Homer Foundation Educators Fund Takes Off

Several years ago, Homer experienced the death of several well-loved teachers prompting some community members to look for a way for people to make a meaningful contribution to a fund in their honor. This started the seed of what is becoming The Educators Professional Development Fund, an endowment to benefit local K-12 teachers with opportunities for professional development. Working with … Read More

Ode to Philanthropy

On a recent trip to Seattle, WA Homer Foundation board member Denise Pitzman happened upon a street vendor selling poetry, “your topic, your price”. He goes by William the Poet and you can learn more about him here:  http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2014/09/11/poetry-your-topic-your-price/15479043/. Denise selected PHILANTHROPY as her topic and told him she lived in a small, town in Alaska. William typed the poem … Read More

THANK YOU PICK.CLICK.GIVE. DONORS!

Thank you to the seventy-seven PICK.CLICK.GIVE. donors who chose to support their community through the Homer Foundation using the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend charitable check-off program, PICK.CLICK.GIVE. Through your support we have $10,725 to put to work in our community to help build stronger, more vibrant communities on the southern Kenai Peninsula. The Homer Foundation encourages everyone to give to … Read More

New Fund to Support Local Educators

The Homer Foundation would like to thank all the dedicated educators who have participated to date in our exploratory process to create a new endowment to support, celebrate and educate public school teachers on the lower Kenai Peninsula. After holding several meetings to germinate the idea, there is now a steering committee and one third of the $10,000.00 goal has … Read More

Opportunity to Help Meet $15,000 Challenge

The Homer Foundation has the opportunity to increase its unrestricted funding with the generous donation of $15,000 from an anonymous donor. This donor will match all donations to unrestricted funds donated to The Homer Foundation up to $15,000. With the current state of Alaska’s finances and the loss of federal funding flowing to non-profits, the need to support all non-profit … Read More

YAC Grant Program

YAC Grant guidelines for 2015 now available. Download guidelines here.

Pick.Click.Give.

Folks across Alaska will file for their 2015 Permanent Fund Dividend starting January 1st, and many of those will show their love of Alaska by choosing the charitable check off program Pick.Click.Give. as a secure, easy, and fun way to give back. The Homer Foundation thanks the many donors that have chosen to support the lower Kenai Peninsula by directing … Read More

Double Your Dividend Sweepstakes!

Ten lucky Alaskans who make a PCG donation before March 31 and release their name from anonymity will win a cash prize equal to the amount of the 2014 dividend. Official sweepstakes rules can be found on the Pick.Click.Give. website. Choose the Homer Foundation when you Pick.Click.Give. and enter to win!