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Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation

Accepts applications Anchorage, Alaska · EIN 200491278

Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation is a private foundation in Anchorage, Alaska. In tax year 2025 it gave $972,774 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $890,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $906,260 the year before.

44% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$942,35518$23.1 million
2024$906,26017$20.3 million
2025$972,77418$21.3 million

How to apply

ContactThomas and Cindy Massie Foundation
500 M Street Apt No 301, Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone or email(800) 551-9707

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$890,000
Alaska8$53,300
Washington3$10,000
California1$7,474
Arizona1$4,000
Colorado1$2,000
Idaho1$2,000
Tennessee1$2,000
Utah1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
New York, NY
Donation$890,000
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
Scholarship$24,000
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK
Scholarship$12,000
West Coast Aviation Services
Santa Ana, CA
Donation$7,474
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
Donation$4,000
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
Donation$4,000
Studio Acad of Beauty
Phoenix, AZ
donation$4,000
AK Vocation Tech CTR
Seward, AK
donation$4,000
Alaska Driving Academy
soldotna, AK
donation$4,000
City of Unalakleet
Unalakleet, AK
Donation$3,000
Northern Inustrial Training
achorage, AK
donation$2,300
Unalakleet Valley Electric Coop
Unalakleet, AK
Donation$2,000
Blue River Aviation
Palmer, AK
Donation$2,000
Western WA University
Bellingham, WA
Donation$2,000
Boise State University
Boise, ID
donation$2,000
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO
donation$2,000
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
donation$2,000
University of Tennesee
knoxville, TN
donation$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation give?

$972,774 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas Massie (Director) and Cindy Massie (Director).

What does Thomas and Cindy Massie Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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