The Compass was organized exclusively for religious, charitable and educational purposes. Specifically, the Compass encourages, equips and empowers the youth of alaska by building healthy relationships, teaching pracital life skills, shareing the love of jesus, engaging in the community, and building up the local church.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$332K
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$256K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$332K
FY2021▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$506K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$363K
Expenses
$256K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$256K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$352K
Net assets
$109K
FY2021▲ +233%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$320K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2018.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $200K Management & general 19% · $49K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$53,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Brigham’s $78K as Executive Dir. is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Brigham$78,000$78,000$75,000$53,500$53,500

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

Empowers Alaskan youth through relationships, life skills, faith, community, and church building.

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1 program · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Youth drop-in a safe and welcoming space for youth to come hangout, play games, get a snack, etc. In 2019, we had an average of 32 different students per day and over 300 participating students. The youth drop-in is open 5 days a week during the school year and 3 days a week during the summer.

$200Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$332K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$256K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$26
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$332K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 68
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$103K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$33K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$713$1
Net assetsLn 32$33K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$32K$21K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33K$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$21K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$650$650
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$90K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K$200K$49K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 $363K$352K$11K$320K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $390K$356K$34K$315K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $506K$333K$173K$282K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $332K$256K$76K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $209K$202K$6K$33K 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 $332,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $130,193$210,983
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,735$115,655
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$26
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,735$5,632
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $208,671$332,296
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $93,394$106,440
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,836$149,880
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $202,230$256,320
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,441$75,976
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $332,296 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $987 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$210,983
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$210,983
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $115,655$115,655
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26$26
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,645$4,645
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,642 · Excluded from tax $4,671$332,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $256,320 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,100 · Management $21,400$53,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,895$32,895
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,015 · Management $2,010$5,025
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,008 · Management $3,012$15,020
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,466$1,466
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,103$5,103
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,588$8,588
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,913$5,913
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,404 · Management $2,378$23,782
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,093$3,093
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $650$650
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,837$2,837
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,825 · Management $3,805 · Fundraising $1,962$95,592
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,856$2,856
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,997 · Management $49,258 · Fundraising $7,065$256,320
Part X · Balance sheet $108,629 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,729$80,757
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,636$22,022
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$5,850
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,365$108,629
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $713$1
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,652$108,628
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,652$108,628
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,365$108,629
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $108,628 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$332,296
XI-2 Total expenses$256,320
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,976
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,652
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$108,628

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