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Providence Alaska Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Anchorage, AK EIN: 92-0093565 Website

As expressions of god's healing love, witnessed through the ministry of jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.

Providence Alaska Foundation at a glance

In short: Providence Alaska Foundation gave $13.3M across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $6.6M), mostly in Washington. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$13,287,913
+130.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$6,643,957
+130.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$6,643,957
Total assets
$60,458,606
+11.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Providence Alaska Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Providence Health & Services - Washington: $13.3MProvidence Health & Services -Washington$13.3MUniversity of Alaska Foundation: $6KUniversity of AlaskaFoundation$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Providence Health & Services - Washington ($13.3M). Together the top 2 received $13.3M.

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K5$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 48 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AnchorageValdezKodiakSewardRentonKenai

How Providence Alaska Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 40% 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

$0$5M$10M$15M35 grants2019 36 grants2020 6 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.8M (2023) to $13.3M (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $13.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Providence Health & Services - Washington Renton, WAOperational Support$13,282,000
University of Alaska Foundation Anchorage, AKSupport of UA Managed Parrish Healthcare Scholarship$5,913
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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
2024$60,458,606$17,360,312$16,030,354$13,287,9132$1,890,319
2023$54,255,860$10,481,532$8,503,667$5,774,4592$1,427,868
2022$45,386,090$11,757,459$8,832,525$5,974,3382$842,515
2021$54,538,892$8,928,783$12,094,014$9,508,4126$1,785,090
2020$50,350,872$13,097,371$11,968,967$9,678,39336$1,795,039
2019$38,347,243$10,046,744$10,101,950$7,554,98735$1,172,030

About Providence Alaska Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Providence Alaska Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Anchorage, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $60.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $13.3M. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Providence Alaska Foundation is led by Cynthia Libby, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 18 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Cynthia Libby

    President

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Rand

    Chair

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denali Kemppel

    Director -

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Director -, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jana Smith

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Swalling

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Metrokin

    Director -

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director -, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sajani Inampudi

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Kennedy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Vincek

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ella Goss

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Weiss

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Benoit

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Erickson

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsay Huckabee

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marie Evans

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deanna Nafzger

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ingrid Klinkhart

    Secretary

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Kanady

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Jason Criqui (2019–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Kate Dugan (2019–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Kate Slyker (2019–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Suzanne Carte-Cocroft (2019–2023) — President -
  • Former: Dwyane Jones (2022–2023) — Director -
  • Former: Jill McLeod (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Kneedler (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Martin Parsons (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Pat Branson (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Preston Simmons (2019–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Peter Anderson (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Mardella Lower (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Rick Fox (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Scott Wellmann MD (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Lorna Richmond (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Stacy Barnes (2019–2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: V. Rae (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Wagner (2019) — Director
  • Former: Scott Habberstad (2019) — Past Chair
  • Former: Tom Falskow (2019) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Hartung (2019) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Providence Alaska Foundation

How much does Providence Alaska Foundation give each year?

Providence Alaska Foundation gave $13.3M across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $5.8M across 2 grants.

How large is Providence Alaska Foundation?

Providence Alaska Foundation reported $60.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.4M.

What is Providence Alaska Foundation?

Providence Alaska Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Anchorage, AK. It holds $60.5M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Providence Alaska Foundation operate?

Providence Alaska Foundation has awarded grants in Alaska, Washington.

What is Providence Alaska Foundation's EIN?

Providence Alaska Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0093565. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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