To improve the health and wellness of Alaskans living in the Mat-Su.
A recurring pattern stands out in Valley Hospital Association Inc Dba Mat-su Health Foundation’s grantmaking: it funds large, multi-year commitments to local organizations serving health, family, and community needs across the Mat-Su. The foundation’s recent grants show sustained support for community health centers, parent-resource services, senior care, and housing and behavioral-health projects, often with awards repeated across multiple years. One of the clearest examples is Sunshine Community Health Center in Talkeetna, which received $2,976,241 in both 2024 and 2025 to support multiple projects, including behavioral health in schools and general support. Another major recipient is Daybreak Incorporated in Palmer, which received $1,800,709 for navigation center project support. The foundation also backed Links Mat-su Parent Resource Center in Wasilla with $1,593,780 for operations, staff, and training, alongside other support tied to COVID-era IT infrastructure, aging and disability services, and operating costs. Across these grants, the funder’s emphasis is less on isolated awards than on sustained investments in local organizations that provide direct services, infrastructure, and organizational capacity.
Health and behavioral health appear repeatedly in the foundation’s recent awards. Sunshine Community Health Center received $1,370,057 in 2025 for behavioral health in schools and general support, while Onward & Upward Inc received $1,420,300 in both 2023 and 2025 for work tied to confronting the youth mental health crisis in the Mat-Su. Family and early childhood services are also a clear theme: Ccs Early Learning received $1,236,140 in 2025 for early learning and childcare projects, and Links Mat-su Parent Resource Center received $1,593,780 for operations, staff, and training. Basic needs show up through food and housing support as well, including $664,895 to Mat-su Food Bank for its expansion project and $1,295,500 to Valley Residential Services Inc for affordable housing and community health projects.
Typical grant size is substantial: the p25 is $15,000, the median is $40,250, and the p75 is $108,388. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025 entries, which points to ongoing support rather than one-time grants. The foundation is structured as an operating health-related grantmaker with program-related investments enabled, and it funds individuals: False. Available grant purposes include operating support, capital projects, capacity building, and workforce development.
$81.5M
$435.1M
$57.1M
$36.5M
Most grants fall between $15K and $108K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$108K
About 94% of grants go to recipients in AK.
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Giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Alaska, with 94% of grants to recipients in AK and 100% of recipient locations in the US. The largest recent awards land in Mat-Su communities such as Talkeetna, Palmer, and Wasilla. Talkeetna appears in major health grants, while Palmer receives support for navigation services, trails and parks, and ski-area infrastructure. Wasilla shows up often in awards tied to family services, senior services, food access, and housing.
It supports local organizations working on health, family services, housing, food access, behavioral health, seniors, and community infrastructure. Recent grants include awards for behavioral health in schools, childcare, a food bank expansion, affordable housing and community health projects, and senior adult day services.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeated awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to several recipients, including Sunshine Community Health Center, Links Mat-su Parent Resource Center, Wasilla Area Seniors Inc, Onward & Upward Inc, Valley Residential Services, and Mat-su Trails & Parks Foundation.
The foundation’s grant distribution is relatively high for a local funder: the p25 is $15,000, the median is $40,250, and the p75 is $108,388. Recent individual awards are much larger than that median when the foundation is funding multi-year projects or major operating support.
Its stated focus areas include Healthy Aging, Healthy Families, Healthy Minds, Healthy Futures, Healthy Foundations, Scholarships, and nonprofit capacity building and technical assistance. Recent purpose statements also show support for youth mental health, early learning and childcare, affordable housing, food security, aging services, substance use harm reduction, and COVID-19 response.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Valley Hospital Association Inc Dba Mat-Su Health Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must provide services or benefits to Mat-Su residents and generally be a qualified Alaska nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization; select governmental, educational, religious, or tribal entities may be considered in limited cases.
