Grants

Where We Fund
The Chugiak-Eagle River Foundation, an affiliate of the Alaska Community Foundation (ACF), primarily supports organizations based in and which provide services that benefit the population of and communities within the Chugiak-Eagle River area.

Who Is Eligible
Alaskan organizations that are :
• 501(c)(3) public charitable organizations with 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), or 509(a)(3) Types I & 2 public charitable status as designated in your IRS Determination Letter
• Schools
• Federally recognized Tribes
• City governments or Boroughs
• Have at least one of the following as their primary purpose: charitable, educational, civic, patriotic, social, literary, cultural, athletic, or scientific. 

Who Is Not Eligible
• Individuals
• State or federal government agencies
• For-profit organizations or businesses
• Private foundations
• In general churches
• Organizations that, as a major purpose, influence legislation or support candidates for public office or other activities of a political nature.
• Activities that improperly discriminate as to race, gender, marital status, sexual preference, age, disability, creed or ethnicity, or grants for religious indoctrination or other religious activities 

What We Fund
• Capital projects (furnishings, buildings, audio and video equipment, books, medical equipment, computers, art supplies, sports equipment, musical instruments, vehicles, etc.)

• Special projects: Occasionally, the Foundation will consider funding the expansion or start-up of innovative programs that address issues of broad community or statewide significance. The project must demonstrate long-term benefits or impacts, and be initiated by an established organization(s) with a history of accomplishment. The project must also show the ability to sustain it’s existence over time whereas it is sustainable and does not need to be funded each year. 

What We Don't Fund
The Chugiak-Eagle River Foundation concentrates its resources in the areas listed above. Generally, that means we cannot support many worthy requests including the following:
• General operations
• Loans, deficits, or debt reduction
• Endowments
• Indirect or overhead costs
• Reimbursement for items in a completed project or items already purchased 

Submission
The Chugiak-Eagle River Foundation accepts grant applications through its grant portal year-round. The CERF Advisory Board meets quarterly to review proposals. If your application is time sensitive, please email us at [email protected]. 

Applications may be considered at any time at the discretion of the Advisory Board. If an applicant organization is successful, a formal grant agreement will be sent. All applicants will be informed of the status of their application within 10 days following the CERF advisory board meeting. Grant procedures are subject to change at the discretion of the Advisory Board of Directors.

Contact Information
Please direct general questions and project-based questions to CERF’s Program Manager, Samantha Kopishke, at [email protected] or call 907.334.6700.

Please direct eligibility and technical questions about the online grant system to the Alaska Community Foundation at [email protected] or 907.334.6700.