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    Norton Sound Economic Development

    ActiveCommunity Improvement
    Anchorage, AKWebsite9072742248

    About Norton Sound Economic Development

    NSEDC participates in the Bering Sea Fisheries to provide economic development to our member communities through education, employment, training and financial assistance while protecting subsistence resources.

    Focus Areas

    Fisheries and fisheries researchEconomic development for Norton Sound/Bering Strait communitiesCommunity benefits and municipal grantsEducation, employment and workforce trainingEnergy projects and community energy fundInfrastructure (water, sewer, large infrastructure)Small business and loan programsSeafood processing (Norton Sound Seafood Products)

    Who They Fund

    community members/local communitiesunspecified recipients

    Funding Style

    About Norton Sound Economic Development

    Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation’s grantmaking is built around a regional benefit-share model: it sends funds to member communities in the Bering Strait and Norton Sound area, with municipal governments and local entities appearing repeatedly in the recent grants list. The largest recent awards reach into the high six figures, including $899,968 to the City of Nome and $873,511 to the City of St Michael, both listed under community benefit share and discretionary grants. That pattern matches the organization’s stated role in providing economic development for member communities through education, employment, training, and financial assistance while protecting subsistence resources. The foundation’s grant records also show support for civic systems and local institutions. In 2024 it awarded $520,000 to Norton Sound Health Corp in Nome, and $476,095 to Nome Joint Utilities in Nome, indicating that health and utility entities sit alongside city governments in its funding mix. Bering Strait School District appears as well, with grants in Unalakleet in both 2023 and 2024. Across the recent list, awards are concentrated in Alaska communities tied to the corporation’s membership base, and the mix includes both annual community distributions and discretionary grants.

    What Norton Sound Economic Development Funds

    Community benefit funding is a defining part of this foundation’s work. In 2025 it gave $669,585 to Native Village of Savoonga as a discretionary grant, and it made additional community benefit share awards to municipal governments such as the City of Gambell, the City of Teller, and the City of Unalakleet. Education and youth-related support also appears in the record. The Bering Strait School District in Unalakleet received $469,226 in 2024 and $307,751 in 2025, showing repeated support for a core regional education provider. The foundation also backs health and infrastructure-related purposes. Norton Sound Health Corp in Nome received $520,000 in 2024, while Nome Joint Utilities in Nome received $476,095 in 2024 and $256,140 in 2025. Those awards sit alongside the corporation’s stated focus on water, sewer, energy, and other community infrastructure.

    How Norton Sound Economic Development Gives

    Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range, with p25 at $19,832, median at $77,076, and p75 at $250,504. The recent list also shows much larger community distributions for member communities, especially through community benefit share and discretionary grants. Giving is recurring: the same recipients appear across multiple years, including several cities and local institutions. The foundation operates as a regional development corporation rather than a private family foundation, and it uses both open programs and community-level distributions. Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including scholarships, community employment, community-based training, water and sewer, energy, and large infrastructure funds.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $6.3M

    Total Assets

    $400.6M

    Total Revenue

    $27.5M

    Total Expenses

    $35.1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $20K and $251K, with a median of $77K.

    25th Percentile

    $20K

    Median

    $77K

    75th Percentile

    $251K

    Geographic Reach

    Local2 states funded

    About 99% of grants go to recipients in AK.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Leadership

    Janis Ivanoff

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    Where Norton Sound Economic Development Makes Grants

    Giving is overwhelmingly local: 99% of grants go to recipients in Alaska, and the top state by grant count is Alaska. Recent awards are spread across Bering Strait and Norton Sound communities, with Nome, St Michael, Gambell, Unalakleet, Stebbins, Teller, Elim, Savoonga, Golovin, Shaktoolik, Koyuk, and Shishmaref appearing in the record. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 136 grants in the United States.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Norton Sound Economic Development

    What kinds of organizations does Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation fund?

