Annual Letters | Rasmuson Foundation

2025 Annual Letter

Each year, we share our annual letter as a reflection on the people, places, and projects that shape our work across Alaska.

2024 Annual Letter

Each year, we share our annual letter as a reflection on the people, places, and projects that shape our work across Alaska.

2023 Annual Letter to Alaska

It’s Alaska State Fair season, which always carries its own traditions for everyone. For me, it’s Alaska-sized vegetables and the taste of dipped corn. For...

2022 Annual Letter

We have so much gratitude for the grantees and partners doing the hard work, from providing healthy meals to building affordable housing. We appreciate you.

2021 Annual Letter

Our late Chairman Emeritus Ed Rasmuson wanted nonprofits to know “we’ve got your back.” As we transition to new leadership, those words hold true.

2020 Annual Letter

This last year forced change on all of us. Will Alaskans ever be the same? Let’s hope not.

2019 Annual Letter

At Rasmuson Foundation, one question weaves through the work: What would Elmer do?

2018 Annual Letter

Rasmuson Foundation's board room features a big round table, a shape chosen for good reason.

2017 Annual Letter

It is clear that if we stick to what we believe, if we stay true to who we are, we will continue on a path to success, as a family and a Foundation.

2016 Annual Letter

Alaska’s fiscal future remains uncertain, but Rasmuson Foundation will continue to celebrate Alaska’s achievements and serve as a catalyst for change.

2015 Annual Letter

Last year the Foundation made its largest grant ever and launched an unprecedented public education campaign.

2014 Annual Letter

Just as consistently as we seek to foster change, Rasmuson Foundation is also subject to it.

2013 Annual Letter

We can, by voluntarily working together, relieve suffering by sharing our assets.

2012 Annual Letter

Rasmuson Foundation marked a significant milestone in 2012 when it crossed the threshold of $200 million in social investments.

2011 Annual Letter

Our ability to continue and strengthen our commitment to Alaska relies on well-managed resources.

2010 Annual Letter

We believe the future success of Alaska's nonprofits rests on our collective ability to build both philanthropic and nonprofit capacity.

2009 Annual Letter

Most Alaskans, myself included, had never experienced an economic catastrophe of the magnitude that peaked in March 2009.

2008 Annual Letter

As we reflect on a year defined by tectonic economic upheaval, we also reflect on a year supported by smart planning and cooperation.

2007 Annual Letter

We believe a community that invests in itself is a healthy community; this simple tenet informs much of what we work to accomplish through our philanthropy.

2006 Annual Letter

Over the past five years, as our work has grown beyond historical capital projects, we've come to understand the complex nature of community issues.

2005 Annual Letter

When my grandmother Jenny, and my father Elmer, began the Foundation through a declaration of trust 50 years ago in 1955, they did so with purpose.

2004 Annual Letter

While many believe that foundations like ours power modern philanthropy, my father Elmer felt strongly that individuals hold the key to improving society.

2003 Annual Letter

A message from Ed Rasmuson: On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to present Rasmuson Foundation's first annual letter to Alaskans.