Alaska Conservation Foundation > Strategic Funding > FY11 Grants Awarded
FY11 Grants Awarded
Your Money at Work (as of 6/30/11)
Alaska Clean Energy Campaign
- Alaska Backcountry Hunters and Anglers $40,000
Joseph, OR
Sportsmen’s Outreach on Coal - Alaska Center for the Environment $20,000
Anchorage, AK
Outreach and Organizing – Coal Issues - Alaska Community Action on Toxics $40,000
Anchorage, AK
Organizing Medical Professionals on Coal Development - Alaska Conservation Alliance $37,500
Anchorage, AK
Paid Media for Energy Efficiency - Alaska Public Interest Research Group $67,500
Anchorage, AK
Ratepayer Movement Implementation - Alaska Public Interest Research Group $25,000
Anchorage, AK
AEF Priorities Strategy Development - Castle Mountain Coalition $15,000
Eagle River, AK
Legal Analysis of Wishbone Hill Coal Project (Grant Increase) - Center for Science in Public Participation $20,000
Bozeman, MT
Technical Support for Coal - Chuitna Citizens Coalition $15,000
Beluga, AK
Grassroots Organizing on Coal - Cook Inletkeeper $5,000
Homer, AK
Digital Media Coordination for Alaskans for Energy Freedom - Cook Inletkeeper $62,500
Homer, AK
Alaska Coal Media - Cook Inletkeeper $260,000
Homer, AK
Chuitna Coal Campaign - Cook Inletkeeper $75,000
Homer, AK
Paid Media Implementation - Cook Inletkeeper $20,000
Homer, AK
Fish Camp Project - Cook Inletkeeper $8,000
Homer, AK
Technical Experts - Earthworks $25,000
Washington, DC
International Coal Markets Campaign - Friends of Mat-Su $89,000
Palmer, AK
Matanuska Coal Organizing and Coordination - Friends of Mat-Su $15,000
Palmer, AK
Technical Experts for Coal Issues - Friends of Mat-Su $75,000
Palmer, AK
Paid Media Implementation - Friends of Mat-Su $34,000
Palmer, AK
Summer Organizers - Friends of Mat-Su $20,000
Palmer, AK
Mat Valley Coalition Outreach - Northern Alaska Environmental Center $37,500
Fairbanks, AK
Organizing the Interior on Coal - Protect Our Winters $50,000
Pacific Palisades, CA
Coal Kills Snow - Renewable Energy Alaska Project $5,000
Anchorage, AK
2010 Business of Clean Energy in Alaska Conference - Renewable Energy Alaska Project $15,000
Anchorage, AK
Operating Support - Renewable Energy Alaska Project $5,000
Anchorage, AK
Incorporating the Proposed Chuitna Coal Mine into the Theme and Messaging of Salmonstock - Sierra Club Foundation $30,000
San Francisco, CA
Organizing on Coal in Alaska’s Arctic - Sierra Club Foundation $10,000
San Francisco, CA
Technical Experts - Trustees for Alaska $250,000
Anchorage, AK
Legal Support for Coal
Total Alaska Clean Energy Campaign Grants $1,371,000 (29 items)
Tongass Rainforest Conservation Fund
- The Nature Conservancy of Alaska $27,000
Anchorage, AK
Tongass Watershed Protection- Alaska Native Outreach and Legislative Research - Sitka Conservation Society $50,000
Sitka, AK
Tongass Advocacy and Permanent Protection Campaign - Sitka Conservation Society $25,000
Sitka, AK
Strategic Media Support for the Tongass Fish, People & Place Campaign - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $25,000
Juneau, AK
Tongass National Forest Constituency Building Project - Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program $35,000
Juneau, AK
Tongass Watershed Protection- Fishermen Outreach
Total Tongass Rainforest Conservation Fund Grants $162,000 (5 items)
Conservation Achievement Awards Fund
- Alaska Bird Observatory $1,000
Fairbanks, AK
Operating Support - Alaska Community Action on Toxics $500
Anchorage, AK
2010 Olaus Murie Award for Outstanding Professional Contribution, designated by Bob Shavelson - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action $500
Anchorage, AK
2010 Olaus Murie Award for Outstanding Professional Contribution, designated by Bob Shavelson - Great Land Trust, Inc. $1,000
Anchorage, AK
2010 Lowell Thomas, Jr. Award for Outstanding Civil Service, designated by Sandy Rabinowitch - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $1,000
Juneau, AK
2010 Celia Hunter Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contribution, designated by Theodore “Chip” Thoma
Total Conservation Achievement Awards Fund Grants $4,000 (5 items)
Bristol Bay Conservation Fund
