For Immediate Release
Contact: Cassandra Stalzer, 907-334-0520

Anchorage, AK – In the third quarter of 2015, Rasmuson Foundation made 43 Tier 1 awards for a total of $826,634. An alphabetized list of awards is attached. Past awards are also searchable online here.

The Tier 1 program is a cornerstone of Rasmuson Foundation’s grantmaking and provides grants up to $25,000 for capital projects, technology upgrades, capacity building, program expansion, and creative works. Applications are accepted year-round. Examples of Tier 1 grants made July through September include:

• Athabascan Fiddlers Association will purchase studio and production equipment for KRFF in Fairbanks.
• Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies will update its outdoor learning spaces in Homer.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska and Washington
will purchase office equipment in Anchorage.
• National Parks Conservation Association will make improvements to Caribou Creek Trail in Wrangell.
• Raven Radio Foundation will make repairs to its radio tower in Sitka.
• Safe and Fear-Free Environment will upgrade the septic system at its domestic violence shelter in Dillingham.
• Saint Herman Orthodox Church in King Cove will build a bell tower to preserve historic copper bells.
• Southeast Alaska Friends of Montessori will purchase furniture and equipment for the Children’s House in Juneau.
• Threshold Services in Kodiak will resurface the floor at its recycling center.
• Togiak Public Library and Cultural Center will purchase materials, equipment and consulting services.
• United Way of Matanuska-Susitna Borough will purchase Toyo stoves.

A full list of awards is attached.

About the Foundation

The Rasmuson Foundation was created in May 1955 by Jenny Rasmuson to honor her late husband E.A. Rasmuson. The Foundation is a catalyst to promote a better life for all Alaskans.
3rd qtr 2015 tier 1 awards