Providence Alaska Foundation
ActivePublic CharityHealth Care
About Providence Alaska Foundation
As expressions of God’s healing love, witnessed through the ministry of Jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. Advancing exceptional care to ease every health journey and creating health for a better Alaska.
Focus Areas
Access to care in rural/remote communitiesBehavioral and mental healthPediatrics/Children's healthPatient support and financial assistanceSenior services and supportive housingCommunity health and partnerships
Who They Fund
healthcare students / aspiring health professionalsuniversity-managed scholarship programs (e.g., UA)participants in Parrish Healthcare workforce pipeline
Funding Style
operational support
About Providence Alaska Foundation
Providence Alaska Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a very large operational grant to Providence Health & Services - Washington, alongside smaller but repeated support for the University of Alaska Foundation. That combination shows a funder that backs core institutional capacity and also invests in workforce-linked scholarship support. Across the latest grants on file, its giving reaches both health system operations and Alaska-based education programs tied to health professions. The foundation’s stated priorities emphasize care for people who are poor and vulnerable, with a focus on access to care in rural and remote communities, behavioral and mental health, pediatrics and children’s health, patient support, senior services, and community health partnerships. Its active programs point to a broad health mission that includes telehealth, clinical excellence, whole-person care, and community partnerships. The pattern is not limited to one service line: the foundation supports hospital operations, scholarship administration, and programmatic work that helps patients and communities move through the health system with more support. That mix makes it a health-system-centered funder with clear interest in both direct care and the infrastructure behind care delivery.
What Providence Alaska Foundation Funds
In rural health access, Providence Alaska Foundation funds programs that support critical access hospitals, telehealth, electronic patient monitoring, and facility improvements across Alaska. Its community-health priorities also include community health worker programs and other local initiatives that build healthier communities statewide. Behavioral health appears as a separate line of support, including in-school behavioral health services and adolescent behavioral health programs. On the children’s side, the foundation supports The Children’s Hospital at Providence and programs that help Alaska’s children reach their healthiest potential through clinical care, family supports, and pediatric services. The active program structure also shows interest in whole-person care, including spiritual care, healing environments, and senior wellness.
How Providence Alaska Foundation Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is highly skewed: p25 is $5,670, the median is $2,887,230, and p75 is $5,818,759. The recent record also shows a very large upper-end operating grant, while smaller awards appear in scholarship administration and operational support. Grants recur across years, with Providence Health & Services - Washington appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the University of Alaska Foundation appearing in each of those same years. The funder is a public charity, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. One of its active grant programs, Community Partnership Grants, accepts unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.3M
Total Assets
$60.5M
Total Revenue
$17.4M
Total Expenses
$16M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $6K and $5.8M, with a median of $2.9M.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$2.9M
75th Percentile
$5.8M
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 50% of grants go to recipients in AK.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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