The listed groups are sponsored by Girdwood, Inc. Over time, some groups have incorporated as their own non-profits and no longer need Girdwood, Inc.’s sponsorship, you can learn about them on our Success Stories page. Currently, Girdwood, Inc. sponsors over 20 groups in the community.
Sponsored Organizations and Previous Sponsorships:
Girdwood Workforce Childcare Project
The Girdwood Workforce Childcare Project is a major focus for our organization since 2022. We are partnered with Little Bears Playhouse, a local 501(c)3 nonprofit childcare provider, to build a new childcare facility. You can donate toward this cause on the Go Fund Me page or by clicking the link below.
Girdwood Library and Community Room
Girdwood Book Spine Donations for Library
Collect and administer donations and expenditures
Turnagain News
Turnagain News is an independent, locally-owned, non-profit newspaper serving Southcentral Alaska. View their website by clicking here: https://www.turnagainnews.org/
Imagine Girdwood
The mission of Imagine! Girdwood is to fund and complete a transparent, inclusive rewrite of the Girdwood Comprehensive Plan to guide Girdwood land use in an orderly and understandable process that is respectful of all views.
Girdwood Bear Aware
Community Recreation Center Task Force
Girdwood Fungus Fair
Girdwood Skatepark
Girdwood Tennis Court Rehabilitation
Administer donations and expenditures
Girdwood Community Land Trust
Girdwood Community Land Trust became a sponsored organization of Girdwood Inc in 2020. GCLT received their own 501(c)3 status in June of 2022. You can make a donation at their site here. You can learn more at their website: girdwoodlandtrust.org
Prince William Sound Stewardship Foundation
Prince William Sound Stewardship Foundation became it’s own 501(c)3. Girdwood Inc previously administered donations and expenditures. You can donate to this organization at their site by clicking here.
Bike Wood
Bikewood, formally Girdwood Mountain Bike Alliance, was a sponsored organization of Girdwood Inc. Bikewood has become its own 501(c)3 organization. Several mountain bike flow trails built in Girdwood are a direct result of their fundraising, planning and labor. You can learn more at their website: https://bikegirdwood.org/