NonprofitsUniversity Of Alaska Foundation

Education

University Of Alaska Foundation

ANCHORAGE, AK

Total revenue

$23.1M

Total expenses

$40.1M

Net assets

$384.4M

Grants received

$19.0M

308 grants

EIN

237394620

Tax year

2023

Mission

Seek, secure, and steward philanthropic support to build excellence at university of alaska.

Programs

2 programs

Student & public support: the foundation administers charitable gifts intended by donors to enhance student life, community engagement, and public learning. These include ua athletics, radio/tv stations, library, museum, and cooperative extension services among others. Support is accomplished through reimbursement of ua personnel costs, travel, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.

Expenses: $8.4MGrants: $8.4M

Student financial aid: the foundation receives monetary contributions from donors for the benefit of the university of alaska students. Scholarships are available to students based on merit, financial need, outstanding achievement in specialized fields, or any combination of these criteria. In fy24, the foundation awarded 3,064 scholarships to 2,021 students.

Expenses: $5.2MGrants: $5.2M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$21.9M
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.3M
Other revenue
Total revenue$23.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$32.5M
Salaries & benefits$4.1M
Fundraising$4.2M
Other expenses$3.3M
Total expenses$40.1M
Total assets$571.2M
Net assets$384.4M

People

40 listed

NameRoleCompensation

PAT PITNEY

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SEAN PARNELL

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAN WHITE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TOD BURNETT

PRESIDENT

Board

20 hrs/wk

APARNA DILEEP-NAGESWARAN PALMER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ALEX SLIVKA

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

40 hrs/wk

LAURA BRUCE

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MEGAN NORDALE

VICE CHAIR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JULEE FARLEY

TREASURER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

STEPHANIE MADSEN

SECRETARY

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DALE ANDERSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ANNA ATCHISON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOHN BURNS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CYNTHIA CARTLEDGE

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/31/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

HEATHER CAVANAUGH

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

STEPHANIE ERICKSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TODD GREIMANN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JASON GOOTEE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ELLA GOSS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JO HECKMAN

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/31/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROALD HELGESEN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BRIAN HOLST

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARY K HUGHES

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LINDA HULBERT

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/31/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAVID KARP

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CARY KELLER

DIRECTOR (THROUGH 12/31/23)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TAMMY KOSA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RHONDA OLIVER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MELISSA REISER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BEN ROTH

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JENNIFER SCHRAGE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOHNATHON TAYLOR

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY THOMPSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ALESHA TOWNS-BAIN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MEGAN REIBE

VP OF DEVELOPMENT

Staff

20 hrs/wk

DAVID WOODLEY

CHIEF DATA OFFICER

Staff

40 hrs/wk

TLISA NORTHCUTT

CHIEF DONOR RELATIONS OFFICER

Staff

40 hrs/wk

EMILY DRYGAS

DIRECTOR PRINCIPAL GIFTS

Staff

40 hrs/wk

HARRY NEED

SENIOR DIR. OF PHILANTHROPIC SERVICE

Staff

40 hrs/wk

KAREN CAREY

FORMER DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/30/23)

