To advance the shared interests of Alaska healthcare to build an innovative, sustainable system of care for all Alaskans.
Alaska Hospital & Healthcare Association’s grantmaking is centered on Alaska healthcare workforce and facility support, with repeated awards for training, retention, and system-level capacity building. A large share of recent giving goes to hospitals and medical centers for workforce initiatives, including a $250,000 award to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center for Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives and $100,000 to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for a Nurse LPN Certificate Program. The pattern extends beyond staffing alone: the association also funds clinical education, such as a $54,670 grant to Southcentral Foundation for Perinatal Bereavement Training and $43,430 to Alaska Native Medical Center for a Preceptor Course. Other awards support hospital-led communications, childcare infrastructure, and school outreach, showing a focus on practical operational needs inside Alaska’s healthcare system. Across the recent grants listed, the recipients are predominantly hospitals, medical centers, and health-related organizations serving Alaska communities. That makes the association a grantmaker oriented toward strengthening care delivery from within facilities rather than funding direct services for individuals.
Workforce development is one of the clearest themes in the association’s recent awards. It gave $250,000 to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center for Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives and $48,655 to Bartlett Regional Hospital for the same program, both aimed at building staff capacity. Clinical training appears in multiple forms: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital received $100,000 for a Nurse LPN Certificate Program, while Alaska Native Medical Center received $43,430 for a Preceptor Course. The association also supports specialized clinical education, including $62,000 to Aorn for AORN Peri-Op C-Section Education. Beyond workforce and training, the grants include operational support such as $60,019 to Maniilaq Medical Health Center for a facility-led media campaign and $56,400 to South Peninsula Hospital for Childcare Center Development.
Typical awards fall in a mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $28,032, median grant size at $35,464, and p75 at $83,900. The recent list also includes larger project awards, but the distribution is anchored by facility-level grants rather than very small awards. The pattern is recurring: several recipients appear in more than one year, including Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Bartlett Regional Hospital, Petersburg Medical Center, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, and South Peninsula Hospital. The association is a local grantmaker, funds organizations rather than individuals, and uses designated program support tied to workforce, training, and facility capacity. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests.
$680K
$4.4M
$4.6M
$4.5M
Most grants fall between $28K and $84K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$28K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$84K
Jared Kosin
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Alaska, and every recent grant shown goes to a recipient in the state. Recent awards reached Palmer, Fairbanks, Cordova, Kotzebue, Homer, Anchorage, Juneau, Petersburg, Wasilla, and Petersburg again in multiple years. Anchorage recipients include Southcentral Foundation, Alaska Native Medical Center, Providence Alaska Foundation, and Providence Hospital, while the list also extends to rural and regional communities such as Kotzebue and Cordova. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The association funds hospitals, long-term care facilities, community health partners, and healthcare-related nonprofit projects in Alaska. Recent awards also show support for member facilities and health-system partners, with grants going to organizations such as Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, and Southcentral Foundation.
Its stated focus areas include hospital and health system support, long-term care and skilled nursing, workforce development and training, rural health access, behavioral health, maternal and child health, quality improvement and patient safety, and health data analytics.
Yes. Workforce development is a major theme, with grants for Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives, a Nurse LPN Certificate Program, a Preceptor Course, and facility-specific training. The active programs also include workforce initiatives for hospitals and nursing homes in Alaska.
Yes. The geographic scope is local, the top state by grant count is Alaska, and 100% of the recent grants shown went to recipients in AK. The recent recipient list includes communities such as Palmer, Fairbanks, Homer, Anchorage, Juneau, and Kotzebue.
Yes. Several organizations recur across years, including Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, Bartlett Regional Hospital, Petersburg Medical Center, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, and South Peninsula Hospital. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat-Su Regional Medical Cente | Palmer, AK | $150,000 | 2025 | Designated Evaluation and Treatment |
| Cordova Community Medical Ctr | Cordova, AK | $64,000 | 2025 | Facility-led Initiative - CCMC |
| AORN | Denver, CO | $62,000 | 2025 | AORN Peri-Op C-Section Education |
| Maniilaq Medical Health Cente | Kotzebue, AK | $60,019 | 2025 | Facility-led initiative media campa |
| South Peninsula Hospital | Homer, AK | $56,400 | 2025 | Childcare Center Development |
| Southcentral Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $54,670 | 2025 | Perinatal Bereavement Training |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital | Juneau, AK | $48,655 | 2025 | Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives |
| Alaska Native Medical Center | Anchorage, AK | $43,430 | 2025 | Preceptor Course |
| Petersburg Medical Center | Petersburg, AK | $42,447 | 2025 | Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives |
| Maple Springs of Wasilla | Wasilla, AK | $40,910 | 2025 | Facility-led Initiative |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital | FAIRBANKS, AK | $40,000 | 2025 | Nurse LPN Certificate Program |
| Providence Alaska Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $16,971 | 2025 | School Ambassador Program |
| Mat-Su Regional Medical Cente | Palmer, AK | $250,000 | 2024 | Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital | FAIRBANKS, AK | $100,000 | 2024 | Nurse LPN Certificate Program |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital | Juneau, AK | $35,600 | 2024 | Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives |
| Petersburg Medical Center | Petersburg, AK | $35,328 | 2024 | Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives |
| South Peninsula Hospital | Homer, AK | $25,600 | 2024 | Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives |
| Providence Hospital | Anchorage, AK | $10,080 | 2024 | Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives |
Mat-Su Regional Medical Cente
$150,000Designated Evaluation and Treatment
Cordova Community Medical Ctr
$64,000Facility-led Initiative - CCMC
AORN
$62,000AORN Peri-Op C-Section Education
Maniilaq Medical Health Cente
$60,019Facility-led initiative media campa
South Peninsula Hospital
$56,400Childcare Center Development
Southcentral Foundation
$54,670Perinatal Bereavement Training
Bartlett Regional Hospital
$48,655Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives
Alaska Native Medical Center
$43,430Preceptor Course
Petersburg Medical Center
$42,447Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives
Maple Springs of Wasilla
$40,910Facility-led Initiative
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
$40,000Nurse LPN Certificate Program
Providence Alaska Foundation
$16,971School Ambassador Program
Mat-Su Regional Medical Cente
$250,000Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
$100,000Nurse LPN Certificate Program
Bartlett Regional Hospital
$35,600Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives
Petersburg Medical Center
$35,328Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives
South Peninsula Hospital
$25,600Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives
Providence Hospital
$10,080Facility-Led Workforce Initiatives
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