Koniag Education Foundation
Koniag Education Foundation is a private foundation, based in Kodiak, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $935K. Net investment income was $776K.
Koniag Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Koniag Education Foundation gave $935K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $935K), mostly in Alaska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $934,526
- +24.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $934,526
- +24.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $934,526
- Total assets
- $13,479,249
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Alaska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Koniag Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Koniag Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 95% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 146% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $399K (2021) to $935K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $935K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $934,526 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,479,249 | $3,031,431 | $1,370,122 | $934,526 | 1 | $934,526 | $776,379 | $639,367 |
| 2024 | $11,940,950 | $2,041,728 | $1,150,454 | $750,338 | 1 | $750,338 | $205,650 | $316,126 |
| 2023 | $9,860,321 | $2,131,140 | $1,016,868 | $618,724 | 1 | $968,899 | $383,629 | $437,106 |
| 2022 | $9,765,637 | $2,302,078 | $867,092 | $479,263 | 1 | $803,562 | $1,147,400 | $459,259 |
| 2021 | $9,531,116 | $1,438,299 | $819,135 | $399,173 | 1 | — | $297,199 | $397,687 |
| 2020 | $6,704,865 | $1,295,908 | $1,156,376 | $636,352 | 1 | — | $301,151 | $346,410 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Koniag Education Foundation reported a distributable amount of $639K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Koniag Education Foundation's 2025 filing lists 10 officers; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter Boskofsky
Director
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Stephen Parsons
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Thomas Swensen
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Alberta Jones
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Liz Odongo
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Rose Ward
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Shannon Howard
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Teresa Mahle
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
$115K (2025)
Gordon Matt Olsen
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Elaine Lederer
Vice President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Jon Panamaroff (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Tony Cange (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Germaine Salmine (2022–2024) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Sarah Simeonoff (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Rose Kreger (2024) — Director
- Former: Teresa Schneider (2024) — Executive Di
- Former: Elaine Kromm-Enge (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Gordon Pullar Jr. (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Candance Branson (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Jesse Kreger (2020–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Malia Villegas (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: James Carmichael (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Panamaroff (2020–2021) — Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $115K, to Teresa Mahle (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Koniag Education Foundation
How much does Koniag Education Foundation give each year?
Koniag Education Foundation gave $935K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $750K across 1 grant.
How large is Koniag Education Foundation?
Koniag Education Foundation reported $13.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $935K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $639K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Koniag Education Foundation operate?
Koniag Education Foundation has awarded grants in Alaska.
What is Koniag Education Foundation's EIN?
Koniag Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0145017. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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