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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Alaska
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 827 grantmakers listed 6,398 grants totaling $273.6 million to 2,819 organizations in Alaska. 696 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 131 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 75 are based in Alaska; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Alaska organization was $8,500. Anchorage Municipality received the most grants (2,037, from 359 funders), followed by Bethel Census Area (498) and Kenai Peninsula Borough (445). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (727 grants), environment & conservation (578 grants) and arts & culture (572 grants).
Rasmuson Foundation (Anchorage, AK) funded the most different Alaska organizations: 496, through 876 grants with a typical size of $6,500.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Alaska organizations
Ranked by the number of different Alaska organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to AK organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmuson Foundation Anchorage, AK · EIN 91-6340739 | 876 | 496 | $6,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | The Alaska Community Foundation Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-0155067 | 289 | 289 | $11,692 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 3 | The CIRI Foundation Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-0087914 | 149 | 139 | $6,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 4 | Mta Foundation Inc Palmer, AK · EIN 31-1742284 | 129 | 106 | $1,100 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 5 | The Usibelli Foundation Fairbanks, AK · EIN 94-3152617 | 211 | 104 | $1,500 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 6 | Old Harbor Scholarship Foundation Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-0154160 | 115 | 99 | $1,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 7 | Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation Wilmington, DE · EIN 30-6136901 | 127 | 97 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 8 | Atwood Foundation Inc Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-6002571 | 181 | 91 | $15,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 9 | Kuskokwim Educational Foundation Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-0081529 | 96 | 71 | $1,250 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 10 | Huna Heritage Foundation Juneau, AK · EIN 94-3113818 | 93 | 69 | $1,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | The Carr Foundation Inc Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-0135110 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 103 | 68 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 12 | M J Murdock Charitable Trust Vancouver, WA · EIN 23-7456468 | 85 | 66 | $117,250 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | Rural Alaska Community Action Program Foundation Anchorage, AK · EIN 23-7350548 | 66 | 64 | $10,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-1384139 | 84 | 62 | $83,762 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 15 | UIC Foundation Inc Anchorage, AK · EIN 92-0157584 | 73 | 57 | $1,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality | 2,037 | 359 | $89.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Bethel Census Area | 498 | 148 | $23.4 million | Top 5 funders |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 445 | 119 | $11.5 million | Top 5 funders |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 444 | 109 | $10.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 391 | 95 | $9.3 million | Top 5 funders |
| Juneau City and Borough | 335 | 92 | $20.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 323 | 54 | $9.1 million | Top 5 funders |
| Sitka City and Borough | 192 | 67 | $6.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 120 | 25 | $4.5 million | Top 5 funders |
| Chugach Census Area | 114 | 53 | $3.8 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 727 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 578 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 572 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 545 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 318 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 213 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 127 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 119 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 88 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 65 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 63 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 35 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 3 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Alaska ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.