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Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska

Public charity · Grantmaker Juneau, AK EIN: 92-0118896 Website

Working on behalf of the needs and rights of young children in southeast Alaska through support of parents, early learning programs, and community collaborations.

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska at a glance

In short: Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska gave $739K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $185K), mostly in Alaska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$739,050
-19.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-55.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$184,763
+81.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$220,150
Total assets
$5,487,783
+241.3% 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 Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Auke Lake Preschool: $267KAuke Lake Preschool$267KGold Creek Child Dev Center: $246KGold Creek Child Dev Center$246KJuneau Montessori Center: $194KJuneau Montessori Center$194KABC Center: $32KABC Center$32K

The largest 2025 recipient was Auke Lake Preschool ($267K). Together the top 4 received $739K.

Grant Size Distribution

80 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K17$50–100K13$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 80 (61%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

JuneauDouglasKetchikanSitka

How Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska gives

  • Giving grew 42% 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$1M$2M$3M0 grants2019 5 grants2020 34 grants2021 16 grants2022 17 grants2023 9 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $98K (2020) to $2.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $739K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Auke Lake Preschool Juneau, AKCBJ Passthrough Ops$266,700
Gold Creek Child Dev Center Juneau, AKCBJ Passthrough Ops$246,200
Juneau Montessori Center Douglas, AKCBJ Passthrough Ops$194,100
ABC Center Juneau, AKCBJ Passthrough Ops$32,050
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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$5,487,783$7,444,510$3,347,599$739,0504$13,137
2024$1,607,865$3,178,253$3,116,052$914,3709$16,893
2023$1,090,991$1,679,418$1,614,502$405,72517$31,900
2022$695,669$1,462,345$1,449,373$518,77816$7,304
2021$826,631$3,533,085$3,513,090$2,145,61834$2,788
2020$1,027,060$1,637,801$1,605,815$97,8155$3,061
2019$563,046$1,318,629$1,314,736——$2,050

About Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska

Based on IRS filings

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska is a public charity, based in Juneau, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $739K. Net investment income was $13K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska is led by Rose Foley, Board Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rose Foley

    Board Chair

    Board Member → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blue Shibler

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $65K (2022) → $102K (2025)

  • Jamie Shanley

    Board Member

    Board Secretary → Board Member, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kayla Tripp

    Board Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valeria Martinez

    Board Treasurer

    Board Member → Board Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Weed

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexa Adelmeyer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eli Guidace

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Barnes

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Bowers

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Cheryl Glen (2019–2022) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: Lori Hoover (2019–2022) — Board Chair
  • Former: Kim Larson (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Molly Hillis (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Taylor Bentley (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Barbara J. Lyon (2019–2021) — Executive Di
  • Former: Cherry Eckland (2019–2020) — Past Chair
  • Former: Colleen Brody (2019–2020) — Board Chair
  • Former: Dan Robinson (2019–2020) — Board Treasurer
  • Former: Gene Yates (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Joshua Jackson (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lorinda Brotherton (2019–2020) — Finance Director
  • Former: Nicki Shelton (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kirk Elmore (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Laine Rinehart (2020) — Board Member

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

Blue Shibler — Executive Di: $102KBlue ShiblerExecutive Di$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $102K, to Blue Shibler (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska

How much does Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska give each year?

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska gave $739K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $914K across 9 grants.

What is Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska's typical grant size?

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska's median grant in 2025 was $220,150, and its average grant was $184,763, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska give grants?

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska 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 Juneau, AK (3 grants).

Does Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "CBJ Passthrough Ops" (4 grants).

How large is Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska?

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.

What is Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska's EIN?

Association for the Education of Young Children - Southeast Alaska's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0118896. 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)

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