Foundation announces 2023 Individual Artist Awardees
Meet the 2023 Individual Artist Award recipients. The Foundation is marking the 20-year milestone of grants that go directly to artists, makers and culture...
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Our Annual Letter to Alaska
“I challenge each of us to stop by an Alaska nonprofit we drive or walk past every day and thank the team delivering services to our communities. You will...
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We miss them already
Two longtime programmatic leads will be departing Rasmuson Foundation in September.
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An announcement on grantmaking
Our 2023-24 grantmaking is being adjusted in several ways.
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Through housing, new hope for those experiencing homelessness
Never before in Anchorage have so many units of low-income housing been brought online in a single year.
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A youth center, a food incubator and more: 25 projects receive support
Aspiring entrepreneurs in Anchorage will gain a place to grow food businesses. A Southeast community will gain community gathering space. A youth-led...
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Tribal and nonprofit leaders: Apply for 2024 Sabbatical Award
Leaders of Alaska nonprofit organizations and tribes are invited to apply for a 2024 Sabbatical Award. The program provides leaders with time away to rest,...
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Welcome home, Gretchen
Gretchen Guess, our new President and CEO, just belongs here. And soon, she will be connecting or reconnecting with many of you.
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Join us Friday for discussion on Black in Alaska project
Conversations with Alaska Black leaders have noted a need for more positive and multi-dimensional portrayals. One result: the Black in Alaska storytelling...
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Foundation’s new CEO coming home to Alaska
Meet our new CEO! She's got a background in public service, extensive experience in health care — and deep roots in Alaska.
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With new awards, Foundation giving will top $500 million
Learn about the Foundation's most recent commitments to Alaska organizations and projects.
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Meet the six Alaskans receiving 2023 Sabbatical Awards
Six Alaska nonprofit leaders will get a chance to refresh, reset and renew in 2023 through a Sabbatical Award. They all demonstrated a strong track record of...
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Help us select 2023 Distinguished Artist
Do you know an outstanding Alaska creative individual? Help us find the 20th Distinguished Artist! Rasmuson Foundation offers one $40,000 award annually to an...
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Rasmuson Foundation welcomes five new staff
Rasmuson Foundation’s newest positions, director of external affairs and director of people and culture, are held by Alaskans who bring vast experience in the...
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Bringing broadband to all Alaskans
If we get this right, thousands of Alaskans will be able to join the digital world.
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Foundation announces 2022 Individual Artist Awardees
One artist will work on her technique sewing sea otter fur. Another will make an interactive virtual reality film to include experiences of temperature and...
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Kittleman & Associates will lead the search for Rasmuson Foundation's new president and CEO. The national firm focuses exclusively on nonprofit CEO searches.
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Board approves Alaska projects totaling $9 million
New housing for those most in need is being developed across Alaska. Learn about Rasmuson Foundation board support for housing in Bethel, Fairbanks, Nome and...
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Setback will stall — not end — efforts to help people go from homeless to housed
A public-private partnership to move people from homeless to housed in Anchorage was showing such promise. Now it has experienced a serious setback.
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And the 2022 Distinguished Artist is …
Rasmuson Foundation has named documentary photographer James H. Barker of Fairbanks the 2022 Distinguished Artist. The award, which includes $40,000, honors a...
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Foundation dedicates $3 million to support statewide broadband efforts
Rasmuson Foundation is interested in assisting efforts that will bring broadband to communities that lack access — or meaningful access — due to prohibitive...
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Humanitarian flights will bring 600 Ukrainians to Alaska
Rasmuson Foundation’s board has approved emergency assistance to help 600 Ukrainians fleeing the war resettle in Alaska. The first chartered flight is this...
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Opportunity for Alaska nonprofit and tribal leaders
Leaders of Alaska nonprofit organizations and tribes are invited to apply for a 2023 Sabbatical Award. The program provides leaders time away to rest, reflect...
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Anchorage Museum spotlights Black in Alaska
Rasmuson Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibition on Friday, May 6, at the Anchorage Museum showcasing work created for Black in Alaska, a...
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