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BERING SEA ELDERS GROUP

EIN 82-3556262 ANCHORAGE, AK

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Revenue 2025
$484,759
Expenses 2025
$462,564

Program services were 99.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
911 W 8TH AVE STE 101 PMB 62

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

BSEG'S MISSION IS TO SPEAK AND WORK TOGETHER AS ONE VOICE TO PROTECT AND RESPECT OUR TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIFE, THE OCEAN WEB OF LIFE THAT SUPPORTS THE RESOURCES WE RELY ON, AND OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. AS ELDERS, WE ARE MESSENGERS TO OUR CHILDREN, OUR TRIBAL COUNCILS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR MARINE RESOURCES, ECOSYSTEM, AND WAYS OF LIFE.

  • GBMF 4: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION (GBMF), THE BERING SEA ELDERS GROUP (BSEG) HAS REFINED ITS STRATEGIC PLAN, IDENTIFIED LEAR POLICY TARGETS, AND IS WELL-POSITIONED TO REPRESENT TRIBAL VOICES FOR THE LONG TERM IN SAFEGUARDING THE NORTHERN BERING SEA FROM FISHING,SHIPPING AND OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT. ALSO, THE NORTHERN BERING SEA CLIMATE RESILIENCE AREA TRIBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL REMAINS A POWERFUL CONSTITUENCY FOR PROTECTING 291,000 KM2 OF THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY DEVELOPING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN TO ACHIEVE DURABLE PROTECTIONS FOR THE AREA AND ENGAGING FEDERAL AND STATE DECISION-MAKERS.

    Expenses $172,691 · Grants $50,000

  • GBMF 1 AND GBMF 2. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION (GBMF), THE BERING SEA ELDERS GROUP (BSEG) INCORPORATED AS A 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION AND BECAME WELL-POSITIONED FOR REPRESENTING TRIBAL VOICES FOR THE LONG-TERM PROTECTION OF THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. ALSO, BSEG ADVOCATED FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NPFMC) TO BETTER PROTECT BERING SEA FOOD WEBS AND HABITATS FROM ECOSYSTEM-SCALE OVERFISHING.

    Expenses $97,804

  • PEW: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS, THE BERING SEA ELDERS GROUP (BSEG) ADDRESSED PRIORITIES INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS APPROVED STRATEGIC PLAN. THESE GOALS INCLUDE: 1. INCREASING NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ADVOCACY; 2. STRENGTHENING CO-MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES; 3. LEVERAGING OUR PARTNERSHIPS FOR GREATER IMPACT; AND 4. REINFORCING OUR SUSTAINABILITY.

    Expenses $56,258

  • GBMF 3: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION (GBMF), THE NORTHERN BERING SEA CLIMATE RESILIENCE AREA (NBSCRA) FEDERAL TASK FORCE AND BERING INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRIBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (BITAC) CO-PRODUCED A SALMON RESILIENCE PLAN. THE INTENT WAS TO PROTECT 291,000-KM2 AREA FROM BOTTOM TRAWLING AND OTHER FISHING, SHIPPING AND OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS, AS WELL AS ASSIST THE BITAC SECURE MULTI-YEAR FEDERAL FUNDING. FNDI: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (FNDI), THE BERING SEA ELDERS GROUP (BSEG) PRIORITIZED GOALS INCLUDED IN ITS FUND DEVELOPMENT PLAN (EX. REINFORCE SUSTAINABILITY), IMPLEMENTED VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF ITS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, AND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT IN-PERSON CONVENINGS OF ELDER REPRESENTATIVES THAT AIMED TO FURTHER NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION. NAP: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS IN PHILANTHROPY (NAP), THE NORTHERN BERING SEA CLIMATE RESILIENCE AREA (NBSCRA) COALITION PROVIDED A VARIETY OF ASSISTANCE TO THE BERING INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRIBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (BITAC). ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED IN FOLLOWING AREAS (EXAMPLES): CONSULTING ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SALMON RESILIENCE PLAN; IDENTIFYING GOVERNANCE MODEL OPTIONS FOR THE NBSCRA WORK; PROVIDING NBSCRA UPDATES TO OVER 70 TRIBES THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY THE BITAC; AND PROVIDING CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE (CPK) TRAINING TO THE BITAC. OTHER COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. INDIGENOUS EARTH FUND: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.

    Expenses $135,070

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jaylene Wheeler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,251
    From this org
    $164,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,251
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $164,251

  • Jerry Ivanoff

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $13,640
    From this org
    $13,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • William Igkurak

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $5,060
    From this org
    $5,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • Ferdinand Carter

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $4,560
    From this org
    $4,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • Axel Jackson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $4,310
    From this org
    $4,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • Charles Moses

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $4,310
    From this org
    $4,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • Lucy Apatiki

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $4,060
    From this org
    $4,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • Mary Ann Mike

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $4,060
    From this org
    $4,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • John Twitchell Sr

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $4,060
    From this org
    $4,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

  • John Waghiyi Jr

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $3,350
    From this org
    $3,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.5

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $484,759
    Expenses
    $462,564
    Contributions
    $483,196
    Grants paid
    $50,000
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $682,639
    Expenses
    $728,685
    Contributions
    $682,057
    Grants paid
    $1,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2023

Tax period
1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023
Principal officer
Jaylene Wheeler
Mailing address
911 W 8TH AVENUE SUITE 101 PMB62ANCHORAGE AK 99501
Website
BERINGSEAELDERS.ORG

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

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Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.