Alaska Community Foundation

10/22/2026

One year ago, devastating October storms, including ex-Typhoon Halong, left families across Western Alaska facing damaged homes, lost subsistence foods, and displacement from their communities.

Local and regional partners came together to create the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund, housed at the Alaska Community Foundation. People across Alaska and around the world gave what they could to help.

That generosity has supported immediate relief and ongoing recovery, with local leaders helping direct resources where their communities need them most.

One year later, the work continues. We’re grateful to everyone helping Western Alaska families recover and rebuild.

Learn more about the response and its impact at https://alaskacf.org/western-alaska-relief/

10/21/2026

A year ago, thousands of Alaskans faced unimaginable loss in the wake of Typhoon Halong. In the days that followed, neighbors shared their harvests, communities opened their doors, and more than 21,000 people from across Alaska and around the world gave what they could to help Western Alaska. One year later, hundreds of Alaskans remain displaced, and recovery continues. But so does the community that came together to support them.

Alex McKay, CEO & President, reflects on the generosity that brought people together and the long road still ahead.

Read more: https://www.adn.com/opinions/2026/10/10/opinion-one-year-after-typhoon-halong-western-alaskas-recovery-is-far-from-over/

09/23/2026

The Alaska Community Foundation is hiring a Director of Finance!

This senior finance role partners closely with our CFO to oversee financial reporting, internal controls, and strategic financial planning across a complex, multi-fund organization. The opening comes as Janel Hodge steps into her new role as CFO, continuing a strong tradition of financial leadership at ACF.

We are looking for a strategic, detail-oriented finance leader with 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience who's ready to help steward ACF's financial future. Know someone great for the role? Help us spread the word!

📍 Anchorage, Alaska
🔗 View the full position description and apply: https://alaskacf.bamboohr.com/careers/88

09/19/2026

We’re pleased to announce that Janel Hodge has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Alaska Community Foundation, effective October 19.

Janel has been part of ACF for eight years and brings 25 years of experience in accounting and finance. Her deep knowledge of ACF will provide continuity as she steps into this new role.

Janel succeeds Kevin Gray, who will remain with ACF through his planned retirement on December 31 to support a smooth transition.

Please join us in congratulating Janel on this well-deserved appointment!

09/03/2026

When Kevin Gray joined ACF in 2016, we managed $76 million in assets. Today that number is $300 million. When Elizabeth Miller arrived in 2019, she got to work building something lasting. Together they have given 17 years of exceptional service to ACF and to Alaska.

Today we are celebrating both of them.

Kevin will retire at the end of 2026 after 10 years as our CFO, nearly a third of ACF's entire life. Elizabeth will follow in spring 2027 after seven years as our VP of Development and Communications. Both decisions are theirs, made on their own terms, and both are well-earned.

ACF is built to be here in perpetuity, and what Kevin and Elizabeth helped create is now woven into everything this organization does. That is their legacy. We are proud of them, and grateful.

Read the full story: https://alaskacf.org/a-legacy-worth-celebrating/

08/25/2026

A phone. A prescription. A document fee. Small things — until they're the barrier between a neighbor and help. In Anchorage, The Good Neighbor Fund clears these everyday barriers, with 100% of every gift going straight to support. Since November, neighbors have given more than $187,000.

Meet the people behind The Good Neighbor Fund: https://alaskacf.org/the-good-neighbor-fund-immediate-help-lasting-hope/

The Good Neighbor Fund

08/06/2026

A new chapter for local giving in Chugiak and Eagle River.

The Chugiak Eagle River Foundation is joining the Alaska Community Foundation Affiliate Network, strengthening its ability to support scholarships, grants, and community investment for generations to come.

“Combining our strong local roots with ACF’s track record felt like the right path forward.” — Kai Binkley Sims, Board Chair

Read the full story: https://alaskacf.org/a-new-chapter-for-local-giving-in-chugiak-and-eagle-river/

07/24/2026

Across Alaska, people are coming together to support youth, open opportunities in rural communities, and make sure every voice is heard.

Through the Social Justice Fund at the Alaska Community Foundation, these community-led efforts are receiving support to keep going.

Explore the projects across Alaska: https://alaskacf.org/grant-recipients/ -social-justice-fund-grant-awards

For Alaska. Forever.

07/14/2026

What does lasting impact look like?

In Ketchikan, it looks like three new homes for local families.

Nearly a decade ago, the Ketchikan Community Foundation received from Wells Fargo's Community and Urban Stabilization Program the donation of a neglected property on Woodland Avenue. KCF saw something more: possibility. Local volunteers, businesses, and partners came together, donating equipment, materials, and countless hours to transform the site and prepare it for a new future.

The property was later sold to Ketchikan Indian Community and Tribal Health Clinic - KIC, creating the opportunity for the housing development that stands there today. And the net proceeds from the sale were added to the Foundation's endowment, helping support local projects and priorities for years to come.

The newly completed triplex is a reminder that community progress doesn't happen overnight. It grows through local generosity, vision, partnership, and investment.

06/30/2026

Sometimes the biggest step forward starts with something small like a bus pass to get to work, an ID to apply for housing, or a few nights in a safe place.

The Good Neighbor Fund, powered by the Alaska Community Foundation, helps remove the everyday barriers that can stand between someone and stability. We're grateful to everyone who has supported this work and helped the Fund raise more than $186,000 to care for our neighbors.

Read more about the Good Neighbor Fund and the impact your generosity is making below.

Nearly 300 people have given to the community donation fund so far.