Today the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation announced a donation it received from writer and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This $6 million gift enables the organization to continue advancing its mission of ensuring Native children achieve their full potential by advancing cultures of Native American community health.
“The NB3 Foundation is exceptionally grateful for this gift and what it means for organization and, most importantly, the youth we serve,” NB3 Foundation COO and Acting President and CEO, Jon Driskell said. “This support will allow us to significantly expand our existing programs while also developing new initiatives that otherwise would not be possible. Ultimately, this support will help us further ensure Native youth across the country are empowered to achieve success and live out their full potential.”
Over the past 17 years, the NB3 Foundation has been leading the way to improve the health of Native American children by supporting and funding Native-led programs and providing opportunities for youth to live healthy, active lives.
With this funding, the NB3 Foundation will continue to support community-led approaches addressing Native children’s health, engage Native-led organizations and communities in policy/systems/environmental (PSE) changes, strengthen and learn from Indigenous-centered evaluation methodologies and build our long-term internal capacity.
“I am incredibly thankful to MacKenzie Scott for her investment and confidence in the foundation’s work to make long-term change benefitting Native American children’s health,” Notah Begay III, NB3 Foundation founder said. “This funding will help us broaden our reach in communities; impacting the lives of even more Native youth and families for years to come.”