    Its recent grants go mainly to member communities and local institutions in the Norton Sound and Bering Strait region, including city governments, a school district, a health corporation, and utility providers. The organization’s stated focus areas also include fisheries, economic development, education and workforce training, energy, infrastructure, and small business and loan programs.

    Does Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation fund only one-off grants?

    No. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including several city governments and the Bering Strait School District. That pattern sits alongside annual community distributions and discretionary grants.

    How large are typical grants?

    The typical grant size is $19,832 at the 25th percentile, $77,076 at the median, and $250,504 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger community-level grants in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    Which areas of work appear most often in the grant programs?

    Active programs cover scholarships and loan repayment, community employment, community-based training, large infrastructure, community energy, water and sewer, and substance abuse prevention. The organization also lists community benefit share as a recurring funding mechanism for member communities.

    Can applicants submit unsolicited requests?

    Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including the scholarships and education awards, community employment, community-based training, large infrastructure, community energy fund, and water and sewer fund. Community Benefit Share and Substance Abuse Prevention are marked as not accepting unsolicited requests.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    Native Village of SavoongaSavoonga, AK$669,5852025Discretionary Grants
    City of TellerTeller, AK$513,0662025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of StebbinsStebbins, AK$454,5002025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of GolovinGolovin, AK$356,4802025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of ElimElim, AK$353,7182025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of St MichaelSt Michael, AK$346,8122025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of KoyukKoyuk, AK$317,2652025Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of GambellGambell, AK$311,6322025Discretionary Grants
    Bering Strait School DistrictUnalakleet, AK$307,7512025Discretionary Grants
    City of UnalakleetUnalakleet, AK$264,9262025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    Nome Joint UtilitiesNome, AK$256,1402025Discretionary Grants
    City of GambellGambell, AK$231,6992025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of White MountainWhite Mountain, AK$209,6212025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of ShaktoolikShaktoolik, AK$184,9122025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of WalesWales, AK$173,9742025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of KoyukKoyuk, AK$164,7622025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of NomeNome, AK$161,7312025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of Brevig MissionBrevig Mission, AK$155,0002025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of SavoongaSavoonga, AK$154,0002025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of DiomedeLittle Diomede, AK$150,0002025Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    Kawerak IncNome, AK$77,4892025Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of WalesWales, AK$69,3872025Discretionary Grants
    Nome Public SchoolsNome, AK$67,4552025Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of Brevig MissBrevig Mission, AK$63,2372025Discretionary Grants
    Stebbins Community AssocStebbins, AK$37,2882025Discretionary Grants
    Nome Emergency Shelter TeamNome, AK$30,0002025Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of St MichaelSt Michael, AK$24,8612025Discretionary Grants
    Bering Sea Womens GroupNome, AK$20,0002025Discretionary Grants
    Norton Sound Health CorpNome, AK$20,0002025Discretionary Grants
    Nudlaghi Leadership InstituteAnchorage, AK$17,5002025Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of ElimElim, AK$14,0952025Discretionary Grants
    Nome Community CenterNome, AK$13,0002025Discretionary Grants
    Teller Traditional CouncilTeller, AK$13,0002025Discretionary Grants
    Boy & Girls Clubs of SC AKAnchorage, AK$12,0802025Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of ShaktoolikShaktoolik, AK$11,5002025Discretionary Grants
    Bering Sea VFW Post 9569Nome, AK$10,0002025Discretionary Grants
    Elim Covenant ChurchElim, AK$9,9992025Discretionary Grants
    Wales Native CorporationWales, AK$9,9992025Discretionary Grants
    SeaShareBainbridge Isl, WA$8,9792025Discretionary Grants
    Northern Bering Sea RegionalAnchorage, AK$8,4682025Discretionary Grants
    PAWS of NomeNome, AK$8,3942025Discretionary Grants
    Marys Igloo Trad CouncilTeller, AK$8,2502025Discretionary Grants
    Tundra Health InitiativeNome, AK$7,1192025Discretionary Grants
    Native Village of UnalakleetUnalakleet, AK$6,0002025Discretionary Grants
    Savoonga Prebyterian ChurchAnchorage, AK$5,9092025Discretionary Grants
    Project Hope For Our FutureSavoonga, AK$5,2362025Discretionary Grants
    City of GambellGambell, AK$770,0992024Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    City of UnalakleetUnalakleet, AK$589,7262024Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants
    Norton Sound Health CorpNome, AK$520,0002024Discretionary Grants
    Nome Joint UtilitiesNome, AK$476,0952024Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Savoonga

