Girdwood Forest Fair
Operate a crafts fair and give proceeds to local organizations.
Girdwood Forest Fair at a glance
In short: Girdwood Forest Fair reported $45K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $44,869 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $234,494
- +29.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $410,212
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $357,862
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Girdwood Forest Fair
- Next open deadline
- October 31, 2026 (Girdwood Forest Fair Youth Scholarship)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Girdwood Forest Fair
Who Girdwood Forest Fair funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Girdwood Forest Fair gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+8%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $420 (2021) to $45K (2025). In 2025 it reported $45K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tree Personalities LLC Bird Creek, AK | — | $9,800 |
| Little Bears Playhouse Girdwood, AK | — | $5,500 |
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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 | $234,494 | $410,212 | $357,862 | $44,869 | Total only | — |
| 2024 | $181,599 | $337,855 | $327,118 | $39,757 | Total only | $53 |
| 2023 | $170,862 | $372,908 | $339,141 | $15,300 | 2 | $47 |
| 2022 | $137,095 | $292,041 | $267,416 | $5,500 | 1 | $25 |
| 2021 | $112,420 | $12,719 | $13,998 | $420 | Total only | $21 |
| 2020 | $113,699 | $15,514 | $45,909 | $14,112 | 1 | $33 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Girdwood Forest Fair
Based on IRS filings
Girdwood Forest Fair is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Girdwood, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $234K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $45K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Girdwood Forest Fair is led by Mike Ingerson, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mike Ingerson
President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Leshine Herfindal
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Robert Messing
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sally Messing
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Constance Cooley
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Terry Adkins
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Karen Zaccaro
Secretary
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Tileigh Love (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Tommy O'Malley (2020–2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Girdwood Forest Fair
How much does Girdwood Forest Fair give each year?
Girdwood Forest Fair reported $45K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $40K in grants paid.
How large is Girdwood Forest Fair?
Girdwood Forest Fair reported $234K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $410K.
What is Girdwood Forest Fair?
Girdwood Forest Fair is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Girdwood, AK. It holds $234K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Girdwood Forest Fair operate?
Girdwood Forest Fair has awarded grants in Alaska.
What is Girdwood Forest Fair's EIN?
Girdwood Forest Fair's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1717045. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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