Interior Alaska

Initiative News July 13, 2015

Time is now to address alcohol impacts

Lifelong Fairbanksan and Rasmuson Board member Jeff Cook cares a lot about the health of his community. That's why he lauds “Paths to Recovery: Solving Alaska’s alcohol problem,” a series of articles produced through the partnership of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and Recover Alaska. Read his post.

Grantee Updates March 1, 2010

PRIs leverage dollars beyond grants

The 2010 grants outlook blog garnered a lot of interest in Program-Related Investments, and we thought more explanation was in order. PRIs allow foundations like Rasmuson to put its financial assets to work in the community as low interest loans or other types of financial guarantees.

Grantee Updates January 4, 2010

2010: the forecast calls for a busy year

Welcome to 2010! The new year is in full swing as evidenced by media coverage of Pick.Click.Give and the 2010 US Cross Country Skiing National Championships / 2010 Vancouver Olympics tryouts. A Substance Abuse Work Group meeting convenes later this week to build upon the dialogue that began in 2009.

Current Events March 23, 2009

Reaching out to the Interior

Rasmuson Foundation staff was on the road in the Interior last week, attending two events with the intent of encouraging more applications from Alaska’s rural communities. This work is a continuation of a long-term outreach plan to raise awareness of the philanthropic opportunity within Alaska.