Kawerak Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Nome, AK EIN 92-0047009

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$18.5M

Foundation funders

34

Grants recorded

101

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Kawerak Inc?

Kawerak Inc is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($8.0M), Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($1.7M), The Alaska Community Foundation ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.5M in grants to Kawerak Inc between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$8,000,00012022
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$1,692,01262021–2024
The Alaska Community Foundation$1,649,49252020–2024
Novo Foundation$800,00042021–2024
Engineering Ministries International USA$754,24532022–2025
The Pew Charitable Trusts$672,39082020–2025
Margaret a Cargill Foundation$540,00052020–2024
WK Kellogg Foundation$520,00032023–2025
Walton Family Foundation Inc$514,30032021–2024
First Nations Development Institute$503,958122021–2025
Rasmuson Foundation$464,950122020–2024
Norton Sound Health Corporation$323,92322021–2023
Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation$317,81452020–2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$280,00032021–2023
Ocean Conservancy$253,00012025
Casey Family Programs$227,00032020–2021
The Oak Foundation USA$226,45112020
Wilburforce Foundation$120,00032022–2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$100,00012022
New Venture Fund$99,49322021–2022
Rural Alaska Community Action Program$80,13022024–2025
Food Bank of Alaska$74,48522024–2025
Direct Relief$60,00012023
RSF Social Finance Inc$50,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$50,00012022
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M12 grants2020 21 grants2021 19 grants2022 19 grants2023 19 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $835K (2025) to $10.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $835K.

What grants has Kawerak Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Ocean ConservancyENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING$253,000
2025Engineering Ministries International USAPROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT$164,968
2025WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$100,000
2025The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$70,000
2025First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$60,000
2025First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$50,000
2025First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$50,000
2025Rural Alaska Community Action ProgramFRESH & AFFFORDABLE LOCAL PRODUCE FOR BERING STRAIT REGION$25,592
2025First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$25,000
2025Food Bank of AlaskaGeneral assistance$24,219
2025First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$12,000
2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationTO PROTECT THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND BERING STRAIT FROM INCREASING IMPACTS.$201,666
2024Novo FoundationCALEB SCHOLARS PROGRAM$200,000
2024WK Kellogg FoundationPromise of an Equitable Future$160,000
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support Kawerak's participation in federal fisheries decision making.$160,000
2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationTO SUPPORT RISING INUIT LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR U.S. ARCTIC COASTAL AND MARINE HABITAT PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP.$113,125
2024First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$100,000
2024Norton Sound Economic Development CorporationDiscretionary Grants$77,489
2024The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$70,000
2024Margaret a Cargill FoundationSUPPORT FOR ITS CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT$70,000
2024Rural Alaska Community Action ProgramFRESH & AFFFORDABLE LOCAL PRODUCE FOR BERING STRAIT REGION$54,538
2024Food Bank of AlaskaGeneral Assistance$50,266
2024RSF Social Finance IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Wilburforce FoundationENVIRONMENTAL - CALEB SCHOLARS PROGRAM$40,000
2024Seattle FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024Indian Land Tenure FoundationTRIBAL LAND OFFICE SUMMER INTERNSHIP$15,000
2024First Nations Development InstituteECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$15,000
2024The Alaska Community FoundationOperational Support$10,000
2024Rasmuson FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2024Rasmuson FoundationFOSTER CHILDREN CHRISTMAS PRESENTS$500

Showing 30 most recent of 101 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Kawerak Inc?

Kawerak Inc is funded by 34 grantmakers, led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($8.0M), Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($1.7M), The Alaska Community Foundation ($1.6M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.5M in grants to Kawerak Inc between 2020–2025.

Who is Kawerak Inc's largest funder?

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Kawerak Inc, with $8.0M across 1 grant (2022).

How much grant funding has Kawerak Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $18.5M in grants to Kawerak Inc across 101 grants from 34 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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