The Homer Foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of the greater Homer area by promoting philanthropic and charitable activities.
A $50,969 grant to Homer Community Food Pantry for emergency non-food aid stands out in Homer Foundation’s recent record, showing how quickly the funder can move in response to immediate local needs. Across the grants listed here, the foundation supports a mix of emergency aid, arts, education, health and human services, environmental work, and community development for the greater Homer area. Its largest awards also include support for Homer Community Food Pantry in 2024 and for local organizations such as Sparc Alaska and the Conservation Fund, alongside smaller operating and project grants that keep community nonprofits functioning year to year. The foundation’s grantmaking is closely tied to place and to the organizations that serve it. Many awards go to Homer-based nonprofits, but the portfolio also reaches nearby communities in the Southern Kenai Peninsula, including Ninilchik and Anchorage, when the work aligns with local needs. The pattern suggests a community foundation that uses both unrestricted support and purpose-specific grants to cover immediate response, ongoing services, and select capital or project needs. Its mission is framed around enhancing quality of life for citizens of the greater Homer area through charitable activities.
In food security and emergency response, Homer Foundation backed Homer Community Food Pantry with $50,969 for emergency non-food aid and later $32,086 for emergency aid, while also supporting the Saturday Lunch Program of Ninilchik Traditional Council with $7,951 for food assistance. Those awards point to a practical role in meeting urgent household needs. Arts and culture also appear regularly. The foundation gave $10,733 to Homer Council on the Arts for arts education, then supported Bunnell Street Art twice, including $7,000 for Arts by Air and another $7,000 for Homer’s Heart Res. Environmental and recreation-related giving includes $20,000 to The Conservation Fund for trail acquisition, $12,000 to Kachemak Bay Conservation Society for peatland work, and $7,000 to Homer Trails Alliance for trail maintenance. Health and human services show up in operating support for Hospice of Homer and Kachemak Bay Family Planning.
Typical grant size is modest and tightly clustered: p25 is $7,000, the median is $8,000, and p75 is $10,366. That middle range fits a local foundation making a mix of operating support, project grants, and occasional larger awards. The recent record includes repeated support for some recipients across different years, such as Homer Community Food Pantry and Bunnell Street Art, alongside many one-time grants to other organizations. Homer Foundation operates with board-directed discretionary funds as well as named programs, and some opportunities accept unsolicited letters of intent or applications. The structure includes unrestricted support, rapid-response funding, and program-specific grantmaking.
Current and upcoming funding from Homer Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations with projects that create meaningful community impact. Applicants must first submit a Letter of Inquiry and may be invited to submit a full application.
Deadline: Rolling deadline
$150K
$5.9M
$1.2M
$680K
Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 96% of grants go to recipients in AK.
MICHAEL MILLER
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: 96% of grants go to recipients in Alaska, and the top giving state is Alaska. Homer appears most often, including recipients in Homer such as Homer Community Food Pantry, Sparc Alaska, Homer Council on the Arts, and Pratt Museum. The foundation also reaches nearby places in the Southern Kenai Peninsula, including Ninilchik and Kachemak City, plus a small number of awards to Anchorage. One grant in the recent list went outside Alaska to Arlington, Virginia.
The foundation supports education, arts and culture, health and human services, community development, youth, and environment and conservation. Recent grants show those themes in practice through food assistance, arts education, trail acquisition, peatland conservation, operating support, and youth programming.
Most of its grants go to Alaska recipients, and 96% of grants in the recent data are to organizations in the HQ state. The recent grants are concentrated in Homer, with additional awards in Ninilchik, Anchorage, Kachemak City, and one grant to Arlington, Virginia.
The foundation’s typical grant size is fairly consistent: p25 is $7,000, median grant size is $8,000, and p75 is $10,366. Recent grants include both smaller response grants and larger awards for emergency aid and conservation work.
Yes, several active programs accept unsolicited submissions, including the Youth Advisory Committee Grant Program, the Community Cares Fund, the COVID-19 Response Fund, the Homer Foundation Quick Response Grants Program, and the scholarship programs with a consolidated application.
Yes. Homer Community Food Pantry received more than one award in the recent list, including grants in 2023 and 2024. Bunnell Street Art also appears more than once, with awards in both 2023 and 2024.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Who can apply: Nonprofit applicants in the Homer Foundation service area seeking support for community growth and development. Grants are reviewed monthly; staff can review applications before submission.
