The Marie Drake Planetarium
Where the stars always shine in Juneau, AK
Grants for New Digital Projector System & operating expenses
December 2019
We were awarded a $25,000 grant from Coeur Alaska - Kensington Mine.
This enabled us to complete phase three of our three part fundraising plan.
April, 2019
We were awarded a $25,000 tier one grant from the Rasmuson Foundation.
September 2019
We were awarded a matching grant of $10,000 from the Juneau Community Foundation's Blackwell Fund. In a month, we matched this grant. Three board members had opportunity to visit Matt Blackwell who is the son of the late Mike Blackwell. Matt works at the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences.
2012
We were awarded a matching grant of $2,000 from the Douglas-Dornan Foundation via the Juneau Community Foundation. Matching funds raised in 2013.
2018
Awarded $2,000 from Holland America Line and Princess Cruises.
2015
Awarded $500