Seward Community FoundationAn Affiliate of The Alaska Community Foundation

Local FFA Chapter Competes at Nationals

Comments Off | January 27, 2023

The Iron Mountain Future Farmers of America (FFA) received a $1,000 mini-grant in October 2022 to support the team as they competed in the 95th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team presented on…

A New Mural for Seward

Comments Off | October 4, 2022

n September, the Seward Arts Council received a $1,000 mini-grant for supplies for its “Seward’s Native Roots” 2022 mural project. The mural is a collaboration with the Qutekcak Native Tribe and Seward Mural Society and…

Grant Highlight: Independent Living TRAILS Program

Comments Off | April 4, 2022

The Independent Living Center received a $4,000 grant through SCF’s 2021 competitive grant cycle for their TRAILS program. TRAILS, which stands for Total Recreation and Independent Living Services, offers year-round recreational opportunities for people who…

Nonprofit Highlight: Iron Mountain FFA

Comments Off | April 4, 2022

"What I love most about being a part of the FFA is connecting with people across the country so that at least a few more people know about the agriculture in Seward and Moose Pass,"…

Grantee Highlight: Bunnell Street Arts Center Seavey Fund will support outdoor education and recreation.

Comments Off | February 4, 2021

Bunnell Street Arts Center received a $1,000 mini-grant for their Seward Artists in the Schools Program. The program places professional artists in K-12 classrooms for residencies in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) schools. It…

Grantee Highlight: Okaidja Afroso Ghanaian Culture and Music Residency Ghanaian Music Visits Seward, Alaska

Comments Off | January 7, 2021

The Seward PTA received a $1,000 mini-grant to bring Ghanaian musician and cultural ambassador Okaidja Afroso to Seward for a week to conduct an artist residency at Seward Elementary School. His workshop, titled Dancing Feet…

A New Fund to Celebrate a One-Hundreth Birthday The Ralph and Anne Hatch Fund for Art, Music, and Education

Comments Off | December 21, 2020

The Seward Community Foundation is pleased to announce that in honor of Anne Hatch’s 100th Birthday her family has opened the Ralph and Anne Hatch Family Arts, Music and Education Fund.

Seward Community Foundation Mini-Grant Highlight Seward Elementary School Art Program, Fall 2019

Comments Off | November 26, 2019

In September, the Seward Elementary School received a mini-grant of $527.25 to be used for art supplies. Tara Swanson’s fifth-grade class partnered with local artist, Melissa Amor, to have her teach four lessons during the…

Grant Highlight – SeaView Community Services CPR and First Aid Instructor Equipment

Comments Off | November 20, 2019

SeaView Community Services was awarded a mini-grant of $616.35 to purchase CPR and First Aid Equipment in July 2019. Staff at SeaView are required to have CPR training.