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ALASKA ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $65K · expenses $46K · assets $756K

EIN
92-0163845
Address
601 COLLEGE RD, FAIRBANKS, AK 99701-1718
Website
WWW.ALASKAEEF.ORG
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1998
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

TO PROMOTE ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN ALASKA, BENEFIT THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ALL ENGINEERING FIELDS, AND BUILD AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT CURRENT AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 22 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Leora Houtary SECRETARY2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Laquita Chmielowski TREASURER2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Gerry Brown SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Damien Stella ENDOWMENT CHAIR2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Craig Bledsoe DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Brandon DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brian Lamson DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ian Mcpherson DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Darrell Wetherall DIRECTOR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Frank Wuttig PRESIDENT2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Chris Miller EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2018-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Emily Winfield DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Angela Folk (former) DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jeanne Bowie (former) VICE PRESIDENT2018-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Iain Mcpherson (former) TREASURER2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Deborah Allen (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2018-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Brad Fristoe (former) DIRECTOR2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Iian Mcpherson (former) TREASURER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Jordan Martin (former) SECRETARY2018 1 $0 reported 1
Mike Spano (former) TREASURER2018 1 $0 reported 1
Darrell Weatheral (former) JUNEAU DIRECTOR2018 1 $0 reported 1
Pat Coullahan (former) ANCHORAGE DIRECTOR2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK WUTTIG PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
LEORA HOUTARY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LAQUITA CHMIELOWSKI TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY BROWN SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAMIEN STELLA ENDOWMENT CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG BLEDSOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK BRANDON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY WINFIELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN LAMSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
IAN MCPHERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRELL WETHERALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEORA HOUTARY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LAQUITA CHMIELOWSKI TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DAMIEN STELLA DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG BLEDSOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK BRANDON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
ANGELA FOLK DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN LAMSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
IAN MCPHERSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRELL WETHERALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK WUTTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MILLER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE BOWIE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LEORA HOUTARY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
IAIN MCPHERSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRELL WETHERALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK WUTTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH ALLEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MILLER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE BOWIE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LEORA HOUTARY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
IAIN MCPHERSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD FRISTOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRELL WETHERALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK WUTTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH ALLEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH ALLEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MILLER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE BOWIE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LEORA HOUTARY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
IAIN MCPHERSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD FRISTOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRELL WETHERALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK WUTTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS MILLER PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE BOWIE VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LEORA HOUTARY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
IIAN MCPHERSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD FRISTOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DARRELL WETHERALL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK WUTTIG DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY BROWN DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
CRAIG BLEDSOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAQUITA CHMIELOWSKI DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN LAMSON DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH ALLEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEORA HOUTARY PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS MILLER VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JORDAN MARTIN SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MIKE SPANO TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH ALLEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
DARRELL WEATHERAL JUNEAU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANK WUTTIG FAIRBANKS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PAT COULLAHAN ANCHORAGE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
LAQUITA CHMIELOWSKI MATHCOUNTS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
GERRY BROWN SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
DAMIEN STELLA ENDOWMENT CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE BOWIE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD FRISTOE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,138$45,738 $756,311$725,311 $54,300$0 $0013
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$114,783$34,382 $709,934$697,934 $105,871$0 $0013
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,048$52,098 $573,974$536,974 $84,459$0 $0013
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,606$29,320 $578,886$571,386 $53,513$0 $0013
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$98,529$27,142 $593,412$568,912 $85,486$0 $00100
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,894$50,266 $467,677$446,677 $82,024$0 $00100
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,282$77,020 $434,182$400,682 $77,862$0 $00100

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $55,694 in all, tax years 2018 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2023 3$52,500 2023$30,000
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RASMUSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALASKA ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOUNDATION” 2018-2020, 2023-2024 5$3,100 2024$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALASKA ENGINEERING EDUCATION FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$94 2023$24
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Where the money went

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2024 · Form 990 · $45,738 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $30,500$30,500-- 66.7%
Travel $7,835$7,835-- 17.1%
Fees: accounting $5,813-$5,813- 12.7%
Office expenses $1,290$440$850- 2.8%
Fees: other services $300-$300- 0.7%
Total$45,738100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $34,382 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $23,500$23,500-- 68.3%
Fees: accounting $5,950-$5,950- 17.3%
Office expenses $3,089$2,264$825- 9.0%
Travel $1,543$1,543-- 4.5%
Fees: other services $300-$300- 0.9%
Total$34,382100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $52,098 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,290 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $40,290$40,290-- 77.3%
Fees: accounting $5,745-$5,745- 11.0%
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Office expenses $1,187-$1,187- 2.3%
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2021 · Form 990 · $29,320 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,795 · events $40
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $20,795$20,795-- 70.9%
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Other (as described)TROPHIES AND AWARDS $1,641$1,641-- 5.6%
Travel $1,275$1,275-- 4.3%
Office expenses $409-$409- 1.4%
Fees: other services $300-$300- 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$40reported apart
Total$29,320100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $27,142 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $1,140
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $20,000$20,000-- 73.7%
Fees: accounting $5,155-$5,155- 19.0%
Office expenses $1,342-$1,342- 4.9%
Other (as described)TROPHIES AND AWARDS $345$345-- 1.3%
Fees: other services $300-$300- 1.1%
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2019 · Form 990 · $50,266 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $33,000$33,000-- 65.7%
Travel $12,479$12,479-- 24.8%
Other (as described)TROPHIES AND AWARDS $2,020$2,020-- 4.0%
Office expenses $1,343$920$423- 2.7%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $824$824-- 1.6%
Fees: other services $600$600-- 1.2%
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2018 · Form 990 · $77,020 spent · pay $0 · grants $53,500 · events $4,595
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $53,500$53,500-- 69.5%
Travel $13,831$13,831-- 18.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,595$4,595-- 6.0%
Other (as described)TROPHIES AND AWARDS $2,671$2,671-- 3.5%
Other (as described)FOOD AND CATERING $895$895-- 1.2%
Fees: other services $625$625-- 0.8%
Other (as described)C/C,PAYPAL & OTHER FEES $533$533-- 0.7%
Office expenses $370$370-- 0.5%
Total$77,020100%

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