Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc
Primary mission is to promote honor, dignity, security, and independence for older alaskans and to assist them in maintaining meaningful quality lives.
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc at a glance
In short: Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc gave $37K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Alaska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,880
- +1377.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $18,440
- Median grant
- $18,440
- Total assets
- $12,423,440
- -5.7% 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 Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Salvation Army ($28K). Together the top 2 received $37K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc gives
- Giving grew 578% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $382K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $37K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army Palmer, AK | Donation of Food | $27,813 |
| Wasilla Area Seniors Inc Wasilla, AK | NTS Pass Through | $9,067 |
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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 | $12,423,440 | $2,303,740 | $2,991,416 | $36,880 | 2 | $13,339 |
| 2024 | $13,170,264 | $2,335,985 | $2,920,234 | $2,496 | Total only | $5,326 |
| 2023 | $14,346,278 | $3,875,292 | $3,139,732 | $1,705 | Total only | $16,007 |
| 2022 | $13,596,343 | $2,646,551 | $3,465,848 | $5,440 | 1 | $104,082 |
| 2021 | $14,399,628 | $2,893,048 | $3,036,374 | $381,534 | 2 | $-134,368 |
| 2020 | $14,353,075 | $2,713,380 | $3,479,548 | — | — | $9,725 |
| 2019 | $15,308,826 | $3,040,953 | $4,058,974 | — | — | $10,654 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc
Based on IRS filings
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc is a public charity, based in Palmer, AK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $13K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc is led by Fred Traber, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Fred Traber
CEO
Interim Executive Director → Former Interim, 2020
Former Interim → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$241K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Tim Pettit
CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$86K (2023) → $110K (2025)
William R. Ingram III
President
Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Westland
COO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Dora Wheeler
Vice President
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elda McCraw
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clata Puryear
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Munger
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Meg Burdette Smith (2024–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 824
- Former: Tom Schulman (2025) — President · Filing note: Thru 10/2024
- Former: Vicki Randolph (2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 125
- Former: Catherine Hall (2019–2024) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 923
- Former: Linda Combs (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Merle Beeter (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Welton (2022–2024) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 923
- Former: Virginia Sweeney (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Thomas Schulman (2024) — Board Member
- Former: James McCall (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Amanda Watson (2019–2021) — CFO
- Former: Bob Shaw (2019–2021) — Former President
- Former: Dee Brown (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Elaine Phillipps (2019–2021) — CEO
- Former: Sally Weiland (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jennifer McCrary (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Brandi Burchett (2021) — Current CEO
- Former: Josephine Ehmann (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Smayda (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Michael McGinty (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Phyllis Moore (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Manke (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Andy Hess (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dave Sapp (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Gloria Brown (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jo Ehmann (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Joan Tower (2019–2020) — Former Secretary · Filing note: Thru 72019
- Former: Betty Kegan (2020) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 92019
- Former: Carl Baker (2019) — Prior President
- Former: Doug Dombroski (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sally Harvey (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Suzanne Baker (2019) — Prior Treasurer
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 $110K, to Tim Pettit (CEO (Thru 4/). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc
How much does Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc give each year?
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc gave $37K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid.
How large is Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc?
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc reported $12.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
Where does Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc operate?
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc has awarded grants in Alaska.
What is Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc's EIN?
Palmer Senior Citizens Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0078503. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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