Anchorage Park Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 41-2205907)

Elizabeth Nordlund’s $119K as Executive Di is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Elizabeth Nordlund	$119,311	$111,359	$109,178	$99,988	—	—
Beth Nordlund	—	—	—	—	$92,526	$86,839
Michelle Lebeau	—	—	—	$90,073	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes support and funds to build healthy parks and people.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Fiscal Sponsorship

Anchorage park foundation receives funds and administers grants in support of other organizations for fundraising and community projects within the tax-exempt purposes of the foundation.

$603Kprogram expense

02

Community Challenge Grants

Anchorage park foundation's community challenge grant program supports community-led municipal park and trail improvement projects that benefit the public. This program has two overarching goals: (1) improve anchorage parks, trails and facilities (2) support individuals, neighborhoods, organizations and businesses that value volunteerism…

$509Kprogram expense

03

Neighborhood Parks & Events

Expenditures supported volunteer-driven park and trail improvement events in anchorage and funded the construction of neighborhood playgrounds that enhance public recreation and community spaces.

$143Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Rasmuson FoundationFY2024$286K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$44K

National Fish and Wildlife FoundationFY2024$29K

National Park FoundationFY2024$20K

The Carr Foundation INCFY2024$15K

Rails to Trails ConservancyFY2024$15K

The Alaska Community FoundationFY2024$11K

M E Webber FoundationFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$462K

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Grants paid · 27 grants · $479K · 2022–2025

Anchorage Soil and Water ConservatiAK · FY2025$39,715

Alaska Literacy Program INCAK · FY2025$31,855

Federation of Community Councils INCAK · FY2025$27,929

Unitemized GrantFY2025$22,813

Anchorage Downtown Partnership CommAK · FY2025$20,309

Bike AnchorageAK · FY2025$7,818

Anchorage Community Mental Health Services INCAK · FY2024$25,000

CanwinAK · FY2024$25,000

Anchorage Museum AssociationAK · FY2024$23,500

Alaska TrailsAK · FY2024$23,000

Nordic Skiing Association of AnchorageAK · FY2024$16,988

Chugach Mountain Bike RidersAK · FY2024$10,000

Cook Inlet Housing AuthorityFY2024$8,800

Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,870

Individual RecipientFY2023$13,135

Anchorage West Little LeagueFY2023$10,000

Fairview Community CouncilPA · FY2023$7,220

Rilke Schule INCAK · FY2023$6,310

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$92K

Other incomeLn 4–11$52K

Money outPt IX

$2.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$127K

Fundraisingcol D$166K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M

Total assetsLn 16$3.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$119K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$776K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K

Investment incomeLn 3$92K

Other incomeLn 4–11$52K

Total revenueLn 12$2.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$470K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K

Other assetsLn 15$25K

Total assetsLn 16$3.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$119K

Net assetsLn 32$3.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 58

VolunteersI 626

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.6M	$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$422K	$470K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$4K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.5M	$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$94K	$119K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.4M	$3.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$131K	$131K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$23K	$23K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$119K	$52K	$43K	$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$407K	$279K	$46K	$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$10K	$7K	$819	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$55K	$24K	$27K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$44K	$27K	$8K	$9K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K	$250	$920
Accounting feesLn 11c	$43K		$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$440K	$438K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$19K	$8K	$1K	$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$42K	$16K	$15K	$11K
Information technologyLn 14	$16K		$14K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$51K	$32K	$9K	$10K
TravelLn 17	$18K	$15K	$3K	$385
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$9K		$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$3K	$865	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$574K	$559K	$3K	$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.0M	$1.7M	$127K	$166K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$2.7M	$2.0M	$656K	$3.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.2M	$2.3M	−$57K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.6M	$2.0M	$658K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.9M	$1.7M	$201K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.8M	$1.8M	−$15K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.8M	$1.5M	$308K	$1.6M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,662,042 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,138,519$2,500,425

I-9 Program service revenue$17,765

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,049$91,517

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,251$52,335

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,212,819$2,662,042

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $149,365$153,566

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $659,818$635,210

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,460,264$1,217,262

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,269,447$2,006,038

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$56,628$656,004

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,662,042 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $11,377 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$775,918

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,724,507

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,372

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,500,425

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,765$17,765

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $91,517$91,517

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $40,662$40,662

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $296$296

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,061 · Unrelated business $9,037 · Excluded from tax $134,519$2,662,042

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,006,038 across 19 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $130,753$130,753

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,813$22,813

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,058 · Management $43,111 · Fundraising $24,142$119,311

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $278,634 · Management $46,031 · Fundraising $81,912$406,577

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,897 · Management $819 · Fundraising $2,708$10,424

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,010 · Management $27,340 · Fundraising $3,915$55,265

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,425 · Management $7,501 · Fundraising $8,707$43,633

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $250 · Management $920$1,170

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,881$42,881

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $438,097 · Management $1,476$439,573

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,988 · Management $1,023 · Fundraising $9,898$18,909

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,639 · Management $14,614 · Fundraising $11,308$41,561

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $14,092 · Fundraising $1,703$15,795

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,910 · Management $8,602 · Fundraising $10,234$50,746

IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,570 · Management $3,041 · Fundraising $385$17,996

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $8,919$8,919

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,079$1,079

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,208 · Management $865 · Fundraising $1,029$5,102

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $559,381 · Management $3,047 · Fundraising $11,103$573,531

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,712,918 · Management $127,276 · Fundraising $165,844$2,006,038

Part X · Balance sheet $3,183,870 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,610,320$2,543,464

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $308,119$68,859

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $66,958$58,129

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,267$15,316

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,676$3,597

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $421,616$469,960

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $23,455$24,545

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,455,411$3,183,870

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,049$67,977

X-19 Deferred revenue$21,834

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,450$29,099

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,499$118,910

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,196,607$947,702

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,164,305$2,117,258

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,360,912$3,064,960

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,455,411$3,183,870

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,064,960 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,662,042

XI-2 Total expenses$2,006,038

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$656,004

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,360,912

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$48,044

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,064,960

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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