Partnership and Sponsorship Framework
Dreaming Big Together

The Education Trust of Alaska empowers families to plan and save for future education expenses through its three 529 programs. To bring these resources to more families, we invest in strategic sponsorships and scholarships that spark a lifelong love of learning and expand access to postsecondary education. These initiatives strengthen financial readiness and cultivate statewide awareness of available resources, creating opportunities that support families as they prepare the next generation of learners.

 

Education and Community Initiatives

We believe in a strategic approach to supporting Alaska’s future. Our outreach and funding efforts are concentrated in three primary areas:

• Sponsorships: We partner with community and state organizations that align with our mission.

• Scholarships: The Trust sponsors numerous scholarships for Alaska’s youth to encourage access to and attainment of higher education goals and to support and reward excellence.

• Incentive Programs: We fund our own initiatives, such as the Dash to Save®, Dash to Save More®, and the Account Momentum Program, which provide incentive contributions to help families accelerate their education savings.
  
  How We Evaluate Opportunities
  To ensure our resources are used effectively, the ETA outreach team continuously reviews both existing and new partnership opportunities. Our evaluation is guided by a strategic framework that prioritizes:
   

• Mission Alignment: We prioritize initiatives that directly support our mission of encouraging education savings and fostering a culture of postsecondary planning.

• Targeted Engagement: We seek opportunities that actively engage families and students as they prepare for their future education and career milestones.

• Community-Wide Impact: We favor initiatives that offer long-term value and benefit a broad audience. Our focus is on supporting organizations and programs with wide-reaching community impact rather than those focused on single individuals.
  
  Partners in Progress
  We are proud to support a diverse group of organizations that share our vision. Some of our partners include:

• Best Beginnings

• The North Star Imagination Library

• Arctic Innovation Competition

• University of Alaska system athletic, museum, and youth programs

• Junior Achievement of Alaska

• Academic Decathlon

• Alaska State Spelling Bee

• Native Youth Olympics

• Alaska FIRST Robotics

• Denali Arts Council
  
  Partnership Inquiries
  If your organization’s mission aligns with ours and you have a compelling idea for how we might work together to inspire Alaska’s learners, you may email a formal proposal for our review to Alaska529@alaska.edu. When reaching out, please share your vision, including the population you aim to reach, your planned activities, how it will benefit the Trust/Alaska 529, and how you intend to measure the impact of the collaboration. If you have questions, please email or call us at (907) 474-5671.
  
  Please Note: The Education Trust of Alaska operates within a finite budget, and funding is not guaranteed. The Trust reserves the right to decline any proposal for any reason; all funding decisions are final and are at the sole discretion of the Education Trust of Alaska.