Federal funding freeze puts Alaska nonprofits under immense pressure, advocates say

Alaska nonprofits face immense uncertainty due to the Trump administration’s pause on federal grants and loans. That’s the message state lawmakers heard during a House Judiciary meeting Monday afternoon.

Laurie Wolf is executive director of the Foraker Group, a state nonprofit association that advocates for the sector. She said nonprofits in the state receive about $1.2 billion from the federal government yearly, and that funding impacts every Alaskan.

“Every Alaskan is a nonprofit beneficiary, because nonprofits are woven into the fabric of our communities,” Wolf said.

Wolf said if taken as i...