Open Foundations · Alaska

Mta Foundation Inc

Palmer, Alaska · EIN 311742284. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $253K across 94 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$253K
paid in 2025
94
grants paid
$2K
median grant
60%
to first-time recipients
$330K
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
TRACY RESSLER
Address
1740 S CHUGACH ST, PALMER, AK, 99645
Phone
9077612410
Form the request should take
APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY ALONG WITH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, LETTER OF REFERENCE, AND MTA MEMBER SIGNATURE.
Submission deadline
APPLICATION AND SUPPORTIVE DOCUMENTATION MUST BE SUBMITTED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 10, 2025
Restrictions on awards
A) APPLICANTS MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF MTA, OR A DEPENDENT OF AN ACTIVE MTA MEMBER, WHO RESIDES IN MTA'S SERVICE AREA. B) APPLICANTS MAY BE GRADUATING SENIORS FROM A SECONDARY SCHOOL, OR A STUDENT ATTENDING OR PLANNING TO ATTEND A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. C) AWARDS ARE FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL ATTEND AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN THE SUMMER OR FALL OF 2025, AND BE ENROLLED IN A COURSE OF STUDY THAT LEADS TO A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION. D) INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. REFER TO THE CHECKLIST ON THIS APPLICATION FORM TO ENSURE THAT ALL COMPONENTS OF THE APPLICATION HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. E) ALL MATERIALS, INCLUDING APPLICATION, TRANSCRIPT, AND RECOMMENDATION LETTERS, MUST BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641119349102179. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

academic scholarshipcommunity

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 94 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1University of Alaska Anchorage EngineeringAK$25,000SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY
2Wasilla Workforce Development InitiativeAK$15,000CNC PLASMA CUTTER
3Wasilla High SchoolAK$12,671UPDATED LIGHTING AT VETERAN MEMORIAL STADIUM
4Alaska Behavioral Health AllianceAK$10,462GENERAL SUPPORT
5Evangeline NewkirkMT$10,000ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
6Jazzie TrotterCA$10,000ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
7Museum of Alaska Transportation IndustryAK$9,800FURNACE COSTS
8Msbsd Cte RoboticsAK$8,500ROBOTICS BUNDLES FOR CLASSROOMS
9Valley Performing ArtsAK$8,000MAINSTAGE CURTAIN
10Reach 907AK$6,029TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS
11Alaska Business WeekAK$5,000WEEKLONG COURSE FOR STUDENTS
12Ava BarlowAK$5,000ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
13Celia CarboneWA$5,000ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
14Ella JordanNY$5,000ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP
15Jamesyn RinellaPA$5,000ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202055$169K
202144$176K
202255$241K
202363$250K
202466$255K
2025 (partial year)94$253K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Alaska72%
Montana5%
California2%
Washington2%
New York2%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Andrew TrotterDIRECTOR · 2025
Edsel MccreaDIRECTOR (THRU 7/25) · 2025
John WarnerVICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Jonathan BabbittPRESIDENT · 2025
Lamarr AndersonBOARD SECRETARY/TREASURER · 2025
Megan MichaelsonDIRECTOR · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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