The Alaska Center Education Fund

Analysis

The Alaska Center Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Alaska Center Education Fund reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $2.8m (+2.2%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Alaska Center Education Fund sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earth Genome ($2.8m), Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture ($2.8m) and Urban Adamah ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $321k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 93 employees.