ALASKA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ALASKA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EIN 56-2374498)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-02-27
IRS object ID
202030589349300238
Schema version
2018v3.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONPROMOTE SOUND AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION WITHIN THE STATE OF ALASKA BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND PROGRAMS OF ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESSES, AGENCIES, LAW MAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC; AND ANY AND ALL TYPES OF ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED BY LAWS WHICH SHALL PROMOTE AND FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BBOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE RETURN VIA EMAIL FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES 214,336 0 0

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