The Alaska Center

Not tax-deductible

Anchorage, AK501(c)(4)EnvironmentEIN 92-0090065Revenue $1.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSakcenter.org3350 Commercial Dr Ste 101, 99501-3057 · Anchorage, AKTax-exempt since Aug 1983

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We engage, empower, and elect alaskans to stand up for our clean air and water, healthy communities, and a strong democracy.

67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 20 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $128K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 94% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$264K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% 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
$1.5M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$877K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$877K
FY2024▲ +44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$681K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$608K
FY2024$877K

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 Aug 1983.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $844K Management & general 20% · $248K Fundraising 13% · $159K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$60,410Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$48,328Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chantal De Alcuaz’s $60K as Co-Executive Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret N Carr——$83,995——
Polly Carr———$61,002$69,634
Chantal De Alcuaz$60,410$55,620———
Vicki Long-Leather$48,328$55,620———
Grady Jenkins————$41,839
April Garza——$30,662——

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

Elects Alaskans to advocate for clean air, water, healthy communities, and democracy.

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1 program · $844K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educates and engages the public to protect alaska's environment, and elects candidates to stand up for clean air and water, healthy communities, and a strong democracy. We are working to transition our state from an extractive economy to an equitable, just, and clean energy economy in which all alaskans can thrive.

$844Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $10K · 2020–2020
Defend AlaskaFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$49
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$844K
Managementcol C$248K
Fundraisingcol D$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$877K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$915K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$49
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$861K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$915K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$169K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$264K
Net assetsLn 32$877K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 630
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$435K$915K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$754K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K$264K
Net assetsLn 32$608K$877K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$202$202
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$137K$14K$62K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$402K$361K$20K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$383$191
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$38K$11K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$29K$8K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$9K$7K$856
Accounting feesLn 11c$83K$50K$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$77K$77K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$141K$76K$55K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$17K$1K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$71K$43K$18K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$12K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$87K$61K$17K$9K
TravelLn 17$14K$10K$684$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$11K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$6K$3K$971
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$26K$12K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$4K$3K$351
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$844K$248K$159K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$269K$877K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.1M$260K$608K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.7M−$306K$328K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.8M$197K$681K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.6M$218K$484K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,519,587 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,268,959$1,375,137
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $71$49
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $140,551$144,401
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,409,581$1,519,587
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$202
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $688,282$636,722
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $461,452$613,808
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,149,734$1,250,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $259,847$268,855
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,519,587 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,340
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,345,797
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,375,137
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49$49
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,255$12,255
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,181−$3,181
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $135,327$135,327
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $144,450$1,519,587
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,250,732 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $202$202
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,745 · Management $61,848 · Fundraising $61,848$137,441
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $361,476 · Management $20,082 · Fundraising $20,082$401,640
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,340 · Management $383 · Fundraising $191$1,914
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,879 · Management $10,823 · Fundraising $5,411$54,113
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,130 · Management $8,323 · Fundraising $4,161$41,614
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,412 · Management $6,845 · Fundraising $856$17,113
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $50,033 · Management $16,677 · Fundraising $16,677$83,387
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $77,413$77,413
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,504 · Management $54,614 · Fundraising $10,923$141,041
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,053 · Management $1,421 · Fundraising $9,948$28,422
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,689 · Management $17,787 · Fundraising $10,672$71,148
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,537 · Management $5,768 · Fundraising $1,923$19,228
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,600 · Management $17,314 · Fundraising $8,657$86,571
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,571 · Management $684 · Fundraising $3,419$13,674
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,164 · Management $7,443$18,607
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,829 · Management $2,914 · Fundraising $971$9,714
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,647 · Management $12,286 · Fundraising $2,540$40,473
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,508 · Management $3,158 · Fundraising $351$7,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $843,732 · Management $248,370 · Fundraising $158,630$1,250,732
Part X · Balance sheet $1,140,965 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $381,468$861,126
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $53,334$53,384
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $198,911$35,798
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,554
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,869$17,262
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $84,263$168,841
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $753,845$1,140,965
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,664$91,194
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $84,263$172,998
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,927$264,192
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $462,918$554,630
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $145,000$322,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $607,918$876,773
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $753,845$1,140,965
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $876,773 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,519,587
XI-2 Total expenses$1,250,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$268,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$607,918
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$876,773

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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