The BOY SCOUTS AK RASMUSON ENDOWMENT is focused almost exclusively on supporting Boy Scouts operations in Alaska, providing unrestricted/general operating support to regional councils. Grants are aimed at sustaining Scout programming and council infrastructure rather than project-level or diversified charitable causes. The foundation repeatedly funds the same Alaska-based councils, indicating a targeted, place-based philanthropic mission to maintain Scouting capacity across the state.
Highly concentrated: few large grants, mostly unrestricted/general operating, repeated multi-grant support to the same Alaska Boy Scouts councils rather than one-off or geographically broad funding.
Boy Scouts Ak Rasmuson Endowment’s recent giving is centered on keeping Alaska Scout councils operating. The largest grant on file, $1,244,558 in 2023, went to Boy Scouts Great Alaska Council in Anchorage for general operating support, followed by $822,868 that same year to Boy Scouts Midnight Sun Council in Fairbanks for the same purpose. That pattern shows a funder backing the core budgets of regional Boy Scouts organizations rather than discrete projects. Across the latest grants listed, the endowment supported Alaska-based councils in Anchorage and Fairbanks with unrestricted funding in multiple years, including awards in 2024 and 2025 to Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska and Boy Scouts of America Midnight Sun. The names in the recent-grants table indicate an emphasis on continuity for council infrastructure and program delivery. In the available record, every recent grant stayed within the United States and every recipient was a Boy Scouts council or related Alaska Scout entity. The foundation’s scale is substantial, with annual grants of $2,957,426 and total assets of $6,350,921, but its grantmaking remains tightly focused on one regional youth-development network.
The endowment’s clearest cause area is organizational support for Alaska Scout councils. In 2025, it gave $237,408 to Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska in Anchorage for general operating support, and $207,592 to Boy Scouts of America Midnight Sun in Fairbanks for the same purpose. Those awards reflect a focus on funding council operations rather than program-specific projects. A second theme is sustained support for the state’s Scouting infrastructure. In 2024, Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska received $217,293, while Boy Scouts of America Midnight Sun received $227,707, both listed as general operating grants. The repeated use of unrestricted support suggests the foundation prioritizes stability for local councils and the delivery of Scout programming across Alaska.
Typical grants are large for a single-purpose endowment: p25 is $219,896, median grant size is $232,558, and p75 is $676,503. The recent record also shows a heavier top end, including two seven-figure awards in 2023, alongside smaller but still substantial operating grants in 2024 and 2025. The same Alaska councils appear across multiple years, which points to recurring support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or program-related investments. The grants shown are all general operating support, indicating flexible institutional funding rather than project-specific or competitive application-based grantmaking.
$445K
$6.4M
$300K
$524K
Most grants fall between $220K and $677K, with a median of $233K.
25th Percentile
$220K
Median
$233K
75th Percentile
$677K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in AK.
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Notable grantees: Boy Scouts Great Alaska Council, Boy Scouts Midnight Sun Council, Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska, Boy Scouts of America Midnight Sun
Grantmaking is concentrated in Alaska. Among the recent grants listed, Anchorage appears repeatedly through Boy Scouts Great Alaska Council and Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska, while Fairbanks appears through Boy Scouts Midnight Sun Council and Boy Scouts of America Midnight Sun. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 6 grants in the United States and 0% in the foundation’s HQ state of Missouri. The pattern is regional, but the actual grant geography is strongly Alaska-focused rather than tied to Saint Louis.
It funds Alaska Scout councils, especially regional Boy Scouts organizations in Anchorage and Fairbanks. The recent grants table shows repeated general operating support to Boy Scouts Great Alaska Council, Boy Scouts Midnight Sun Council, Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska, and Boy Scouts of America Midnight Sun.
Typical grants are substantial: p25 is $219,896, the median is $232,558, and p75 is $676,503. The recent record also includes two grants above $800,000 in 2023.
Yes. The same Alaska councils appear in multiple years. For example, Boy Scouts of America Great Alaska received grants in 2024 and 2025, and Boy Scouts of America Midnight Sun also received grants in 2024 and 2025.
The recent grants are all listed as general operating support. That includes awards to Alaska councils in Anchorage and Fairbanks, indicating flexible funding for council operations rather than project-specific grants.
The recent grants are all U.S.-based and concentrated in Alaska. Anchorage and Fairbanks appear repeatedly as recipient cities, and 0% of grants were given to recipients in the foundation’s Missouri headquarters state.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GREAT ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $237,408 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MIDNIGHT SUN | FAIRBANKS, AK | $207,592 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MIDNIGHT SUN | FAIRBANKS, AK | $227,707 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GREAT ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $217,293 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOY SCOUTS GREAT ALASKA COUNCIL | ANCHORAGE, AK | $1,244,558 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BOY SCOUTS MIDNIGHT SUN COUNCIL | FAIRBANKS, AK | $822,868 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GREAT ALASKA
$237,408GENERAL OPERATING
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MIDNIGHT SUN
$207,592GENERAL OPERATING
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MIDNIGHT SUN
$227,707GENERAL OPERATING
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GREAT ALASKA
$217,293GENERAL OPERATING
BOY SCOUTS GREAT ALASKA COUNCIL
$1,244,558GENERAL OPERATING
BOY SCOUTS MIDNIGHT SUN COUNCIL
$822,868GENERAL OPERATING