Alaska Resource Education

Analysis

Alaska Resource Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1986, 40 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, Alaska Resource Education reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $492k to $1.1m (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Alaska Resource Education sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Association of Conservation Districts ($1.1m), Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc ($1.1m) and Chikaming Open Lands ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $587k. At year end it held assets of $520k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $490k. It reported 13 employees.