Alaska Airlines Foundation
The Alaska Airlines Foundation (the corporate foundation of Alaska Airlines) awards LIFT grants and supports youth education, cultural preservation, and environmental programs in Alaska and Hawai‘i. The foundation's page on AlaskaAir.com publishes grant guidelines, application deadlines, and an Apply Now link for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A registered 501(c)(3) youth-serving organization delivering education, career-readiness, workforce or youth environmental programs in Alaska, Hawai‘i, or the U.S. West Coast seeking project support in the foundation’s typical $5K–$50K range.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on youth education, career readiness, workforce development, STEM, mentoring or conservation.
- • Clear geographic tie to Alaska, Hawai‘i, Washington, Oregon or California, or a West Coast regional partner model.
- • Ability to submit a concise letter of inquiry and meet published quarterly deadlines.
- • Project budget and request size in the foundation’s common grant bands (~$5K–$25K; occasional up to $50K).
- • Measurable outcomes and partnerships that demonstrate community-specific impact.
Geography
Observed grants covered five states (AK, HI, WA, CA, OR) with about 21% paid in the foundation state and roughly 79% out-of-state; Washington received the largest share at about 29%, indicating a multi-state West Coast/Pacific footprint rather than a single-county focus.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation made 66 grants to 66 distinct recipients, with low concentration (top recipient ≈9%, top five ≈21%) and a large number of new grantees, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set for the foundation’s size.
New Applicants
Direct access cues are public: the website publishes guidelines, an Apply Now link, LOI requirements and quarterly deadlines, and a named contact/phone is provided; behaviorally, 44 new recipients appeared in 2023 (about two-thirds of grantees), so unfamiliar applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio. Two years of data exist but are still a limited window.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
