Ilisagvik College

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Barrow, AK501(c)(3)Since 1996Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 92-0158414

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.5M a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $517K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.2M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$19.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$17.2M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$17.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$19.1M
FY2024▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.5M
FY2021$21.6M
FY2022$21.9M
FY2023$20.3M
FY2024$18.1M
FY2024$19.1M
Expenses
$17.2M
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.5M
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$16.9M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$17.0M
FY2024$17.2M
Net assets
$17.6M
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$409K
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$17.0M
FY2024$17.4M
FY2024$17.6M

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 Dec 1996.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $15.7M Management & general 9% · $1.5M

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$278,107Pt VII · Sec A
$169,696Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Students
$158,838Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Administration
$156,545Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director of Inst. Ad
$148,080Pt VII · Sec A
$140,559Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Academic Affairs
$140,149Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Professor
$133,883Pt VII · Sec A

Justina Wilhelm’s $278K as President is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justina Wilhelm$278,107———$190,336—
Pearl Brower————$260,897—
Pearl Brower—————$247,304
Justina Wilhelm—$238,280$234,666$214,927—$133,414
Ann Marie Clark$169,696$176,360————
Caitlin Walls—$128,487$162,451$113,457——
Hal Haynes$158,838—$140,358———
Birgit Meany————$157,646—

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

Provides education and vocational training to help students gain employment.

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1 program service account for $15.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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To provide high quality education and VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL training that helps students gain employment.

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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 · 6 grants · $2.7M · 2019–2024
Ilisagvik College FoundationAK · FY2024$527,068
Ilisagvik College FoundationAK · FY2023$542,050
Ilisagvik College FoundationAK · FY2022$420,548
Ilisagvik College FoundationAK · FY2021$424,868
Ilisagvik College FoundationAK · FY2020$364,868
Ilisagvik College FoundationAK · FY2019$400,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$19.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$636K
Money outPt IX
$17.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.7M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$17.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A22
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$636K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$22K
Total revenueLn 12$19.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.2M
Net assetsLn 32$17.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5181
VolunteersI 60
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$1.2M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19.0M$17.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$31.8M$31.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.5M$14.2M
Net assetsLn 32$17.4M$17.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$527K$527K
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$965K$965K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.8M$6.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.6M$1.6M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.3M
Payroll taxesLn 10$623K$623K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$121K$121K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$1.4M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$54K
Information technologyLn 14$63K$63K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$587K$587K
TravelLn 17$571K$571K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$23K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$719K$719K
InsuranceLn 23$249K$249K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$142K$142K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.2M$15.7M$1.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $18.1M$17.0M$1.1M$17.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.3M$17.5M$2.7M$17.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.9M$16.9M$5.0M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.6M$13.9M$7.7M$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.5M$15.5M$1.0M−$409K 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 $19,116,147 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$8,726,755
VIII-1e Government grants$7,185,395
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,171,087
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,083,237
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,367,568$1,367,568
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $614,106$614,106
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,111$22,111
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $29,125$29,125
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,367,568 · Excluded from tax $665,342$19,116,147
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,193,931 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $527,068$527,068
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 $964,571$964,571
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,849,389$6,849,389
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,588,456$1,588,456
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,345,938$1,345,938
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $622,831$622,831
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,419$24,419
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $121,044$121,044
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,870$26,870
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,395,274$1,395,274
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,059$31,059
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $53,953$53,953
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $62,570$62,570
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $586,522$586,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $571,491$571,491
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,445$23,445
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $719,081$719,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $249,366$249,366
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,288,700$1,288,700
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $141,884$141,884
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,715,995 · Management $1,477,936 · Fundraising $0$17,193,931
Part X · Balance sheet $31,848,186 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,216,593$3,436,723
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,390,638$950,401
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $813,895$964,613
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $219,824$141,595
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $571,686$96,392
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,639,526$2,756,452
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $19,021,296$17,886,126
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,968,514$5,615,884
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,841,972$31,848,186
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,292,794$1,198,130
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,448,344$2,964,351
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,729,827$10,068,240
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,470,965$14,230,721
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,792,221$13,347,299
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,578,786$4,270,166
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,371,007$17,617,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,841,972$31,848,186
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,617,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$19,116,147
XI-2 Total expenses$17,193,931
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,922,216
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,371,007
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$249,383
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,925,141
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,617,465

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