Alaska Conservation Foundation

Analysis

Alaska Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1977, 49 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 June 2023, Alaska Conservation Foundation reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.2m (+22%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Alaska Conservation Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Forest Open Lands Association ($4.2m), Allegheny Land TR ($4.2m) and Ctrees ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $358k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $848k, net assets of $13.9m. It reported 19 employees.