Rural Alaska Community Action Program

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
920033876
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Anchorage, AK, USA
Phone
9072792511
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$36,717,551
Expenses
$38,470,160
Assets
$47,861,331
Liabilities
$10,856,937

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

Leadership & pay

36 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOE WILLIAMS (PRESIDENT)
  • MYRON NANENG (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • WALTER SAMPSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • L TIEL SMITH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • L TIEL SMITH (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $227,367 total reported compensation
  • JASMINE BOYLE (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $198,737 total reported compensation
  • ROBERT MARQUEZ (DIRECTOR OF RURAL HOUSING): $196,944 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To empower low-income alaskans through advocacy, education, affordable housing and direct services that respect our unique values and cultures.

What it reported doing in 2024

Nine self-help homebuyers completed the construction of their homes in soldotna in september 2025. 10 self-help homebuyers in seward started construction on their homes in september 2025. The homes in seward are expected to be completed in spring 2027 or before. Rural cap assisted 31 very-low and low income families in obtaining certificates of eligibility to purchase a home through usda rural development's 502 packaged loan program. 25 very-low and low income families have successfully closed on their loans and moved into their homes 10/01/2024-09/30/2025. Rural cap's planning and construction team provided weatherization services to include energy efficiency upgrades, indoor air quality upgrades and health of the 117 homes to receive weatherization services, 79 homes were occupied by seniors and additional 14 homes received accessibility improvement for clients with disabilities and additional 20 homes received mobile home repair. And safety measures for 117 homes in the northwest arctic, bering straits, calista, kusilvak, anchorage and southeast Alaska regions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 90% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.4%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 81.2%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.7%; rating input score 99; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.8%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.24; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.4% of revenue deployed · 81.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $31.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $227K · 36 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.8M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 40 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 35 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.