Alaska Search and Rescue Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
331117695
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Anchorage, AK, USA
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Search and Rescue Squads

Reported finances

Revenue
$76,032
Expenses
$71,543
Assets
$161,043

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jackie Ebert (Board President and Board Director)
  • Mark Miraglia (Board Vice President and Board Director)

People named in this filing

  • Jackie Ebert (Board President and Board Director)
  • Mark Miraglia (Board Vice President and Board Director)
  • Vikki Gross (Board Treasurer and Board Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide support to various Alaskan search and rescue organizations through training funds resources to be used during a search and recognition of outstanding search efforts.

What it reported doing in 2024

Funding for large scale trainings and SAR equipment including: several wilderness first responder and wilderness first aid courses to teach SAR personnel wilderness medicine an underwater egress class to allow crash victims to escape from a helicopter in the water 2 firearms safety classes 2 water recovery classes for cadaver dogs and their handlers a remote extrication class for high angle rescues 2 avalanche rescue classes 2 K9 trailing workshops a statewide SAR symposium 2 wilderness area workshop for wilderness rescue dog teams Starlink communications equipment for incident command use during searchs and high angle rescue equipment. Approximatey 130 SAR personnel paricipated in the trainings which teach skills that will benefit hundreds of Alaskans.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.9%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.25; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.3% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.8% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $68K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.