Rural Alaska Community Action Program INC FY2024 filing

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

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-0033876) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $787K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
96% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $20.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $893K
7 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12.9M
26% of total assets
Liabilities are 26% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
24 of 24 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$38.8M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$38.7M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$36.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$38.8M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.7M
FY2021$27.9M
FY2022$28.8M
FY2023$31.3M
FY2024$38.8M
FY2025$36.7M
Expenses
$38.7M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$27.2M
FY2021$28.1M
FY2022$29.1M
FY2023$32.1M
FY2024$38.7M
FY2025$38.5M
Net assets
$36.9M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30.1M
FY2021$31.5M
FY2022$33.0M
FY2023$36.5M
FY2024$36.9M
FY2025$37.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1992.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $37.2M Management & general 4% · $1.6M

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

38 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$212,688Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$158,468Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Rural Housing
$137,410Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$131,969Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Development Director
$124,682Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$124,676Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Rural Housing
$118,538Pt VII · Sec A
Field Supervisor
$110,256Pt 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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 programs · $25.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The child development division provides early childhood and family support services to prenatal women, children and families in communities across alaska, serving 598 children and their families. The programs offered include head start, early head start, parents as teachers, and the child development center in anchorage.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-0033876) · Dispute this line
$12.9Mprogram 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…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-0033876) · Dispute this line
$7.1Mprogram expense
03

Community development team programs served individuals from more than 98 communities in FY24 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.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-0033876) · Dispute this line
$5.4Mprogram 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 · 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
See all 87 grants →

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2024 · $27.4M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$10.6M
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.391 · Through State of Alaska$4.8M
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through State of AK Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development and 1 more$3.5M
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income PersonsDepartment of Energy · ALN 81.042 · Direct and through Alaska Housing Finance Corporation$1.4M
Voca Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.841 · Direct$792K

Plus 34 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Sep 2023 · $22.7M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$10.1M
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through State of AK Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development and 1 more$3.8M
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income PersonsDepartment of Energy · ALN 81.042 · Direct and through Alaska Housing Finance Corporation$1.7M
Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health or Healthcare CrisesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.391 · Through State of Alaska$1.3M
Voca Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.841 · Direct$1.2M

Plus 27 smaller programs.

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

Year ending Sep 2022 · $19.3M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$8.4M
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through State of AK Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development and 1 more$2.7M
Housing Trust FundDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.275 · Through Municipality of Anchorage$848K
Voca Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside ProgramDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.841 · Direct$793K
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income PersonsDepartment of Energy · ALN 81.042 · Through Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (ahfc)$769K

Plus 29 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2021 · $18.3M federal money spent
Head StartDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.600 · Direct$7.8M
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through State of AK Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development$3.2M
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income PersonsDepartment of Energy · ALN 81.042 · Through Alaska Housing Finance Corporation$931K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Municipality of Anchorage$668K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$578K

Plus 26 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$38.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$38.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$37.2M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$36.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$49.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$33.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$38.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$6.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$991K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$876K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.6M
Other assetsLn 15$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$49.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.9M
Net assetsLn 32$36.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5523
VolunteersI 61,500
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$6.8M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.4M$20.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.6M$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$52.4M$49.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.8M$12.9M
Net assetsLn 32$36.5M$36.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.4M$3.4M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$717K$717K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.6M$14.5M$125K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$592K$572K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.2M$5.0M$194K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$50K$1.2M
Legal feesLn 11b$67K$67K
Accounting feesLn 11c$240K$240K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.8M$2.4M$392K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$29K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M$974K$221K
Information technologyLn 14$645K$880K−$236K
OccupancyLn 16$2.5M$2.6M−$166K
TravelLn 17$1.3M$1.2M$105K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52K$52K
InterestLn 20$73K$56K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$478K$373K$104K
InsuranceLn 23$1.2M$1.2M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.3M$4.0M−$2.7M
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.7M$37.2M$1.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 18, 2026 $36.7M$38.5M−$1.8M$37.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 15, 2025 $38.8M$38.7M$21K$36.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2024 $31.3M$32.1M−$852K$36.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 $28.8M$29.1M−$386K$33.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $27.9M$28.1M−$166K$31.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2021 $25.7M$27.2M−$1.6M$30.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $38,757,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,516,650$34,429,177
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,805,060$2,332,875
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $941,005$1,995,554
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,262,715$38,757,606
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,414,343
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,473,101$22,365,456
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,641,433$12,956,354
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,114,534$38,736,153
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$851,819$21,453
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $38,757,606 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,795,627
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$633,550
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,747
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,429,177
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,332,875$2,332,875
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,986,863$1,986,863
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,691$8,691
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,332,875 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,995,554$38,757,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,736,153 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,414,343$3,414,343
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $716,938$716,938
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,517,406 · Management $124,579$14,641,985
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $572,147 · Management $19,627$591,774
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,002,934 · Management $193,561$5,196,495
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,557 · Management $1,168,707$1,218,264
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $67,308$67,308
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $240,326$240,326
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,377,701 · Management $392,087$2,769,788
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29,225 · Management $1,727$30,952
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $973,876 · Management $221,269$1,195,145
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $880,369 · Management −$235,732$644,637
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,649,001 · Management −$166,439$2,482,562
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,188,797 · Management $104,516$1,293,313
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $52,027$52,027
IX-20 InterestPrograms $56,284 · Management $16,371$72,655
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $373,406 · Management $104,320$477,726
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,209,776$1,209,776
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,083,318 · Management $5,987$1,089,305
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,994,710 · Management −$2,663,876$1,330,834
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,163,074 · Management $1,573,079 · Fundraising $0$38,736,153
Part X · Balance sheet $49,812,908 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,821,695$3,611,793
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,380,645$6,274,254
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,520,885$991,084
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $982,496$876,415
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,644,395$8,166,669
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $20,404,380$20,583,107
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,605,799$9,309,586
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,360,295$49,812,908
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,094,245$2,587,256
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,967,596$6,008,919
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $2,512,189$1,590,457
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,262,629$2,743,334
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,836,659$12,929,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,679,970$34,188,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,843,666$2,694,486
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,523,636$36,882,942
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,360,295$49,812,908
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,882,942 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$38,757,606
XI-2 Total expenses$38,736,153
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,453
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,523,636
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$158,978
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$178,875
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,882,942

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