    $669,585
    Savoonga, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    City of Teller

    $513,066
    Teller, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Stebbins

    $454,500
    Stebbins, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Golovin

    $356,480
    Golovin, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Elim

    $353,718
    Elim, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of St Michael

    $346,812
    St Michael, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Koyuk

    $317,265
    Koyuk, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Gambell

    $311,632
    Gambell, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Bering Strait School District

    $307,751
    Unalakleet, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    City of Unalakleet

    $264,926
    Unalakleet, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    Nome Joint Utilities

    $256,140
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    City of Gambell

    $231,699
    Gambell, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of White Mountain

    $209,621
    White Mountain, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Shaktoolik

    $184,912
    Shaktoolik, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Wales

    $173,974
    Wales, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Koyuk

    $164,762
    Koyuk, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Nome

    $161,731
    Nome, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Brevig Mission

    $155,000
    Brevig Mission, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Savoonga

    $154,000
    Savoonga, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Diomede

    $150,000
    Little Diomede, AK2025

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    Kawerak Inc

    $77,489
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Wales

    $69,387
    Wales, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Nome Public Schools

    $67,455
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Brevig Miss

    $63,237
    Brevig Mission, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Stebbins Community Assoc

    $37,288
    Stebbins, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Nome Emergency Shelter Team

    $30,000
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of St Michael

    $24,861
    St Michael, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Bering Sea Womens Group

    $20,000
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Norton Sound Health Corp

    $20,000
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Nudlaghi Leadership Institute

    $17,500
    Anchorage, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Elim

    $14,095
    Elim, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Nome Community Center

    $13,000
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Teller Traditional Council

    $13,000
    Teller, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Boy & Girls Clubs of SC AK

    $12,080
    Anchorage, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Shaktoolik

    $11,500
    Shaktoolik, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Bering Sea VFW Post 9569

    $10,000
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Elim Covenant Church

    $9,999
    Elim, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Wales Native Corporation

    $9,999
    Wales, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    SeaShare

    $8,979
    Bainbridge Isl, WA2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Northern Bering Sea Regional

    $8,468
    Anchorage, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    PAWS of Nome

    $8,394
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Marys Igloo Trad Council

    $8,250
    Teller, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Tundra Health Initiative

    $7,119
    Nome, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Native Village of Unalakleet

    $6,000
    Unalakleet, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Savoonga Prebyterian Church

    $5,909
    Anchorage, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    Project Hope For Our Future

    $5,236
    Savoonga, AK2025

    Discretionary Grants

    City of Gambell

    $770,099
    Gambell, AK2024

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    City of Unalakleet

    $589,726
    Unalakleet, AK2024

    Comm Ben Share/Discretionary Grants

    Norton Sound Health Corp

    $520,000
    Nome, AK2024

    Discretionary Grants

    Nome Joint Utilities

    $476,095
    Nome, AK2024

    Discretionary Grants

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Norton Sound Economic Development that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowCloses Aug 15, 2026Award: $0 – $1M

    Water & Sewer Fund (WSF)

    water and sewer infrastructurepublic healthemergency infrastructure repair+1 more

    Who can apply: Applications are accepted from NSEDC member communities; emergency requests are reviewed by NSEDC’s Executive Committee with input from the affected community representative.

    Deadline: Applications must be received by February 15, May 15, August 15, or November 15 for consideration at the subsequent quarterly meeting.

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