Alaska · Public charity
First Alaskans Institute
True to identity, heritage, and values, alaska natives are informed and engaged in leading the decisions that shape the future. Our work is centered on leadership development, policy and advocacy, and external relationships/communications and strategy
- $582k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $546k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $11,800
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $235,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations First Alaskans Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $98k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $546k | 94% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $218k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $214k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $170k | 88% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $177k | 86% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $100k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Federation of Natives | $711,545 | 7 | 5% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $235,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tribal Government of St Paul Island | $85,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Native Peoples Action Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Gwich'In Social and Cultural Institute of Alaska Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand Camp | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nudlaghi Leadership Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Native Village of Eyak | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Craig Tribal Association | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mobilization Center LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 41 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Federation of Natives | $711,545 | 7 | 5% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $235,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tribal Government of St Paul Island | $85,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Native Peoples Action Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Gwich'In Social and Cultural Institute of Alaska Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand Camp | $26,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nudlaghi Leadership Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Native Village of Eyak | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Craig Tribal Association | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Mobilization Center LLC | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chignik Lake Village Council | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arctic Education Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Kake Tribal Heritage Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sealaska Heritage Institute | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| King Island Native Community | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Noatak Native Store Native Village of Noatak | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Anccs Inc | $11,800 | 1 | 11% |
| Petersburg Arts Council | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Orutsararmiut Native Council | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Native Village of Afognak | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rasmuson Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Community of Alaska | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Chilkoot Indian Association | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Candid | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mentasta Traditional Council | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Qagan Tayagungin Tribe | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Xkkf | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The CIRI Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tongass Tlingit Cultural Heritage Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 24% |
| State Of Alaska | $9,520 | 1 | n/a |
| TKC Fish Wheel | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ccthita | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Haa Too Yei Yatee | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Alaska Arts Group | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Big Sister Helping Little Sister | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Salamatof Tribal Council | $6,413 | 1 | n/a |
| Chitina Traditional Indian Village Council | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Village of Solomon | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alaska Arts Southeast Inc | $5,445 | 1 | 0% |
| Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc | $5,010 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget First Alaskans Institute supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Alaska Community Foundation · Rasmuson Foundation · Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium · First Nations Development Institute · Alaska Conservation Foundation · Kawerak Inc · Alaska Humanities Forum · Rsf Social Finance Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About First Alaskans Institute
- How much does First Alaskans Institute give?
- First Alaskans Institute reported 16 itemized grants totaling $545,800, out of $582,300 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does First Alaskans Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Civil Rights (41%), Arts & Culture (26%), Environment (21%).
- Who are First Alaskans Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Alaska Federation of Natives ($712k), Ocean Conservancy ($235k), Tribal Government of St Paul Island ($85k).
- Does First Alaskans Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as First Alaskans Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Alaska Community Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
- Where is First Alaskans Institute based?
- First Alaskans Institute is based in AK.
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