Fiscal Sponsorship & Community Sponsors
Shunpike
Fiscal Sponsorship & Community Partnerships
Alutiiq Culture Camp is now fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, a nonprofit organization that provides administrative and financial support to arts and cultural organizations. Through this partnership, Shunpike helps us manage donations, grants, and financial responsibilities so we can focus on creating meaningful cultural arts, language, and community opportunities for Sugpiaq Alutiiq people.
A 10% administrative fee from all donations is retained by Shunpike to support these fiscal sponsorship services. The remaining 90% goes directly toward supporting Alutiiq Culture Camp and our programs.
We are also continuing our valued relationship with The Evergreen State College’s House of Welcome, which remains an important community partner and venue for our work. We deeply appreciate this relationship and the many years of collaboration that have helped make our cultural programming possible.
We believe strong community partnerships are essential to the work we do. As we move forward, we look forward to continuing to build relationships with organizations and community members who share our commitment to creating opportunities for Sugpiaq Alutiiq people to connect with our culture, knowledge, language, and one another.
Our Sponsors
In 2026 our fiscal sponsors for both in-person and online camp were: Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Bristol Bay Foundation, Native Village of Tangirnaq and Old Harbor Native Corporation. We received in-kind donations from The Evergreen State College House of Welcome, Imamsuat, Afognak Native Corp, Loren S. Anderson and Jessica Towns-Camara.
In 2025 our fiscal sponsors for both in-person and online camp were: Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Bristol Bay Foundation, Native Village of Tangirnaq, and Old Harbor Native Corporation. We received in-kind donations from The Evergreen State College House of Welcome, Imamsuat, Bristol Bay Foundation, Afognak Native Corp, Jessica Towns-Camara and Heather Metrokin Cannon. Contributions to the Scholarship fund came from the wonderful Sheryl Blackman, Amy Chabitnoy and Liz Egan.
In 2024 our fiscal sponsors for both in-person and online camp were: Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Alutiiq Hearing Services, Bristol Bay Foundation, Native Village of Tangirnaq, and Old Harbor Native Corporation. We received in-kind donations from The Evergreen State College House of Welcome, Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Imamsuat, Jessica Towns-Camara and Heather Metrokin Cannon. Contributions to the Scholarship fund came from the wonderful Sheryl Blackman, Chelsea Dallal and Liz Egan.
In 2023 our fiscal sponsors for both our in-person and online camp are: Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation, and Tangirnaq Native Village. We received an in-kind donation of salmon and cod from BBNC subsidiary Bristol Wild. We also will recieve in-kind donations from The Evergreen State College House of Welcome, Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Christine Redmond, Tanya Larson, Anna Uyeda, Jessica Towns-Camara and Heather Metrokin Cannon. Quyanaa those individual who donated to the scholarship fund.
Scholarship Donors: Sheryl Blackman, Chelsea Dallal, Ingrid Hansen, Amy Chabitnoy, Elizabeth Egan, and Kathryn Piland.
In 2022 our fiscal sponsors for both our in-person and online camp were: Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, and Alutiiq Hearing Services, Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation. We recieved kind donations from The Evergreen State College House of Welcome, Koniag, Inc., Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Jessica Towns-Camara and Heather Metrokin Cannon. Quyanaa to Vickie Era and Sheryl Blackman for donating to the scholarship fund.
In 2021 we were again online due to the global pandemic. Koniag Inc. sponsored our Traveling Naniq Carving workshop. BBNC Education Foundation sponsored the Alutiiq dance classes, an Alutiiq language intensive, a headband workshop and the Alutiiq naming panel discussion. Vickie Era transfered the remaining 2/5th of her personal artist grant to PNWACC and Camp used those funds to sponsor a salmon skin medicine pouch workshop and an Alutiiq language intensive. Camp also received an anonymous gift that was directed to be paid out to the camp Co-Directors. Quyanaa!
Our 2020 Virtual Culture Camp was sponsored by Koniag, Inc! Quyannasinaq to Koniag for believing in our ingenuity and vision.
2019 Sponsors include Koniag, Inc., BBNC, Natives of Kodiak, and Afognak Native Corporation.
The Alutiiq Museum supported our cultural learning event by sending their Mobile Museum and staff (Djuna Davidson & Dehrich Chya) from Kodiak, AK to Olympia, WA.
Vickie Era made an in-kind donation of travel costs for the lead artist and a lecture by Sven Haakenson using a personal artist grant.
Sun'aq Tribe made an in kind donation of all printed material.
Patty Kinswa (Colville) - in kind donation of salmon.
We would love to extend an invitation to each sponsor to join our effort again this year. To learn more about contributing please email us at pnwalutiiqs@gmail.com
