Alaska Geographic Association

Analysis

Alaska Geographic Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Alaska Geographic Association reported income of $5.0m and spending of $4.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $5.0m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Alaska Geographic Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forterra NW ($5.0m), Madison Square Park Conservancy Inc ($5.0m) and Sunrise Movement Education Fund ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $319k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 90 employees.