How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Alaska?

Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Alaska, currently Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rasmuson Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alaska from out of state.

Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Alaska?

Corporation for Public Broadcasting gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Alaska, $77M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Alaska?

$189M reached 246 arts and culture organizations in Alaska, from 341 funders. 31% came from funders also based in Alaska.

How recent is this 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.

Funding · Alaska · Arts and culture

Who funds arts and culture in Alaska

Arts and culture funding in Alaska is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc leads, and the money reaches 246 groups. One funder dominates the giving, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, at 41% of the total.

$189M

granted

246

organizations

31%

from in-state

The short version

341 funders gave $189M to 246 arts and culture organizations in Alaska across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
31% of that came from funders also based in Alaska; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of arts and culture in Alaska is Corporation for Public Broadcasting, at $77M.
The arts and culture organization drawing the most is Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc, at $20M.

Largest funders of arts and culture in Alaska

The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Alaska, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Corporation for Public Broadcasting$77M 2Rasmuson Foundation$24M 3The Andrew W Mellon Foundation$9M 4Atwood Foundation Inc$7M 5The Alaska Community Foundation$7M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$6M 7The Ford Foundation$6M 8M J Murdock Charitable Trust$5M 9Margaret a Cargill Foundation$4M 10National Philanthropic Trust$3M

Arts and culture organizations in Alaska that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

236 other arts and culture organizations$83M

Alaska Native Heritage Center Inc$20M Alaska Public Media Inc$18M Koahnic Broadcast Corporation$16M Bethel Broadcasting Inc$12M Ktoo Public Media$12M Anchorage Museum Association$12M

How to find arts and culture funders in Alaska

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Start with the funders already active in Alaska
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Alaska are Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rasmuson Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
69% of arts and culture money in Alaska comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alaska.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Alaska?: Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Alaska, currently Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rasmuson Foundation, The Andrew W Mellon Foundation. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alaska from out of state.
Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Alaska?: Corporation for Public Broadcasting gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Alaska, $77M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Alaska?: $189M reached 246 arts and culture organizations in Alaska, from 341 funders. 31% came from funders also based in Alaska.
How recent is this 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

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Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.