The Homer Foundation

10/12/2026

The Homer Foundation Annual Gathering is right around the corner! Please join us for an evening together as we gather, celebrate the past year, and connect as a community.

Thursday, October 22nd
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Kenai Peninsula College
533 E Pioneer Ave.

Light refreshments will be provided, followed by live music from the Spit City Slickers.

This year, we’re once again pleased to offer People’s Choice Awards! These awards recognize local nonprofit organizations making a difference throughout our service area.

Two $1,000 grants will be awarded to the organizations chosen by two meeting attendees.

Here’s how to be eligible:

-RSVP for the Annual Meeting: https://forms.gle/T4TDtFAKRf3pU4rv6
-Attend the meeting
-Complete a three-question survey provided at the event

If your name is selected in the drawing, you’ll get to choose which local nonprofit receives one of the two $1,000 People’s Choice grants! The more folks that attend from your organization boosts your chances of being chosen so get yourself there!

We look forward to seeing you!

10/05/2026

Join the fun at the Pratt Museum for Homesteader Game Night this Friday, October 9, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. We are thrilled to be able to support this fun way of engaging with our local history. 🧩

09/23/2026

The Bunnell Arts by Air radio series a collaboration between Bunnell Street Arts Center and KBBI featuring Alaska-based and visiting musicians from a wide range of genres.

This series combines live and broadcast performances, making these concerts accessible to local and remote listeners.

It’s a pleasure to support innovative partnerships like this and help make these unique arts experiences possible for our communities.

09/21/2026

Homer Head Start got to learn and have fun at one of the last markets of the year at the Homer Farmers Market. 🥕 This Wednesday and Saturday will be the final markets of the season!

09/05/2026

In observance of Labor Day, our office will be closed on Monday, September 7th. We will reopen with regular hours (8am-4pm) on Tuesday.

08/26/2026

TRAILS is having too much fun on their camping trips! 😄

08/12/2026

Look at what a little grant funding can build! 👏

We’re seriously impressed by what Alaskan Homestead Education created with their Quick Response Grant: 10 shelving units, 26 tables, and 30 CNC-cut chairs for their preschool–12th grade classrooms! 🪑🔨

Funding for this project was made possible by the David and Mary Schroer Fund and the Opportunity Fund.

We love seeing local organizations turn community support into something tangible! 💚

07/20/2026

Project GRAD is doing immensely good work bringing together students, families and communities on both sides of the bay.

We would like to thank the Homer Foundation for its generosity in supporting Project GRAD family engagement events. Their funding ensured that every event could include a shared meal, helping create a warm and welcoming space where students, families, and community members could come together.

This year's family engagement programming included hands-on STEAM activities, Lights On Afterschool celebrations, and cultural enrichment opportunities. Families in Nanwalek and Port Graham welcomed a visiting cultural partner, Johon EchoHawk Atkinson, from Metlakatla, Alaska, who returns each year to share traditional dance, culture, and community building with students and families. We also hosted family engagement events with Anchor Point, Razdolna, Voznesenka, and Kachemak Selo.

Thank you, The Homer Foundation, for investing in opportunities that strengthen connections among students, families, and communities!

06/30/2026

✨ A brighter future for environmental education! ✨

Thanks to the generous support of the Homer Foundation, our Headquarters Building has received an exciting upgrade with the installation of new energy-efficient windows!

These new windows have transformed our workspace by increasing natural light, improving energy efficiency, and creating a more comfortable environment for our year-round staff, seasonal educators, volunteers, interns, and community partners. As the hub for our environmental education programs, this space helps support the thousands of youth and adults who connect with Alaska's incredible coastal ecosystems through the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies each year.

This project is an investment not only in our building, but in the people who make our mission possible. We're incredibly grateful to the Homer Foundation and its generous donors for helping us create a more sustainable, welcoming space for learning, collaboration, and stewardship.

Thank you for investing in our community and the future of environmental education! 💙🌿

06/15/2026

Thursday the festivities begin with the ferry jam on the Alaska Marine Highway (Alaska State Ferry) Tustumena, followed by an open mic - local talent, come be the first to grace the brand new stage!!! This year’s Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival is from Thursday afternoon June 18th through late night Saturday.

Here are all of the schedules below with times and locations! A link to the full program will be posted later today.

Tickets are available at the door and also online now. More info about tickets and the event at www.seldoviaartscouncil.org

Seldovia Arts Council