Alaska Geographic
“Promote discovery and stewardship of Alaska’s public lands.”
The work
What they do
Cooperating association serving Alaska’s national parks, forests, and refuges. Operates bookstores and supports education and interpretation across Alaska’s federal lands.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “CONNECTS PEOPLE TO ALASKA'S PUBLIC LANDS THROUGH THE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMS.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Bringing people into the fight
$1.4MPRODUCTION OF VISITOR GUIDES, CLASSROOM CURRICULUM, BOOKS, FILMS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS.
Including $916,649 granted onward, most of it $880,602 to National Park Service.
Read it as they filed it
PRODUCTION OF VISITOR GUIDES, CLASSROOM CURRICULUM, BOOKS, FILMS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS. EIGHT OR MORE DISTINCT VISITOR GUIDES, TWO OR MORE BOOKS AND/OR FILMS, AND VARIOUS OTHER EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED ANNUALLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE FEDERAL AND STATE LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES FOR USE BY VISITORS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$1.3MDISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS TO VISITORS AND USERS OF ALASKA’S PUBLIC LANDS.
Read it as they filed it
DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS TO VISITORS AND USERS OF ALASKA'S PUBLIC LANDS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MILLION INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT 35 NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS, AND OTHER PUBLICLY HELD LANDS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$628KDEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS, YOUTH, GUIDES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PROGRAMS ARE BOTH DAILY AND MULTI-DAY IN LENGTH.
Read it as they filed it
DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS, YOUTH, GUIDES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PROGRAMS ARE BOTH DAILY AND MULTI-DAY IN LENGTH. MANY ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLEGE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS, REFUGES, AND OTHER PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA. MORE THAN 100 PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
79 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$3,340,605 programs, $883,805 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Alaska Geographic? Claim this page.
Those 17 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Alaska Geographic is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 18The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $2,958,704 |
| 2012 | $2,975,655 |
| 2013 | $3,103,464 |
| 2014 | $3,310,264 |
| 2015 | $2,814,531 |
| 2016 | $3,422,325 |
| 2017 | $2,972,666 |
| 2018 | $3,186,077 |
| 2019 | $3,240,520 |
| 2020 | $1,604,059 |
| 2021 | $2,376,291 |
| 2022 | $4,204,543 |
| 2023 | $4,998,148 |
| 2025 | $6,228,182 |
From $3.0M in 2011 to $6.2M in FY25, across 14 public filings. The 2025 peak of $6.2M reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The Alaska congressional delegation averages 4 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
79 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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67 years on the ground, 17 volunteers, 79 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.