Atwood Foundation Incorporated
Historical FunderAnchorage, Alaska · EIN 92-6002571 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.4M
Organizations funded87
Typical grant$14,350
Total assets$56.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $8,500 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | ATWOOD FOUNDATION ATTN SARA PERMAN |
|---|---|
| Address | 301 W NORTHERN LIGHTS BLVD 440, ANCHORAGE AK 99503 |
| Phone | 9072744900 |
| Form and materials | WRITTEN REQUEST STATING NEEDS |
| Deadlines | DECEMBER 31 ANNUALLY |
| Restrictions | TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, ALASKAN ORGANIZATIONS PREFERRED |
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
2% of grants went outside Alaska.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Community Foundation | Girdwood, AK | Alaska center for excellence in journalism and alaska press club | $210,000 |
| Anchorage Museum Association | Anchorage, AK | Education programs, exhibit, north x north, seed lab and atwood archive center | $175,000 |
| Alaska Pacific University | Anchorage, AK | Atwood merit scholarships | $150,000 |
| Anchorage Opera | Anchorage, AK | 2024-25 season support | $125,000 |
| Anchorage Symphony Orchestra | Anchorage, AK | Season support | $120,000 |
| Anchorage Concert Association | Girdwood, AK | Season support | $100,000 |
| Alaska Junior Theater | Anchorage, AK | Season support | $70,000 |
| Cyrano's Theater Company | Anchorage, AK | Operating support for 2024 season | $65,000 |
| Foraker Group | Anchorage, AK | Capacity building services for atwood grantees | $60,000 |
| Northern Culture Exchange | Anchorage, AK | Multiple music projects | $60,000 |
| Anchorage Downtown Partnership Ltd | Anchorage, AK | Summer music in peratrovich park, summer solstice celebration, etc | $50,000 |
| University of Alaska Foundation | Anchorage, AK | Elaine atwood journalism scholarships | $50,000 |
| Anchorage Community Theatre | Anchorage, AK | 71St season support | $45,000 |
| Pulse Dance Company | Anchorage, AK | Support of 2024/25 dance performances, artist residencies and youth programs | $42,000 |
| Alaska Center for the Performing Arts | Anchorage, AK | Facility assessment of major theatrical spaces | $40,000 |
| Alaska Youth Orchestras | Anchorage, AK | Season support | $40,000 |
| Momentum Dance Collective | Anchorage, AK | 2024-2025 season support | $36,000 |
| Alaska World Affairs Council | Anchorage, AK | Evangeline atwood distinguished speakers series and student programs | $35,000 |
| Sitka Music Festival | Anchorage, AK | Autumn and winter classics concerts in anchorage | $35,000 |
| University of Alaska Foundation | Anchorage, AK | Uaa dance program/year 2 of 3 and extend commitment to year 4 | $30,000 |
| Out North | Anchorage, AK | 2024 fringe festival, dia de muertos and konr radio's community projects | $27,500 |
| Alaska Arts Southeast Inc | Anchorage, AK | Scholarships, travel support for anchorage youth to attend sitka fine arts camp | $25,000 |
| Alaska Theatre of Youth | Anchorage, AK | 2024-2025 season support | $25,000 |
| Keys to Life | Anchorage, AK | Project supports | $25,000 |
| Perseverance Theater Inc | Anchorage, AK | 2024-2025 anchorage season support | $25,000 |
| Wellrounded Arts | Anchorage, AK | Season 10 of parlor in the round | $25,000 |
| Alaska Cultural Trust | Anchorage, AK | Fundraising and investment support | $25,000 |
| Anchorage Community Theatre | Anchorage, AK | Technical and performance workshops and classes training anchorage artists | $24,500 |
| Alaska Dance Theatre | Homer, AK | Support alaska dance theatre's performing company | $22,000 |
| Anchorage International Film Festival | Girdwood, AK | Festival staffing for marketing plus filmmaker travel to alaska | $22,000 |
| Alaska Jazz Workshop | Anchorage, AK | Jazz education programs for jr & high school, summer jazz camp, etc | $20,000 |
| Alaska Sound Celebration | Anchorage, AK | Celebrate the music performance, alaska a capella university, and master education courses | $20,000 |
| Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy | Anchorage, AK | Season support | $20,000 |
| Covenant House of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | Programmatic support: art, music and cultural enrichment programs for teens | $20,000 |
| Koahnic Broadcast Company | Sitka, AK | Statewide broadcast of 2024 afn convention | $20,000 |
| Alaska School Activities Association | Anchorage, AK | All-State music festival and solo & ensemble music festival | $15,000 |
| Anchorage Chamber Music Festival | Anchorage, AK | 12Th annual anchorage chamber music festival | $15,000 |
| Anchorage Concert Chorus | Anchorage, AK | Production costs: holiday pops | $15,000 |
| Anchorage Festival of Music | Anchorage, AK | Production costs: the dragon of wantley | $15,000 |
| Armed Services YMCA of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | Programmatic support: active duty military family programs | $15,000 |
| Film Independent Inc | Anchorage, AK | Independent art film | $15,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Anchorage, AK | Kings lake music camp scholarships | $15,000 |
| University of Alaska Foundation | Anchorage, AK | Uaa seawolf debate program | $15,000 |
| Alaska Zoo | Anchorage, AK | Internet connectivity for its summer education programs | $14,350 |
| Northern Culture Exchange | Anchorage, AK | Placement summer art day camp for middle and high school students | $12,000 |
| Tomodachi Daiko Inc | Anchorage, AK | Artist workshop travel costs and asd rent | $12,000 |
| West High School Ptsa Under Alaska Pts | Anchorage, AK | World strides heritage festival travel scholarships | $12,000 |
| Cook Inlet Tribal Council | Anchorage, AK | Meals and cultural expert stipends for youth camps and school programs | $11,500 |
| Anchorage Chamber of Commerce | Anchorage, AK | Annual military appreciation picnic | $11,000 |
| 49 Writers | Anchorage, CA | 2024-2025 program support | $10,000 |
| Alaska Chamber Singers | Anchorage, AK | 2024-2025 season support | $10,000 |
| Alaska Children's Museum | Anchorage, AK | Capital: pop-up mobile museum pods | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | Services to alaska's armed forces | $10,000 |
| Anchorage Community Concert Band | Anchorage, AK | Production costs: two free concerts | $10,000 |
| Asian Alaskan Cultural Center | Anchorage, AK | Performances of visiting performers from california, and asd bus transportation | $10,000 |
| Bunnell Street Arts Center | Anchorage, CA | Wild shore new music - a joint project with anchorage museum | $10,000 |
| Camp Fire Alaska | Anchorage, AK | Operation purple summer camp - scholarships for military youth | $10,000 |
| Dancewest Booster Club | Anchorage, AK | Choreography, workshops, costuming, production costs for west high school dancewest program | $10,000 |
| Engine 557 Restoration Company | Anchorage, AK | Contract services of a steam locomotive consultant/specialist | $10,000 |
| Enlaces | Anchorage, AK | Exhibit preparation: "latinos in alaska: our footprint" | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 87 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Sitka, AK | General support | $60,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,350,806 | 88 |
| 2023 | $2,373,906 | 97 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 3, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513079349101321
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 92-6002571
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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