Rasmuson Foundation concentrates major gifts in Alaska-focused community infrastructure and cultural institutions. Its recent grants show heavy support for local philanthropy through the Alaska Community Foundation, capital projects for Alaska Native cultural organizations, and place-based social services such as permanent supportive housing in Anchorage. The foundation favors large, strategic capital and endowment grants that build long-term community capacity and cultural preservation.
Rasmuson Foundation’s recent grantmaking is defined by large, place-based investments in Alaska’s civic infrastructure, culture, and community services. A recurring anchor is The Alaska Community Foundation, which received support for the Rasmuson Foundation Fund, affiliate program support, and multiple statewide initiatives tied to camp organizations and philanthropy infrastructure. The foundation also backs major facilities and endowments for Alaska Native and arts institutions, including the Alaska Native Heritage Center’s building renovation and exhibit expansion, the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation’s museum expansion and renovation, and the National Museum of the American Indian’s theatre endowment. Its portfolio shows a strong preference for projects that create lasting capacity rather than short-term program boosts. In Anchorage, that includes permanent supportive housing, a homeless shelter, a homelessness navigation center, and shelter renovation and expansion. Elsewhere in Alaska, the foundation has supported a food business incubator facility, a vacant and blighted housing project in Fairbanks, and youth-centered capital work in Ketchikan. The pattern is consistent with a funder using substantial grants to shape institutions, facilities, and long-term service systems across the state.
In housing and homelessness work, Rasmuson Foundation gave $2,000,000 to Providence Health & Services Washington for Providence Alaska House, a permanent supportive housing project in Anchorage, and $900,000 to Catholic Social Services for a homelessness navigation center in Anchorage. It also supported Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services with $1,000,000 for a vacant and blighted housing project in Fairbanks. In arts and cultural infrastructure, the foundation awarded $1,500,000 to Alaska Native Heritage Center for building renovation and exhibit expansion in Anchorage and $750,000 to Sealaska Heritage Institute for arts campus construction in Juneau. Cultural capital work also extended to the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation for museum expansion and renovation in Kodiak. The foundation also supports Alaska Native education and workforce-oriented institutions. It gave $1,000,000 to The Alaska Community Foundation for the Nudlghi Leadership Institute Fund and $1,000,000 to Anchorage Community Land Trust for a food business incubator facility.
$19.8M
$845.4M
$69.3M
$35.4M
Most grants fall between $870 and $20K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$870
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 90% of grants go to recipients in AK.
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Highly concentrated, a small number of large grants focused on capital projects and endowments; repeat major funding to the Alaska Community Foundation alongside targeted one-off multimillion-dollar commitments to cultural and social-service infrastructure.
Notable grantees: The Alaska Community Foundation, Providence Health & Services (Providence Alaska House supportive housing), Alaska Native Heritage Center, National Museum of the American Indian
Rasmuson Foundation’s typical grant size is $870 at the 25th percentile, $7,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile, but its recent grants show many seven-figure awards. The pattern is not limited to one-time support: The Alaska Community Foundation, The Foraker Group, and Alaska State Council on the Arts each appear across multiple years, indicating recurring relationships. The foundation is a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and also funds individuals. Its recent awards lean toward operating support, endowments, regranting, and capital projects rather than short application-style microgrants.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Alaska, with 90% of grants to recipients in AK. Anchorage appears most often, including grants to local housing, arts, social service, and intermediary organizations. Other Alaska locations in the recent record include Juneau, Kodiak, Fairbanks, Kenai, Wasilla, Ketchikan, and Tok. Outside Alaska, the recent grants list includes one recipient in Washington and one in Washington, DC.
The recent record shows a focus on Alaska community infrastructure, including permanent supportive housing, homeless services, Alaska Native cultural facilities, endowments, and statewide nonprofit support. Specific examples include housing projects in Anchorage and Fairbanks, museum and theatre capital work, and regranting through Alaska-based intermediaries.
Yes. Recent grants include $1,500,000 to Alaska Native Heritage Center for building renovation and exhibit expansion in Anchorage, $1,000,200 and $800,000 to Alutiiq Heritage Foundation for museum expansion and renovation in Kodiak, and $750,000 to Sealaska Heritage Institute for arts campus construction in Juneau.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $870 at the 25th percentile, $7,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. At the same time, recent awards include multiple grants of $1,000,000 or more, showing a mix of smaller grants and large strategic investments.
Very local. The geographic scope is local, and 90% of grants go to recipients in Alaska. Anchorage is the most common recipient city, with additional grants reaching Juneau, Kodiak, Fairbanks, Kenai, Wasilla, Ketchikan, and Tok.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support for several recipients across multiple years, including The Alaska Community Foundation, The Foraker Group, and Alaska State Council on the Arts. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Rasmuson Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Alaska-based organizations; see program page for details and application instructions.
