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Alaska Humanities Forum

The ALASKA HUMANITIES FORUM connects alaskans through stories, ideas, and experiences that positively change lives and strengthen communities.

$95k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$785kPublic Safety & Disaster$182kEducation$73kYouth Development$62kEnvironment$55kHuman Services$39kPhilanthropy$29kHealth$27kOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 8 grants below total $80,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $95,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $15,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KEYS TO LIFE$10,000
CHUGACH REGIONAL RESOURCES$10,000
KTOO PUBLIC MEDIA$10,000
KOKHANOK VILLAGE COUNCIL$10,000
NATIVE VILLAGE OF SHAKTOOLIK$10,000
DATA FOR INDIGENOUS JUSTICE$10,000
KETCHIKAN WELLNESS COALITION$10,000
OUT NORTH$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%KETCHIKAN WELLNESS COALITION: $10k → 9%ALASKA CHILDREN'S TRUST: $10k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$930k · 49 repeat orgs$373k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

49 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 46 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

49
42

Total granted

$930k
$323k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+7%

Still filing today

90%
74%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentEmploymentHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • A
    ARTCHANGE
    4× · 2018–2021 · $49k · revenue +7% · 85% of their budget
  • AM
    Anchorage Museum Association
    4× · 2017–2021 · $33k · revenue +23%
  • SO
    Spirit of Youth
    3× · 2019–2021 · $31k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • NA
    NORTH AMERICAN TRADITIONAL INDIAN VALUES ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
  • TL
    THE LANGUAGE CONSERVANCY INC
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue -60%
  • OC
    Osborn Creative LLC
    one grant, 2017 · $12k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Alaska Historical Publication Association
Education
2
The Aleut Foundation
Education
3
Alaska Rural Electric Cooperative Association Educational Foundation Inc
Environment
4
Katmai Conservancy

Katmai Conservancy supports the preservation of Katmai National Park and Preserve its unique ecosystems scenic character and associated natural and cultural resources by promoting greater public interest appreciation and support through…

Environment
5
Alaska Association for Historic Pre

To educate the public about hisroric preservation and help restore and preserve historic sites.

Unclassified
6
Alaska Native Arts Foundation

To promote and celebrate the uniqueness of alaska native arts and heritage. improve the economic well being of alaska native artists; invigorate education and training of the next generation of alaska native artists; increase awareness of…

Community Improvement
7
Alaska Museum of Science and Nature

The alaska museum of science and nature is dedicated to the education and exploration of our scientific and natural world.

Youth Development
8
Alaska Folk Festival Inc

Alaska residents benefit from free public admission to an arts and culture festival; the week-long festival encourages non-professional musicians and performers, and has been operating since 1975.

Arts & Culture
9
Arctic Education Foundation
Education
10
Arctic Encounter

The mission of the Arctic Encounter Symposium is to convene leaders and experts from every arena to tackle the shared interests and concerns of the United States and the global community as we look north to the last emerging frontierthe…

Environment
11
Stand Up Alaska

To Harness the power of the diverse people of Alaska and their communities to empower and support transformative social change. Stand Up Alaska is an Alaskan-led movement providing intersectional and diverse views on issues affecting all…

Civil Rights
12
Alaska Aviation Museum

The collection, preservation and public presentation of Alaskas aviation history, 1897-present.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Clausen Memorial Museum. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

