Grantmaking by community foundations more than doubled, up 111% to over $6 million
However, overall giving to the state was down by $15 million. This decline is slightly skewed by reporting methods, which capture the total amount of multi-year gifts in the year of their award. Additionally, nine funders located outside of Alaska significantly decreased their giving to the state. Public benefit organizations received more than $40 million in grants in 2012. The largest grant in the category was also the largest overall grant to the state—$11.9 million to the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, a nonprofit utility, by The Denali Commission. In total, the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative received 28% ($15.8 million) of all funds to the public benefit category. Grants allocated to renewable and clean energy, energy assistance and energy education or advocacy efforts composed 20% (nearly $25 million) of all grantmaking to the state.
Total giving by 44 organizations: $122,218,002
Median grant: $6,824
Number of grants:1,737
Change in giving from 2010: - 20%
Top 10 Grantmakers to Alaska, 2012
- The Denali Commission(AK)
- Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (AK)
- Rasmuson Foundation(AK)
- Tanana Chiefs Conference (AK)
- Campion Foundation (WA)
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (CA)
- ConocoPhillips (AK)
- The Alaska Community Foundation (AK)
- Arctic Slope Native Association LTD (AK)
- Alaska Conservation Foundation (AK)
Giving to Alaska by Subject & Subcategory
| Subject & Subcategory | Total Grants | % of Subject Area & Total |
| Arts | $ 3,617,977 | 2.96% |
| Arts & Culture | $ 1,514,600 | 41.86% |
| Arts Support & Services | $ 17,972 | 0.50% |
| Historical Societies & Historical Preservation | $ 28,532 | 0.79% |
| Humanities | $ 1,000 | 0.03% |
| Media & Communications | $ 258,149 | 7.14% |
| Museums | $ 970,506 | 26.82% |
| Performing Arts | $ 796,718 | 22.02% |
| Visual Arts | $ 30,500 | 0.84% |
| Education | $ 9,550,196 | 7.81% |
| Adult Education | $ 57,366 | 0.60% |
| Alliances, Advocacy & Policy Analysis | $ 50,000 | 0.52% |
| Colleges & Universities, Graduate & Professional Schools | $ 5,666,009 | 59.33% |
| Early Childhood Education | $ 7,500 | 0.08% |
| Education Support & Services | $ 2,225,353 | 23.30% |
| Elementary & Secondary Schools | $ 221,732 | 2.32% |
| Libraries | $ 623,128 | 6.52% |
| Special Education | $ 283,857 | 2.97% |
| Two-Year Colleges, Vocational & Technical Schools | $ 415,251 | 4.35% |
| Environment/Animal-Related | $ 29,823,685 | 24.40% |
| Alliances, Advocacy & Policy Analysis | $ 1,255,016 | 4.21% |
| Animal Protection & Welfare | $ 30,034 | 0.10% |
| Botanical Gardens, Arboreta, Horticulture | $ 240,850 | 0.81% |
| Environment & Animal Support | $ 2,538,854 | 8.51% |
| Environmental Education | $ 302,550 | 1.01% |
| Pollution Abatement & Control, Recycling | $ 467,700 | 1.57% |
| Sustainable Urban or Rural Economic Development | $ 30,000 | 0.10% |
| Wildlife & Natural Resource Protection & Conservation | $ 24,645,411 | 82.64% |
| Zoos & Aquariums | $ 313,270 | 1.05% |
| Health | $ 11,084,483 | 9.07% |
| Ambulatory & Primary Health Care | $ 2,070,039 | 18.68% |
| Cancer Treatment, Support & Research | $ 358,209 | 3.23% |
| General Health Support & Financing | $ 898,777 | 8.11% |
| Hospitals & Health Systems | $ 758,350 | 6.84% |
| Medical Research | $ 58,333 | 0.53% |
| Mental Health & Crisis Intervention | $ 5,729,108 | 51.69% |
| Nursing | $ 30,303 | 0.27% |
| Public Health | $ 124,362 | 1.12% |
| Rehabilitative Care | $ 290,055 | 2.62% |
| Reproductive Health Care | $ 15,000 | 0.14% |
| Specific Diseases (Treatment & Prevention) | $ 751,947 | 6.78% |
| Human Services | $ 27,391,877 | 22.41% |
| Alliances, Advocacy & Policy Analysis | $ 96,200 | 0.35% |
| Centers | $ 5,267,155 | 19.23% |
| Children & Youth Services | $ 1,239,676 | 4.53% |
| Crime, Justice & Legal Services | $ 1,854,946 | 6.77% |
| Emergency Assistance | $ 6,412,415 | 23.41% |
| Employment/Jobs | $ 270,073 | 0.99% |
| Family Services | $ 995,517 | 3.63% |
| Food, Agriculture & Nutrition | $ 381,080 | 1.39% |
| Housing & Shelter | $ 4,117,003 | 15.03% |
| Human Services Support | $ 909,709 | 3.32% |
| Multipurpose | $ 1,394,653 | 5.09% |
| Personal Social Services | $ 2,799,452 | 10.22% |
| Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief | $ 44,602 | 0.16% |
| Recreation & Sports | $ 906,810 | 3.31% |
| Residential Care & Adult Day Programs | $ 114,378 | 0.42% |
| Youth Development | $ 588,207 | 2.15% |
| International | $ 21,460 | 0.02% |
| Foreign Affairs & National Security | $ 9,500 | 44.27% |
| International Development | $ 9,415 | 43.87% |
| International Relief | $ 2,545 | 11.86% |
| Public & Societal Benefit | $ 40,006,005 | 32.73% |
| Alliances, Advocacy & Policy Analysis | $ 615,705 | 1.54% |
| Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy | $ 386,581 | 0.97% |
| Community Improvement & Capacity Building | $ 979,479 | 2.45% |
| Economic Development | $ 1,444,035 | 3.61% |
| Government & Public Administration | $ 13,198,222 | 32.99% |
| Leadership Development | $ 31,050 | 0.08% |
| Military & Veterans Organizations | $ 2,486,996 | 6.22% |
| Nonprofit Management | $ 1,486,705 | 3.72% |
| Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations | $ 2,896,982 | 7.24% |
| Public & Societal Benefit | $ 16,377,185 | 40.94% |
| Science & Technology | $ 8,065 | 0.02% |
| Social Science | $ 95,000 | 0.24% |
| Religion | $ 595,781 | 0.49% |
| Christianity | $ 355,827 | 59.72% |
| Interfaith Coalitions | $ 1,500 | 0.25% |
| Judaism | $ 238,454 | 40.02% |
| Unknown | $ 126,538 | 0.10% |
| Unknown | $ 126,538 | |
| Total | $ 122,218,002 |