Alaska Community Foundation
In Homer, a welcome home and a lesson on giving
When Tom Kizzia left full-time newspaper work, and agreed to start helping the Homer Foundation, it was not the memory of his wife's good works that inspired him. He was remembering what it was like to receive.Foundation celebrates 60th Anniversary, awards $5.8 million
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Contact: Cassandra Stalzer, 907-334-0520
Anchorage, AK – Ensuring that Alaskans have safe, affordable and appropriate housing was a significant theme during yesterday’s bi-annual Rasmuson Foundation Board of Directors meeting. In total the Board awarded $5.8 million in grants, program-related investments (PRIs) and initiative funding.
President’s report January 2015
In this week's blog, President Diane Kaplan recounts recent myriad activities and news from the Board, staff, grantees and partners.President’s Report: November 2014
Welcome to our world. In this week's blog, President Diane Kaplan recounts recent myriad activities and news from the Foundation's board, staff and grantees.Foundation announces $8.7 million in grants, awards
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Contact: Cassandra Stalzer, 907-334-0520
Anchorage, AK – The Rasmuson Foundation Board of Directors announced $8.7 million in grants, program-related investments (PRIs) and initiative funding, bringing the total amount of funds awarded since 1955 to more than $250 million.
Meeting Nov.
AK Grantmakers Announce News Award
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Contact: Cassandra Stalzer, 907-334-0520
Anchorage – Recover Alaska, a statewide collaboration of funding organizations, today announced a $154,000 award to Anchorage Daily News to support a year-long journalistic investigation of the staggering human and financial costs of alcohol abuse in Alaska.
Foundation announces $8.1 million in grants
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Contact: Cassandra Stalzer, 907-334-0520
Anchorage – (Note: total amount granted was corrected from the previous version) Rasmuson Foundation’s Board of Directors met last week and made $8.1 million in awards to support nonprofit programs and activities around Alaska.
Foundation awards $9.9 million
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Contact: Cassandra Stalzer, 907-334-0520
Anchorage – Rasmuson Foundation’s Board of Directors announces $9.9 million in Tier 2 grants, investments and initiatives across Alaska. These awards were made Wednesday at the Foundation’s biannual meeting.
The projects receiving funding include (organized by region):
South Central
- Alaska Center for the Performing Arts will make acoustic improvements in the Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall with a $450,000 grant.
New grant program for capacity building
In the nonprofit world, capacity building is extremely important. In this guest post from The Alaska Community Foundation President Candace Winker, we learn about a new grant program to support capacity building activities for Alaska nonprofits.Media Mentions
- The development of Nordic skiing in Anchorage is documented in new book ‘On Track!’ March 30
- Expanded Bean’s Café offering 10K daily meals March 22
- Juneau artist Crystal Worl takes Tlingit culture to the national level — through a postage stamp - Alaska Beacon March 22
- Juneau artist Crystal Worl takes Tlingit culture to the national level — through a postage stamp March 22