Anchorage, AK – Rasmuson Foundation announced that in the second quarter of 2015 it made 45 Tier 1 awards for a total of $815,720. 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 April through June include:

· Chinik Eskimo Community in Golovin will purchase playground equipment.

· Institute of the North in Anchorage will design and print “The State of Alaska’s Arctic.”

· Kachemak Bay Broadcasting in Homer will purchase production studio consoles.

· Sprout Family Services in Homer will upgrade its heating system and provide a hearing screener.

· Tanana Chiefs Conference will purchase supplies for youth program activities in Tanana.

· Valley Residential Services will make technology upgrades in Wasilla.

· Qutekcak Native Tribe will purchase furniture and equipment for a child development center in Seward.

· Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will stage a production of “Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being.”

· Disability Law Center of Alaska will purchase computers and a server.

· Anchorage Youth Court will purchase office equipment for defendant meeting space.

· Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope will purchase a wheelchair-accessible van for the vocational rehabilitation program in Barrow.

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.

Tier 1 2nd qtr 2015 press release