SCF Awards Over $103,000

Last Friday, March 31, the Seward Community Foundation (SCF) held a special event at the Gateway Hotel to announce disbursements for its 2023 funding cycle. In total, the SCF awarded $103,527 to 17 area organizations.
Mark standing on cliff overlooking the ocean.

Board Member Highlight: Mark Kansteiner

Mark says, “I am glad to be a part of Seward Community Foundation because it’s an opportunity to be involved in the improvement of the overall health and welfare of our community. The SCF endowment

Local FFA Chapter Competes at Nationals

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
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Mariners’ Memorial Receives Repairs

The Seward Mariners Memorial Group received a $1,000 mini-grant in May 2022 for funds to repair the aluminum wave wall. The 35-foot aluminum wave wall, installed in October of 2014, sustained damage to the outside

Nonprofit Highlight: Garden by the Bay

After five seasons, the Garden by the Bay has been a successful program that has impacted many. The plots provide interested community members with garden space, and some plots are set aside to grow vegetables

Fall Newsletter

We have much good news to share!

A New Mural for Seward

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

Growing Tomorrow’s Possibilities

Your gifts to the Seward Community Foundation will make a significant impact on the Seward area FOREVER! Every gift up to $25,000 to SCF's Unrestricted Fund or SCF's Operating Fund will be matched 1:1 by

Nonprofit Highlight: Cooper Landing Emergency Services

Cooper Landing Emergency Services, Inc. purchased an advanced pediatric care kit with a mini-grant from Seward Community Foundation. The Handtevy Pediatric System is a pediatric resuscitation kit and the leading platform for prehospital intervention in