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Muktuk Marston Foundation Fund Grant

The Alaska Community Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Native Americans

Funding Amount

About $30,000 awarded per year in total

Deadline

Expected ~December

Based on past cycles

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Twice a year
Current deadline
December 1, 2026
Tracked since
April 2026

Deadlines each year: September 1 · December 1

From the program guidelines: “With approximately $30,000 available annually, the fund welcomes applications from September 1 to December 1 each year.”

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Eligible organizations

  • As noted above, applicants must be west of the 156th Meridian and serve Alaska Natives by helping to support nonprofits or programs with a literary, educational, cultural, and/or scientific focus.

Overview

The Muktuk Marston Foundation Fund supports charitable, literary, educational, and scientific initiatives primarily benefiting Alaska Natives in the region west of the 156th Meridian. With approximately $30,000 available annually, the fund welcomes applications from September 1 to December 1 each year. It aims to enhance subsistence food security and promote projects that serve cultural and educational purposes, fostering community development and support for local organizations.

NOTE: The Fund will be accepting applications from September 1 to December 1 annually.
Muktuk Marston Foundation Fund is a donor advised fund that supports the concerns and interests of Muktuk Marston. Interests include projects, internships, and organizations whose efforts support charitable, literary, educational, and scientific purposes. The fund is also devoted to supporting projects that promote subsistence food security. Grants from this fund will benefit Alaska Natives residing west of the 156th Meridian.
The Marston Foundation Fund grants funds annually and awards approximately $30,000 per year to single or multiple grantees.
As noted above, applicants must be west of the 156th Meridian and serve Alaska Natives by helping to support nonprofits or programs with a literary, educational, cultural, and/or scientific focus.

What The Alaska Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
343
Total given
$12.32M
Median grant
$11K
Range
$5,019–$1.36M
  • By dollars: Alaska 93%, Colorado 1%, Texas 1%. Top recipient cities: Anchorage, AK; Soldotna, AK; Kenai, AK.
  • 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Alaska Family Services · Palmer, AK

    Operational Support

    $1.36M

  • The Native Village of Unalakleet · Unalakleet, AK

    Operational Support

    $800K

  • Alaska Children's Trust · Anchorage, AK

    Operational Support

    $711K

  • Providence Alaska Foundation · Anchorage, AK

    Operational Support

    $527K

  • Boys and Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula · Kenai, AK

    Operational Support

    $312K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Native americans

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