Deadline: Accepted throughout the year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | TALKEETNA, AK | $2,976,241 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS |
| DAYBREAK INCORPORATED | PALMER, AK | $1,800,709 | 2025 | NAVIGATION CENTER PROJECT SUPPORT |
| LINKS MAT-SU PARENT RESOURCE CENTER | WASILLA, AK | $1,593,780 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS, STAFF, AND TRAINING |
| WASILLA AREA SENIORS INC (WASI) | WASILLA, AK | $1,581,445 | 2025 | ADULT DAY SERVICE START-UP AND OPERATING FUNDING; HOME-DELIVERED MEALS DURING COVID; SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND CASE MANAGEMENT; WASI LAND TRANSFER |
| ONWARD & UPWARD INC | WASILLA, AK | $1,420,300 | 2025 | ONWARD & UPWARDS 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN: ACHIEVING COMMUNITY IMPACT-AT-SCALE AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE; CONFRONTING THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE MAT-SU; ONWARD & UPWARDS 2022 CAPITAL ASSESSMENT PROJECT |
| SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | TALKEETNA, AK | $1,370,057 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS AND GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INC | WASILLA, AK | $1,295,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS |
| CCS EARLY LEARNING | WASILLA, AK | $1,236,140 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE PROJECTS |
| LINKS MAT-SU PARENT RESOURCE CENTER | WASILLA, AK | $1,142,330 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS |
| VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | WASILLA, AK | $1,046,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS |
| MAT-SU TRAILS AND PARKS FOUNDATION | PALMER, AK | $1,043,102 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR PARK, PLAYGROUND, AND TRAIL EXPANSIONS AND UPGRADES |
| SKEETAWK | PALMER, AK | $1,002,000 | 2025 | SNOWMAKING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT |
| BLOOD-N-FIRE MINISTRY OF ALASKA | WASILLA, AK | $921,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS |
| SET FREE ALASKA INC MAT-SU | WASILLA, AK | $914,722 | 2025 | THERAPEUTIC CAMPUS EXPANSION CAPITAL PROJECT |
| MAT-SU FOOD BANK | WASILLA, AK | $664,895 | 2025 | THE MATSU FOOD BANK EXPANSION PROJECT |
| LINKS MAT-SU PARENT RESOURCE CENTER | WASILLA, AK | $658,905 | 2025 | LINKS COVID IT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT & SUPPORT; LINKS/HUMS OPERATING COSTS 2022; AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER 2022-23 |
| SKEETAWK | PALMER, AK | $642,851 | 2025 | CONTINUED BUILDING OF SKEETAWK SKI AREA FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MAT-SU RESIDENTS |
| RECOVER ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $600,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MAT-SU TRAILS & PARKS FOUNDATION | PALMER, AK | $562,555 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PACIFIC NW UNIV OF HEALTH SCIENCES | YAKIMA, WA | $552,228 | 2025 | STUDENT STIPENDS FOR CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY |
| SUNSHINE STATION CHILDCARE CENTER | TALKEETNA, AK | $534,125 | 2025 | NEW DAYCARE BUILDING AND GRANT-WRITING SUPPORT |
| SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | TALKEETNA, AK | $507,956 | 2025 | COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINES SUPPORT; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS SY 21-22; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE TRANSFORMATION; FAMILIES IN CRISIS FUND; ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL WELLNESS EVENT; QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE RETENTION; HEALTHY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $504,930 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR NURSING ASSISTANTS, RADIOLOGY TECHS, AND SONOGRAPHERS |
| PALMER FAMILY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE | PALMER, AK | $500,000 | 2025 | PALMER FAMILY PARK PROJECT |
| WASILLA AREA SENIORS INC (WASI) | WASILLA, AK | $495,000 | 2025 | NUTRITION SERVICES AND AGENCY OPERATING COSTS PROJECT |
| MAT-SU SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS INC (MSSCA) | WASILLA, AK | $486,694 | 2025 | MSSCA GENERAL SUPPORT; FORGIVENESS OF LOAN |
| ALASKAN AIDS ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $458,382 | 2025 | MAT-SU FOUR A'S SYRINGE ACCESS PROGRAM M-FASAP; VACCINATION & TESTING PROMOTION AND ACCESS FOR TRANSIENT PEOPLE |
| TRUE NORTH RECOVERY INC | WASILLA, AK | $451,111 | 2025 | FUNDS TO UPDATE DAY 1 CENTER FIRE CODE AND MOBILE CRISIS TEAM SUPPORT |
