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About Cook Inlet Tribal Council
To work in partnership with our people to develop opportunities that fulfill Our endless potential.
Focus Areas
Alaska Native and American Indian social servicesEarly childhood education (Clare Swan Early Learning Center)Workforce development and apprenticeshipsFood and emergency assistanceHousing & burial assistanceLegal advocacy and victim servicesSTEM / Fab Lab (Denelchin Lab)Native Youth Olympics (NYO) programsDisability employment services
Who They Fund
Seldovia Village TribeNative / Alaska Native communitieschildren and families (childcare recipients)
About Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Cook Inlet Tribal Council’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large investments in early childhood education and Alaska Native community services. The biggest awards in the file go to the Clare Swan Early Learning Center in Anchorage, including $2,879,164 in 2023, $2,472,841 in 2024, and $2,594,266 in 2025. That scale sits alongside similarly sizable support for the Alaska Native Justice Center, which received $1,487,325 in 2023, $1,730,667 in 2024, and $1,713,670 in 2025. The foundation funds a mix of direct services, education, workforce development, housing and burial assistance, legal advocacy, emergency support, and cultural or civic programs. Its portfolio also includes grants for childcare assistance, scholarships, Native student activities, and tribal community partners in Alaska. Several grantees appear more than once across the recent-grants list, which suggests repeated support for organizations already operating within CITC’s service network. Leadership is listed under Gloria O'Neill, and the foundation’s stated purpose is to work in partnership with its people to develop opportunities that fulfill “Our endless potential.” The grant file shows a local pattern of giving centered entirely in Alaska.
What Cook Inlet Tribal Council Funds
In early childhood education, Cook Inlet Tribal Council gave $2,879,164 in 2023 to the Clare Swan Early Learning Center in Anchorage, alongside additional support in 2024 and 2025. That makes childcare and early learning one of the clearest program priorities in the file. Legal advocacy is another recurring area. The Alaska Native Justice Center in Anchorage received $1,487,325 in 2023, followed by $1,730,667 in 2024 and $1,713,670 in 2025, linking the foundation to ongoing support for legal services. Workforce and education also appear through scholarships and training. The CIRI Foundation received $164,566 in 2023 for scholarships, while the Alaska Injury Prevention Center received $136,809 in 2023 for medical training and $163,366 in 2024, showing support for health-related training capacity. The foundation also funded Koahnic Broadcast Corp for broadcasting and advertisements in 2023.
How Cook Inlet Tribal Council Gives
Typical grants cluster at a median of $57,700, with the 25th percentile at $24,188 and the 75th percentile at $260,654. The file includes both very large operating-style awards and smaller community grants, so the distribution is wide. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Clare Swan Early Learning Center, Alaska Native Justice Center, Knik Tribal Council, Ninilchik Traditional Council, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, and The CIRI Foundation, which points to recurring support rather than one-off awards. Cook Inlet Tribal Council does not fund individuals. The active program list shows a mix of unsolicited application channels and closed or announced-by-CITC opportunities, including scholarship, assistance, and RFP-based funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$127.5M
Total Revenue
$64.3M
Total Expenses
$66.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $24K and $261K, with a median of $58K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$58K
75th Percentile
$261K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Gloria O'Neill
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