Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund
To support the charitable activities, projects and programs of trustees for Alaska.
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund at a glance
In short: Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Alaska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $250,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,000
- Total assets
- $8,318,189
- +2.1% 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.
Who Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trustees for Alaska ($250K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
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 Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund gives
- Giving grew 133% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $275K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees for Alaska Anchorage, AK | Support TFA Activity | $250,000 |
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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 | $8,318,189 | $420,787 | $310,182 | $250,000 | 1 | $410,787 |
| 2024 | $8,148,620 | $258,313 | $333,876 | $275,000 | 1 | $258,313 |
| 2023 | $6,985,338 | $53,727 | $95,185 | $50,000 | 1 | $53,455 |
| 2022 | $6,512,784 | $-96,874 | $156,642 | $107,250 | 1 | $-96,874 |
| 2021 | $7,264,957 | $231,263 | $49,318 | $3,000 | Total only | $221,529 |
| 2020 | $6,240,754 | $1,628,343 | $293,972 | $250,000 | 1 | $1,278,754 |
| 2019 | $7,006,418 | $205,587 | $316,923 | $272,075 | 1 | $101,969 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund
Based on IRS filings
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Anchorage, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K. Net investment income was $411K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund is led by M. James Spitzer Jr., Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
M. James Spitzer Jr.
Chair
President → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Steinberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chase Hensel PhD
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Stratton
Vice President
Vice President Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2022
Vice President & Secretary → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Robert Childers (2019) — Vice President & Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund
How much does Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund give each year?
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $275K across 1 grant.
How large is Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund?
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $421K.
What is Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund?
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Anchorage, AK. It holds $8.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund operate?
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund has awarded grants in Alaska.
What is Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund's EIN?
Trustees for Alaska Endowment Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4023792. 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 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 6, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 5, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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