Pacific Community of Alaska

Overview

Mission

The organization's mission is to develop and strengthen Pacific Islander communities throughout Alaska by building capacity through health and wellness practices, civic engagement, economic empowerment, bridging generational gaps, and balancing traditional values. The organization's vision is to create a unified Pacific Islander community founded on cultural values that promote social, economic, physical, and mental health and well-being.

What it reported doing in 2025

Health & Wellness Program: Pacific Community of Alaska's Health & Wellness Program equips Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) community members in Alaska with resources to address chronic health conditions including high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. NHPI Community Health Workers (CHWs) assist community members in navigating health systems and social services, providing direct support for NHPI families and individuals in need. The program was recognized with an Alaska Legislature Award by the Members of the Thirty-Third Alaska State Legislature.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 77% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871247167
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021
Headquarters
Anchorage, AK, USA
Phone
3473490881
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.4%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $39.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 30.4%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.2%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 20.8% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.4% of revenue deployed · 83.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $377K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Tafilisaunoa Toleafoa (Executive Director): $100,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.