How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Alaska?

Start with the funders already giving to health in Alaska, currently Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, National Philanthropic Trust, The Chicago Community Trust. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alaska from out of state.

Who is the largest health funder in Alaska?

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium gives the most to health organizations in Alaska, $31M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to health in Alaska?

$100M reached 58 health organizations in Alaska, from 128 funders. 50% 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 · Health

Who funds health in Alaska

One funder dominates the giving, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, at 31% of the total.

$100M

granted

organizations

50%

from in-state

The short version

128 funders gave $100M to 58 health organizations in Alaska across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
50% of that came from funders also based in Alaska; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of health in Alaska is Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, at $31M.
The health organization drawing the most is Norton Sound Health Corporation, at $21M.

Largest funders of health in Alaska

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

1Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium$31M 2National Philanthropic Trust$15M 3The Chicago Community Trust$10M 4Engineering Ministries International USA$9M 5Valley Hospital Association Inc$8M 6The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$4M 7The Greater Fairbanks Community$3M 8Rasmuson Foundation$2M 9Margaret a Cargill Foundation$2M 10The Alaska Community Foundation$2M

Health organizations in Alaska that draw the most

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

Norton Sound Health Corporation$21M Valley Hospital Association Inc$17M Southcentral Foundation$13M Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium$12M

48 other health organizations$8M

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation$7M Southeast Alaska Regional Health$7M Sunshine Community Health$7M

How to find health funders in Alaska

1
Start with the funders already active in Alaska
The funders giving the most to health in Alaska are Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, National Philanthropic Trust, The Chicago Community Trust. A funder already writing health checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the health 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
50% of health money in Alaska comes from funders elsewhere, so national health funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alaska.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a health nonprofit in Alaska?: Start with the funders already giving to health in Alaska, currently Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, National Philanthropic Trust, The Chicago Community Trust. Then look at who funds the health organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alaska from out of state.
Who is the largest health funder in Alaska?: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium gives the most to health organizations in Alaska, $31M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to health in Alaska?: $100M reached 58 health organizations in Alaska, from 128 funders. 50% 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.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.