| MAT-SU HEALTH SERVICES INC | WASILLA, AK | $400,000 | 2025 | CEO SUCCESSION PROJECT SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT |
| FRONTLINE MISSION | WASILLA, AK | $378,750 | 2025 | HIGH LEVEL LEADERSHIP SALARY; CAPSTONE CLINIC BRINGING HOPE RADIOTHON; GIVING FROM THE HEART THANKSGIVING DINNER & ADOPT-A-BOX FEED A FAMILY PROGRAM |
| ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $374,052 | 2025 | HOUSING ALASKANS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALASKA COALITION ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS | JUNEAU, AK | $368,000 | 2025 | MAT-SU YOUTH SUPPORT SPECIALIST AND YAB SUPPORT |
| PALMER SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER INC (AKA MAT-SU SENIOR SERVICES) | PALMER, AK | $365,000 | 2025 | OPERATING COSTS FOR SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS AND |
| COMPASSIONATE DIRECTIONS | PALMER, AK | $355,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS |
| PALMER SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER INC DBA MAT-SU SENIOR SERVICES | PALMER, AK | $350,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR IN-HOME AGING SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| VALLEY TRANSIT | WASILLA, AK | $331,004 | 2025 | VALLEY TRANSIT MATCH FUNDS PROJECT |
| VALLEY CHARITIES INC | WASILLA, AK | $329,395 | 2025 | MAT-SU REENTRY AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LENDING PROJECTS |
| GREAT LAND TRUST INC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $300,000 | 2025 | SETTLERS BAY COASTAL PARK EXPANSION |
| BLOOD-N-FIRE MINISTRY OF ALASKA | WASILLA, AK | $290,846 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT FOR FOOD PANTRIES AND KNIK HOMELESS SHELTER |
| THE FORAKER GROUP | ANCHORAGE, AK | $282,500 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP TRANSITION |
| SUNSHINE STATION CHILD CARE CENTER | TALKEETNA, AK | $279,100 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS |
| VALLEY CHARITIES INC | WASILLA, AK | $277,813 | 2025 | VCI MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROGRAM; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM |
| HOPE COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $277,400 | 2025 | MAT-SU ASSISTED LIVING HOME RENOVATION AND INSTALLATION OF FIVE STANDBY GENERATORS PROJECT |
| WASILLA AREA SENIORS INC (WASI) | WASILLA, AK | $277,045 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAT-SU 2024 ARCTIC WINTER GAMES HOST SOCIETY | PALMER, AK | $275,000 | 2025 | MAT-SU 2024 ARCTIC WINTER GAMES PROJECT |
| VALLEY TRANSIT | WASILLA, AK | $270,000 | 2025 | VALLEY TRANSIT LOCAL MATCH FUNDS |
| VALLEY TRANSIT | WASILLA, AK | $270,000 | 2025 | VALLEY TRANSIT LOCAL MATCH FUNDS PROJECT |
| CHOOSING OUR ROOTS | ANCHORAGE, AK | $263,552 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR MAT-SU VALLEY HOST HOME EXPANSION PROJECT |
| VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | WASILLA, AK | $253,500 | 2025 | BRIDGEWAY HOUSING - PHASE II; WINTER ROSE I HOUSING PROJECT |
| MAT-SU COUNCIL ON AGING | PALMER, AK | $250,411 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS |
SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$2,976,241TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS
DAYBREAK INCORPORATED
$1,800,709NAVIGATION CENTER PROJECT SUPPORT
LINKS MAT-SU PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
$1,593,780FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS, STAFF, AND TRAINING
WASILLA AREA SENIORS INC (WASI)
$1,581,445ADULT DAY SERVICE START-UP AND OPERATING FUNDING; HOME-DELIVERED MEALS DURING COVID; SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND CASE MANAGEMENT; WASI LAND TRANSFER
ONWARD & UPWARD INC
$1,420,300ONWARD & UPWARDS 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN: ACHIEVING COMMUNITY IMPACT-AT-SCALE AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE; CONFRONTING THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN THE MAT-SU; ONWARD & UPWARDS 2022 CAPITAL ASSESSMENT PROJECT
SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
SUPPORT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS AND GENERAL SUPPORT
VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES INC
$1,295,500SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS
CCS EARLY LEARNING
$1,236,140SUPPORT FOR EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE PROJECTS
LINKS MAT-SU PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
$1,142,330TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS
VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
$1,046,500TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS
MAT-SU TRAILS AND PARKS FOUNDATION
