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Friends of Alaska's Children in Care

Public charity · Grantmaker Anchorage, AK EIN: 92-0133200 Website
Children and youthVictims of violence or disastersVictims of crime and abusePublic safety and disaster managementLegal services

The mission of Friends of Alaska's Children in Care is to improve outcomes for children and youth in state and tribal care.

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care at a glance

In short: Friends of Alaska's Children in Care gave $14K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $7K), mostly in Alaska. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$13,659
-83.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$6,830
-75.6% vs 2023
Median grant
$6,830
Primary geography
Alaska (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of Alaska's Children in Care funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Facing Foster Care in Alaska: $7KFacing Foster Care in Alaska$7KAlaska Center for Resource Families Northwest Research Associates: $7KAlaska Center for ResourceFamilies Northwest Research…$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was Facing Foster Care in Alaska ($7K). Together the top 2 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AnchorageSeattle

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2024) to $84K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Facing Foster Care in Alaska Anchorage, AKDissolution Donation$6,887
Alaska Center for Resource Families Northwest Research Associates Seattle, WADissolution Donation$6,772
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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
2024——$17,140$13,6592—
2023$17,006$31,505$202,668$84,0003$4,801
2022$188,451$66,607$98,349———
2021$233,213$81,508$34,469———
2020$172,077$81,012$47,931——$126
2019$138,996$85,611$57,141——$161

About Friends of Alaska's Children in Care

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Anchorage, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $14K.

Focus Areas

Children and youthVictims of violence or disastersVictims of crime and abusePublic safety and disaster managementLegal services

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care is led by Kimberley Burnett, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kimberley Burnett

    President

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Burley

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Serena Nesteby

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debby Hudson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brittany Beaujean

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sallye Werner

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila King

    Treasurer

    Co-Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Julie Lageson (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Jennifer Dera (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Friends of Alaska's Children in Care

How much does Friends of Alaska's Children in Care give each year?

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care gave $14K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $84K across 3 grants.

What is Friends of Alaska's Children in Care?

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Anchorage, AK.

Where does Friends of Alaska's Children in Care operate?

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care has awarded grants in Alaska, Washington.

What is Friends of Alaska's Children in Care's EIN?

Friends of Alaska's Children in Care's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0133200. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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 June 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 19, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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