Deadline: Varies by funding cycle; Foundation posts when grants are open.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $1,000,000 | 2025 | AFFILIATE PROGRAM |
| ANCHORAGE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST | ANCHORAGE, AK | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR FACILITY |
| THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CAMP ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE |
| FAIRBANKS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES | FAIRBANKS, AK | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FAIRBANKS VACANT/BLIGHTED HOUSING PROJECT |
| ALASKA STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS | ANCHORAGE, AK | $750,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT REGRANTING AND FLEXIBLE FUND DEPLOYMENT |
| RESIDENTIAL YOUTH CARE INC | KETCHIKAN, AK | $600,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER IN KETCHIKAN |
| THE FORAKER GROUP | ANCHORAGE, AK | $600,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $500,000 | 2025 | ANSEP ACCELERATION ACADEMY 10-YEAR PROGRAM |
| JUNEAU HOUSING FIRST COLLABORATIVE | JUNEAU, AK | $500,000 | 2025 | FORGET-ME-NOT MANOR: PHASE 3 |
| CITY OF SOLDOTNA | SOLDOTNA, AK | $450,000 | 2025 | SOLDOTNA FIELD HOUSE |
| MUSEUMS ALASKA INC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $448,350 | 2025 | ART ACQUISITION AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT FUND FOR ALASKA MUSEUMS |
| RAVEN RADIO KCAW COASTALASKA | SITKA, AK | $400,000 | 2025 | RADIO TRANSLATOR UPGRADE |
| ALASKA TRAILS | ANCHORAGE, AK | $375,200 | 2025 | ALASKA LONG TRAIL |
| ALASKA COALITION ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS | JUNEAU, AK | $360,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING AN INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM |
| GIRDWOOD INC | GIRDWOOD, AK | $350,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDCARE FACILITY |
| ANCHORAGE COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS | ANCHORAGE, AK | $350,000 | 2025 | INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE TEAM |
| RECOVER ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $300,000 | 2025 | THREE-YEAR OPERATIONAL GRANT |
| ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $285,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT |
| US DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL INITIATIVE |
| THE GREAT LAND TRUST | ANCHORAGE, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | POTTER MARSH WATERSHED PARK |
| CITY OF BETHEL | BETHEL, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL FACILITY |
| THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | NONPROFIT RETROFIT FUND |
| SULTANA NEW VENTURES LLC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | UAA SOCIAL WORK EXPANSION PROJECT |
| RURAL ALASKA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RENOVATIONS |
| MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE GIRDWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION | GIRDWOOD, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTION OF THE WINNER CREEK SUSPENSION BRIDGE |
| HOPE COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | HOUSING RENOVATIONS |
| THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONS |
| NORTH STAR COUNCIL ON AGING (FAIRBANKS SENIOR CENTER) | FAIRBANKS, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | SENIOR CENTER RENOVATIONS |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $250,000 | 2025 | FACILITY UPGRADES |
| TRUE NORTH RECOVERY INC | WASILLA, AK | $247,500 | 2025 | KETCHIKAN TREATMENT SERVICES RENOVATION |
| INTERIOR REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY | FAIRBANKS, AK | $200,000 | 2025 | TANACROSS WASHETERIA |
| FOR THE KIDS FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $181,000 | 2025 | VEHICLES FOR DONATION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS IN ANCHORAGE |
| DENALI FAMILY SERVICES | ANCHORAGE, AK | $155,740 | 2025 | FACILITY UPGRADES |
| VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | WASILLA, AK | $150,000 | 2025 | WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS IN WASILLA |
| LOUDEN TRIBE (GALENA VILLAGE) | GALENA, AK | $130,000 | 2025 | SWIMMING POOL AND ACTIVITY CENTER UPGRADES |
| KENAI PENINSULA HOUSING INITIATIVES | HOMER, AK | $120,000 | 2025 | SENIOR HOUSING |
| THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $111,000 | 2025 | HOUSING ALASKANS: A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP |
| IN OUR BACKYARD INC | ANCHORAGE, AK | $101,000 | 2025 | PREFABRICATED HOMES |
| FAIRBANKS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES | FAIRBANKS, AK | $100,000 | 2025 | HOUSING POLICY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT |
| CHRISTIAN HEALTH ASSOCIATES | ANCHORAGE, AK | $100,000 | 2025 | ANCHORAGE PROJECT ACCESS AND CORNERSTONE RECOVERY |
| PROVIDENCE ALASKA FOUNDATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $100,000 | 2025 | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC MODEL IN ANCHORAGE AND KODIAK |
| KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION | ANCHORAGE, AK | $100,000 | 2025 | DIGITAL BROADCAST UPGRADES AND STUDIO IMPROVEMENTS |
| ALASKA LIBRARY NETWORK | ANCHORAGE, AK | $83,000 | 2025 | DIGITIZATION OF ALASKA HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS |
