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The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) allows joyful givers to realize community dreams. Locally advised, CVCF is solely focused on the needs of the Chilkat Valley, which includes the Haines Borough and the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan. Approximately 2300 residents make their homes in the valley. In addition, numerous seasonal residents and visitors enjoy all the community has to offer.
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation Advisory Board conducts its business on the original lands of the Tlingit people, which include the Chilkat Indian Village and the Chilkoot Indian Association. We pay our respects to the elders both past and present for their stewardship of these living lands. Chilkat Valley Community Foundation offers this acknowledgment as a path forward in sharing, learning, and working for a collective future.
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation meets our community’s needs by increasing connections between people and the organizations that serve them. We have more than 75 nonprofits that serve all ages and provide educational, cultural, health, social, historical, environmental, recreational, and arts-related opportunities.
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation works with donors to create “permanent funds” to benefit the Chilkat Valley. Your gifts will build long-term endowed funds, allowing you to invest in our community’s future and contribute to our quality of life.
You make a difference when you DONATE to Chilkat Valley Community Foundation!
Your donation will:
• Connect donors with causes they care about
• Support nonprofits through grants and educational training
• Catalyze community planning between individuals, organizations, and governments
NEW MATCH OPPORTUNITY in 2026!
The CVCF Advisory Board is pleased to announce that donations to our main grantmaking CVCF Fund and to our Operating Endowment Fund will be doubled again this year thanks to a generous $10,000 match from The Alaska Community Foundation and Rasmuson Foundation! Donate to either of these funds and the matching amount will be applied to CVCF’s Operating Endowment Fund as we continue to ensure our sustainability. This is a great opportunity to double the impact of your gift.
Our local nonprofits need our help more than ever as they work to continue to provide important services and programs to our community. Some have lost federal funding, all are dealing with rising costs, and the need for services in the Chilkat Valley continues to grow.
Thanks to the support of our generous donors, in 2025 CVCF awarded nearly $95,000 in grants to 26 local nonprofits, and $10,000 in scholarships to six Alaska Native students. As each CVCF endowed fund continues to grow, more revenue is available to support Chilkat Valley projects and organizations. We are excited to announce that in 2026 we have more than $111,000 available for local grants and scholarships!