Day Specials | $1,000 | 20 (10 small & 10 large orgs) Sunrise Special (9 a.m. ET)- 4 pulls Rising Tide Special (12 p.m. ET)- 6 pulls Stoke the Fire Special (5 p.m. ET)- 6 pulls Full Moon Special (6 a.m. ET)- 4 pulls | 12 (6 small & 6 large orgs) Sunrise Special (9 a.m. ET)- 2 pulls Rising Tide Special (12 p.m. ET)- 4 pulls Stoke the Fire Special (5 p.m. ET)- 4 pulls Full Moon Special (6 a.m. ET)- 2 pulls |
Running on Indian Time | $1,000 | 6 (3 small & 3 large orgs) | 2 (1 small & 1 large orgs) |
Lucky Rez Dog | $1,000 | 2 (1 small & 1 large) | 2 (1 small & 1 large orgs) |
Nonprofit Eligibility Definitions | |
All Included | Nonprofit organizations registered on GiveNative.org by the deadline and approved to participate in 2025 #GiveNative on Giving Tuesday |
REGION 1 | Nonprofit organizations that are based in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share this geography. Address is listed as the organization's Display Address on their profile. |
REGION 2 | All Included nonprofits, excluding organizations eligible for Region 1. |
"Small Nonprofits" | Nonprofit organization size, as determined by Native Ways Federation, based on registration details such as Form 990 responses, budget, revenue, salaries, and assets. Each size category will have an equal number of organizations. |
"Large Nonprofits" | |
Giving Period | November 13 at 1:00 p.m. EST through December 10 at 6:00 a.m. EST |