Juneau Community Foundation

06/03/2026

05/01/2026

Exciting opportunities - three grant programs accepting applications!! Go to juneaucf.org to learn more.

03/27/2026

The Foundation's Frances Speno Ziel Memorial Scholarship application period opens on April 1st.

This scholarship/award is for students and alumni of Chatham School District ages 16-30 to further their education or reach life goals. This money is for college, vocational / career technical education, certification, licenses, tools, books, art/music studies, art/music supplies, or business start-up expenses.

Visit https://www.juneaucf.org/scholarshipsgrants/ for details.

03/26/2026

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We're expanding our team and looking for two passionate leaders to join the Foundation: a Strategic Programs Director and a Communications Director.

Details at https://www.juneaucf.org/announcements/join-our-team/.

03/25/2026

📣📣 Parents, Caregivers, Students, Friends!

The Juneau Community Foundation's Scholarship Application Period closes on April 14th for the following scholarships:

Margaret Frans Brady Scholarship for the Arts
Simon and Anna Kirk Memorial Scholarship
Bob and Darlene (Phelps) Stutte Family Scholarship
Alma Harris Scholarship

Visit https://www.juneaucf.org/scholarshipsgrants/ for more details and applications.

P.S. For our friends in Skagway, the Hather Family Scholarship applications are due May 1!

03/21/2026

Have you filed for your 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend? The deadline is quickly approaching.

When you file your PFD online, you can donate a portion or all of your dividend to eligible local charitable and educational organizations.

Support the programs and services you love in our community through your PFD! The deadline to apply is March 31, 2026.

Apply at https://pfd.alaska.gov/.

Learn more about Pick.Click.Give at https://pickclickgive.org/about-pick-click-give/.

03/21/2026

Trail season is just around the corner, and we’re kicking it off with a trail-inspired First Friday collaboration to get your stoke in full throttle.

Join us in celebrating the work of Trail Mix volunteer and trail enthusiast Lanie McCarry. Her collection of 90+ trail paintings—inspired by Mary Lou King’s 90 Short Walks and supported by an artist grant from the Juneau Community Foundation—beautifully captures what it means to be in deep relationship with Juneau’s trails.

Start your evening at Alaska Robotics to take in Lanie’s hard work and support her art, then head next door to Amalga Distillery for a trail-themed drink. Swap stories from the trail, mark your favorite spots on the Juneau trail map, and stop by the Trail Mix booth to learn about the upcoming trail work season and how to get involved.

Happy trails, and happy spring!

Photo credit: Lou Logan

03/17/2026

The Juneau Community Foundation is proud to share our 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of generosity, collaboration, and meaningful impact across our community.

Inside the report, you’ll find:
✨ Stories of local impact
💙 The generosity of our donors and partners
📈 Key milestones from the past year
🌱 Our continued commitment to strengthening Juneau

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who helped make this work possible. Together, we are building a stronger, more vibrant community for today and for future generations.

Visit https://www.juneaucf.org/announcements/2025-annual-report/.

03/16/2026

After two years of mentorship, collaboration, and creative work, the community project Weaving Our Pride will culminate this March with the unveiling of two youth-created Pride robes: a Ravenstail robe and a Chilkat robe.

Developed in partnership with the Zach Gordon Youth Center, Weaving Our Pride brought together Native and non-Native youth, q***r and straight youth, cisgender and transgender youth, allies, and young people of many identities to sit side by side and learn the traditional art of Northwest Coast weaving. Working alongside mentor weavers — the majority of whom are q***r — Rae Mills, Hanna Schempf, Ricky Tagaban, Laine Rinehart, and Melina Meyer, youth participants completed both a Ravenstail robe and a Chilkat robe on site at the youth center.

WEAVING OUR PRIDE Coming Out Celebration
Tuesday, March 24th

3 - 5 pm - Open House at the Zach Gordon Youth Center
5:15 pm - PRIDE Walk from Zach Gordon Youth Center to Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé
6 pm - Chilkat and Ravenstail PRIDE robes danced at the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament by Eagle Raven your Dancers (admission required)

Community members are encouraged to attend any part of the celebration and help welcome these new ceremonial garments into community life.

📷 Sydney Akagi

03/12/2026

We’re expanding our team and looking for two passionate leaders to join the Foundation: a Communications Director and a Strategic Programs Director.

More details at https://www.juneaucf.org/announcements/join-our-team/