Gulkana Village In Copper Valley, Alaska Awarded One Of 12 Grants From Rasmuson Fund

 Rasmuson Foundation Is A Major Funding Source For Various Programs In Alaska 

Community event in Gulkana Village, March 9th, 2019.
(Country Journal) 

The Rasmuson Foundation awarded $350,000 to the Gulkana Village Council for a new community center in June, 2026. It was one of several Native tribes to win funds for a center from the Alaskan philanthropists. 

The Native Village of Eklutna received $1 million for their new community center, the Nulato Tribal Council got $450.000, and Tangirnaq Native Village got $300,000. 

Here's a breakdown, from the Rasmuson website of where $6 million is headed:

• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts – $400,000 to replace the boiler stacks and roof heat trace system.
• Alaska Legal Services Corporation – $1 million to increase legal services across Alaska.
• Alaska Public Media – $650,000 to replace broadcast and information technology systems.
• Anchorage Sportsplex (The Dome) – $1 million to replace the fabric of the air-supported structure and purchase an air blower, lighting, and track resurfacing.
• Grow Ketchikan – $250,000 to purchase hatchery and nursery equipment and support kelp and oyster seed production.
• Gulkana Village Council – $350,000 to support the construction of a new community center.
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough – $300,000 to upgrade the playground and utilities at Matanuska River Park Campgrounds, including adding signage to designate the park as part of the Alaska Long Trail.
• Native Village of Eklutna – $1 million toward construction of a new community center.
• Nulato Tribal Council – $450,000 to support construction of a new community center.
• Seattle Children’s Hospital – $175,000 to purchase an Airborne NxtGen Transport Incubator for neonatal and infant patients.
• Tangirnaq Native Village – $300,000 to support construction of a new community center.
• University of Alaska Fairbanks – Geophysical Institute – $190,000 to develop Alaska-relevant science curriculum.

Strategic grantmaking:

• A fund allocation of $1 million for supporting local philanthropy efforts.