BBB Wise Giving Report for
Alaska Conservation Foundation

BBB Wise Giving Report issued July 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires July 2013


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Alaska Conservation Foundation
Address: 441 West 5th Avenue,
Suite 402
  Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-276-1917
Web Address: www.akcf.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1977, Alaska
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to build strategic leadership and support for Alaskan efforts to take care of wildlands, waters, and wildlife which sustain diverse cultures, healthy communities, and prosperous economies."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

ACF meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ACF works with partners to address Alaska’s environmental threats and opportunities, which currently include Climate and Energy and Bristol Bay and Tongass protection campaigns. ACF is engaged in strategy development, fundraising, and in some cases providing fiscal sponsorship to support these efforts. Furthermore, the organization recently launched a community capacity initiative in order to ensure a strategic and sustainable statewide conservation community capable of addressing pressing issues in Alaska. This effort is aimed at providing direct funding support, information distribution, training coordination, and community convening services.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, ACF's program expenses were:

  
Grants and awards 4,120,455
Programs 1,414,251
Total Program Expenses: $5,534,706
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Nick A. Hardigg, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $115,052

Chair of the Board: Nancy Lord
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Author

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 16

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing
Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,444,497, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
ACF incurred joint costs of $13,274 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $11,261 was allocated to program expenses, $1,551 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $462 was allocated to administrative expenses.
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on ACF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Grants 5,821,441
Public support 609,021
Investment income 578,136
Events 14,035
Total Income $7,022,633


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 92%  Fund Raising: 5%  Administrative: 3% 

Total income   $7,022,633
  Program expenses $5,534,706
  Fund raising expenses 302,749
  Administrative expenses 207,483
 
Total expenses   $6,044,938
Income in Excess of Expenses   977,695
Beginning net assets   6,928,917
Ending net assets   7,906,612
Total liabilities   1,131,587
Total assets   $9,038,199


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