Alaska World Affairs Council

Analysis

Alaska World Affairs Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 World Affairs Council reported income of $167k and spending of $273k, spending 163% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $247k to $167k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Alaska World Affairs Council sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hand-To-Hand Mission to Haiti Inc ($167k), Blessings of Joy ($167k) and When We Band Together ($167k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (44% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $402k against liabilities of $2,945, net assets of $399k. It reported 2 employees.