87 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 87 of the 98 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
32
Early backer (in before they grew)
80/87
Grantees still filing
59/87
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Anchorage Museum Association: $33,247 · Arts & CultureAnchorage Museum AssociationKEYS TO LIFE: $30,000 · Arts & CultureALASKA JEWISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER: $29,250 · Arts & CultureJUNEAU ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL: $27,281 · Arts & CultureOut North: $25,700 · Arts & CultureMuseum of the Aleutians: $24,954 · Arts & CultureBUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTER: $21,250 · Arts & Culture+33 more: $373,900 · Arts & Culture+33 moreUNIVERSITY OF ALASKA: $27,872 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ALASKASHELDON MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER INC: $21,250 · OtherBETHEL BROADCASTING INC: $21,250 · OtherKAWERAK INC: $21,250 · OtherCITY & BOROUGH OF JUNEAU: $18,000 · OtherSOUTHWEST ALASKA ARTS GROUP: $23,750 · OtherFIRST ALASKANS INSTITUTE: $21,250 · Other+34 more: $312,650 · Other+34 moreARTCHANGE: $48,600 · EducationARTCHANGESpirit of Youth: $30,685 · EducationSpirit of…OUTER COAST: $14,250 · EducationOUTER COA…Story Works Alaska: $14,250 · EducationStory Wor…Alaska Literacy Program Inc: $7,500 · EducationAlaska Li…KTOO PUBLIC MEDIA: $39,250 · EmploymentUNALASKA COMMUNITY BROADCASTING: $10,000 · EmploymentSEE STORIES: $24,250 · Youth DevelopmentFRATERNAL ORDER OF ALASKA STATE TROOPERS CHARITY CORPORATION: $14,250 · Youth DevelopmentThe Folk School: $8,000 · Youth DevelopmentCENTER FOR ALASKAN COASTAL STUDIES: $14,250 · EnvironmentYukon River Drainage Fisheries Association: $14,250 · EnvironmentBRISTOL BAY HERITAGE LAND TRUST: $10,000 · EnvironmentALASKA GEOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION: $6,250 · EnvironmentThe Alaska Community Foundation: $15,000 · PhilanthropyJUNEAU COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyBEST BEGINNINGS: $14,250 · Philanthropy
Arts & Culture$565,582Other$467,272Education$115,285Employment$49,250Youth Development$46,500Environment$44,750Philanthropy$44,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetARTCHANGE: $48,600 over 4y, 85% of budgetKTOO PUBLIC MEDIA: $39,250 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetAnchorage Museum Association: $33,247 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSpirit of Youth: $30,685 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetKEYS TO LIFE: $30,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetALASKA JEWISH HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER: $29,250 over 2y, 38% of budgetJUNEAU ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL: $27,281 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetOut North: $25,700 over 3y, 15% of budgetMuseum of the Aleutians: $24,954 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetSEE STORIES: $24,250 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetSOUTHWEST ALASKA ARTS GROUP: $23,750 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetSHELDON MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER INC: $21,250 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetBUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTER: $21,250 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetFIRST ALASKANS INSTITUTE: $21,250 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBETHEL BROADCASTING INC: $21,250 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetKAWERAK INC: $21,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlaska Native Heritage Center Inc: $16,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Alaska Community Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LANGUAGE CONSERVANCY INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJUNEAU COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKUAC FRIENDS GROUP: $14,250 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBEST BEGINNINGS: $14,250 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetIdentity Inc: $14,250 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetTalkeetna Historical Society Inc: $14,250 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetVALDEZ MUSEUM & HISTORICAL ARCHIVE ASSOCIATION INC: $14,250 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetAFFINITY FILMS INC: $14,250 over 2y, 9.3% of budgetCENTER FOR ALASKAN COASTAL STUDIES: $14,250 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetALASKA WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL: $14,250 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetHOMER SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY: $14,250 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetATHABASCAN FIDDLERS ASSOCIATION: $14,250 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetKOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATION: $14,250 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYukon River Drainage Fisheries Association: $14,250 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetOUTER COAST: $14,250 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHOMER COUNCIL ON THE ARTS: $14,250 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetSEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE: $14,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlaska Aviation Museum Endowment: $14,250 over 2y, 10.0% of budgetFairbanks Childrens Museum: $14,250 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetFRATERNAL ORDER OF ALASKA STATE TROOPERS CHARITY CORPORATION: $14,250 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetSITKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $14,250 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetKodiak Historical Society: $14,250 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetMORRIS THOMPSON CULTURAL AND VISITORS CENTER: $14,250 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDenali Arts Council Inc: $14,250 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetALUTIIQ HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $14,250 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetStory Works Alaska: $14,250 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetKodiak Maritime Museum: $13,750 over 2y, 8.9% of budgetInterior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation: $13,750 over 2y, 19% of budgetALASKA VETERANS MUSEUM: $13,750 over 2y, 12% of budgetCLAUSEN MEMORIAL MUSEUM: $13,750 over 2y, 8.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Rasmuson FoundationThe Alaska Community …Museums Alaska IncAtwood Foundation IncRichard L and Diane M…The CIRI FoundationFrances & David Rose …The Carr Foundation I…M J Murdock Charitabl…Alaska Children's Tru…The Usibelli Foundati…Charlotte y Martin Fo…
Rasmuson FoundationAK127.4× affinity69 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rasmuson Foundation · The Alaska Community Foundation · Museums Alaska Inc · Atwood Foundation Inc · Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation · The CIRI Foundation · Frances & David Rose Foundation · The Carr Foundation Inc · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Alaska Children's Trust · The Usibelli Foundation · Charlotte y Martin Foundation-Ima

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Alaska Humanities Forum funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Alaska Humanities Forum. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    27report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 98 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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