Anchorage Park Foundation FY2020 filing

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Anchorage, AK501(c)(3)Since 2005EnvironmentEIN 41-2205907Revenue $1.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRSanchorageparkfoundation.org3201 C St Ste 111, 99503-3961 · Anchorage, AKTax-exempt since Oct 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Builds healthy parks and healthy people by mobilizing public support and financial resources for Anchorage parks, trails, and recreation opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $292K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $462K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $971K Management & general 26% · $379K Fundraising 8% · $114K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,839Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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1 program · $971K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The anchorage park foundation facilitates park improvements driven by neighborhood, funder, volunteer and park-user group initiative. Our core programs include:community challenge grants - we leverage private funding and award challenge grants for municipal park and trail improvements.

$971Kprogram 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
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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
Unitemized GrantFY2025$22,813
Anchorage Downtown Partnership CommAK · FY2025$20,309
Bike AnchorageAK · FY2025$7,818
CanwinAK · FY2024$25,000
Anchorage Museum AssociationAK · FY2024$23,500
Alaska TrailsAK · FY2024$23,000
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

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$971K
Managementcol C$379K
Fundraisingcol D$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$386K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$305K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$787K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$274K$305K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$1K$67K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K$134K$107K$53K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$11K$10K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$11K$14K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$6K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$12K$445$2K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$5K$9K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$67K$5K$61K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$829K$781K$44K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$971K$379K$114K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $1.8M$1.5M$308K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,771,024 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,641,242$1,763,214
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,773$7,810
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,608$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,658,623$1,771,024
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $435,886$452,863
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,146,490$1,010,609
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,582,376$1,463,472
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,247$307,552
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,771,024 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$386,140
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,377,074
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$330,433
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,763,214
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,462$5,462
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,348$2,348
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,810$1,771,024
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,463,472 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,436 · Management $67,020 · Fundraising $27,287$95,743
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $133,790 · Management $106,894 · Fundraising $52,846$293,530
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,048 · Management $2,008 · Fundraising $1,031$6,087
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,391 · Management $9,846 · Fundraising $4,800$26,037
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,176 · Management $13,871 · Fundraising $6,419$31,466
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,841$48,841
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,504$3,504
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,211 · Management $8,223$14,434
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,755 · Management $445 · Fundraising $2,400$14,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,895 · Management $8,853 · Fundraising $15,333$29,081
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,395 · Management $61,315$66,710
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,816$4,816
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $781,426 · Management $43,622 · Fundraising $3,575$828,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $970,523 · Management $379,258 · Fundraising $113,691$1,463,472
Part X · Balance sheet $1,791,178 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $787,442$1,267,903
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $230,326$214,030
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,161$3,842
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $274,425$305,403
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,306,354$1,791,178
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $83,853$124,176
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$26,023
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,853$150,199
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $554,909$576,276
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $667,592$1,064,703
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,222,501$1,640,979
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,306,354$1,791,178
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,640,979 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,771,024
XI-2 Total expenses$1,463,472
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$307,552
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,222,501
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$26,672
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$84,254
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,640,979

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