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Private foundation (trust)EIN 920087914Est. 1983-04

The CIRI Foundation

Anchorage, AK 99503

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$63.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

250

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$552K

Typical

Deadlines

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Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.1M

Total Expenses

$3.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.6M

Distributable Amount

$3.0M

Min. Investment Return

$3.1M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

250 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $6K to maximum $552K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $2.3M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

GRANTS LESS THAN 5000
$552K
1 grant
MUSEUMS ALASKA INC
$45K
2 grants
ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER
$45K
1 grant
CHICKALOON VILLAGE
$40K
1 grant
BUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTER
$35K
3 grants
ALUTIIQ MUSEUM
$25K
2 grants
HYDABURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$20K
1 grant
SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION
$20K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
470
grants
$10–50K
29
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

35 states

Alaska
$3.2M
79% of total
Washington
$110K
3% of total
California
$81K
2% of total
Oregon
$75K
2% of total
Florida
$53K
1% of total
Arizona
$46K
1% of total
Idaho
$45K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$40K
1% of total
Texas
$40K
1% of total
Ohio
$38K
1% of total

+25 more states

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