Nourished Communities Initiative

The Palmer Community Foundation (PCF) Grant application deadline is March 31, 2026. This year the …

The Power of Endowment

What Is an Endowment and Why Is It So Powerful for Palmer?

Fall 2025 – Vol. 7 Issue 4

We're so grateful for our local organizations and community members, read all about it in our latest Community Connection Newsletter.

Staff Spotlight – Garie Cowles

PCF is excited to introduce our new Program Manager, Garie Cowles!

Grantee Highlight – Quilts of Valor: Forget Me Not Quilters of Alaska

PCF supported the Forget-Me-Not Quilters of Alaska, a local chapter of Quilts of Valor, with a $1,000 grant to create and award two handcrafted quilts for veterans and active-duty service members living in Palmer.

Grantee Highlight – Onward and Upward

PCF awarded Onward & Upward a $1,975 grant to purchase CPR training mannequins and materials that will help prepare young people and community members across the Mat-Su for emergency response and everyday readiness.
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What is a Community Foundation?

But what is a community foundation? And how is it really different than other non profits established to serve a region or a particular mission?