Alutiiq Heritage Foundation

Analysis

Alutiiq Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Kodiak, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Alutiiq Heritage Foundation reported income of $5.8m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $5.8m (+408%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 455%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alutiiq Heritage Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Anthropological Association ($5.8m), Tulsa Ballet Theater Inc ($5.8m) and Association of American Voices ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $820k. At year end it held assets of $11.6m against liabilities of $266k, net assets of $11.3m. It reported 25 employees.