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Kayla Desroches/KMXT A philanthropic organization in Kodiak has more money this year to help fund local nonprofits. The Kodiak Community Foundation is an affiliate of a larger statewide organization, and this year’s chairman, Craig Johnson, says the group formed five years ago. They gave away less than $10,000 in the first few years. Last year, they were able to give …

Kodiak Mayor Pat Branson accepts a $25,000 donation from Skoda on behalf of the Kodiak Community Foundation. Kayla Desroches/KMXT A local grant program just distributed a large donation to community nonprofits. In 2016, Czech company Skoda flew to Kodiak and filmed a commercial on the island for its new SUV, Kodiaq with a q, which played on the island’s wild …