Private foundation · Anchorage, AK (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
The Ciri Foundation
Takes applications. See how to apply below.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 2 totaling $12,000
- Typical grant
- $6,000
- A realistic first ask
- About $6,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Blount County, Carroll County · plus 248 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 2.
- Total giving that year
- $2.3 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $12K | 2 |
| 2023 | $3.3M | — | 0 |
How to apply
- Contact
- The ciri foundation · anchorage · 9077933575
- What to send
- On-line applications are required for general semester scholarships, merit awards, vocational training grants, fellowship awards and other scholarships and grants. Paper applications may be used for internships, village, raven, and other project grant applications. Please see the ciri foundation's website at: www.thecirifoundation.org. Please see additional details regarding the application process at the following website: www.thecirifoundation.org.
- Deadlines
- Please see the foundation's website at www.thecirifoundation.org for submission deadline details.
- Limits
- Tcf supports post-secondary education and career development for eligible applicants through scholarships and grants. Eligible applicants include: ciri original enrollees and their direct lineal descendants tcf administers raven fund scholarships and grants, serving ciri voting shareholders who are not ciri original enrollees or their direct lineal descendants. Tcf administers various village scholarship and grant programs for ciri affiliated villages based on their program. Tcf offers project grants to non-profit organizations, tribal organizations, and occasionally individuals sponsored by a non-profit organization who are alaska native original enrollees to ciri or their lineal descendants. These grants are available to support projects that affect and/or involve alaska native beneficiaries of ciri and further the education and heritage goals of the ciri foundation. Please see additional details at www.thecirifoundation.org.
As the foundation reported to the IRS for tax year 2024. Check its website or call before sending anything, because contacts and deadlines change.
Board and officers
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- Connie WirzCeo
- Jeff GonnasonChairman
- Ryan NewtonSecretary/treasurer
- Deanna SackettDirector
- Jessica GreinerDirector
- Susan WellsDirector
- Kyla MorrisVice president
- Louis Nagy JrVice chairman
- Cheryl WilgaDirector
- Cynthia MullerDirector
- Rayna BirdDirector
- Daniel MitchellDirector
- Donna JamesDirector
- David WightDirector
As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Post secondary education
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Suydam | Louisville, Blount County | Post secondary education | $6,000 |
| Lily Shannon | Mckenzie, Carroll County | Post secondary education | $6,000 |
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