Alaska Airlines Foundation
Historical FunderAnchorage, Alaska · EIN 92-0166198 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$572K
Organizations funded66
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$14.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $10,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | Tim Thompson |
|---|---|
| Address | 3600 Old International Airport Rd, Anchorage AK 99502 |
| Phone | 9072667230 |
| Form and materials | Letter of Inquiry |
| Deadlines | March 31 and July 31 |
| Restrictions | Focus is on education efforts that address a unique need or value of a community. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
86% of grants went outside Alaska.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Development Corporation | Juneau, AK | Alaska Development Corporation supports the Program Delivery Organization for Alaska, JEDC, to provide robotics programs to K-12th grade… | $50,000 |
| Angel City Aerospace Foundation | Inglewood, CA | Angel City Aerospace Foundation's program consists of mentorship and training opportunities for youth, producing and attending community… | $30,000 |
| Fly Compton Aeronautical Education Foundation | Compton, CA | The Flight Adventures program, developed by Fly Compton Foundation, offers an innovative and immersive learning experience designed to… | $20,000 |
| United Way of King County | Seattle, WA | United Way of King County's postsecondary initiative, Bridge To Finish, disrupts poverty by connecting students living in poverty with… | $20,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Seattle, WA | The Charlie LaBenz Youth Development Center was designed to address this need in South King County, providing a space specifically designed… | $20,000 |
| Adult Friends for Youth | Honolulu, HI | The `O Ke Ala Maluhia is a project that combines the components of leadership development, self-empowerment, critical thinking, and soft… | $15,000 |
| Hawaii First Robotics | Honolulu, HI | FIRST prepares young people for the future through a suite of inclusive, team-based robotics programs for ages 4-18 (PreK-12). Our programs… | $15,000 |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | SVEF is deploying a pathways-based version of [CS] Innovate. The program features a Cybersecurity Pathway and a Dual Enrollment Pathway for… | $15,000 |
| Alliance for Education | Seattle, WA | Alliance for Education is providing Black male students with career-connected learning opportunities that offer the resources and supports… | $12,000 |
| Adelante Mujeres | Forest Grove, OR | The Chicas Youth Development Program provides year-round, culturally specific services to address prevailing educational and racial… | $10,000 |
| Aha Punana Leo | Hilo, HI | The Aha Punana Leo, Inc. (APL) is a Native Hawaiian nonprofit organization established in 1983 with a vision of "E Ola Ka Olelo Hawaii"… | $10,000 |
| ClimbHI | Honolulu, HI | ClimbHI's Leadership Exploration Inspiration Program is a workforce development program to inspire Hawai'i's youth to select careers in the… | $10,000 |
| Computers 2 SD Kids | San Diego, CA | Funds will be utilized to support our Workforce Development & Technology Assistance Programs, & computer refurbishment, & dispersal.… | $10,000 |
| Covenant House Alaska | Anchorage, AK | The goal of the Covenant House Prevention Project is to break cycles of poverty and prevent homelessness before it starts. CHA will always… | $10,000 |
| EXCEL Alaska Inc | Anchorage, AK | Alaska EXCEL Aviation & Aviation Mechanics Program will provide 20 rural students across rural/remote Alaska with hands-on training and… | $10,000 |
| Hera School | San Jose, CA | Emerald Program (Ages 16-19): Designed to prepare young adults aged 16 to 19 for the Federal Aviation Administration exam required to… | $10,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Alaska Inc | Anchorage, AK | The Junior Achievement of Alaska Statewide K-12 Economic Empowerment & Work Readiness program is designed to engage students on a subject… | $10,000 |
| New Avenues for Youth | Portland, OR | To help youth develop practical skills for the workforce, New Avenues offers job training and employment services through its PAVE program.… | $10,000 |
| Oregon Business Academy | Lake Oswego, OR | Business Week is a 7-day, on-campus, residential summer "camp" offering a project-based, experiential learning environment where students… | $10,000 |
| Oregon Museum of Science and Industry | Portland, OR | The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) aims to improve access to STEAM education. In pursuit of this mission, we continually seek… | $10,000 |
| REAP Inc | Portland, OR | REAP's Young Entrepreneurs Program (YEP) works to dismantle barriers for culturally diverse students and creates opportunities for students… | $10,000 |
| The Valley Economic Alliance | Sherman Oaks, CA | The Tech Talent Connect Workforce Development Program is a new initiative designed by The Alliance to serve as a workforce development… | $10,000 |
| United Way of San Diego County | San Diego, CA | This grant request is to scale STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)-to-Careers program. STEAM-to-Careers develops… | $10,000 |
| Washington FIRST Robotics | Kent, WA | This project focuses on rural school districts, low-income students, and, where possible, minority youth across underserved pockets of the… | $10,000 |
| Yuut Elitnaurviat Inc | Bethel, AK | Yuut Elitnaurviat provides workforce development programs in Adult Education, Drivers Education (ADL & CDL), Healthcare, Construction… | $10,000 |
| Imagining More Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Imagining More supports youth student athletes through their athletic, educational, and professional journeys. We empower them to achieve… | $7,500 |
| Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington | Seattle, WA | Goodwill's Youth Aerospace Program North in Snohomish County is a two-year initiative designed to prepare junior and senior high school… | $7,000 |
| R Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation | Tacoma, WA | With 40 years serving young adults of color, we know they face barriers to success in careers and education including limited financial… | $7,000 |
| Seattle Jobs Initiative | Seattle, WA | The Digital Bridge - SnoCo Connect participants are adolescents and young adults aged 14-20 who face multiple barriers to education and… | $7,000 |
