
Rasmuson Foundation New Grants Announced to Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority $25,000; Calista Elders Council $20,000; Victory Ministries of Alaska $15,000; Senior Citizens of Kodiak $10,600; Native Village of Kwigillingok $24,940. Search grants anytime at the link below.
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Posted by Cassandra Stalzer, Communications Manager As I ruminate on my career thus far, I take pride in the accomplishments of the interns, volunteers, fellows, and apprentices with whom I’ve had the great pleasure to work as they launch their own professional lives. ...

Posted by Sharity Sommer, Communications Intern The state of Alaska is 50 years young, yet holds a diverse and unique history. As the 49th state goes into its next half-century, it is a great time to look back at all that has shaped us as a state and as Alaskans...

Rasmuson Foundation Congratulations to Alaska author Joan Kane, winner of a 2009 Whiting Award given to up and coming writers. She's in NYC right now accepting the honor, and no doubt beaming from ear to ear. Way to go Joan!

Posted by Jeff Clarke, Vice President Last Thursday evening, a large crowd was present (and decidedly enjoying itself) as Governor Parnell recognized an amazing group of individual Alaskans and corporations as 2009 recipients of the Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. ...

Rasmuson Foundation Staff volunteered to serve at Beans Cafe today - nearly 400 people were in line to be served.

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Announced today in the Anchorage Daily News, Program Officer Joel Neimeyer has been selected for the position of federal co-chair of the Denali Commission. http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/afn/story /986367.html

Post by Aleesha Towns-Bain, Program Associate The afternoon drive from Anchorage was blustery, with clouds spitting rain and sleet, as I crept along the Glenn Highway toward Glennallen...

Rasmuson Foundation Congratulations to Mary Katzke whose documentary film, About Face, will be screened at the 2010 Council on Foundations Film Festival. Alaska has great film makers!
Source: www.aboutfacefilm.org
About Face tells the story from tragedy to healing of Gwendellin Bradshaw.

Rasmuson Foundation 45 Awards Announced in Q3
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Rasmuson Foundation announced that in the third quarter of 2009 it made $1,097,671 in awards.

Sharity Sommer, Communications Intern Last month the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2009 Fellows. Dr...

Rasmuson Foundation Barrow dentist wins national award
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Today Dr. Amanda Gaynor Ashley, Director of the Barrow Dental Clinic at Arctic Slope Native Association’s Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital is en route to Washington, DC, preparing to accept a prestigious national award later in the week. She is one of 10 individuals selected by Robert Wood Johnson...

Today Dr. Amanda Gaynor Ashley, Director of the Barrow Dental Clinic at Arctic Slope Native Association’s Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital is en route to Washington, DC, preparing to accept a prestigious national award later in the week. ...

Posted by Diane Kaplan, President and CEO In some ways Bob Reeves and I were like first cousins. Bob headed up the Atwood Foundation, I am CEO of Rasmuson Foundation. Evangeline Atwood and Elmer Rasmuson were sister and brother...



















