10 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Alaska on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2024. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2024, 10 private foundations reported 32 grants for environment & conservation totaling $1,488,617 to 23 organizations in Alaska. The most-funded Alaska communities were Juneau, Anchorage, Homer. Wilburforce Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $566,000 across 8 grants. The median grant was $15,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wilburforce Foundation | 8 | $566,000 |
| Rasmuson Foundation | 2 | $285,000 |
| Patagoniaorg | 11 | $220,000 |
| The Volgenau Foundation | 1 | $175,000 |
| Carl E Wynn Foundation | 1 | $140,000 |
| The New-land Foundation Inc | 4 | $60,000 |
| Clif Family Foundation | 2 | $40,000 |
| For the Environment Inc | 1 | $1,967 |
| Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation | 1 | $500 |
| The Hehl Family Foundation | 1 | $150 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees for Alaska | 3 | $255,000 |
| The Great Land Trust | 1 | $250,000 |
| Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska | 2 | $200,000 |
| Sitka Conservation Society | 2 | $150,000 |
| Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies | 1 | $140,000 |
| Spruce Root | 2 | $121,000 |
| Cook Inletkeeper | 3 | $50,000 |
| Northern Alaska Environmental Center | 1 | $50,000 |
| Lynn Canal Conservation Inc | 2 | $45,000 |
| Kawerak Inc | 1 | $40,000 |
| Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission | 1 | $35,000 |
| Southeast Alaska Conservation Council | 2 | $30,000 |
| Naative Movement | 1 | $25,000 |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | 1 | $15,000 |
| Coalition for Susitna DAM Alternatives DBA Susitna River Coalition | 1 | $15,000 |
10 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Alaska on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $1,488,617. The largest by reported dollars were Wilburforce Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Patagoniaorg. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
23 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Alaska, led by Trustees for Alaska, The Great Land Trust, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in Alaska was $15,000, and the largest single reported grant was $250,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2024). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
