- Revenue 2023
- $7,007,295
- Expenses 2023
- $7,201,430
Program services were 95.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- J30
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 730 I ST
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 · 2023
Mission
OUR MISSION, THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, IS TO HELP ALASKANS GET A JOB, KEEP A JOB, AND ADVANCE ON THE JOB.
Activities or mission (Part I)
OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP ALASKA'S WORKFORCE THROUGH EDUCATION, JOB READINESS, AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT. WE HELP ALASKANS GET A JOB, KEEP A JOB, AND ADVANCE ON THE JOB. SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, GED TESTING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.
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WORK SERVICES ASSISTS FAMILIES ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC SUCCESS & MOVES THEM TOWARD FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED TO CLIENTS IN THE FORM OF PARTNER REFERRALS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE. NINE STAR WORK SERVICES SPECIALISTS, CAREER COACHES, & JOB DEVELOPERS WORK THROUGH COMMUNITY REFERRALS TO HELP FAMILIES REMOVE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. A TOTAL OF 1,088 FAMILIES SERVED AND 288 FAMILIES MOVING OFF OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ALTOGETHER.
Expenses $4,543,667
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NINE STAR'S YOUTH WORKFORCE INNOVATION OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) YOUTH PROGRAM ASSISTS AT-RISK YOUTH AGES 14-24 WITH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. THE GOAL IS TO HELP THEM REMOVE WORK AND LIFE BARRIERS SO THEY CAN GET A JOB, KEEP A JOB, AND ADVANCE ON THE JOB. 235 AT-RISK YOUTH WERE ENROLLED IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES; 29 UNSUBSIDIZED JOBS WERE OBTAINED; 82 BEGAN THEIR WORK EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSIDIZED WORKPLACE INTERNSHIPS. FY24 ALSO INCLUDED STATE FUNDING UNDER THE AWIG GRANT TO SUPPLEMENT TRAINING FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREER CREDENTIALING.
Expenses $1,227,740
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THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ASSISTS ALASKANS IN PREPARING TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL THROUGH GED EXAMINATION; INCREASE BASIC SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF MATH; ENGLISH; WRITING; SOCIAL STUDIES; AND SCIENCE. IT PROVIDES ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) INSTRUCTION FOR THOSE WHOSE FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH. AS THIS IS A WIOA GRANT, THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO IMPROVE WORK OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTUAL ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY NINE STAR IN THE MAT-SU, ANCHORAGE, & HOMER REGIONS OF ALASKA. 388 ADULT EDUCATION STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED AND SO FAR, 37 HAVE EARNED AN ALASKAN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA THROUGH GED EXAMINATION.
Expenses $226,412
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NINE STAR PROVIDES SERVICES THRU A SMALL CONTRACT FROM THE ALASKA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO HELP THEIR HOUSING PARTICIPANTS GET JOBS. WE ALSO RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS FOUNDATIONS TO FUND OUR NET2LADDER HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT HELPS JOB SEEKERS WHO "WALK IN" TO RECEIVE SERVICES THAT HELP THEM REMOVE BARRIERS & SECURE TRAINING/EMPLOYMENT THAT LEADS TO FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IT SERVED 254 JOB SEEKERS. THE NET2LADDER PROGRAM SERVES ALASKANS THAT ARE IN POVERTY, OR AT RISK. THE SERVICES ARE THE SAME EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES INCLUDE EQUIPPING ALASKANS FOR JOBS AND CAREERS, PROVIDING ACADEMIC SKILLS TRAINING, DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS, SOFT SKILLS, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PREP, COLLEGE PREP, ESL/ELL INSTRUCTION. 37 GAINED UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. FOLLOW-UP SERVICES HELP THESE CLIENTS GET, KEEP, AND ADVANCE ON THE JOB.
Expenses $866,189
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Ruth SchoenlebenRUTH SCHOENLEBEN
PRESIDENT &
- Total calculated
- $164,084
- From this org
- $145,361
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,723
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,361
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $4,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,223
- Filer's total
- $164,084
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Amy YoungAMY YOUNG
COO/CFO
- Total calculated
- $161,312
- From this org
- $142,688
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,624
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,688
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $4,401
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,223
- Filer's total
- $161,312
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Shawn WilliamsSHAWN WILLIAMS
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Joy MerrinerJOY MERRINER
BOARD VICE C
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Kathleen TotemoffKATHLEEN TOTEMOFF
BOARD SECRET
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Jeffrey ShirleyJEFFREY SHIRLEY
BOARD TREASU
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Kristin EnglishKRISTIN ENGLISH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Tommy LeonardTOMMY LEONARD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Brian MurkowskiBRIAN MURKOWSKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Elizabeth NerlandELIZABETH NERLAND
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Marcus SandersMARCUS SANDERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Jennifer SchrageJENNIFER SCHRAGE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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
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2023
- Revenue
- $7,007,295
- Expenses
- $7,201,430
- Contributions
- $6,907,907
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $6,978,441
- Expenses
- $7,301,431
- Contributions
- $6,917,881
- Grants paid
- $0
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.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,773,460
- Expenses
- $6,455,266
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,791,005
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,302,170
- Expenses
- $6,500,544
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,586,616
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,269,676
- Expenses
- $6,844,502
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,042,960
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,934,652
- Expenses
- $6,879,309
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,153,990
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,124,794
- Expenses
- $6,960,349
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,122,681
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,657,242
- Expenses
- $7,644,495
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,961,633
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,618,144
- Expenses
- $7,418,939
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,943,648
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,119,210
- Expenses
- $7,587,105
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,700,076
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,152,516
- Expenses
- $7,500,709
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,219,565
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $7,031,859
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,585,217
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2024 SPONSORSHIP
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2023 COMMUNITY BENEFIT RESTRICTED GRANT
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2022 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
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$27,375
2023 Given grants for mission
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$21,352
2022 Youth Education and employment
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2025 GENERAL SUPPORT
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 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.