- Alaska Marine Conservation Council $25,000
Anchorage, AK
Bering Sea Elders Grant – Moore Family Foundation - Bristol Bay Native Association $243,348
Dillingham, AK
Bristol Bay Regional Vision Project - Center for Science in Public Participation $265,000
Bozeman, MT
Bristol Bay Geotechnical Data Collection and Analysis - National Council of Churches $5,000
Washington, DC
Eco-Justice Program – Bristol Bay Coordination - National Council of Churches $2,500
Washington, DC
Bristol Bay Support - Nunamta Aulukestai $17,074.88
Dillingham, AK
Bristol Bay – Media Work - Nunamta Aulukestai $601,577
Dillingham, AK
Bristol Bay Education Efforts - Nushagak-Mulchatna Wood-Tikchik Land Trust $5,000
Dillingham, AK
Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy - Nushagak-Mulchatna Wood-Tikchik Land Trust $5,000
Dillingham, AK
Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy - Renewable Resources Foundation $5,000
Anchorage, AK
AYEA Wild Salmon Program - Trustees for Alaska $30,000
Anchorage, AK
Bristol Bay Campaign Legal Council (Grant Increase) - Trustees for Alaska $210,500
Anchorage, AK
Legal Support for Bristol Bay Campaign
Total Bristol Bay Conservation Fund Grants $1,414,999.88 (12 items)
Community Capacity Fund
- Alaska Center for the Environment $5,000
Anchorage, AK
Community Capacity – Transformers Capacity Grant - Alaska Community Action on Toxics $1,000
Anchorage, AK
Community Capacity- Mission Related Business Webinar Project - Alaska Conservation Voters $15,000
Anchorage, AK
Community Capacity- Executive Salary Support - Alaska Conservation Voters $7,000
Anchorage, AK
Community Capacity- Transformers Capacity Support - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action $900
Anchorage, AK
SOUL Train the Trainer- Capacity Leadership Pilot - American Littoral Society $1,000
Highlands, NJ
Arctic Funders Group - Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association $12,500
Anchorage, AK
Bering Sea Elders Advisory Group 2011 Summit - Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope $2,500
Barrow, AK
North Slope Environmental Justice Conference - Northern Alaska Environmental Center $8,000
Fairbanks, AK
Community Capacity- Transformers Project Support - Pacific Environment $912
San Francisco, CA
Community Capacity- Training with Western States Center - Sitka Conservation Society $900
Sitka, AK
Community Capacity- Conservation Leadership Skills Building - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $10,000
Juneau, AK
Executive Leadership Support - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $5,000
Juneau, AK
Community Capacity- Board Leadership Grant - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $10,000
Juneau, AK
Executive Leadership Support
Total Community Capacity Fund Grants $79,712 (14 items)
Conservation Internship Grants
- Alaska Community Action on Toxics $4,550
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internship for Mara Hill - Alaska Farmland Trust Corporation $5,205
Palmer, AK
Conservation Internship for Kimberly Allen - Alaska Marine Conservation Council $5,221
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internship for Camrin Dengel - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action $4,550
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internship for Meghan Cavanaugh and Kevin Saechao - Cook Inletkeeper $5,679
Homer, AK
Conservation Internship for Eric Grazia - Copper River Watershed Project $5,573
Cordova, AK
Conservation Internship for Claudia Hartley - Discovery Southeast $5,550
Juneau, AK
Conservation Internship for Celeta Cook - Juneau Watershed Partnership $7,050
Juneau, AK
Conservation Internship for Lindsay Spurrier - Juneau Watershed Partnership $400
Juneau, AK
Internship Orientation Travel Reimbursement for Lindsay Spurrier - Northern Alaska Environmental Center $5,466
Fairbanks, AK
Conservation Internship for Paloma Simon - Renewable Energy Alaska Project $5,498
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internship for Geoff Genzano - Sitka Conservation Society $5,688
Sitka, AK
Conservation Internship for Molly Casperson - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $4,910
