As an Affiliate of The Alaska Community Foundation, the Kenai Peninsula Foundation’s goal is to support projects that enhance the quality of life for central Kenai Peninsula area residents, addressing immediate needs while working toward long-term improvements. We are continually listening and learning about what is important to you.
We invest proceeds from our growing permanent endowment into annual grants that strengthen charitable organizations and programs throughout the Central Kenai Peninsula. The Kenai Peninsula Foundation grant opportunity is designed to support special projects addressing a broad range of community needs, including but not limited to: youth and adult arts and cultural education, community safety, health and wellness, homelessness, food insecurity, the great outdoors, and overall community development and events.
Please feel free to contact any member of the Advisory Board if you have a project you hope we’ll support.
The 2026 Competitive Grant Cycle opens
Friday, February 27th!
Deadline for applications: April 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM (AKST)
About our Competitive Grant Cycle: The Kenai Peninsula Foundation (KPF), an Affiliate of The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF), seeks applications from qualified, nonprofit organizations or equivalents, such as Tribal entities, schools, and faith-based organizations that support charitable organizations and programs in the Central Kenai Peninsula area. Grants may support a broad range of community needs, including but not limited to: youth and adult arts and cultural education, community safety, health and wellness, homelessness, food insecurity, the great outdoors, and overall community development and events.
Important Notes for Grantees
- Required Online Grant Agreement: If awarded, grantees must complete an online grant agreement signifying acceptance of the terms and conditions of the grant prior to the grant award being released.
- Grant Project/Program Timeline: Grant projects/programs must be completed within one year of the award date, unless the KPF Advisory Board approves a timeline extension for your awarded project/program. Extensions must be requested prior to the grant report due date.
- Required Grant Report: A grant report is due within one year of the grant award date. Grant reports are submitted online. All due dates, grant agreements, and grant reports are found within the online grants system.
- Overdue Grant Report(s): If you are a grantee and have any overdue grant reports for previous grant awards from ACF and/or its Affiliate community foundations, you must complete a final grant report for those previous awards before your organization is eligible to be considered for any current or future grant opportunities from ACF and/or its Affiliate community foundations
When filling out the section in the application titled Outcomes & Measuring Success, applicants can develop and define their response by referring to their SMART goals:
- S – specific
- M – measurable
- A – achievable
- R – relevant
- T – time-bound
Below is an example of how to implement a goal statement that is Measurable (M):
Original Statement: “The goal of this project is to feed the homeless population in Kenai.”
Defining the Goal using the ‘M’ of the SMART goals: “The goal of this project is to feed 1,500 of Kenai’s homeless population with three meals per day from November 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024.”
Please direct general questions to KPF’s Program Manager, Chera Wackler, at cwackler@alaskacf.org. Please direct eligibility and technical questions about the online grant system to The Alaska Community Foundation at affiliate@alaskacf.org or 907-334-6700.
Online Grant Application Tutorial
Online Grant Reporting Tutorial
2025 Grant Awards
Grantee |
Project Name |
Amount |
| Bridges Community Resources Network, Inc. | Kenai Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center: Renovation of Historic Moosemeat John Cabin | $3000 |
| Mukluks on the Ground | Art Through the Generations | $3000 |
| Alaska Children’s Institute for the Performing Arts (Triumvirate Theatre) | Theatre Concession Area | $500 |
| Bunnell Street Arts Center | Arts in Schools | $1500 |
| Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Inc. | Feed & Lead: Youth Empowerment | $3000 |
| Junior Achievement of Alaska, Inc. | JA in a Day Program in KPBSD | $1350 |
| Bridges Community Resources Network, Inc. | Peninsula Period Network: pads and tampons for KPBSD students | $2000 |
| Bridges Community Resources Network, Inc. | 100% Communities: Youth Mentorship Team | $1000 |
| Independent Living Center or ILC | KP Disability Pride Celebration | $3000 |
| Cook Inlet Keeper | Salmon Habitat Mapping | $1500 |
2024 Grant Awards
Grantee |
Project Name |
Amount |
| Bridges Community Resources Network, Inc. | Transportation Gaps & Solutions | $1250 |
| Junior Achievement of Alaska, Inc. | Junior Achievement Programs KPBSD | $1500 |
| AWA | Beluga Text Alerts for Kenai & Kasilof Rivers | $1500 |
| Nikiski Shelter of Hope | Insurance | $1000 |
| American Cancer Society – Alaska | Central Kenai Peninsula Cancer Patient Services | $3000 |
| Bridges Community Resources Network, Inc. | Animal Meals on Wheels | $1500 |
| Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic | Connecting Central Kenai Pen Communities with Reproductive Healthcare | $1500 |
| Bridges Community Resources Network, Inc. | Southcentral Alliance for Family Resilience | $1500 |
| Kenai Peninsula Trout Unlimited | Headwaters Flyfishing Camp | $1018 |
2023 Grant Awards (update coming soon)
Grantee |
