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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 92-0042123

Alaska Humanities Forum

ANCHORAGE, AKNTEE: A70ZFounded 1982Website

mission statement

The alaska humanities forum connects alaskans through stories, ideas, and experiences that positively change lives and strengthen communities.

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Total Revenue

$2.6M

FY 2023

Program Spending

72.9%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$1.9M

Total Assets

$1.2M net

5.48 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

Active Programs

FY 2023

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 10 Institutional Funders

$2.0M raised across 39 grants · +$785K committed (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 4 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Rasmuson Foundation	ANCHORAGE, AK	$820,962 +$785,000 committed
Arctic Slope Community Foundation Inc	Anchorage, AK	$800,373
Alaska Children's Trust	ANCHORAGE, AK	$146,201
Atwood Foundation Incorporated	ANCHORAGE, AK	$125,000
Frances & David Rose Foundation	ANCHORAGE, AK	$24,000
The Alaska Community Foundation	Anchorage, AK	$22,053
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund	ST PETERSBURG, FL	$8,000
John C Hughes Foundation Inc	ANCHORAGE, AK	$6,000
Richard L & Diane M Block Foundation Tr	Wilmington, DE	$5,000
Amazonsmile Foundation	SEATTLE, WA	$108

Total tracked: $1,957,697 across 39 grants · +$785,000 committed across 2 commitments (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$891K in expenses

Education programs encompassed a wide range of programming targeted to youth and educators including post-secondary preparation, culturally responsive teaching trainings, regional cultural inductions, and youth leadership programming grounded in cultural awareness and confidence. The forum delivers education programs through in-person events to virtual events.

$1.0M in expenses

Humanities programs encompassed a wide range of humanities topics including community conversations, a leadership program, alaskan history and the annual governor's awards for the arts and humanities. These programs help pass on the values, methods, and wisdom of the humanities to future generations. The alaska humanities forum issued grants to individuals and small organizations, which funded operational support (covid relief) and humanities-based projects in small communities across the state. Projects cultivate enjoyment of the humanities in disciplines such as cultural studies, archaeology, ethics, philosophy, history, linguistics, folklore, languages, theatrical arts, and film. The forum delivers humanities programs through in-person events to virtual events.

Financial History