$1,043,102SUPPORT FOR PARK, PLAYGROUND, AND TRAIL EXPANSIONS AND UPGRADES
SKEETAWK
$1,002,000SNOWMAKING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
BLOOD-N-FIRE MINISTRY OF ALASKA
$921,500TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS
SET FREE ALASKA INC MAT-SU
$914,722THERAPEUTIC CAMPUS EXPANSION CAPITAL PROJECT
MAT-SU FOOD BANK
$664,895THE MATSU FOOD BANK EXPANSION PROJECT
LINKS MAT-SU PARENT RESOURCE CENTER
$658,905LINKS COVID IT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRACT & SUPPORT; LINKS/HUMS OPERATING COSTS 2022; AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER 2022-23
SKEETAWK
$642,851CONTINUED BUILDING OF SKEETAWK SKI AREA FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MAT-SU RESIDENTS
RECOVER ALASKA
$600,000OPERATING SUPPORT
MAT-SU TRAILS & PARKS FOUNDATION
$562,555GENERAL SUPPORT
PACIFIC NW UNIV OF HEALTH SCIENCES
$552,228STUDENT STIPENDS FOR CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY
SUNSHINE STATION CHILDCARE CENTER
$534,125NEW DAYCARE BUILDING AND GRANT-WRITING SUPPORT
SUNSHINE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$507,956COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINES SUPPORT; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS SY 21-22; LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE TRANSFORMATION; FAMILIES IN CRISIS FUND; ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL WELLNESS EVENT; QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE RETENTION; HEALTHY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATION
$504,930SUPPORT FOR NURSING ASSISTANTS, RADIOLOGY TECHS, AND SONOGRAPHERS
PALMER FAMILY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
$500,000PALMER FAMILY PARK PROJECT
WASILLA AREA SENIORS INC (WASI)
$495,000NUTRITION SERVICES AND AGENCY OPERATING COSTS PROJECT
MAT-SU SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS INC (MSSCA)
$486,694MSSCA GENERAL SUPPORT; FORGIVENESS OF LOAN
ALASKAN AIDS ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION
$458,382MAT-SU FOUR A'S SYRINGE ACCESS PROGRAM M-FASAP; VACCINATION & TESTING PROMOTION AND ACCESS FOR TRANSIENT PEOPLE
TRUE NORTH RECOVERY INC
$451,111FUNDS TO UPDATE DAY 1 CENTER FIRE CODE AND MOBILE CRISIS TEAM SUPPORT
MAT-SU HEALTH SERVICES INC
$400,000CEO SUCCESSION PROJECT SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT
FRONTLINE MISSION
$378,750HIGH LEVEL LEADERSHIP SALARY; CAPSTONE CLINIC BRINGING HOPE RADIOTHON; GIVING FROM THE HEART THANKSGIVING DINNER & ADOPT-A-BOX FEED A FAMILY PROGRAM
ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$374,052HOUSING ALASKANS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, GENERAL SUPPORT
ALASKA COALITION ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
$368,000MAT-SU YOUTH SUPPORT SPECIALIST AND YAB SUPPORT
PALMER SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER INC (AKA MAT-SU SENIOR SERVICES)
$365,000OPERATING COSTS FOR SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS AND
COMPASSIONATE DIRECTIONS
$355,000TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS
PALMER SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER INC DBA MAT-SU SENIOR SERVICES
$350,000SUPPORT FOR IN-HOME AGING SUPPORT PROGRAMS
VALLEY TRANSIT
$331,004VALLEY TRANSIT MATCH FUNDS PROJECT
VALLEY CHARITIES INC
$329,395MAT-SU REENTRY AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LENDING PROJECTS
GREAT LAND TRUST INC
$300,000SETTLERS BAY COASTAL PARK EXPANSION
BLOOD-N-FIRE MINISTRY OF ALASKA
$290,846OPERATING SUPPORT FOR FOOD PANTRIES AND KNIK HOMELESS SHELTER
THE FORAKER GROUP
$282,500LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
SUNSHINE STATION CHILD CARE CENTER
$279,100TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE PROJECTS
VALLEY CHARITIES INC
$277,813VCI MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROGRAM; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LENDING PROGRAM
HOPE COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC
$277,400MAT-SU ASSISTED LIVING HOME RENOVATION AND INSTALLATION OF FIVE STANDBY GENERATORS PROJECT
WASILLA AREA SENIORS INC (WASI)
$277,045GENERAL SUPPORT
MAT-SU 2024 ARCTIC WINTER GAMES HOST SOCIETY
$275,000MAT-SU 2024 ARCTIC WINTER GAMES PROJECT
VALLEY TRANSIT
$270,000VALLEY TRANSIT LOCAL MATCH FUNDS
VALLEY TRANSIT
$270,000VALLEY TRANSIT LOCAL MATCH FUNDS PROJECT
CHOOSING OUR ROOTS
$263,552SUPPORT FOR MAT-SU VALLEY HOST HOME EXPANSION PROJECT
VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
$253,500BRIDGEWAY HOUSING - PHASE II; WINTER ROSE I HOUSING PROJECT
MAT-SU COUNCIL ON AGING
$250,411SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS