Open Foundations · Alaska

Bristol Bay Foundation

Anchorage, Alaska · EIN 920141709. It paid $988K across 290 grants in 2024, a median of $2K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$988K
paid in 2024
290
grants paid
$2K
median grant
33%
to first-time recipients
$40.8M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
ALEESHA TOWNS-BAIN
Address
111 W 16TH AVE STE 400, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99501
Phone
9072657875
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
AVAILABLE AT WWW.BRISTOLBAYFOUNDATION.ORG
Submission deadline
ROLLING DEADLINE
Restrictions on awards
ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE LOCATED IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION OF ALASKA OR DEMONSTRATE BENEFIT TO BRISTOL BAY SHAREHOLDERS.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543189349104839. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

higher educationscholarship higherscholarship emergency

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 290 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Lake and Peninsula School DistrictAK$16,000PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF BRISTOL BAY
2Bryant ShaniganAK$15,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
3Devin KosbrukAK$15,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
4Nikolai OrloffAK$15,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
5Smithsonian InstitutionAK$14,766GENERAL OPERATING
6Alicia LopezGA$14,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
7Joshua FrostAK$13,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
8Brandon TheisenAK$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
9Elizabeth HeyanoAK$12,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
10Mckenna YoungAK$10,700SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
11Donald LawheadAK$10,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
12Bristol Bay Historical SocietyAK$8,500PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF BRISTOL BAY
13Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral AlaskaAK$8,000PROMOTE, PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF BRISTOL BAY
14Rachel TaylorAK$8,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
15The Evergreen State College FoundationWA$8,000GENERAL OPERATING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020245$782K
20211$786K
20221$905K
2023275$881K
2024290$988K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Alaska74%
Washington10%
Oregon3%
California2%
Georgia1%

Who decides

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

Aleesha Towns-bainPRESIDENT & CEO · 2024
Angria AgliSECRETARY · 2024
Cameron PoindexterDIRECTOR · 2024
Daniel CheyetteVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Hazel NelsonDIRECTOR, JANUARY TO OCTOBER 2024 · 2024
Jason MetrokinDIRECTOR, JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 2024 · 2024
Jayme SelanoffDIRECTOR · 2024
Patrick E Patterson IiiTREASURER · 2024
Paul McdonoghDIRECTOR · 2024
Terrence ShaniganDIRECTOR · 2024
Wassiliisia BennisDIRECTOR, OCTOBER 2024 TO PRESENT · 2024
William ChythlookCHAIR · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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