EIN 92-0170600

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
55
State
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is dedicated to preserving Alaska's wildlife through conservation, research, education, and providing quality animal care. The Center houses injured or orphaned wild animals and provides necessary medical treatment while educating the public on wildlife issues and concerns. Over 250,000 park visitors are served each year.
Total revenues
$5,170,907
2022
Total expenses
$3,368,431
2022
Total assets
$13,778,599
2022
Num. employees
55
2022

Program areas at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

To provide care, housing and necessary medical treatment to various injured or orphaned wild animals and to educate the public of Wildlife issues and concerns. In 2022, the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (awcc) had 256,913 visitors come through the admissions gate. This number increased overall from 2021, which was 220,171 visitors. We also saw a moderate return in cruise ship visitors with our motorcoach rate getting utilized this year. Awcc had a busy year with capital improvement projects. We were able to complete a large portion of projects including point erosion and bank stabilization, water treatment settling tank installation, fill for multiple habitats, additional Wildlife shelter, sitka deer yard shelter and habitat upgrades, and a large overhaul and update to our admissions booths (including 3 newly constructed booths). There are multiple capital improvements that are on-going and near completion as the end of 2022 wrapped,including onboarding the new pos system, the brown bear shifts, and master planning and project management seed funds. We re-wrote and planned out a new 5-year strategic plan that includes further large capital improvements such as the matson ocean education Center, and the animal clinic and housing building (all currently in progress).awcc had a busy year through the calving season as well. The animal care department handled 5 orphans including 3 moose calves and 2 musk ox calves. The awcc welcomed back the internship program, which allowed for seasonal hires in both our educaoon and animal care departments. It was the first year the awcc was allowed to participate as a foster facility, and temporarily hold the moose calves until permanent placement was approved for a facility in the lower 48. The musk ox calves will grow up at the awcc for the remainder of their lives. The awcc had seven (7) bison calves born to the herd this year, we are hopeful for future plans of a release for the bison living at awcc. The increase in calves brought the awcc herd total up to 34 animals, the largest it has been since the large initial release in 2015. The awcc was also able to collaborate with the ak department of fish and game and the large animal research station (lars), helping them accomplish a small release of elk island surplus bison stock, releasing 22 animals into the innoko in june 2022. The added genetics these yearling bison bring to the current herd will only help the herd to grow and continue thriving. Other mission-driving successes for 2022 was the partnership between noaa and awcc, and awcc officially joining the ak beluga monitoring partnership. This partnership aides in research focused onsupporting the efforts toward the critically endangered cook inlet beluga whale population. The partnership with the u.s.fish and Wildlife service continued to flourish with the hummingbird banding program and grant support to create a native pollinators garden for future growth of the program and research associated.

Who funds Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Alaska Community Foundation (ACF)Operational Support$27,808
Schwab Charitable FundEnvironmental and Animals$25,000
Rasmuson FoundationWireless Network Upgrades in Portage$20,061
...and 10 more grants received

Personnel at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

NameTitleCompensation
Sarah HowardExecutive Director$88,327
Nicole GeilsDirector of Sales and Marketing
Becky ChamblessDevelopment Director
Lily GrbavachDirector of Education
Alex RobertoSocial Media and Admin Manager
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$745,012
Program services$3,658,280
Investment income and dividends$46,788
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-96,681
Net income from fundraising events$-3,355
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$812,593
Miscellaneous revenues$8,270
Total revenues$5,170,907

Form 990s for Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-07-08990View PDF
2020-122021-06-25990View PDF
2019-122021-05-24990View PDF
2018-122020-06-19990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,000 from The Sweetgrass Foundation
August 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
AnimalsWildlife
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 949
Portage Glacier, AK 99587
Metro area
Anchorage, AK
Website URL
alaskawildlife.org/about/ 
Phone
(907) 783-2025
IRS details
EIN
92-0170600
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D34: Wildlife Sanctuary, Refuge
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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