Deadline: Rolling, reviewed monthly
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPARC ALASKA | HOMER, AK | $36,000 | 2024 | FLOORING |
| HOMER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | HOMER, AK | $32,086 | 2024 | EMERGENCY AID |
| KENAI PENINSULA FAIR ASSOCATION | NINILCHIK, AK | $10,000 | 2024 | SOUND UPGRADE |
| KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC | HOMER, AK | $10,000 | 2024 | TRANSMITTER |
| PRATT MUSEUM | HOMER, AK | $9,500 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE OF HOMER | HOMER, AK | $8,500 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOMER FARMERS MARKET | HOMER, AK | $8,000 | 2024 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR ALASKAN COASTAL STUDIES | HOMER, AK | $7,600 | 2024 | OCEAN SCIENCE |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $7,154 | 2024 | TRAVEL, RECRUITING |
| BUNNELL STREET ART | HOMER, AK | $7,000 | 2024 | HOMER'S HEART RES. |
| HOMER TRAILS ALLIANCE | HOMER, AK | $7,000 | 2024 | TRAIL MAINTENANCE |
| HOMER COUNCIL ON THE ARTS | HOMER, AK | $7,000 | 2024 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| HOMER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | HOMER, AK | $50,969 | 2023 | EMRGY NON-FOOD AIDE |
| THE CONSERVATION FUND | ARLINGTON, VA | $20,000 | 2023 | TRAIL ACQUISITION |
| KACHEMAK BAY CONSERVATION SOCIETY | HOMER, AK | $12,000 | 2023 | PEATLAND PART 2 |
| HOMER COUNCIL ON THE ARTS | HOMER, AK | $10,733 | 2023 | ARTS EDUCATION |
| KACHEMAK HERITAGE LAND TRUST | HOMER, AK | $9,240 | 2023 | CONSERVING HERITAGE |
| SATURDAY LUNCH PROGRAM NINILCHIK TRADITIONAL COUNCIL | NINILCHIK, AK | $7,951 | 2023 | FOOD ASSISTANCE |
| KACHEMAK BAY FAMILY PLANNING | HOMER AK, AK | $7,503 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BUNNELL STREET ART | HOMER, AK | $7,000 | 2023 | ARTS BY AIR |
| KBBI | HOMER, AK | $6,233 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOMER HOCKEY ASSOCIATION | HOMER, AK | $5,572 | 2023 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KACHEMAK BAY RUNNING CLUB | HOMER, AK | $5,540 | 2023 | YOUTH, CAMPS |
SPARC ALASKA
$36,000FLOORING
HOMER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$32,086EMERGENCY AID
KENAI PENINSULA FAIR ASSOCATION
$10,000SOUND UPGRADE
KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC
$10,000TRANSMITTER
PRATT MUSEUM
$9,500OPERATING SUPPORT
HOSPICE OF HOMER
$8,500OPERATING SUPPORT
HOMER FARMERS MARKET
OPERATING SUPPORT
CENTER FOR ALASKAN COASTAL STUDIES
$7,600OCEAN SCIENCE
GIRL SCOUTS OF ALASKA
$7,154TRAVEL, RECRUITING
BUNNELL STREET ART
$7,000HOMER'S HEART RES.
HOMER TRAILS ALLIANCE
$7,000TRAIL MAINTENANCE
HOMER COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
$7,000ARTS EDUCATION
HOMER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$50,969EMRGY NON-FOOD AIDE
THE CONSERVATION FUND
$20,000TRAIL ACQUISITION
KACHEMAK BAY CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$12,000PEATLAND PART 2
HOMER COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
$10,733ARTS EDUCATION
KACHEMAK HERITAGE LAND TRUST
$9,240CONSERVING HERITAGE
SATURDAY LUNCH PROGRAM NINILCHIK TRADITIONAL COUNCIL
$7,951FOOD ASSISTANCE
KACHEMAK BAY FAMILY PLANNING
$7,503OPERATING SUPPORT
BUNNELL STREET ART
$7,000ARTS BY AIR
KBBI
$6,233OPERATING SUPPORT
HOMER HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
$5,572OPERATING SUPPORT
KACHEMAK BAY RUNNING CLUB
$5,540YOUTH, CAMPS