| ALASKA TRAILS | ANCHORAGE, AK | $81,200 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERIOR ALASKA CENTER FOR NON-VIOLENT LIVING | FAIRBANKS, AK | $76,600 | 2025 | FACILITY RENOVATIONS |
| VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $75,000 | 2025 | INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM |
| COVENANT HOUSE ALASKA | ANCHORAGE, AK | $75,000 | 2025 | INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM |
| PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE | CORDOVA, AK | $50,000 | 2025 | SABBATICAL AWARD |
| ASA'CARSARMIUT TRIBE | MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, AK | $50,000 | 2025 | SABBATICAL FOR CATHERINE MOSES |
| UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY | DILLINGHAM, AK | $50,000 | 2025 | SABBATICAL AWARD |
THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,000,000AFFILIATE PROGRAM
ANCHORAGE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
$1,000,000FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR FACILITY
THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,000,000SUPPORT CAMP ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE
FAIRBANKS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES
$1,000,000FAIRBANKS VACANT/BLIGHTED HOUSING PROJECT
ALASKA STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
$750,000SUPPORT REGRANTING AND FLEXIBLE FUND DEPLOYMENT
RESIDENTIAL YOUTH CARE INC
$600,000COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER IN KETCHIKAN
THE FORAKER GROUP
$600,000SUSTAINING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATION
$500,000ANSEP ACCELERATION ACADEMY 10-YEAR PROGRAM
JUNEAU HOUSING FIRST COLLABORATIVE
$500,000FORGET-ME-NOT MANOR: PHASE 3
CITY OF SOLDOTNA
$450,000SOLDOTNA FIELD HOUSE
MUSEUMS ALASKA INC
$448,350ART ACQUISITION AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT FUND FOR ALASKA MUSEUMS
RAVEN RADIO KCAW COASTALASKA
$400,000RADIO TRANSLATOR UPGRADE
ALASKA TRAILS
$375,200ALASKA LONG TRAIL
ALASKA COALITION ON HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS
$360,000SUPPORTING AN INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM
GIRDWOOD INC
$350,000CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDCARE FACILITY
ANCHORAGE COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS
$350,000INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE TEAM
RECOVER ALASKA
$300,000THREE-YEAR OPERATIONAL GRANT
ANCHORAGE PARK FOUNDATION
$285,000COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT
US DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
$250,000FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL INITIATIVE
THE GREAT LAND TRUST
$250,000POTTER MARSH WATERSHED PARK
CITY OF BETHEL
$250,000ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL FACILITY
THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$250,000NONPROFIT RETROFIT FUND
SULTANA NEW VENTURES LLC
$250,000UAA SOCIAL WORK EXPANSION PROJECT
RURAL ALASKA COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM INC
$250,000PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RENOVATIONS
MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE GIRDWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION
$250,000CONSTRUCTION OF THE WINNER CREEK SUSPENSION BRIDGE
HOPE COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC
$250,000HOUSING RENOVATIONS
THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$250,000STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH STAR COUNCIL ON AGING (FAIRBANKS SENIOR CENTER)
$250,000SENIOR CENTER RENOVATIONS
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA ALASKA
$250,000FACILITY UPGRADES
TRUE NORTH RECOVERY INC
$247,500KETCHIKAN TREATMENT SERVICES RENOVATION
INTERIOR REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
$200,000TANACROSS WASHETERIA
FOR THE KIDS FOUNDATION
$181,000VEHICLES FOR DONATION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS IN ANCHORAGE
DENALI FAMILY SERVICES
$155,740FACILITY UPGRADES
VALLEY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
$150,000WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS IN WASILLA
LOUDEN TRIBE (GALENA VILLAGE)
$130,000SWIMMING POOL AND ACTIVITY CENTER UPGRADES
KENAI PENINSULA HOUSING INITIATIVES
$120,000SENIOR HOUSING
THE ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$111,000HOUSING ALASKANS: A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
IN OUR BACKYARD INC
$101,000PREFABRICATED HOMES
FAIRBANKS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES
$100,000HOUSING POLICY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CHRISTIAN HEALTH ASSOCIATES
$100,000ANCHORAGE PROJECT ACCESS AND CORNERSTONE RECOVERY
PROVIDENCE ALASKA FOUNDATION
$100,000BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC MODEL IN ANCHORAGE AND KODIAK
KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION
$100,000DIGITAL BROADCAST UPGRADES AND STUDIO IMPROVEMENTS
ALASKA LIBRARY NETWORK
$83,000DIGITIZATION OF ALASKA HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
ALASKA TRAILS
$81,200GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERIOR ALASKA CENTER FOR NON-VIOLENT LIVING
$76,600FACILITY RENOVATIONS
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA ALASKA
$75,000INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM
COVENANT HOUSE ALASKA
$75,000INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
$50,000SABBATICAL AWARD
ASA'CARSARMIUT TRIBE
$50,000SABBATICAL FOR CATHERINE MOSES
UNITED TRIBES OF BRISTOL BAY
$50,000SABBATICAL AWARD