Staff

0.5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA

FOUNDATION STAFFING

$3.7M

RUFFALO NOEL LEVITZ LLC

FUNDRAISING

$138K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$505K
SUPPORT FOR NURSING ASSISTANTS, RADIOLOGY TECHS, AND SONOGRAPHERS
2024
$500K
ANSEP ACCELERATION ACADEMY 10-YEAR PROGRAM
2024
$450K
NEW EQUIPMENT
2024
$250K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$183K
TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF MAMMALOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
2024
$179K
ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2024
$179K
BRASS (MUSIC) SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2024
$117K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AND ITS PHILANTHROPIC MISSION.
2024
$100K
SUPPORT FOR FAIRBANKS NATIVE ARITS
2024
$59K
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2024
$56K
EDUCATIONAL GRANT
2024
$52K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2024
$50K
ELAINE ATWOOD JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIPS
2024
$37K
2 YEAR MBA FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2024
$35K
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA APPLIED RESEARCH FUND
2024
$35K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2024
$30K
Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery Upgrades -Friends of the Museum Exhibit Fund
2024
$30K
UAA DANCE PROGRAM/YEAR 2 OF 3 AND EXTEND COMMITMENT TO YEAR 4
2024
$27K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$20K
BCA SPORTS NIGHTS - HOCKEY & VB
2024
$15K
UAA SEAWOLF DEBATE PROGRAM
2024
$14K
Operational Support
2024
$13K
BENEFACTOR FUND GIFT
2024
$13K
TO FUND ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE NAME OF STANTON D. BENNETT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$6K
SUPPORT OF UA MANAGED PARRISH HEALTHCARE SCHOLARSHIP
2024
$6K
Classroom Support
2024
$5K
MEDIA LITERACY "TEACH-IN" AT UAA CONSORTIUM LIBRARY
2024
$4K
DESIGNATED TO EXCELLENCE IN CULINARY ARTS
2024
$3K
UAA DANCE - ONE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE
2024
$3K
RASMUSON LIBRARY ARHIVAL FILMS SUPPORT
2024
$1K
CBPP SHOWCASE
2024
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$100
PROGRAM SERVICES
2024
$500K
ALASKA NATIVE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM
2023
$365K
FUNDING FOR POST-DOC, POST-BAC AND UNDERGRADS WORKING IN THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT, THE PURCHASE OF AN ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLE, CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN SUMMER FIELD WORK AS DETAILED IN "EVOLUTION, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND CONSERVATION OF THE HOARY MARMOT SPECIES COMPLEX" BUDGET AS PREPARED BY THE CURATOR OF MAMMALS.
2023
$250K
RASMUSON ARCTIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
2023
$200K
FOR THE RE-ENTRY SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM.
2023
$128K
HELP WOMEN STUDENTS IN NEED
2023
$125K
HELPING TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY
2023
$84K
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2023
$65K
THE MUSEUM OF THE NORTH RENOVATIONS IN FAIRBANKS
2023
$64K
Operational Support
2023
$62K
2 YEAR MBA FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2023
$62K
2-YEAR MINING ENGINEERING PHD ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2023
$60K
DELLA KEATS HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM PROJECT
2023
$60K
DELLA KEATS HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM PROJECT
2023
$58K
BRISTOL BAY CONTINUING EDUCATION FUND, BRISTOL BAY NURSING FUND
2023
$51K
EQUIPMENT FOR UAA ARTS FACILITIES
2023
$50K
NY TIMES DAVID BROOKS LECTURES ON ALEXANDER HAMILTON, FEDERALIST PAPERS
2023
$50K
SUPPORT NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURE
2023
$50K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$50K
RE-ENTRY SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$45K
Operational Support
2023
$42K
EDUCATIONAL GRANT
2023
$41K
Operational Support
2023
$35K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$35K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$33K
PROGRAM SERVICES
2023
$30K
BRASS (MUSIC) SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2023
$30K
MODEL UNITED NATIONS IN ALASKA - 40 YEAR PROMO VIDEO
2023
$30K
ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT/SPENDABLE
2023
$26K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$26K
GOA APPLIED RESEARCH FUND
2023
$25K
LIBRARY COLLECTIONS UPDATE IN BETHEL
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$25K
UAA WWAMI DELLA KEATS HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM
2023
$25K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$25K
UAA SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY
2023
$25K
Education Outreach Program
2023
$23K
EQUIPMENT FOR 4-H GARDENING PILOT PROGRAM IN ANCHORAGE
2023
$20K
STUDENT VAN FOR UAS KETCHIKAN CAMPUS
2023
$15K
ANALYSIS OF MASTERS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE WITH EDUCATION NORTHWEST.
2023
$15K
Program Funding
2023
$13K
BENEFACTOR FUND GIFT
2023
$10K
ELAINE ATWOOD JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$10K
AWARD FOR ESTIMATING COMPETITION
2023
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$10K
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2023
$10K
TO FUND ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE NAME OF STANTON D. BENNETT
2023
$10K
