Alaska Wilderness League

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1814742 Website

PROTECT ALASKA'S WILD LANDS AND WATERS BY INSPIRING BROAD SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL POLICY ACTION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.3M

+62.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$25K

-37.5% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

+25.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,287,979$6,342,402$4,963,700
Revenue$7,354,479$3,995,994$4,026,914
Expenses$3,338,085$3,938,826$3,355,206
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$179,564$16,845$7,274
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$293K$586K$879K$1M3 grants202010 grants20210 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

LOVE IS KING$25K

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K4$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KRISTEN MILLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$175KMLADEN MATESSENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$115KDESIREE SORENSON-GRO…DIRECTOR OF ARDC$114KCHRISTOPHER KONISHSENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$111KMONICA SCHERERSENIOR DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS$81KANDREW MODEROWSENIOR DIRECTOR OF POLICY$74K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PAT POURCHOTDIRECTOR2
KIT DESLAURIERSPRESIDENT10
YVONNE BESVOLDTREASURER2
TONI ARMSTRONGDIRECTOR2
ELLEN FERGUSONDIRECTOR2
STEVE BARKERDIRECTOR UNTIL 12/31/20232
BRIAN O'DONNELLDIRECTOR2
DEBBIE MILLERSECRETARY2
JODY JUNEBY POTTS-JOSEPHDIRECTOR2
JOHN STERLINGVICE PRESIDENT4
CHAD BROWNDIRECTOR2
GREG MOGADIRECTOR2
AMY ROBERTSDIRECTOR2
GARETH MARTINSDIRECTOR FROM 7/25/242
LISA COLLINSDIRECTOR FROM 1/1/242
NIKKI BUFFADIRECTOR FROM 1/1/242
LEONARD STEINBERGDIRECTOR FROM 1/1/242
TONYA GARNETTDIRECTOR FROM 1/1/242
KRISTEN MILLEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.7$174,594
DESIREE SORENSON-GROVESDIRECTOR OF ARDC40$113,883
MLADEN MATESSENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE34.6$115,291
CHRISTOPHER KONISHSENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT39.7$110,541
MONICA SCHERERSENIOR DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS32$80,652
ANDREW MODEROWSENIOR DIRECTOR OF POLICY27$73,505

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

BernidjiDenverFairbanksMissoulaPortlandRestonWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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