Detail of a gold, black, and cream Northwest Coast textile design with fringe

Donate

Give to perpetuate and enhance culture.

You make it possible. Sealaska Heritage is restoring Native languages, conducting cutting-edge research and scholarship, driving educational equity, and keeping centuries-old art forms modern.

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As a nonprofit organization, donations and grants allow Sealaska Heritage to carry out its work. You can direct a donation to a specific program or department or make it in memory of a loved one or a clan.

Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Other Ways to Give

  1. Please contact David Russell-Jensen at 907-586-9220 or by email at donations@sealaskaheritage.com to discuss other ways to give or to donate over the phone.

    Calls received outside 8 am–4:30 pm Alaska time Monday through Friday will be returned as soon as possible.
  2. Donating by mail:
    You can mail a contribution to:Sealaska Heritage Institute
    Attention: Development
    105 Heritage Way, Ste. 201
    Juneau, AK 99801
    If contributing via check, please make your check payable to Sealaska Heritage. If you prefer to contribute to a specific area or program, please indicate this in the check’s memo line or in an accompanying letter.
  1. Donating stock:
    Please contact donations@sealaskaheritage.com or call 907-586-9220 to discuss contributing stock to Sealaska Heritage.
  2. Donating through Pick.Click.Give.:
    You can contribute through Alaska’s Pick.Click.Give. program when applying for your Permanent Fund Dividend.
  3. Naming Sealaska Heritage in your will:
    You can make a difference that will cost you nothing during your life and last for generations by naming Sealaska Heritage in your will. Contact David Russell-Jensen at donations@sealaskaheritage.com or 907-586-9220.
  4. Donating property:
    Sealaska Heritage accepts certain gifts of property including art materials, such as legally acquired furs and animal products—including mountain goat hides and horns—as well as ethnographic items, such as weavings, carvings, or other pieces of art or historic items. Please contact donations@sealaskaheritage.com to discuss donating property.

    Some items may be accepted for their historical value and housed in SHI’s Archives and Collections, while others may be utilized for the charitable benefit of Sealaska Heritage Institute.
  5. Employer matching:
    Does your employer match your contributions? Ask your employer or HR representative if your organization matches employee contributions.