UAA THEATRE AND DANCE DEPTS. SPRING PRODUCTIONS
2023
$10K
SUPPORT GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$10K
EDUCATION SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$9K
SUPPORTING THE ARTS
2023
$8K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2023
$6K
Classroom Support
2023
$6K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$6K
CULTURE & ARTS
2023
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$5K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AND ITS PHILANTHROPIC MISSION.
2023
$5K
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
REVIVING THE UAA DANCE PROGRAM
2023
$2K
UAF COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & SECURITY MANAGEMENT
2023
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CHARITY'S PURPOSE
2023
$2K
For educational services
2023
$1K
ANSEP GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1K
ALASKA SEA GRANT
2023
$500
RUTH LISTER SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$400
CBPP SHOWCASE
2023
$501K
ALASKA NATIVE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM
2022
$142K
RARE BOOK COLLECTION
2022
$125K
SOCIAL WORK EXPANSION PROJECT
2022
$117K
HELP WOMEN STUDENTS IN NEED
2022
$109K
Operational Support
2022
$100K
UA FAIRBANKS GEORGESON BOTANICAL GARDEN SERVICE ROAD
2022
$100K
COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$85K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$85K
GED/ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, COMMUNITY/GROUP TRAININGS, AND NURSING PROGRAM
2022
$70K
COVID-19 RESILIENCY RECOVERY PROGRAM; DELLA KEATS HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM
2022
$70K
COVID-19 RESILIENCY RECOVERY PROGRAM; DELLA KEATS HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM
2022
$60K
SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$50K
ELAINE ATWOOD EXCELLENCE & COMPLETION SCHOLARSHIPS
2022
$44K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$35K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$30K
EDUCATIONAL GRANT
2022
$26K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$26K
TO SUPPORT THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA APPLIED RESEARCH FUND
2022
$25K
Operational Support
2022
$25K
FIVE ONE-WEEK SESSIONS OF THE 2022 UAA SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMIES AT MAT-SU COLLEGE.
2022
$25K
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR ALASKA NATIVE GATHERING PLAN IN ANCHORAGE
2022
$25K
Education Outreach Playground
2022
$11K
BENEFACTOR FUND GIFT
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$10K
GENERAL FUND
2022
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$10K
TO FUND ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE NAME OF STANTON D. BENNETT
2022
$10K
Program Funding
2022
$6K
TRAINING FOR CNA'S
2022
$6K
TWO PRODUCTIONS IN APRIL: ONE DANCE, ONE THEATRE
2022
$6K
Operational Support
2022
$6K
CLASSROOM SUPPORT
2022
$6K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
EDUCATIONAL
2022
$5K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AND ITS PHILANTHROPIC MISSION.
2022
$4K
Program Support
2022
$4K
Program Support
2022
$4K
Program Support
2022
$4K
Program Support
2022
$3K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$2K
CBSM STUDENT SUPPORT
2022
$2K
UAA Ski Team
2022
$600
RUTH LISTER SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$500K
ACCELERATION ACADEMY 10-YEAR PROGRAM
2021
$151K
HELP WOMEN STUDENTS IN NEED
2021
$63K
GED/ADULT ED & NURSING PROGRAM
2021
$53K
EDUCATION
2021
$30K
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology Fund and for capital expenditures for The TOOLIK FIELD STATION PROJECTS
2021
$30K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2021
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$30K
SAVE THE SEAWOLVES CAMPAIGN
2021
$27K
BENEFACTOR FUND GIFT
2021
$25K
SEAWOLVES HOCKEY TEAM SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
2021
$25K
EVALUATION OF TEACHER RETENTION AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION PROJECT
2021
$22K
Scholarship assistance
2021
$21K
LIGHTING RENOVATION AT THE MUSEUM OF THE NORTH IN FAIRBANKS
2021
$20K
CBPP's AK Business Plan Competition
2021
$13K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2021
$10K
TO FUND ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE NAME OF STANTON D. BENNETT
2021
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2021
$10K
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO UAF
2021
$8K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$7K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$5K
COLE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP IN MEMORY OF TERRENCE COLE
2021

Funded by

$19.0M from 94 funders · 308 grants · 2017–2024

Rasmuson Foundation

$4.1M · 50 grants · 2020–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$4.1M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Bill Stroecker Foundation

$1.3M · 15 grants · 2020–2024

Valley Hospital Association Inc

$775K · 6 grants · 2019–2024

M J Murdock Charitable Trust

$700K · 2 grants · 2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$663K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Jay Pritzker Foundation

$548K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN237394620
NTEE codeB110
Subsection03
Ruling date1974-09
Formed1974
Employees0
Volunteers30
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATION — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo