Alaska Community Foundation
ActivePublic CharityPhilanthropy & Voluntarism
About Alaska Community Foundation
Inspiring the spirit of giving and connecting people, organizations, and causes to strengthen Alaska’s communities now and forever.
Focus Areas
Arts & CultureEducation & ScholarshipsHealth & Human ServicesCommunity & Economic DevelopmentEnvironment / The Great OutdoorsSocial Justice / EquityCapacity Building / Organizational DevelopmentPublic Media & JournalismBasic Needs / Food Security
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted/core fundingcapacity stabilizationoverhead/administrative cost coverage
About Alaska Community Foundation
Operational support is the clearest pattern in The Alaska Community Foundation’s recent grantmaking, and the largest awards show how heavily it backs organizations that carry ongoing services across Alaska. A $4,806,756 grant to Ship Creek Community Assets II and a $4,217,397 grant to First Presbyterian Anchorage LLC both went to Anchorage-based recipients for operational support, signaling a preference for sustaining institutions rather than funding single projects. The foundation’s grants also reach tribal and regional organizations outside Anchorage, including a $800,000 operational grant to The Native Village of Unalakleet and a $549,182 grant to Kawerak Inc in Nome. Public charity status and mixed community foundation classification place it in a structure designed for broad community giving, and its annual grantmaking total is substantial at more than $60 million. The recent record shows support across human services, housing, health, Native organizations, and community infrastructure, with Alaska recipients appearing throughout the list and one recent out-of-state grant to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
What Alaska Community Foundation Funds
Health and human services are prominent in the recent record. The foundation gave $1,707,412 to Catholic Social Services Brother Francis Shelter C for operational support, and $1,011,918 to Providence Alaska Foundation for the same purpose. Youth and family support also appears through a $711,400 grant to Alaska Children’s Trust, plus a $394,354 grant to YMCA Anchorage. Housing and basic needs show up in a $250,000 grant to Anchorage Affordable Housing and Land Trust, while community development is reflected in a $810,000 grant to the Municipality of Anchorage for operational support. Native-led and regional organizations are another clear thread, including $340,000 to Arctic Slope Native Association and $345,000 to Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority.
How Alaska Community Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest compared with the largest awards: the 25th percentile is $8,495, the median is $13,750, and the 75th percentile is $28,962. That spread suggests a mix of many smaller grants alongside a limited number of large operational awards. The recent list also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Providence Alaska Foundation and Alaska Children’s Trust, which points to ongoing support rather than one-time-only funding. The foundation is a public charity and a mixed community foundation, and the grants shown are overwhelmingly operational support, often covering overhead and organizational capacity.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$12.3M
Total Assets
$243.9M
Total Revenue
$38.9M
Total Expenses
$24.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $29K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$29K
Geographic Reach
Regional42 states funded
About 78% of grants go to recipients in IA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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