LIHUE The Alaska Airlines Foundation is awarding $260,000 to 24 nonprofits in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii.
LIHUE — The Alaska Airlines Foundation is awarding $260,000 to 24 nonprofits in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii.
For 20 years the Alaska Airlines Foundation has supported communities with cash grants to nonprofits totaling over $2 million. As a nonprofit, the Alaska Airlines Foundation is focused on programs that benefit young people in the communities served by Alaska Airlines.
“We’re making a long-term commitment to young people, especially those who don’t start out with easy access to opportunity,” said Birkett Rakow, chair of the Alaska Airlines Foundation Board of Directors. “This round of donations pays homage to the Foundation’s history and commitment to communities while beginning to chart a new course for the future.”
In Hawaii, grants were made to:
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii
• ClimbHi/LEI Program
• Friends of Hawaii Robotics
• Girl Scouts of Hawaii
• Malama Learning Center/Island Scholars
• Nalukai Foundation
