Arctic Circle Foundation INC US FY2023 filing

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Promote & support international dialogue & collaboration regarding the future of the Arctic

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 25% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$194K
-79% vs prior year
Spent
$352K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$590K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$194K
FY2023▼ -79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$450K
FY2022$920K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$155K
Expenses
$352K
FY2023▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$178K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$352K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$590K
FY2023▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$272K
FY2022$749K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$390K
FY2025$238K

From the FY2023 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 Apr 2021.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $326K Management & general 4% · $14K Fundraising 4% · $12K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krista Amason’s $25K as President/Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Krista Amason$25,000$25,000$25,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Facilitates international dialogue and collaboration on the Arctic's future.

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1 program · $326K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Providing support to and making grants to or for the benefit of arctic circle foundation, which is an icelandic not-for-profit organization whose aim is to create a democratic forum for international dialogue and collaboration on arctic issues and their significance for the future of the earth.

$326Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$194K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Money outPt IX
$352K
Ln 25
Programscol B$326K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$590K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$563K
Total assetsLn 16$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Total revenueLn 12$194K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$563K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$563K
Total assetsLn 16$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$590K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$320K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$749K$563K
Total assetsLn 16$749K$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$749K$590K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$320K$320K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$6K$6K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$753$753
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$555$555
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K$326K$14K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 8, 2026 $155K$307K−$152K$238K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2025 $125K$390K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2024 $194K$352K−$159K$590K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 3, 2023 $920K$443K$477K$749K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $450K$178K$272K$272K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $193,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $920,000$193,656
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $920,000$193,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $435,000$320,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$25,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,925$7,333
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $442,925$352,333
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $477,075−$158,677
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $193,656 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,656
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$193,656
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$193,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,333 across 5 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $320,000$320,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,250 · Management $6,250 · Fundraising $12,500$25,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,025$6,025
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $753$753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $555$555
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $326,250 · Management $13,583 · Fundraising $12,500$352,333
Part X · Balance sheet $590,217 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $748,894$563,389
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$26,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $748,894$590,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,894$590,217
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $600,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $748,894$590,217
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $748,894$590,217
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $590,217 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$193,656
XI-2 Total expenses$352,333
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$158,677
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$748,894
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$590,217

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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