PRESS RELEASE
The April Pick.Click.Give. pledge numbers are in and Alaskans have continued to give generously in the face of economic uncertainty.
Statewide, Alaska Public Media received the highest total pledges with $125,950 from 1656 donors, followed closely by Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest with $125,625 from 1705 donors. KSKA reached the #1 spot only $325 ahead of Planned Parenthood. Beans Café: the Children’s Lunchbox rounded out third with $105,775. Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue, a Mat-Su Valley based non-profit, settled 8th on the list with $41,275 in pledges.
There are seventy-one Pick.Click.Give. organizations who are based out of the Mat-Su Valley or who consider the Mat-Su Valley residents a primary recipient of their services. Alaskans pledged $199,150 among these organizations, the top 10 pledge recipients being:
1. Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue - $41,275 from 934 donors
2. MatSu Food Bank (Food Pantry of Wasilla Food4Kids) - $12,425 from 225 donors
3. MY House - $12,250 from 224 donors
4. Alaska Equine Rescue - $8,300 from 176 donors
5. Alaska Farmland Trust - $6,750 from 113 donors
6. Alaska Assistance Dogs - $6,300 from 165 donors
7. Radio Free Palmer 89.5 FM - $5,600 from 90 donors
8. Alaska WildBird Rehabilitation Center - $5,000 from 118 donors
9. Jessica Stevens Community Foundation ACF - $4,950 from 57 donors
10. KTNA Talkeetna - $4,800 from 58 donors
Non-profit regions are categorized as geographically located in the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau report.
Pick.Click.Give is a program of The Alaska Community Foundation. Established in 1995, The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) is a statewide platform for growing philanthropy in a way that connects people who care with causes that matter. Holding approximately $79 million in assets for charitable causes in Alaska in more than 400 funds for the benefit of Alaskans, ACF grants $3-$5 million each year to scholarships, charitable projects and non-profit organizations across the state. Our mission is to inspire the spirit of giving and connecting people, organizations and causes to strengthen Alaska’s communities now and forever.
For more information, visit www.alaskacf.org or call (907) 334-6700.
6. Alaska Assistance Dogs - $6,300 from 165 donors
7. Radio Free Palmer 89.5 FM - $5,600 from 90 donors
8. Alaska WildBird Rehabilitation Center - $5,000 from 118 donors
9. Jessica Stevens Community Foundation ACF - $4,950 from 57 donors
10. KTNA Talkeetna - $4,800 from 58 donors
Non-profit regions are categorized as geographically located in the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau report.
Pick.Click.Give is a program of The Alaska Community Foundation. Established in 1995, The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) is a statewide platform for growing philanthropy in a way that connects people who care with causes that matter. Holding approximately $79 million in assets for charitable causes in Alaska in more than 400 funds for the benefit of Alaskans, ACF grants $3-$5 million each year to scholarships, charitable projects and non-profit organizations across the state. Our mission is to inspire the spirit of giving and connecting people, organizations and causes to strengthen Alaska’s communities now and forever.
For more information, visit www.alaskacf.org or call (907) 334-6700.
