2024-11-04T05:16:23-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 814740105 ALASKA WHALE FOUNDATION % Jim Nahmens ALAS 6504000250 PO BOX 1927 PETERSBURG AK 998331927 Jim Nahmens Nahmens President-Board of Directors 2024-11-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Jim Nahmens PO BOX 1927 PETERSBURG AK 998331927 243155 false X X 2016 AK Alaska Whale Foundation strives to understand protect and inspire appreciation for whales and their marine habitat through ecological monitoring research mentorship community-building and global engagement. 8 8 1 9 0 0 239840 211955 57488 31200 0 0 0 0 297328 243155 0 0 0 0 92583 92850 0 0 27500 185882 218843 278465 311693 18863 -68538 547298 478760 0 0 547298 478760 Alaska Whale Foundation strives to understand protect and inspire appreciation for whales and their marine habitat through ecological monitoring research mentorship community-building and global engagement. false false 100849 38332 38332 Research: Alaska Whale Foundation continues to conduct research under its Ocean Health Program. The research focuses on establishing causal links between changing ocean conditions ocean health and whale health and is conducted in collaboration with University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Southeast. 100849 38332 38332 Ecological Monitoring: Alaska Whale Foundation continued its long-term monitoring program to track the health and abundance of Southeast Alaskas humpback whales and their underlying marine ecosystem. The whale component of this program was launched in 2016 in collaboration with NOAAs Auke Bay Laboratory Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and University of Alaska Southeast following the removal of the population from the Endangered Species List and subsequent observations suggesting declines in population health and abundance. Each year thereafter AWF has added additional monitoring efforts and expanded the program to include a large portion of northern Southeast Alaska every month from June through September. AWF is also part of the Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network. This team of trained responders is authorized to free marine mammals from entanglement and to gather critical information that may reduce the frequency and impact of future entanglements. 50425 0 0 Education: Alaska Whale Foundation provides active learning opportunities and mentorship for graduate students and undergraduate interns through focused training and involvement in both field work and data analyses. 0 0 0 252123 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false X 8 8 true false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false X Andy Szabo 5033853195 PO BOX 1927 PETERSBURG AK 998331927 Andy Szabo Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 85000 0 0 Jim Nahmens President 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lauren Eckert Vice-President 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Brennan Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Holmes Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Sharpe Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Sharpe Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Grant Riewe Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Buffy Redsecker Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Morello Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Madison Kosma Director 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 85000 0 0 0 false false false 2066 0 0 0 76664 133225 0 211955 LEX Marketing 900099 26200 26200 0 0 Echo Pictures Ltd 512110 5000 5000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 243155 31200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85000 51000 25500 8500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7850 4710 2355 785 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 216 0 216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13412 0 0 13412 0 0 0 0 102 0 102 0 3288 2567 0 721 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12889 12889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39528 39528 0 0 9571 9153 314 104 Field Work-Research Program 105061 105061 0 0 Vessel Expenses-Research Program 17962 17962 0 0 Field Station-Research Program 7775 7775 0 0 Board Meetings 1435 0 1435 0 7602 1476 2148 3978 311693 252123 32070 27500 0 0 0 0 65838 26886 0 0 2248 1104 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5929 676586 231790 479212 444796 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 547298 478760 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 547298 478760 0 0 547298 478760 547298 478760 -68538 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 206857 350390 124814 297328 243155 1222544 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206857 350390 124814 297328 243155 1222544 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1222544 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206857 350390 124814 297328 243155 1222544 1 1.0000 0 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2019, , | 2020, | 2021, | 2022, | 2023, | RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 115000 115000 287965 47586 240379 273621 184204 89417 444796 Andy Szabo Executive Director Disbursement Error X 45 45 false true false 45 Part VI, Line 2 Pat Sharpe Director and Fred Sharpe Director are brothers. Part VI, Line 4 By-Laws Section 3.22 was amended to clarify that Directors shall receive no compensation for their service as directors or officers. By-Laws Section 4.10 was amended to clarify that the salaries of officers who are not directors and of agents shall be fixed from time to time by the Board or by any person or persons to whom the Board has delegated such authority. By-Laws Section 3.5 was amended to limit Directors to three consecutive full two-year terms for terms beginning after November 1 2023 and at the end of a Directors third term that person shall take at least one year off the Board. Part VI, Line 11b Form 990 is uploaded to the organizations cloud-based storage site to which all Directors have access. Directors are asked to review and comment on Form 990 prior to filing. Prior to filing members of the Finance Committee thoroughly reviewed the prepared Form 990. Any corrections are made and any comments were addressed prior to filing. Part VI, Line 12c Alaska Whale Foundation periodically reviews compliance with its Conflict of Interest policy by reviewing whether compensation arrangements and benefits are reasonable based on competent survey information and the result of arms length bargaining and whether transactions conform to the policy are properly recorded reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction. A Director annually sends an email to Board members about 30 days in advance of the fall Board meeting reminding them of their responsibility to report any conflicts of interest. Any conflicts reported are enforced in compliance with our Conflict of Interest Policy. The Conflict of Interest policy covers any director principal officer or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers who has a direct or indirect financial interest. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts and after any presentation by or discussion with the interested person he she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of and the vote on whether to approve the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. The chairperson of the governing board or committee shall if appropriate appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence the governing board or committee shall determine whether the organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the best interest for its own benefit and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If after hearing the response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action Part VI, Line 15 A three board-member committee is selected to form an Executive Director Evaluation Committee. All members are independent of the Executive Director. A survey is sent to the Board of Directors to evaluate the Executive Directors performance. Survey results are reviewed by the Evaluation Committee. The Evaluation Committee meets and discusses Executive Director performance and recommendations for an Annual Plan for following year. The Committee chair drafts an evaluation letter and the draft is reviewed and approved by the committee. The evaluation letter is then sent to the Board of Directors for review. The chair of the Evaluation Committee meets with the Executive Director to present the evaluation and discuss the Annual Plan. The Evaluation Committee then meets to review compensation taking into consideration comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. The committee makes a recommendation for compensation which is then sent to the full board for approval. Part VI, Line 19 Governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request from the Executive Director and President.