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Alaska Pacific University Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Anchorage, AK EIN: 92-0150193 Website

To accept, solicit, receive, administer, and disburse gifts, bequests, legacies, devises, and conveyances of real and personal property for the benefit of Alaska pacific university.

Alaska Pacific University Foundation at a glance

In short: Alaska Pacific University Foundation gave $597K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $597K), mostly in Alaska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$597,473
-11.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$597,473
-11.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$597,473
Total assets
$22,332,962
+10.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alaska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Alaska Pacific University Foundation

Who Alaska Pacific University Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Alaska Pacific University: $597KAlaska Pacific University$597K

The largest 2025 recipient was Alaska Pacific University ($597K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Anchorage

How Alaska Pacific University Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $597K (2025) to $743K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $597K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AKSupport for the University$597,473
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$22,332,962$1,748,804$779,562$597,4731$1,109,087
2024$20,133,975$3,906,244$791,102$673,4241$1,574,049
2023$16,436,093$1,032,482$701,657$619,6871$351,135
2022$15,133,771$1,803,995$748,090$657,9841$1,625,996
2021$17,382,604$1,619,955$811,448$720,8831$1,033,584
2020$13,530,796$692,046$954,466$742,9851$418,519

About Alaska Pacific University Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Alaska Pacific University Foundation is a public charity, based in Anchorage, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $597K. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alaska Pacific University Foundation is led by John C Swalling, Chair on every filing since 2023; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John C Swalling

    Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Wohlforth

    Member

    Member → Member at Large, 2021

    Member at Large → Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Sieberts

    Vice Chair & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Leonard

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trigg Davis

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janelle Vanasse

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • LeeAnn Garrick

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Chris Swalling (2020–2022) — Chair
  • Former: Ethan Schutt (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Virginia Hilton Hallock (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Valerie Nuu'Araaluk Davidson (2021) — Member Jul - Mar
  • Former: Bob Onders (2020) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Alaska Pacific University Foundation

How much does Alaska Pacific University Foundation give each year?

Alaska Pacific University Foundation gave $597K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $673K across 1 grant.

How large is Alaska Pacific University Foundation?

Alaska Pacific University Foundation reported $22.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

Where does Alaska Pacific University Foundation operate?

Alaska Pacific University Foundation has awarded grants in Alaska.

What is Alaska Pacific University Foundation's EIN?

Alaska Pacific University Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0150193. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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