| City Surf Project | San Francisco, CA | City Surf Project's two Leadership Development programs, SILT and the Alumni program, provide a continuum of paid work experience,… | $6,000 |
| Elementary Institute of Science | San Diego, CA | Girls Take Flight is an innovative program to provide 10th and 11th grade girls extensive hands-on experience building and flying drones as… | $6,000 |
| After School All-Stars | Federal Way, WA | ASAS Puget Sound "Academic Readiness"Career Exploration Opportunities (CEO)" program initiatives, which provide educational enrichment and… | $5,000 |
| Anchorage Park Foundation | Anchorage, AK | Youth Employment in Parks (YEP) is an annual 10-week intensive summer workforce development program designed to positively engage a new… | $5,000 |
| AtWork | Bellevue, WA | The School-to-Work program provides support to the student and their family as they transition from school based services to the adult… | $5,000 |
| Be A Mentor | Hayward, CA | Be A Mentor offers mentoring services to under-served youth in California. The programs offered by BAM are designed to improve academic… | $5,000 |
| City Year SeattleKing County | Seattle, WA | The Whole School, Whole Child program is dual impact: We provide career development offerings to talented young adult AmeriCorps members… | $5,000 |
| College Possible | Seattle, WA | College Possible Washington provides intensive support to students throughout the entire college process: from admission and enrollment to… | $5,000 |
| Communities of Rooted Brilliance | Seattle, WA | After School Youth Development Programs for secondary school students that provide refugee and immigrant newcomers with community-inspired… | $5,000 |
| EarthCorps | Seattle, WA | The program features interactive workshops that emphasize environmental education and climate resilience. These sessions are tailored to… | $5,000 |
| Eileen & Callie's Place | Kent, WA | ECP is expanding our mentoring program to foster resilience, social-emotional competence, positive identity development, & mental and… | $5,000 |
| Foundation for Edmonds School District | Lynnwood, WA | FESD developed a workforce development and on-the-job training program for high schoolers based on a need identified by one of the high… | $5,000 |
| Girls Inc of the Pacific Northwest | Portland, OR | Eureka! is an immersive, five-year STEAM program for 8th-12th grade students. Eureka! delivers 120+ program hours per year through STEAM… | $5,000 |
| Institute of the North | Anchorage, AK | Arctic Resilient Communities Fellowship (ARCYF) is a unique youth development initiative that brings together 21 young community leaders… | $5,000 |
| iUrban Teen | Tukwila, WA | iUrban Teen provides services to youth ages 12-18, connecting them and their families to STEM education and pre-vocational activities.… | $5,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern California | Walnut Creek, CA | JA Workforce Pathway for Youth will provide 1,000 Bay area youth age 16-24, mentorship, skill development, career exploration, job… | $5,000 |
| Kapena School of Music | Kaneohe, HI | Our Mentorship Program is committed to fostering youth leadership and development through personalized one-to-one training and… | $5,000 |
| Mentoring Urban Students & Teens | Seattle, WA | Every year MUST takes its participants on several college tours where they get to see what campus life is like, learn about degree programs… | $5,000 |
| Northwest Education Access | Seattle, WA | NWEdA's College Prep Program helps young people choose a career pathway and prepare for higher education and meaningful employment. The aim… | $5,000 |
| Oregon STEM | Hood River, OR | Oregon STEM is dedicated to building a creative, equitable, and future-ready Oregon by fostering strategic partnerships, advocating for… | $5,000 |
| Our Sisters Keeper | Marin City, CA | Our Sisters Keeper encourage, motivate and inspire marginalized women of color to become role models and leaders, and to reach their… | $5,000 |
| Portland Community Media | Portland, OR | Open Signal provides mutually reinforcing media arts programming and events to amplify the voices of emerging artists underrepresented in… | $5,000 |
| Re-Use Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | The global positioning of Re-use Hawai'i has merged our experience and reflection with the understanding that our local schools yearn for… | $5,000 |
| Seattle Colleges Foundation | Seattle, WA | The Aeronautical Technology Mentorship Program is designed help students build confidence, create professional connections and gain soft… | $5,000 |
| Sharefest Community Development | San Pedro, CA | Sharefest's Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) is a year-round career workforce development program for high school students at greatest risk… | $5,000 |
| Solid Ground WA | Seattle, WA | Sand Point Children's Program offers wraparound programming focused on social-emotional, cultural, and academic development and career… | $5,000 |
| Southeast Alaska Independent Living | Juneau, AK | The SAIL Summer Work Programs are collaborative multi-week programs that employ Southeast Alaskan youth with disabilities between the ages… | $5,000 |
| SR3 SeaLife Response Rehabilitation and Research | Des Moines, WA | SR3's SeaLife Rescue Center is the only place in the Pacific Northwest where community members, including aspiring marine wildlife… | $5,000 |
| STEM Paths Innovation Network | Seattle, WA | SPIN Girls (grades 6-10): The program offers long-term, holistic support including STEM skills, leadership development, career pathways… | $5,000 |
| Surfrider Spirit Sessions | Honolulu, HI | Surfrider Spirit Sessions uses a unique combination of athletics, eco-therapy, socialization, multiple forms of mentoring-including… | $5,000 |
| The Keala Foundation | Lawai, HI | Keala Kids is KF's foundational fitness program. This free youth physical fitness program operates 5 days a week, two times daily out of 4… | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 66 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $572,500 | 66 |
| 2023 | $580,000 | 66 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202541329349101299
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 92-0166198
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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