Rural Alaska Community Action Program INC

Tax-deductible

Anchorage, AK501(c)(3)Since 1965Community DevelopmentEIN 92-0033876

To empower low-income alaskans through advocacy, education, affordable housing and direct services that respect our unique values and cultures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,500 volunteers and 523 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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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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $594K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $893K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.9M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$36.7M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$38.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$37.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$36.7M
FY2024▼ -5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.7M
FY2021$27.9M
FY2022$28.8M
FY2023$31.3M
FY2024$38.8M
FY2024$36.7M
Expenses
$38.5M
FY2024▼ -0.7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27.2M
FY2021$28.1M
FY2022$29.1M
FY2023$32.1M
FY2024$38.7M
FY2024$38.5M
Net assets
$37.0M
FY2024+0.3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30.1M
FY2021$31.5M
FY2022$33.0M
FY2023$36.5M
FY2024$36.9M
FY2024$37.0M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1992.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $31.2M Management & general 19% · $7.2M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

36 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$212,748Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$182,213Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$171,844Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Rural Housing
$153,438Pt VII · Sec A
Community Development Director
$138,185Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Development Director
$124,682Pt VII · Sec A
Weatherization Director
$111,369Pt VII · Sec A
Weatherization Budget Coordinator
$111,139Pt VII · Sec A

L Tiel Smith’s $213K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick Anderson Thru 91421————$270,510—
Patrick Anderson———$208,296—$264,818
L Tiel Smith$212,748$212,688$230,125$175,140$154,736$151,457
Jasmine Boyle$182,213$158,468$149,175———
Elizabeth Milliken$171,844$124,676$104,206———
Robert Marquez$153,438$137,410————
Barbara Bell——$149,256$148,429$146,681$144,003
Sarah Sandbak———$142,871$137,518$59,578

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers low-income Alaskans by providing early childhood education, housing and weatherization services, substance abuse prevention, and community development programs across rural communities.

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3 program services account for $25.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The child development division provides early childhood and family support services to prenatal women, children and families in communities across alaska, serving 661 children and their families. The programs offered include head start, early head start, parents as teachers, and the child development center in anchorage.

$12.7Mprogram expense
02

Rural cap is a supportive housing division operating affordable housing units for low-income individuals in anchorage and provides one clinical programs across four locations, offering behavioral health services, following the intensive case management model, to individuals in housing who have sudbstance use or co-occurring disorders and…

$6.9Mprogram expense
03

Community development team programs served individuals from more than 98 communities in FY25 through a variety of capacity building and wellness activities. These include americorps, vista and elder mentor programs, in addition to several training and technical assistance initiatives.

$6.3Mprogram expense

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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 · 87 grants · $4.8M · 2020–2024
Ketchikan Indian CommunityFY2024$226,416
Aleut Community of St PaulFY2024$125,000
Qawalangin Tribe of UnalaskaFY2024$86,014
Covenant House AlaskaAK · FY2024$65,765
Newhalen Tribal CouncilFY2024$64,859
Organized Village of KwethlukFY2024$57,357
Island Grad ProjectFY2024$50,000
Native Village of Scammon BayFY2024$42,769
Native Village of KotzebueFY2024$38,821
Maniilaq AssociationAK · FY2024$38,276
Galena Village-Louden TribeFY2024$33,456
Early Learning CoalitionAK · FY2024$25,684
Kawerak INCAK · FY2024$25,592
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$36.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$911K
Money outPt IX
$38.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$31.2M
Managementcol C$7.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$37.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$47.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$33.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$911K
Total revenueLn 12$36.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.0M
Other assetsLn 15$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$47.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.9M
Net assetsLn 32$37.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5523
VolunteersI 61,500
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.6M$21.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.2M$8.0M
Total assetsLn 16$49.8M$47.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.9M$10.9M
Net assetsLn 32$36.9M$37.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$738K$738K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.3M$13.8M$2.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$368K$311K$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.5M$2.9M$542K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.2M$224K
Legal feesLn 11b$218K$218K
Accounting feesLn 11c$247K$247K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.4M$2.9M$494K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$17K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$1.3M$899K$417K
Information technologyLn 14$713K$570K$143K
OccupancyLn 16$2.7M$3.0M−$258K
TravelLn 17$1.4M$1.3M$111K
InterestLn 20$93K$87K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$543K$383K$160K
InsuranceLn 23$1.1M$1.1M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$712K$676K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$2.3M$1.9M$459K
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.5M$31.2M$7.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $38.8M$38.7M$21K$36.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.3M$32.1M−$852K$36.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.8M$29.1M−$386K$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $27.9M$28.1M−$166K$31.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.7M$27.2M−$1.6M$30.1M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $36,717,551 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$32,966,708
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,287,638
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,518,808$2,518,808
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $911,105$911,105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,518,808 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $911,105$36,717,551
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,470,160 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,339,423$1,339,423
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $738,145$738,145
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,772,395 · Management $2,557,217$16,329,612
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $310,542 · Management $57,661$368,203
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,920,386 · Management $542,248$3,462,634
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,207,439 · Management $224,194$1,431,633
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $218,459$218,459
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $246,558$246,558
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,888,967 · Management $494,295$3,383,262
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,697 · Management $5,086$21,783
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $898,592 · Management $417,063$1,315,655
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $569,672 · Management $143,398$713,070
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,000,197 · Management −$257,536$2,742,661
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,290,115 · Management $110,721$1,400,836
IX-20 InterestPrograms $86,594 · Management $6,539$93,133
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $382,979 · Management $160,007$542,986
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,074,857$1,074,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $676,038 · Management $36,085$712,123
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,876,461 · Management $458,666$2,335,127
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,236,497 · Management $7,233,663 · Fundraising $0$38,470,160
Part X · Balance sheet $47,861,331 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,611,793$2,187,942
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,274,254$3,842,128
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $991,084$4,136,193
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $876,415$646,237
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,166,669$7,957,847
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $20,583,107$21,944,550
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,309,586$7,146,434
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,812,908$47,861,331
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,587,256$3,841,871
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,008,919$2,885,680
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,743,334$2,669,480
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,929,966$10,856,937
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $34,188,456$35,039,450
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,694,486$1,964,944
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,882,942$37,004,394
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,812,908$47,861,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,004,394 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$36,717,551
XI-2 Total expenses$38,470,160
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,752,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,882,942
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$512,618
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,361,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,004,394

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