Project Name |
Amount |
| Bridges Community Resources Network, Inc. | Greater Kenai/Soldotna Imagination Library | $3000 |
| Tsalteshi Trails Association Inc | Trail Counters | $2490 |
| Hospice of the Central Peninsula Summer Intern | Summer Intern | $508.25 |
| Cooper Landing Community Club | Audio Visual Equipment for integrated virtual and in person meetings | $1350 |
| KDLL 91.9 FM | KDLL Internship Program | $2805.23 |
| American Cancer Society of Alaska, Inc | Central Kenai Peninsula Cancer Patient Services | $3000 |
2022 Grant Awards
Grantee |
Project Name |
Amount |
| Independent Living Center | Pride Celebration | $3000 |
| Kenai Potter’s Guild | Studio | $3000 |
| Kenai Local Food Connection | 2022 Harvest Moon Festival | $3000 |
| Peninsula Peace Crane Garden Trails | “Peace Crane” sculpture and benches installation | $600 |
| Back Country Horsemen of Alaska | Signage | $1000 |
| Cook Inlet Academy | Outdoor Education – Cross Country Skiing | $570 |
| Triumvirate Theatre | Capital Project | $1500 |
| Cook Inlet Keeper | Staff Leadership Training | $1500 |
| American Cancer Society – Alaska | Central Kenai Peninsula Cancer Patient Services | $3000 |
| Hospice of the Central Peninsula | Kids Grief Support | $3000 |
| Nikiski Senior Center | Health and Wellness with NSC | $1260 |
| Kenai Central High School Marching Band | Marching Band Equipment | $560 |
| Cooper Landing Community Club | Community Club Oven | $3000 |
| Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic | Outreach at Salmonfest | $1754 |
| Anchor Point Food Pantry | Truck Repair | $3000 |
2021 Grant Awards (update coming soon)
Grantee |
Project Name |
Amount |
| Alaska Chirstian College | Purchase new Bobcat for campus operations | $1000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Kenai Peninsula | Volleyball | $500 |
| Alaska Children’s Institute for the Performing Arts (Triumvirate Theatre) | Triumvirate Theatre Sound Equipment | $2000 |
| New Hope Counseling Center | Improved Technology | $1000 |
| Kenai Local Food Connection | Harvest Moon Festival | $1000 |
| Kenai Potters Guild | Pottery wheel extensions and sink drain improvement | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Soldotna Clubhouse Summer Program Supplies | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Kenai Clubhouse Summer Program Supplies | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Nikiski Middle High Youth Programing | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Nikiski North Star Clubhouse Youth Programing | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Kenai Teen Center Program | $500 |
| Kachemak Heritage Land Trust Inc. | Strategically Decreasing Organizational Stressors | $1000 |
| Back Country Horseman of Alaska | Kasilof Equestrian Trails | $500 |
2020 Grant Awards
Grantee |
Project Name |
Amount |
| Alaska Children’s Institute for the Performing Arts (Triumvirate Theatre) | Mary Poppins Production | $1,000 |
| Alaska Christian College | Land Preparation for New Athletic Center | $1,000 |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | Soldotna Wildlife Wednesdays | $1,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Boys & Girls Club Athletics Program | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Boys & Girls Club Soldotna Clubhouse Program-STEM | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Kasilof Clubhouse Program | $500 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula | Kenai Teen Center Computer Upgrades | $500 |
| Cook Inletkeeper Community Action Studio | Strong Communities Program: Virtualizing community-led solutions project | $500 |
| Epilepsy Foundation Alaska | Sustaining Essential Epilepsy Programs for the Kenai Peninsula Area | $500 |
| Hospice of the Central Peninsula | Client and Community Resource Materials | $1,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Alaska, Inc. | Economic Empowerment for KPBSD Students | $800 |
| Kachemak Heritage Land Trust | Remote Conservation Stewardship | $1,000 |
| Kenai Local Food Connection | Harvest Moon Local Food Festival 2020 | $1,000 |
| Kenai Peninsula Chapter, Trout Unlimited | Document anadromous streams on the Kenai Peninsula | $1,000 |
| Kenai Potters Guild | Studio Heater Replacement | $1,000 |
| Soldotna Area Senior Citizens, Inc | SASCI computer network upgrade | $1,000 |
2020 Pandemic Response Discretionary Grant Awards
Grantee |
Need |
Amount |
| Kenai Peninsula Food Bank | Food security needs of individuals and families living on the Kenai Peninsula | $5,000 |
| Love, Inc. | Breakfast and hygiene program, meeting needs of individuals and families | $5,000 |
2019 Grant Awards
Grantee |
Project Name |
Amount |
| Casting for Recovery | Casting for Recovery | $1,000 |
| Hospice of the Central Peninsula | End of Life Client Resources 2019 | $1,000 |
| Iona, Inc. | High Tunnel Greenhouse Rocket Mass Heater Integration | $5000 |
| Kachemak Heritage Land Trust | KHLT Serving the Central Peninsula | $1,000 |
| Kenai Local Food | Harvest Moon 2019 | $1,000 |
| Kenai Peninsula Birth | 20196 Big Latch On | $1,000 |
| Kenai Peninsula Food Bank | Additional Food Access at the Food Bank | $1,000 |
| Ninilchik Emergency Services | Printer Upgrade to Support Administration | $750 |
| Pickle Hill Public Broadcasting | KDLL Remote Broadcasting Technology | $1,000 |
| Soldotna Senior Citizens, Inc | Automatic External Defibrillator | $1,000 |
| Soldotna Montessori Charter School | Feeding the Hungry | $1,000 |
| Sterling Community Center | Basic Computer Skills Worshop | $500 |
| The Student Conservation Association | SCA Kenai Peninsula Regional Youth Conservation | $1,000 |