Alaska Safe Riders

Tax-deductible

Palmer, AK501(c)(3)EducationEIN 87-1431686Revenue $205K in FY2025

On file with the IRSalaskasaferiders.comPo Box 703, 99645-0703 · Palmer, AKTax-exempt since Feb 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Alaska Safe Riders promotes the safe riding of Snow machines, All Terrain Vehicles (ATV), and Recreational Off Road Vehicles (ROV) through educational programs. Our Non-Profit Organization is dedicated to working together with communities to reduce deaths and injuries from unintentional injury and death related to the operation of all-purpose vehicles. We want to assist all Alaskans in having a fun and safe experience when riding here in our great state.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$205K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$161K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$205K
FY2025▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$69K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$121K
FY2025$205K
Net assets
$73K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$30K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$70K
FY2025$73K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $114K Management & general 29% · $46K

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; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Michael Buck’s $30K as Executive Dir. is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
John Michael Buck$30,000——
John Mike Buck—$24,000—
John M Buck——$24,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Educates Alaskans on safe operation of snowmobiles, ATVs, and ROVs to prevent injuries.

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1 program · $114K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Instruction provided to adults and children, professional and recreational users related to off-road mechanized vehicle travel. During this fiscal year, ASR proved 80 school and community training sessions, distributed approximately $19,000 in safety and other equipment, and reached more than 9,000 individuals through direct contact and…

$114Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$205K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$166K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Money outPt IX
$161K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$166K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$205K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Total assetsLn 16$29K$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$597$2K
Net assetsLn 32$29K$73K
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$30K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$225$225
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$35K$35K
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$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$39K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$999$268
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K$114K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $205K$161K$44K$73K 990 PDF
FY2024 $121K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $92K$75K 990 PDF
FY2022 $69K$30K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $204,649 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$166,007
I-9 Program service revenue$38,618
I-10 Investment income$24
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$204,649
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$32,644
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$127,979
I-18 Total expenses$160,623
I-19 Revenue less expenses$44,026
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $204,649 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$166,007
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$166,007
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,442 · Excluded from tax $2,176$38,618
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24$24
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,442 · Excluded from tax $2,200$204,649
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $160,623 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 $30,000$30,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,644$2,644
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,745$1,745
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $225$225
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,872$6,872
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,506$2,506
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,025$1,025
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,712$34,712
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 amortizationPrograms $6,739$6,739
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,836$5,836
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,357 · Management $27,695$67,052
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $999 · Management $268$1,267
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,451 · Management $46,172 · Fundraising $0$160,623
Part X · Balance sheet $74,864 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,312$12,266
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,017$10,032
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$7,200
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$45,366
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 $29,329$74,864
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $597$2,106
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $597$2,106
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,732$72,758
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,732$72,758
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,329$74,864
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,758 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,649
XI-2 Total expenses$160,623
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,732
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,758

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