2025-11-10T18:36:58-05:00 2025-06-30 990 2024-07-01 800025380 ALASKA FORUM INC ALAS 9073310289 PO Box 212409 Anchorage AK 99521 Jacquoi Porter Finance Director 9073310289 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kurt Eilo PO Box 212409 Anchorage AK 99521 1132719 false X https: akforum.org X 2001 AK The core mission of the Alaska Forum is to promote thriving communities through communication education and collaboration 13 13 6 40 0 0 675079 581306 405945 548925 46 2488 0 0 1081070 1132719 0 0 0 0 564267 638365 0 0 0 543476 543012 1107743 1181377 -26673 -48658 303595 240786 153940 139789 149655 100997 The Alaska Forum works to promote a more productive and efficient relationship between government agencies businesses organizations tribes and the public by developing a more common understanding and educational foundation. Providing opportunity for the exchange of information and experiences. Providing positive recognition for community and individual efforts and understanding the diversity of perspectives and concerns of others. false false 339923 0 437055 The Alaska Forum annual conference is a statewide gathering of professionals and community members dedicated to building resilient connected and sustainable communities across Alaska. Participants include leaders from government agencies non-profit and for-profit organizations public health experts educators tribal representatives conservationists youth and elders. The Forum serves as an educational foundation for all Alaskans - providing a space to share knowledge explore innovative solutions and collaborate on the social environmental and economic factors that support community wellbeing. The 2025 Forum took place both in-person and virtually during the week of February 3-7 2025. 403333 0 361730 Environmental Training Program: The Alaska Forum facilitates environmental worker training for primarily rural Alaskan participants who are under-employed and located in parts of Alaska that are underserved. Through several federal and state grants the Alaska Forum facilitates virtual and in-person environmental and emergency response training needed in rural Alaska. The Alaska Landfill Operator Training program written and provided by the Alaska Forum focuses on training Alaskan Landfill Operators to manage a Class III landfill appropriately. 210026 0 219576 Green Star Communities Program: The Alaska Forum sponsors the Green Star Communities certification program tailored for rural Alaskan communities to evaluate and enhance their waste reduction and energy efficiency initiatives. This program aids Alaska communities in implementing waste reduction energy conservation and pollution prevention practices. Communities meeting the Green Star Community Standards receive recognition for their efforts. By adopting an integrated community-focused approach to waste and resource management sustainable solutions are achieved. The Green Star Award acknowledges these accomplishments publicly. In collaboration with the Knik Tribe the Pollution Prevention Safer Choice initiative promotes the use of EPA Safer Choice products in rural Alaskan communities and Green Star Communities to minimize household and business hazardous waste. 228095 0 114358 Other program services include other operational and administrative expense and event contracting services. 228095 0 114358 1181377 true true 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 false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 6 true false false false false true false true false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false 13 13 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AK X Jacquoi Porter 9073310289 PO Box 212409 Anchorage AK 995152409 Kurt Eilo Executive Director 40.00 0 X X 188597 0 0 Richard Porter Board Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bob Tannahill Board Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Patricia Cochran Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 1000 0 0 Therese Deardorff Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Win Westervelt Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Victoria Demmert Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Megan Kohler Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Lockard Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vivian Melde Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Quesnel Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Corrie Smith Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Doug Mutter Board Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 189597 0 0 3 true true false 0 0 0 0 576306 5000 0 581306 Civic and Social Organizations 813410 437055 0 0 0 Professional and Management Development Training 611430 111870 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 548925 2488 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 1132719 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184997 184997 0 0 0 0 0 0 365388 365388 0 0 16809 16809 0 0 27000 27000 0 0 44171 44171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 363 363 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41580 41580 0 0 15712 15712 0 0 107902 107902 0 0 0 0 0 0 188488 188488 0 0 67212 67212 0 0 0 0 0 0 38536 38536 0 0 3516 3516 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10114 10114 0 0 Program Development 65368 65368 0 0 Meals/Staff 1441 1441 0 0 Storage Fees 2520 2520 0 0 Business Registration 260 260 0 0 0 0 0 0 1181377 1181377 0 0 0 0 0 0 207456 88174 44440 132928 0 0 51699 19684 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 303595 240786 4127 0 0 0 4500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132503 124737 0 0 12810 15052 153940 139789 X 149655 100997 0 0 149655 100997 303595 240786 -48658 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 450833 656687 761546 667099 581306 3117471 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450833 656687 761546 667099 581306 3117471 3117471 1 1 0 46 2488 2536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3120007 1130231 0.9992 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13979 Alaska Unemployment Tax 1073 15052 X false true X false false false false false false false false false Kurt Eilo Executive Director 188597 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 188597 0 0 0 Richard Porter Board Secretary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Tannahill Board Treasurer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patricia Cochran Board Member 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 0 0 0 Therese Deardorff Board Member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Win Westervelt Board Member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Victoria Demmert Board Member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Megan Kohler Board Member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Lockard Board Member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vivian Melde Board Member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alan Quesnel Board Member 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Corrie Smith Board Member 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 Part I | PartandLinenumber:,Explanation:|Part I Line 1b,First-class airfare tickets are purchased for the Executive Director and board members to attend the annual Alaska Forum conference in Anchorage. All first-class tickets are for officers or directors who are over 60 years old.| Part VI, Line 2 Richard Porter - Spouse of Jacquoi Porter employee of Alaska Forum Inc. Bob Tannahill - Father of Amy Penney employee of Alaska Forum Inc. Kurt Eilo - Father-inlaw of Amy Penney employee of Alaska Forum Inc. Part VI, Line 11a The 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director made available to the board for review before filing. Part VI, Line 12c The organization monitors and enforces compliance with its policies through an annual distribution and acknowledgment process for all officers directors and key employees. Each individual completes a disclosure form reviewed by the Executive Director and Governance Committee. Potential conflicts or policy violations are reviewed by the board and documented in meeting minutes. Policies are re-evaluated periodically to ensure continued effectiveness. Part VI, Line 15 The Board of Directors approve the Executive Directors compensation.