About United Way of Anchorage
We unite caring people to give, volunteer, and take action to remove barriers to opportunities and solve our community’s toughest challenges.
Focus Areas
Housing stability / eviction diversionWorkforce development / financial stabilityHealth care access and enrollment assistanceYouth education and opportunityAlaska 211 resource navigationHomelessness preventionCommunity resiliency / disaster response
Who They Fund
homeless familieswomen survivors of domestic violenceinfants and early learnersyouth and teenagers (including job readiness)older Alaskans
About United Way of Anchorage
United Way of Anchorage backs a mix of emergency, prevention, and opportunity-building services for Anchorage residents, with recent grants reaching housing programs, family support providers, and youth-serving organizations. Its grantmaking centers on local Alaska nonprofits and is tied to the foundation’s impact areas: Financial Security, Healthy Community, and Youth Opportunity. Recent awards show a strong emphasis on housing stability and homelessness response. Catholic Social Services received repeated support for Homeless Family Services in both 2023 and 2024, while Salvation Army Anchorage was funded for an Older Alaskans Program Transition Housing Program in 2023 and a transition housing program in 2024. The foundation also supported Abused Women in Crisis for Domestic Violence Prevention Emergency Shelter & Housing, showing attention to survivor safety alongside shelter access. Other grants point to family and youth services, including Camp Fire USA Alaska Council for Family Strengthing, Boys & Girls Clubs of SC AK for Kid's Programs, and Alaska Literacy Program for Family Literacy Programs. These awards align with the organization’s broader role in removing barriers to opportunity through direct service and community-based support.
What United Way of Anchorage Funds
Housing and crisis response are prominent in the grant record. Catholic Social Services received $48,754 in 2024 for Homeless Family Services, and Rural Cap was funded for Transitional Housing Program work in both 2023 and 2024. Abused Women in Crisis also received support for Domestic Violence Prevention Emergency Shelter and Housing, pointing to shelter and survivor services as a recurring theme. The foundation also funds youth and family development. Camp Fire USA Alaska Council received $87,900 in 2023 and $44,483 in 2024 for Family Strengthing, while Boys & Girls Clubs of SC AK was funded for Kid's Programs in both years. Education and early learning appear in smaller grants as well. Alaska Literacy Program was supported for Family Literacy Programs in 2023 and 2024, and Program for Infants & Children received funding for Infant Early Learning. Health access shows up through Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center for Quality Healthcare initiatives and Alaska Behavioral Health for Mental Health.
How United Way of Anchorage Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$915K
Total Assets
$9.2M
Total Revenue
$10.6M
Total Expenses
$10.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $35K, with a median of $23K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$23K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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