Alaska State Elks Charitable Trust

Tax-deductible

Chugiak, AK501(c)(3)EducationEIN 92-6026104Revenue $860K in FY2025

On file with the IRSalaskaelks.org21237 McKinley View Ave, 99567-5905 · Chugiak, AKTax-exempt since Feb 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide for Charitable education and other programs within irs(c)(3) sponsored by Alaska State Elks or bpoe of the USA.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $294K a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $103K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$860K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$860K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$697K
FY2022$752K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$892K
FY2025$860K
Expenses
$392K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$392K
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Aug 2010, reinstated. IRS ruling Feb 2012, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $246K Management & general 37% · $146K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ctf Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Washburn’s $5K as Secretary is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers charitable education and programs sponsored by Alaska State Elks or BPOE.

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1 program · $246K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Statewide organization of Fraternal Elks Lodges working together to improve the quality of life for our youth, veterans, and citizens of the State of Alaska by providing monetary donations, volunteers, and other assistance as needed.

$246Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$103K
Grants paid · 45 grants · $473K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,000
Skagway Elks Lodge 431FY2024$10,000
Wrangell Elks Lodge 1595FY2024$10,000
Valdez Elks Lodge 2537FY2024$10,000
Soldotna Elks Lodge 2706FY2024$10,000
Sitka Elks Lodge 1662FY2024$10,000
Homer Elks Lodge 2127FY2024$10,000
Palmer Elks Lodge 1842FY2024$10,000
Ketchikan Elks Lodge 1429FY2024$10,000
Kenai Elks Lodge 2425FY2024$10,000
Juneau Elks Lodge 420FY2024$10,000
Eagle River Elks Lodge 2682FY2024$10,000
Anchorage Elks Lodge 2868FY2024$10,000
Fairbanks Lodge 1551FY2024$7,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,000
Wrangell Elks Lodge 1595FY2023$8,000
Valdez Elks Lodge 2537FY2023$8,000
Soldotna Elks Lodge 2706FY2023$8,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$860K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$505K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$246K
Managementcol C$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$790K
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$233K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$505K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$389K
Total revenueLn 12$860K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
SavingsLn 2$592K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$790K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$385K$790K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$129K$129K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$56K$7K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$151K$85K$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$246K$146K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $860K$392K$468K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $892K$514K$377K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $447K$379K$68K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $752K$275K$477K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $697K$179K$518K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $160K$308K−$148K$4.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $860,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $219,768$232,538
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $203,160$94,520
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $409,938$504,579
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,799$28,624
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $891,665$860,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $117,000$154,210
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,000$7,500
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $392,485$230,153
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $514,485$391,863
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $377,180$468,398
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $860,261 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $28,624 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$232,538
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$232,538
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,520$94,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $115,948$115,948
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $388,631$388,631
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $511,775 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $115,948$860,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,863 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $129,210$129,210
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,913$1,913
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $6,668 · Management $48,897$55,565
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-17 TravelManagement $11,465$11,465
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,432$1,432
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,070 · Management $65,708$150,778
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $245,948 · Management $145,915 · Fundraising $0$391,863
Part X · Balance sheet $6,908,509 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,175$198,097
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,699$592,039
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,748$11,248
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,895$2,167
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,022,338$6,104,958
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,440,855$6,908,509
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,109$40
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $51,568$56,893
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,677$56,933
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,383,178$6,851,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,383,178$6,851,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,440,855$6,908,509
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,851,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$860,261
XI-2 Total expenses$391,863
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$468,398
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,383,178
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,851,576

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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