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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,028,097
Total expenses
$6,057,748
Contributions and grants received
$6,952,837
Grants paid
$2,142,857
Program service revenue
$14,700
Investment income
$1,060,560
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$17,198,406
Total liabilities, end of year
$687,376
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,511,030
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,843,531
Management and general expenses
$895,234
Fundraising expenses
$318,983
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,843,531

Program services were 80.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,231,819

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,721,018

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $112,045

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE EVENT

    total $14,700 · related or exempt $14,700

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $307,954 · excluded $307,954

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,566,437

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,813,831

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $752,606

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $752,606 · related or exempt $752,606

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,142,857 · program services $2,142,857

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $645,582 · program services $341,909 · management and general $256,407 · fundraising $47,266

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,032,958 · program services $651,919 · management and general $255,177 · fundraising $125,862

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $88,621 · program services $53,646 · management and general $25,749 · fundraising $9,226

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $252,883 · program services $135,506 · management and general $91,815 · fundraising $25,562

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $136,795 · program services $80,318 · management and general $43,957 · fundraising $12,520

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $670 · program services $234 · management and general $436

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,975 · management and general $23,975

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $98,159 · program services $98,159

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $837,739 · program services $748,602 · management and general $82,258 · fundraising $6,879

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $33,851 · program services $33,566 · management and general $285

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $80,818 · program services $51,667 · management and general $20,176 · fundraising $8,975

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $84,783 · program services $18,635 · management and general $33,749 · fundraising $32,399

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $71,800 · program services $42,153 · management and general $18,746 · fundraising $10,901

  • 17 · Travel

    total $310,878 · program services $289,508 · management and general $13,458 · fundraising $7,912

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $33,178 · program services $29,659 · management and general $899 · fundraising $2,620

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,203 · management and general $5,023 · fundraising $2,180

  • 24a · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT& OUTREACH

    total $124,516 · program services $104,509 · management and general $7,947 · fundraising $12,060

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS & PUBLICATION

    total $36,716 · program services $13,733 · management and general $8,838 · fundraising $14,145

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPM

    total $8,266 · program services $2,967 · management and general $5,299

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $3,603 · program services $2,315 · management and general $812 · fundraising $476

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,897 · program services $1,669 · management and general $228

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,154 · end of year $8,833

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $408,006 · end of year $1,302,827

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,120,491 · end of year $1,501,560

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $21,116 · end of year $52,884

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $32,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $32,000 · end of year $32,000

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,615,879 · end of year $14,170,078

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $195,813 · end of year $130,224

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $511,949 · end of year $527,537

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $14,014

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $221,793 · end of year $145,825

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,055,048 · end of year $3,520,329

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,611,669 · end of year $12,990,701

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROTECTS ALASKA'S UNIQUE LANDSCAPES AND WAYS OF LIFE BY SUPPORTING CONSERVATION LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INITIATIVES.

  • COLLECTIVE CONSERVATION: AS A PROACTIVE COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE, ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION HELPS COORDINATE A NETWORK OF STATEWIDE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION EFFORTS THROUGH THE NORTHERN LATITUDES PARTNERSHIPS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, CORPORATE, AND OTHER REGIONAL PLAYERS THAT DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AND INDIGENOUS-LED SOLUTIONS TO ISSUES BROUGHT ABOUT BY OUR CHANGING CLIMATE.

    Expenses $2,348,244 · Grants $1,197,829

  • ALASKA DEFENSE FUND: ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY EFFORTS ACROSS ALASKA THAT AIM TO PROTECT ALASKA'S PUBLIC LANDS, WATERS, WILDLIFE, AND THE DIVERSE CULTURES THEY SUSTAIN THROUGH OUR RAPID RESPONSE, TRAVEL FUND, AND GENERAL OPERATING GRANT PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,210,633 · Grants $558,960 · Revenue $14,700

  • MOVEMENT BUILDING: TO BE EFFECTIVE, GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION NEED A STRONG MOVEMENT, WHICH ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION STRIVES TO MAKE STRONGER BY PROVIDING ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH FROM AROUND THE STATE WITH TRAININGS, FACILITATED MEETINGS, INTERNSHIPS, AND KEY FUNDING THROUGH STRATEGIC GRANTS.

    Expenses $546,963 · Grants $122,500

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $737,691 · Grants $263,568

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Barber

    PRESIDENT/CE

    Total calculated
    $155,652
    From this org
    $120,881
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,771
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,881
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $34,771
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $155,652

  • Kerry Anderson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Jenna Hamm

    ALASKA VICE-

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Rosa Meehan

    NATIONAL VIC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Deborah Niedermeyer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Nan Elliot

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Frankie Barker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Nancy Bird

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Anne Donaghy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jason Paskvan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Cade Emory Terada

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andrea Wagner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Shawn Watts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mike Williams Sr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Paul Reichardt

    TRUSTEE (THR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Billy Wailand

    TRUSTEE (THR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ruan Du Plessis

    DIR OF FINAN

    Total calculated
    $153,638
    From this org
    $113,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,896
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,742
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $39,896
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $153,638

  • Mike Coumbe

    DEPUTY DIREC

    Total calculated
    $142,127
    From this org
    $126,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,746
    Hours/week
    40

  • Aaron Poe

    NETWORK OFFI

    Total calculated
    $174,187
    From this org
    $138,497
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,690
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,497
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $35,690
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $174,187

  • Leanna Heffner

    NW BOREAL DI

    Total calculated
    $133,150
    From this org
    $103,419
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,731
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202610159349301821

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