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Alaska Native Justice Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Anchorage, AK EIN: 92-0145727 Website

Promoting justice through culturally-based advocacy, prevention, and intervention initiatives to restore dignity, respect, and humanity to all Alaska natives.

Alaska Native Justice Center at a glance

In short: Alaska Native Justice Center gave $884K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $177K), mostly in Alaska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$883,710
-33.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$176,742
-33.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$84,452
Total assets
$3,649,314
-18.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alaska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Alaska Native Justice Center funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Cook Inlet Tribal Council IN: $612KCook Inlet Tribal Council IN$612KSouthcentral Foundation: $147KSouthcentral Foundation$147KCovenant House of Alaska: $84KCovenant House of Alaska$84KAlaska Institute for Justice: $32KAlaska Institute for Justice$32KAleutian Pribilof Islands Ass: $8KAleutian Pribilof Islands Ass$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cook Inlet Tribal Council IN ($612K). Together the top 5 received $884K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K5$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 20 (45%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AnchoragePalmerWasilla

How Alaska Native Justice Center gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 4 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $325K (2023) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $884K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cook Inlet Tribal Council IN Anchorage, AKMental and substance abuse assessme$612,424
Southcentral Foundation Anchorage, AKPartner training$147,056
Covenant House of Alaska Anchorage, AKdomestic victim support$84,452
Alaska Institute for Justice Anchorage, AKPartner training$31,977
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Ass Anchorage, AKVictim advocacy$7,801
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,649,314$6,597,779$6,485,613$883,7105—
2024$4,462,864$7,537,593$7,503,663$1,319,7885$9
2023$2,309,613$6,625,218$6,571,180$324,8266$25
2022$2,896,884$7,407,980$7,493,983$442,9204$25
2021$1,197,888$5,264,057$5,214,384——$28
2020$778,203$3,474,291$3,399,959——$43
2019$482,358$2,258,553$2,257,954——$48

About Alaska Native Justice Center

Based on IRS filings

Alaska Native Justice Center is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Anchorage, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $884K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alaska Native Justice Center is led by Gail Schubert, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gail Schubert

    Chairman

    Board Chair → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria O'Neill

    Director

    Director → Director & President, 2023

    Director & President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natasha Singh

    Director

    Director → Member, 2021

    Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Borromeo

    Director

    Director → Member, 2021

    Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Fifer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Cleghorn

    COO

    Senior Director Legal & Policy → Chief Operating Officer, 2023

    Chief Operating Officer → COO, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $137K (2021) → $234K (2025)

  • Chad Holt

    Sup. Attorney

    Supervising Attorney → Supervising Attorn, 2023

    Supervising Attorn → Sup. Attorney, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2022) → $131K (2025)

  • Kelsey Potdevin

    Senior Manager

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2024) → $106K (2025)

  • Charles Kidd

    Tribal Justice Sup

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $105K (2025)

  • Joshua Ahsoak

    Senior Staff Attor

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

  • Samantha Cherot

    Managing Attorney

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $174K (2025)

  • Greg Razo

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ivan Encelewski

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Shawna Larson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Tammy Ashley (2020–2023) — Senior Director & Operations
  • Former: Heather Kendall-Miller (2019) — Director
  • Former: Julie Kitka (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Alex Cleghorn — COO: $234KAlex CleghornCOO$234KSamantha Cherot — Managing Attorney: $174KSamantha CherotManaging Attorney$174KChad Holt — Sup. Attorney: $131KChad HoltSup. Attorney$131KKelsey Potdevin — Senior Manager: $106KKelsey PotdevinSenior Manager$106KCharles Kidd — Tribal Justice Sup: $105KCharles KiddTribal Justice Sup$105KJoshua Ahsoak — Senior Staff Attor: $104KJoshua AhsoakSenior Staff Attor$104K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $234K, to Alex Cleghorn (COO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Alaska Native Justice Center

How much does Alaska Native Justice Center give each year?

Alaska Native Justice Center gave $884K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 5 grants.

What is Alaska Native Justice Center's typical grant size?

Alaska Native Justice Center's median grant in 2025 was $84,452, and its average grant was $176,742, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Alaska Native Justice Center give grants?

Alaska Native Justice Center gives mostly in Alaska: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Anchorage, AK (5 grants).

Does Alaska Native Justice Center give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Alaska Native Justice Center's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Alaska Native Justice Center's largest grantees?

Alaska Native Justice Center's largest 2025 grantees include Cook Inlet Tribal Council IN ($612,424), Southcentral Foundation ($147,056) and Covenant House of Alaska ($84,452), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Alaska Native Justice Center?

Alaska Native Justice Center reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.6M.

What is Alaska Native Justice Center?

Alaska Native Justice Center is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Anchorage, AK. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Alaska Native Justice Center's EIN?

Alaska Native Justice Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0145727. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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