Open Foundations · Alaska

Rasmuson Foundation

Anchorage, Alaska · EIN 916340739. 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 $16.4M across 295 grants in 2024, a median of $5K each.

All Alaska foundations · All states

$16.4M
paid in 2024
295
grants paid
$5K
median grant
27%
to first-time recipients
$845.4M
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
GRANTS MANAGER
Address
301 W NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD 601, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99503
Phone
9072972700
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
APPLICATION INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.RASMUSON.ORG
Submission deadline
TIER 1 AND 2 GRANT PROGRAMS - NO DEADLINES ARTS GRANTS AND SABBATICAL AWARDS - SEE WWW.RASMUSON.ORG
Restrictions on awards
TAX EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND TRIBES; INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ALASKA RESIDENTS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503169349103645. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 295 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Anchorage Community Land TrustAK$1,000,000FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR FACILITY
2Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing ServicesAK$1,000,000FAIRBANKS VACANT/BLIGHTED HOUSING PROJECT
3The Alaska Community FoundationAK$1,000,000AFFILIATE PROGRAM
4Alaska State Council on the ArtsAK$750,000SUPPORT REGRANTING AND FLEXIBLE FUND DEPLOYMENT
5Residential Youth Care IncAK$600,000COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER IN KETCHIKAN
6The Foraker GroupAK$600,000SUSTAINING SUPPORT
7Juneau Housing First CollaborativeAK$500,000FORGET-ME-NOT MANOR: PHASE 3
8University of Alaska FoundationAK$500,000ANSEP ACCELERATION ACADEMY 10-YEAR PROGRAM
9City of SoldotnaAK$450,000SOLDOTNA FIELD HOUSE
10Museums Alaska IncAK$448,350ART ACQUISITION AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT FUND FOR ALASKA MUSEUMS
11Raven Radio Kcaw CoastalaskaAK$400,000RADIO TRANSLATOR UPGRADE
12Alaska TrailsAK$375,200ALASKA LONG TRAIL
13Alaska Coalition on Housing & HomelessnessAK$360,000SUPPORTING AN INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM
14Anchorage Coalition to End HomelessnessAK$350,000INTEGRATED HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE TEAM
15Girdwood IncAK$350,000CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDCARE FACILITY

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020632$21.3M
2021690$26.6M
2022558$32.0M
2023683$29.1M
2024295$16.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Alaska94%
Washington1%
District of Columbia1%
Massachusetts1%
Maine1%

Who decides

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

Adam GibbonsCHAIR · 2024
Angela SalazarDIRECTOR · 2024
Cathryn RasmusonDIRECTOR · 2024
Christopher PerezVP PROGRAMS · 2024
Curtis McqueenDIRECTOR · 2024
Gretchen GuessPRESIDENT/CEO · 2024
Jay GibbonsSECRETARY/TREASURER · 2024
Judy RasmusonDIRECTOR · 2024
Kathy HurlburtDIRECTOR · 2024
Lile R GibbonsDIRECTOR · 2024
Marilyn RomanoDIRECTOR · 2024
Mike NavarreDIRECTOR · 2024
Natasha PinedaVP STRATEGY · 2024
Natasha Von ImhofVICE CHAIR · 2024
Robert DoehlVP OPERATIONS · 2024
Togi LetuligasenoaDIRECTOR · 2024

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.

Get matched against every grant these foundations actually paid

One foundation is a start. Civly Grant Matching reads your own filings, matches your programs against millions of paid grants by purpose, geography and grant size, and hands back every funder like this one with the deadline, the restrictions and the named trustees attached.

See Grant Matching