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Alaska Trappers Association Inc

501(c)(4) organization Fairbanks, AK EIN: 92-0061598 Website
Sports and recreationSportsOutdoor sportsFishing and hunting

To preserve and promote trapping through trapper education and public awareness.

Alaska Trappers Association Inc at a glance

In short: Alaska Trappers Association Inc gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$7,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$1,501,266
+11.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Alaska Trappers Association Inc

Who Alaska Trappers Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

National Trappers Association: $7KNational Trappers Association$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Trappers Association ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Bedford

How Alaska Trappers Association Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). 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$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $8K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Trappers Association Bedford, INTrapping Education$7,000
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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$1,501,266$269,811$181,390$7,0001$56,953
2024$1,350,102$225,165$185,169$7,0001$29,630
2023$1,229,540$220,702$161,725$7,1501$39,286
2022$1,128,787$292,422$165,567$8,0001$46,425
2021$1,120,995$173,154$138,325$5,053Total only$29,537
2020$932,201$135,004$113,011——$24,943
2019$914,292$124,613$98,133$6,5001$22,024

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Alaska Trappers Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Alaska Trappers Association Inc is a public charity focused on Sports and recreation, based in Fairbanks, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $57K.

Focus Areas

Sports and recreationSportsOutdoor sportsFishing and hunting

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alaska Trappers Association Inc is led by Randall Zarnke, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Randall Zarnke

    President

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Masek

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jr Pederson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Austin Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Shaubach

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garry Hutchison

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Morris

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norm Piispanen

    Secretary

    Secretary → Director, 2022

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Hunter

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Kurt Lockwood (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dave Doudna (2024) — Director
  • Former: Sawyer Smith (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jody Lozori (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Bandy (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bob Hunter (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jeff Murtiff (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ross Beal (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Margaret Keiper (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: P. J. Simon (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.

Frequently asked questions about Alaska Trappers Association Inc

How much does Alaska Trappers Association Inc give each year?

Alaska Trappers Association Inc gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Alaska Trappers Association Inc?

Alaska Trappers Association Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $270K.

What is Alaska Trappers Association Inc?

Alaska Trappers Association Inc is a public charity focused on Sports and recreation, based in Fairbanks, AK. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Alaska Trappers Association Inc operate?

Alaska Trappers Association Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Alaska Trappers Association Inc's EIN?

Alaska Trappers Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0061598. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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