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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $4,136,799 | $3,868,715 | $3,638,491 | $63,872,272 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 3% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANTS LESS THAN 5000ANCHORAGE, AK | GENERAL FUNDING | $551,574 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Wirz | CEO | 40.0 | $159,676 |
| Jeff Gonnason | CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $6,250 |
| Ryan Newton | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 0.5 | $5,350 |
| Deanna Sackett | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $62,752,364 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $4,765,798 | $4,942,346 | $5,136,019 | $59,623,492 | $58,430,490 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $2,733,822 | $4,455,621 | $4,118,713 | $55,325,069 | $53,706,493 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $5,973,660 | $4,563,772 | $4,251,464 | $68,131,766 | $66,861,926 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $3,809,706 | $4,499,524 | $4,216,632 | $65,227,557 | $63,803,419 |
| JWM 2023 ARTSHOP AND GRADUATE ARTSHOP PROGRAMS |
| $45,000 |
| 2023 |
| CHICKALOON VILLAGECHICKALOON, AK | HERITAGE CONTRACT | $40,000 | 2020 |
| CHICKALOON VILLAGECHICKALOON, AK | EPG YA NE DAH AH SCHOOL | $40,000 | 2022 |
| CHICKALOON VILLAGECHICKALOON, AK | EDUCATION PROJECT GRANT 2023 - YA NE DAH AH | $40,000 | 2023 |
| CHICKALOON NATIVE VILLAGECHICKALOON, AK | YA NE DAH AH SCHOOL ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL IMMERSION LEARNING PROGRAM | $40,000 | 2021 |
| ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTERANCHORAGE, AK | JWM 2022 ARTSHOP & GRADUATE ARTSHOP PROGRAMS | $39,400 | 2022 |
| BEST BEGINNINGSANCHORAGE, AK | BEST BEGINNINGS' ENGAGING ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS IN EARLY LITERACY PROJECT | $35,000 | 2021 |
| SELDOVIA COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLSELDOVIA, AK | EPG SELDOVIA COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL OPERATING EXPENSES SY 2022-23 | $32,984 | 2022 |
| CALISTA EDUCATION AND CULTURE INCANCHORAGE, AK | JWM GRANT | $32,434 | 2020 |
| ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTERANCHORAGE, AK | THE CH'EHDGHAZTL'IN: WE HELPED BUILD THE HOUSE | $30,000 | 2021 |
| MUSEUMS ALASKA INCANCHORAGE, AK | JWM 2023 AK NATIVE MUSEUM COLLECTION STUDY | $25,000 | 2023 |
| MUSEUMS ALASKA INCANCHORAGE, AK | JWM MUSEUM COLLECTION STUDY PROJECT | $25,000 | 2022 |
| BEST BEGINNINGSANCHORAGE, AK | EPG EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AK NATIVE STUDENTS | $25,000 | 2022 |
| ALASKA VILLAGE INITIATIVESANCHORAGE, AK | SUPPORT FOR AVI'S WE ARE DENA'INA PROJECT | $20,950 | 2021 |
| HYDABURG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHYDABURG, AK | ARTS AND CULTURAL AWARD | $20,339 | 2024 |
| KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATIONANCHORAGE, AK | RADIO SERIES ON THE 2021 AFN CONVENTION PROJECT | $20,000 | 2021 |
| SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATIONANCHORAGE, AK | ARTS AND CULTURAL AWARD | $20,000 | 2024 |
| ALUTIIQ MUSEUMKODIAK, AK | JWM INVITATIONAL GRANT - GRASS WEAVING | $20,000 | 2023 |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTNEW YORK, NY | JWM MUSEUM SOVEREIGNTY PROJECT - METROPOLITAN MUSEUM | $20,000 | 2023 |
| BUNNELL STREET ARTS CENTERHOMER, AK | 2021 ARTIST MENTORING PROGRAM | $20,000 | 2021 |
| MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATIONSANT FE, NM | JWM PARKA MAKING IN ALASKA FOR GHHUUNAYUKATA | $20,000 | 2023 |
| FIRST ALASKANS INSTITUTEANCHORAGE, AK | 2021 ELDERS & YOUTH CONFERENCE | $20,000 | 2021 |
| KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATIONANCHORAGE, AK | HERITAGE CONTRACT | $20,000 | 2020 |
| KOAHNIC BROADCAST CORPORATIONANCHORAGE, AK | HERITAGE CONTRACT | $20,000 | 2020 |
| 0.5 |
| $4,250 |
| Jessica Greiner | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $4,000 |
| Susan Wells | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $3,500 |
| Kyla Morris | VICE PRESIDENT | 40.0 | $0 |
| Louis Nagy Jr | VICE CHAIRMAN | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cheryl Wilga | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cynthia Muller | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rayna Bird | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Daniel Mitchell | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Donna James | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Wight | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442909349100509
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202302779349100825
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202222869349100867
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202142849349100024
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.