Juneau, AK
Conservation internship for Jennifer Hanlon - Takshanuk Watershed Council $7,050
Haines, AK
Conservation Internship for Meredith Pochardt - Yakutat Salmon Board $5,856
Yakutat, AK
Conservation Internship for Ted Koller - Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council $5,657
Anchorage, AK
Conservation Internship for Elli Matkin
Total Conservation Internship Grants $83,903 (16 items)
Organizational Capacity Grants 2011-2013
- Alaska Community Action on Toxics $40,000
Anchorage, AK - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action $40,000
Anchorage, AK - Cook Inletkeeper $40,000
Homer, AK - Copper River Watershed Project $40,000
Cordova, AK - Sitka Conservation Society $40,000
Sitka, AK - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $40,000
Juneau, AK
Total Organizational Capacity Grants $240,000 (6 items)
Rapid Response Fund
- Alaska Marine Conservation Council$1,780
Anchorage, AK
Community Organizing for Tanner Crab Protections around Kodiak Island - Denali Citizens’ Council $7,000
Denali Park, AK
Healy Gas Advocacy Project - Kachemak Bay Conservation Society $10,000
Homer, AK
Protecting Cook Inlet from Oil and Gas Expansion - Trustees for Alaska $2,500
Anchorage, AK
Native Community Coordination for Red Dog Mine Litigation
Total Rapid Response Fund Grants $21,280 (4 items)
Donor Advised and Restricted Grantmaking Fund
- Alaska Bird Observatory $1,700
Fairbanks, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Alaska Center for the Environment$1,700
Anchorage, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives- Trailside Discovery - Alaska Conservation Voters $15,000
Anchorage, AK
Operating Support - Alaska Interfaith Power and Light $2,500
Fairbanks, AK
Support from the Jeanne S Williams Endowment - Alaska Marine Conservation Council $25,000
Anchorage, AK
AMCC Bering Sea Elders Grant-Moore Family Foundation - Alaska Marine Conservation Council $20,000
Anchorage, AK
Media, Communications and Outreach Staff Support - Alaska Wilderness League $1,500
Washington, DC
Sponsorship of Living Arctic Gala - Alaska Wilderness League $500
Washington, DC
50th Anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action $500
Anchorage, AK
Support for AYEA’s Annual Fundraiser - Alaska Youth for Environmental Action $500
Anchorage, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Anchorage Waterways Council $3,300
Anchorage, AK
Operating Support - Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Inc. $1,700
Homer, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Discovery Southeast $1,700
Juneau, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Northern Alaska Environmental Center $1,125.30
Fairbanks, AK
Operating Support - Northern Alaska Environmental Center $1,700
Fairbanks, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives- Camp Habitat - The Ocean Foundation $1,000
Washington, DC
Efforts Against Ocean Acidification - Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment$1,700
Copper Center, AK
Support for Environmental Education Initiatives - Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council $2,445
Anchorage, AK
Operating Support
Total Donor Advised and Restricted Grantmaking Fund Grants 83,570.30 (18 items)
Strategies for Alaska’s Future
- Alaska Center for the Environment $10,000
Anchorage, AK
Strategies for Alaska’s Future- Organizing Southcentral Alaska on the IPC Priorities - Alaska Conservation Alliance $25,000
Anchorage, AK
Strategies for Alaska’s Future- Coordination - Northern Alaska Environmental Center $10,000
Fairbanks, AK
Strategies for Alaska’s Future- Organizing the Interior on the IPC Priorities - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $10,000
Juneau, AK
Strategies for Alaska’s Future- Organizing Southeast Alaska on the IPC Priorities
Total Strategies for Alaska’s Future Grants $55,000 (4 items)
Watchable Wildlife Trust Fund
- Sitka Sound Science Center $4,300
Sitka, AK
Interactive Bioacoustics Marine Mammal Media Exhibit
Total Watchable Wildlife Trust Fund Grants $4,300 (1 item)
Grand Total $3,519,765.18 (114 items)
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