Funding by state · AK
Grantmaking in Alaska
319 grantmakers are based in Alaska. Together they granted $725M across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 44th most of any state, and kept 57% of it in Alaska. Roughly half stays, half leaves.
The short version
- 319 grantmakers are based in Alaska, granting $725M across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 44th most of any state.
- 57% of grants made by Alaska funders stayed in Alaska; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Alaska is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $67M more from outside funders than Alaska funders send out.
- Alaska funds environment more heavily than the country, at 3.38× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Alaska
Grantmakers headquartered in Alaska, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Alaska that draw the most
The nonprofits in Alaska that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Alaska from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Alaska.
What Alaska funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Alaska's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Alaska is most overweight on environment, at 3.38× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Alaska, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Alaska sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Alaska
Who funds each cause in Alaska, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Alaska that reached organizations also located in Alaska, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Alaska a major grantmaking state?
- Alaska ranks 44th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Alaska?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Alaska, currently Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and Rasmuson Foundation. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Alaska funds environment above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Alaska grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Alaska, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.