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The Alaska Community Foundation
The Alaska Community Foundation reported $38.9 million in revenue and $24.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $89.05 went to program services, $7.99 to management and general costs and $2.96 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 64.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $252,148 (President/CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 10% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $39MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 64.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 14.5% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $252,148 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.04% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 118.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePhilanthropic funds - donations and/or grants expended from the holdings of endowed or non-endowed charitable funds for the sole purpose of making grants to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations in perpetuity or otherwise
Pick.click.give - this program allows alaskans to donate a portion of their permanent fund dividend (pfd) to causes they care about statewide. Alaska Community Foundation (acf) runs this program together with the state of alaska to support non-profits, to which pfd recipients can donate. In 2024, 40,095 people gave $2,438,779 to 612 non-profit organizations statewide through this program
Support camp organizations statewide. The Alaska Community Foundation has partnered with rasmuson foundation, mat-su health foundation, and the george and stephanie suddock foundation to provide support to summer camps across alaska. Summer camps are a rite of passage for alaskan youth and essential childcare infrastructure for alaskan families. The camp initiative supports summer enrichment programming for alaskan youth, including both overnight and day camps
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President/CEO Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $225,865 | $0 | $26,283 | $252,148 |
| CFO Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $215,558 | $0 | $24,148 | $239,706 |
| VP of Program & Grants Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $147,481 | $0 | $27,424 | $174,905 |
| VP DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $150,442 | $0 | $20,651 | $171,093 |
| Director of Finance Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $118,250 | $0 | $20,145 | $138,395 |
| VP of Administration Highest compensated employee, 45.0 hrs/week | $109,750 | $0 | $19,313 | $129,063 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Alaska Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $492K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 542
- Volunteers Part I, line 6400
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to The Alaska Community Foundation totaling $2.4M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Alaska Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Alaska Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Alaska Community Foundation spent in 2024, $89.05 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Alaska Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Alaska Community Foundation reported that 89.0% of its $24.3 million in expenses went to program services, 8.0% to management and general and 3.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Alaska Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Alaska Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $252,148, for the role of President/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Alaska Community Foundation get its money?
Of $38.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 64.0% came from contributions and grants and 14.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Alaska Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 92-0155067 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513189349311086 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423179349304602 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343189349314034 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349320745 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113159349305111 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033179349303733 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 92-0155067: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.