Foundations that fund community development in Alaska
These 12 foundations made grants to community development in Alaska in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Warsh-Mott Legacy
- $10,000 to Native Movement, Fairbanks: Fairbanks climate action coalition
- $10,000 to Native Movement, Fairbanks: Tlaa deneldel
- $10,000 to Native Movement, Fairbanks: Grandmothers growing goodness
Rasmuson Foundation
- $350,000 to Girdwood Inc, Girdwood: Construction of childcare facility
- $250,000 to Rural Alaska Community Action Program Inc, Anchorage: Permanent supportive housing renovations
- $5,000 to Pedro Bay Benefits Corporation Inc, Anchorage: Designated to the one with the whale screening
How to apply: Application information is available online at www.rasmuson.org
Deadlines: Tier 1 and 2 grant programs - no deadlines arts grants and sabbatical awards - see www.rasmuson.org
Restrictions: Tax exempt charitable organizations, government entities and tribes; individuals who are alaska residents
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $25,000 to Spruce Root Inc, Juneau: Empowering southeast alaska's entrepreneurs for sustainable growth
- $10,000 to Rural Alaska Community Action Program Inc, Anchorage: Financial mobility programming
- $10,000 to Alaska Business Development Center Inc, Anchorage: 2025 volunteer tax & loan program
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein
- $120,000 to Spruce Root, Juneau: Environmental - tongass planning and strategic communications
- $1,000 to Spruce Root, Juneau: Environmental - sustainable southeast retreat
How to apply: See foundation's website at wilburforce.org for grant guidelines
Deadlines: See foundation's website at wilburforce.org for grant guidelines
Restrictions: See foundation's website at wilburforce.org for grant guidelines
Charlotte Y Martin Foundation-Ima
- $20,000 to Native Movement, Fairbanks: General operating
- $20,000 to First Alaskans Institute, Anchorage: General operating
How to apply: See line 2a
Deadlines: See line 2a
Restrictions: See line 2a
The Schmidt Family Foundation
- $400,000 to Native Movement, Fairbanks: Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural...
How to apply: Online process, please see details at the websites: https://tsffoundation.org/ https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Deadlines: Online process, please see details at: https://tsffoundation.org/. Https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Restrictions: Online process, please see details at the websites: https://tsffoundation.org/ https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Alaska Airlines Foundation
- $50,000 to Alaska Development Corporation, Juneau: Alaska Development Corporation supports the Program Delivery Organization for Alaska,...
How to apply: Letter of Inquiry
Deadlines: March 31 and July 31
Restrictions: Focus is on education efforts that address a unique need or value of a community.
Rural Alaska Community Action Program Foundation
- $17,336 to Four Winds Resource Center, Haines: Volunteer powered food security project
How to apply: Applicants must submit the rural cap foundation application form, a copy of their irs tax status letter (if they are applying as a non-profit), and a one to two page proposal which includes a brief description of the organization, project description, benefit, budget, and...
Deadlines: April 30, august 31, and november 30
Restrictions: Grants from $500 to $7,500 may be made to eligible 501(c)(3) and governmental organizations for programs serving the needs of low income people in alaska. Grant recipients have 12 months to successfully complete their project and submit...
Hdr Foundation
- $10,000 to Stone Soup Group, Anchorage: Chartiable
How to apply: All applications for grants should be submitted via the organization's website at www.hdrinc.com/hdr-foundation
Deadlines: Grants >$10,000 - june 4 & august 22 grants <$10,000 - august 16
Restrictions: Priority may be given to organization with which an hdr employee volunteers.
Atwood Foundation Inc
- $10,000 to Enlaces, Anchorage: Exhibit preparation: "latinos in alaska: our footprint"
How to apply: Written request stating needs
Deadlines: December 31 annually
Restrictions: Tax-exempt charitable organizations, alaskan organizations preferred
Lawson Valentine Foundation
- $6,000 to Native Movement, Fairbanks: General purpose
How to apply: Complete "letter of inquiry" form provided on website at www.lawsonvalentine.org
Deadlines: Refer to website at www.lawsonvalentine.org for guidelines related to submission deadlines
Restrictions: Refer to website at www.lawsonvalentine.org for guidelines related to limitations and restrictions on grants
The Avista Foundation
- $5,000 to Spruce Root Inc, Juneau: Building Entrepreneurial Capacity & Regenerative Economies in Southeast Alaska
How to apply: The filing names a contact. Use the filings link above.
Deadlines: Various
Restrictions: The Avista Foundation a community investment program of Avista Corporation provides funding to non-profit organizations addressing the needs of communities and citizens served by Avista Utilities in Eastern Washington Northern Idaho...
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