Ketchikan Pioneer Way Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
922986645
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Ketchikan, AK, USA
Phone
9072255451
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$114,977
Expenses
$129,700
Assets
$236,094
Liabilities
$134,804

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Thelma Kay Andrew (President)
  • Hilary Koch (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Thelma Kay Andrew (President)
  • Hilary Koch (Vice President)
  • James Rhodes (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the Ketchikan Pioneer Way Association is to collect, preserve and share the history of Alaska, promote the social well being of Alaskans locally and ensure the continuation of historic properties in the community of Ketchikan.

What it reported doing in 2025

Completed the foundation stabilization on the U.S. Customs House/Pioneer Hall the oldest building in the community. This is the first major step in the complete restoration of the 126 year old building, an important contributor to the history of the community. The building continues to provide community gathering space for a myriad of community events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 71% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 39
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.7%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 36.1%; rating input score 36

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: -12.8%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.82; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.57; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 79.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.7% of revenue deployed · 36.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.