Bering Sea Elders Group FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Anchorage, AK501(c)(3)EIN 82-3556262Revenue $683K in FY2024

On file with the IRSberingseaelders.org911 W 8th Ave Ste 101 Pmb 62, 99501-3340 · Anchorage, AKTax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bseg's mission is to speak and work together as one voice to protect and respect our traditional ways of life, the ocean web of life that supports the resources we rely on, and our children's future. As Elders, we are messengers to our children, our tribal councils, and the people who make decisions that affect our marine resources, ecosystem, and ways of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $732K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$312K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$683K
Spent
$729K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$683K
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$683K
FY2025$485K
Expenses
$729K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$729K
FY2025$463K
Net assets
$324K
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$324K
FY2025$346K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $728K Management & general 0% · $468

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$99,880Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Jaylene Wheeler$164,251$99,880
Jerry Ivanoff$13,640—
William Igkurak$5,060—
Ferdinand Carter$4,560—
Axel Jackson$4,310—
Charles Moses$4,310—
Lucy Apatiki$4,060—
Mary Ann Mike$4,060—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protecting traditional ways of life, ocean resources, and children's futures through unified advocacy.

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3 programs · $492K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Gbmf 3

With support from the gordon and betty moore foundation (GBMF), the northern bering sea climate resilience area (nbscra) federal task force and bering intergovernmental tribal advisory council (bitac) co-produced a salmon resilience plan.

$219Kprogram expense
02

Nap

With support from the native americans in philanthropy (nap), the northern bering sea climate resilience area (nbscra) coalition provided a variety of assistance to the bering intergovernmental tribal advisory council (bitac).

$143Kprogram expense
03

Fndi

With support from the first nations development institute (fndi), the bering sea elders group (bseg) prioritized goals included in its fund development plan (ex. Reinforce sustainability), implemented various components of its communications plan, and continued to support in-person convenings of elder representatives that aimed to…

$130Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $50K · 2025–2025
Native American Rights FundCO · FY2025$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$683K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Investment incomeLn 3$429
Other incomeLn 4–11$153
Money outPt IX
$729K
Ln 25
Programscol B$728K
Managementcol C$468
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$624K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$312K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$682K
Investment incomeLn 3$429
Other incomeLn 4–11$153
Total revenueLn 12$683K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
SavingsLn 2$478K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$624K
Total assetsLn 16$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$312K
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$624K
Total assetsLn 16$370K$636K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$312K
Net assetsLn 32$370K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$104K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$618$150$468
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$386K$386K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$170K$170K
InsuranceLn 23$864$864
Total functional expensesLn 25$729K$728K$468$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $485K$463K$22K$346K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $683K$729K−$46K$324K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $682,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$682,057
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$429
I-11 Other revenue$153
I-12 Total revenue$682,639
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$112,237
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$615,448
I-18 Total expenses$728,685
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$46,046
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $682,639 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$682,057
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$682,057
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $429$429
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $153$153
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $582$682,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $728,685 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,089$104,089
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,148$8,148
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $150 · Management $468$618
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,084$22,084
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $385,983$385,983
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,426$22,426
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,988$12,988
IX-17 TravelPrograms $170,485$170,485
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $864$864
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $728,217 · Management $468 · Fundraising $0$728,685
Part X · Balance sheet $636,437 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$145,934
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$477,910
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$12,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $370,278$636,437
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,201
X-19 Deferred revenue$308,004
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$312,205
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $370,278$324,232
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,278$324,232
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $370,278$636,437
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,232 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$682,639
XI-2 Total expenses$728,685
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,278
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,232

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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