Mta Foundation Inc
Palmer, AK · EIN 31-1742284. Reported 124 grants totalling $591,291 to 87 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mta Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $34,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatcher Alpine Xperience | Palmer, AK | $84,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Alaska Foundation | Wasilla, AK | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Colony High School | Palmer, AK | $35,894 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Me-2-We (grizzly Family Fitness) | Palmer, AK | $28,214 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| My House & Ninestar | Anchorage, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uaa College of Engineering | Anchorage, AK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Matanuska-Susitna | Palmer, AK | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alaska Business Week | Anchorage, AK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage Engineering | Anchorage, AK | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wasilla Area Seniors | Wasilla, AK | $19,860 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reach 907 | Wasilla, AK | $16,786 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wasilla High School | Wasilla, AK | $15,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| My House | Wasilla, AK | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alaska Pacific University | Anchorage, AK | $10,935 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colony Knights Baseball Boosters | Wasilla, AK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Euthus House | Wasilla, AK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Denali Education Center | Denali Park, AK | $9,570 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upper Susitna Food Pantry | Talkeetna, AK | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christmas Friendship Dinner Inc | Wasilla, AK | $9,286 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chugiak Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (cvfrd) | Chugiak, AK | $7,550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chugach Mountain Bike Riders | Chugiak, AK | $6,204 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bright Lights Book Project | Palmer, AK | $5,999 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mat-Su Career Tech High School | Wasilla, AK | $5,522 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Last Frontier Honor Flight | Wasilla, AK | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Caring for Military Families the Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Talkeetna Community Council | Talkeetna, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tinkertime | Wasilla, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans Regiment Home Fund | Anchorage, AK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Willow Area Community Organization | Willow, AK | $4,993 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knik Tribe | Wasilla, AK | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mat Su Career and Technical High School | Wasilla, AK | $3,747 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wasilla-Knik Historical Society | Wasilla, AK | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gold Star Peak Inc | Eagle River, AK | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alaska Safe Riders | Palmer, AK | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Houston | Houston, AK | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Knik Tribal Council | Wasilla, AK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mat-Su Food Bank | Wasilla, AK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Matsu Valley Rebuild | Palmer, AK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Susitna Seniors Inc | Willow, AK | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denali Arts Council | Talkeetna, AK | $2,805 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaska Children's Trust | Anchorage, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colony High School Robotics | Palmer, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Just US Girls Support | Wasilla, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palmer Family Church of the Nazarene | Palmer, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teeland Middle School | Wasilla, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Palmer, AK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Palmer Historical Societycolony House Museum | Palmer, AK | $2,370 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wasilla High School Library | Wasilla, AK | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alaska's Healing Hearts | Wasilla, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Foundation Suicide Prevention | Anchorage, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helmets on Heads | Wasilla, AK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Anchorage, AK | $1,980 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Mountain Bikers & Hiker | Palmer, AK | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of Alaska Inc | Anchorage, AK | $1,740 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alaska Veteran Sports | Wasilla, AK | $1,726 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christopher Walden Foundation of Hope | Anchorage, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Anchorage, AK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's Place | Wasilla, AK | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neurodiverse Family Haven | Wasilla, AK | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alaska Golf Association | Anchorage, AK | $1,050 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alaska Addiction Rehab Services Inc | Wasilla, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaska Addiction Rehabilitation | Wasilla, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All About the Arts Foundation | Wasilla, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Resource of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Career Tech High School Robotics | Wasilla, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Wasilla | Wasilla, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Me-2-We | Palmer, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talkeetna Community Radio | Talkeetna, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers of America of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wasilla Youth Baseball League | Wasilla, AK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aurora International Aurora Big Lake Lions | Big Lake, AK | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eagle River High School | Eagle River, AK | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pop Warner Mat-Su Steelers Football | Wasilla, AK | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $660 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaska Wildbird Rehabilitation Center | Big Lake, AK | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ccs Early Learning | Wasilla, AK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cottonwood Creek Elemntary PTO | Wasilla, AK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Links Resource Center | Wasilla, AK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miss Alaska Scholarship Organization | Eagle River, AK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School | Wasilla, AK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palmer High School | Palmer, AK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Houston High School Cheerleading | Big Lake, AK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Lights Swim Club | Palmer, AK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Palmer Hs Hockey | Palmer, AK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wasilla Warriors Baseball Boosters | Wasilla, AK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
25 of 87 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 29%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Hatcher Alpine Xperience
YEAR ROUND MAINTENANCE MANAGER SALARY - Me-2-We (grizzly Family Fitness)
GRIZZLY FAMILY FITNESS BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT UPGRADES - My House & Ninestar
SERVICE GAPS FOR HS STUDENTS WITH JOB TRAINING AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES - University of Alaska Foundation
UAA SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY - Uaa College of Engineering
SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMIES FOR STUDENTS. - University of Alaska Anchorage Engineering
SUMMER ENGINEERING ACADEMY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 59 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24 | $100,630 | $2,250 |
| 2022 | 31 | $136,000 | $2,805 |
| 2023 | 34 | $174,714 | $2,040 |
| 2024 | 35 | $179,947 | $2,200 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Alaska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Alaska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mta Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1740 S Chugach St, Palmer, AK, 99645. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 31-1742284 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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