Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1986.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $227K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Venables | $158,684 | $123,739 | $113,667 | $114,708 | $115,077 | $106,167 |
| Daniel Lesh | $109,584 | $103,009 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Lesh | — | — | $101,913 | — | — | — |
| Karen Peterson | — | — | — | $51,311 | $54,215 | $50,243 |
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.
See The Southeast Conference executive salaries →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
Promotes strong economies, healthy communities, and a quality environment in southeast Alaska.
Questions for The Southeast Conference
Your first name shows with your question. The Southeast Conference answers here, for everyone.
Southeast Conference is a designated economic development district (EDD) through the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) and an Alaska regional development organization (ARDOR) through the state of Alaska.
Southeast Conference has spent more than 50 years advocating for the ferry system and is working on a multi-phase approach that will identify structural changes to improve the operability and financial health of the state ferry system in its public service mission.
Goal
The majority of energy consumption and costs paid by most residents, business and residences goes towards diesel space heat. Provide diesel displacement through improved incremental delivery of energy efficiency measures. Educate people regarding energy use.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 6 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 2 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.4M | $827K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $6.0M | $6.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $51K | $40K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $8.1M | $10.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.1M | $2.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $7.0M | $7.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $896K | $708K | $183K | $5K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $225K | $162K | $63K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4.0M | $3.9M | $132K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $62K | $4K | $58K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $149K | $127K | $22K | |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $26K | $26K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $62K | $61K | $923 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $9K | $2K | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $170K | $66K | $42K | $62K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.6M | $5.0M | $508K | $92K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $11.9M | $11.5M | $344K | $7.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 | $6.1M | $5.6M | $499K | $7.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $8.5M | $2.3M | $6.2M | $7.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $207K | $782K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $767K | $554K | $213K | $576K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 4, 2021 | $717K | $522K | $195K | $363K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $6,114,583 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,114,583 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,615,723 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $9,977,641 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,490,471 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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