Alaska Pacific University
Apu provides a world-class, hands-on, culturally-responsive educational experience in collaboration with our students, communities, and tribal partners.
Alaska Pacific University at a glance
- Total assets
- $151,075,756
- -9.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $30,939,583
- -4.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $113,540
- -24.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $29,157,652
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Alaska Pacific University
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from Alaska Pacific University
Alaska Nursing Expansion Initiative - Department of Labor Grant
Alaska Pacific University
Amount
$2,999,913 (5-year award)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Alaska Pacific University Soil Health Grant
Alaska Pacific University
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Ongoing
Mat-Su Health Foundation Coronavirus Prevention and Response Grant - Alaska Tilth Program
Alaska Pacific University
Amount
$50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Alaska Pacific University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Alaska Pacific University gives
- Giving grew 383% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $48K (2022) to $2.1M (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| APU Foundation Anchorage, AK | Support Investment | $2,045,489 |
| Cardinal Newman Professorship Foundation Anchorage, AK | Support Investment | $31,307 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $151,075,756 | $30,939,583 | $29,157,652 | — | — | $113,540 |
| 2024 | $167,717,678 | $32,236,568 | $27,389,522 | $2,076,796 | 2 | $150,986 |
| 2023 | $164,121,632 | $24,557,706 | $23,818,534 | $49,227 | 1 | $160,516 |
| 2022 | $156,786,376 | $22,492,550 | $22,683,232 | $48,279 | 1 | $-15,884 |
| 2021 | $163,618,260 | $27,263,260 | $19,698,210 | $429,611 | 1 | $11,802 |
| 2020 | $144,152,746 | $17,604,881 | $18,985,030 | $270,277 | 1 | $22,148 |
| 2019 | $134,770,382 | $17,589,339 | $19,653,073 | — | — | $2,992,711 |
About Alaska Pacific University
Based on IRS filings
Alaska Pacific University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Anchorage, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $151.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $114K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Alaska Pacific University is led by Janelle Vanasse, President on every filing since 2022; 8 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janelle Vanasse
President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$150K (2023) → $239K (2025)
Jim Roberts
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sai Sadasivam
Director of It
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$122K (2025)
Don Keil Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
LeeAnn Garrick
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Carle
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mia Heavener
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tina Woods
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trigg Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Williams Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cory Lepore Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Anasuk Nelson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margie Nelson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Harper
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradley Harris
Faculty Professor
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$164K (2019) → $212K (2025)
Erik Flora
Faculty Professor
Director Nordic Ski Center → Faculty Professor, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$144K (2019) → $134K (2025)
Nathan Wolf
Faculty Professor
Assistant Professor → Faculty Professor, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $158K (2025)
Virginia Hilton Hallock
Provost
Provost → Interim President, 2022
Interim President → Provost, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$135K (2019) → $164K (2025)
Sheila King
CFO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$123K (2021) → $120K (2025)
Marianne Murray
Faculty Professor
Faculty - Associate Professor & Director → Faculty Professor, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$134K (2022) → $145K (2025)
Jason Hart
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Anderson
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz La quen naay Medicine Crow
Vice Chair
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Edna Apatiki (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Roy Agloinga (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Eric Stockett (2024) — CFO
- Former: Ethan Schutt (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Kimberly Strong (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Leah Pili (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Margie Nelson Bezona (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Gerald Moses (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Willie Kasayulie (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Stephanie Morgan (2021–2022) — Faculty - Associate Professor & Director
- Former: Valerie Nuu'araaluk Davidson (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Chris Hodel (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Clarice Dickess (2019–2020) — Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Mark Regoord (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Robert Onders (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Tabetha Toloff (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ellie Jackson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Harry McDonald (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jason Metrokin (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jerry Moses (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Kyan Olanna (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $239K, to Janelle Vanasse (President). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Alaska Pacific University
How large is Alaska Pacific University?
Alaska Pacific University reported $151.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.9M.
What is Alaska Pacific University?
Alaska Pacific University is a public charity focused on Education, based in Anchorage, AK. It holds $151.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Alaska Pacific University operate?
Alaska Pacific University has awarded grants in Alaska.
What is Alaska Pacific University's EIN?
Alaska Pacific University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0023588. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Doyon Foundation
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Total Given
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Arctic Education Foundation
Anchorage, AK
The Arctic Education Foundation supports scholarships, student assistance, skills training, and cultural education, primarily for eligible Iñupiat students pursuing higher education. Its 2024 awards ranged from $110 to $42,889, with a median of $5,750; 73% of grant dollars went to Alaska recipients. It accepts online scholarship applications; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests for other funding.
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Total Given
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The Alaska Community Foundation
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Rasmuson Foundation
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Grants
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Total Given
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Bristol Bay Foundation
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Assets
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Grants
290
Total Given
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