Fairbanks Arts Association
Promotion and preservation of the arts
Fairbanks Arts Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $213,444
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $428,319
- -9.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $5,617
- -68.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $427,607
- -11.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fairbanks Arts Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Fairbanks Arts Association gives
- Giving grew 66% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $55K (2022). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $48K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Festival of Native Arts Fairbanks, AK | Supporting the Arts | $8,634 |
| Fairbanks Concert Association Fairbanks, AK | Supporting the Arts | $7,443 |
| Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Fairbanks, AK | Supporting the Arts | $7,244 |
| Fairbanks Drama Association Fairbanks, AK | Supporting the Arts | $7,189 |
| Fairbanks Light Opera Theatre Fairbanks, AK | Supporting the Arts | $6,387 |
| The Folk School Fairbanks, AK | Supporting the Arts | $5,895 |
| Young Native Fiddlers Fairbanks, AK | Supporting the Arts | $5,491 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $213,444 | $428,319 | $427,607 | — | — | $5,617 |
| 2024 | $218,318 | $470,861 | $483,898 | $48,283 | 7 | $17,825 |
| 2023 | $217,687 | $445,375 | $475,739 | $5,816 | 1 | $13,263 |
| 2022 | $262,842 | $499,259 | $431,596 | $55,100 | 8 | $-5,779 |
| 2021 | $200,156 | $373,508 | $316,130 | $29,116 | 4 | $6,101 |
| 2020 | $138,759 | $346,404 | $321,362 | $38,105 | 6 | $3,613 |
| 2019 | $81,550 | $380,801 | $387,032 | $27,009 | 4 | $1,761 |
About Fairbanks Arts Association
Based on IRS filings
Fairbanks Arts Association is a public charity, based in Fairbanks, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $213K in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fairbanks Arts Association is led by Jessica Pena, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jessica Pena
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$53K (2019) → $80K (2025)
Rawser Spicer
Interim President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara J. Santora
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Osciak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny March
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Gillam
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Nelson
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Gail Priday (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jr Ancheta (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Klara Maisch (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Alexandra Sloat (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brianna Reagan Davis (2023–2024) — President
- Former: Lyndsi Harris (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Hansen (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brianna Reagan (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Gary Bender (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Salem Dogbe (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sheri Oleson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Linda Unsicker (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Morgan Dufseth (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Brian Schneider (2019) — Director
- Former: Katlian Stark (2019) — Director
- Former: Rachel Kvapil (2019) — President
- Former: Victoria McDermott (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Jessica Pena (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Fairbanks Arts Association
How large is Fairbanks Arts Association?
Fairbanks Arts Association reported $213K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $428K.
Where does Fairbanks Arts Association operate?
Fairbanks Arts Association has awarded grants in Alaska.
What is Fairbanks Arts Association's EIN?
Fairbanks Arts Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-6003435. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 2, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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