Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 1,076,547 | 963,212 | 753,836 | 1,307,717 | 718,959 | 4,820,271 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,076,547 | 963,212 | 753,836 | 1,307,717 | 718,959 | 4,820,271 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 554,848 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,265,423 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,076,547 | 963,212 | 753,836 | 1,307,717 | 718,959 | 4,820,271 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,592 | 811 | 1,270 | 3,134 | 1,884 | 9,691 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 20,364 | 11,945 | 11,602 | 7,335 | 3,389 | 54,635 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 4,884,597 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: | FOUNDED IN 1974, TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY PROVIDING LEGAL COUNSEL TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN ALASKA'S ENVIRONMENT. TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SUPPORT TO CLIENTS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: | MARINE - PROTECTING ALASKA'S VAST MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. WILDLIFE - PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY IN ALASKA'S WILDLIFE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT REPORTING CASES LITIGATED BY A PUBLIC | INTEREST LAW FIRM: 1. Nunamta Aulukestai, et al. v. State, Dept of Nat. Res. Trustees for Alaska represents Plaintiffs Nunamta Aulukestai, Ricky Delkittie, Sr., Violet Willson, Bella Hammond, and Victor Fischer in a state court constitutional challenge for lack of public interest analysis and public notice under Article VIII of the Alaska Constitution for upland hardrock exploration and temporary water use permitting at the proposed Pebble Mine Project. Status of the case: Parties reached settlement re: final judgment and attorneys fees. Case closed (see also #4). 2. Alaska Community Action on Toxics, et al. v. Aurora Energy Servs., LLC, et al. Trustees for Alaska represents Plaintiffs Alaska Community Action on Toxics and the Alaska Chapter of the Sierra Club in a citizen suit in federal district court under the Clean Water Act to prosecute unpermitted pollutant discharges from the Seward Coal Loading Facility. Status of the case: Parties reached settlement of case merits and attorneys fees. Case closed. 3. Chuitna Citizens Coalition, et al. v. Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources. Trustees for Alaska represents Plaintiffs Chuitna Citizens Coalition and Cook Inletkeeper in state court challenge against the Alaska Department of Natural Resources for its unreasonable and unlawful delay in adjudicating pending instream flow reservation applications to protect salmon habitat. Status of the case: The State of Alaska adjudicated three instream flow reservation applications with one granted in favor of Plaintiffs. Administrative appeal taken by industry groups. Superior Court continues to oversee adjudication process. 4. Nunamta Aulukestai, et al. v. State, Dept of Nat. Res. Trustees for Alaska represents Nunamta Aulukestai, Ricky Delkittie, Sr., Violet Willson, Bella Hammond, and Victor Fischer in a Petition for Review before the Alaska Supreme Court challenging the trial courts discovery order regarding private information for attorneys fees sought by the State and Pebble Limited Partnership. Status of the case: Parties reached settlement re: final judgment and attorneys fees. Case closed (see also #1). 5. Kunaknana, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al. Trustees for Alaska represents Plaintiffs Sam Kunaknana, Clarence Ahnupkana, Robert Nukapigak, Martha Itta, and John Nicholls, residents of the Native village of Nuiqsut in a federal district court challenge of the Section 404 permit and lack of environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for a bridge and oil and gas development that are part of ConocoPhillips Alpine Satellites Project. Status of the case: Parties settled attorneys fees issue. Case closed. 6. Sturgeon, et al. v. Masica, et al. Trustees for Alaska represents the National Parks Conservation Association as amicus curiae in a federal district court challenge to the National Park Services authority to regulate activities on navigable waters within Park boundaries. Amicus supports the Defendant National Park Services authority. Status of the case: Trustees for Alaska representation expanded to include 12 additional groups as amici curiae before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court remanded the case to the Ninth Circuit. We are waiting for a decision. 7. Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove, et al. v. Jewell. Trustees for Alaska represents The Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, Wilderness Watch, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Refuge Association, and the Sierra Club as Defendant-Intervenors in a lawsuit challenging the Department of the Interiors denial of a land exchange and road project in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. Defendant-Intervenors support the Federal governments decision to protect designated Wilderness. Status of the case: Briefing is complete before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and we await scheduling of oral argument. 8. Pebble Limited Partnership v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Trustees for Alaska represents Nunamta Aulukestai and various other nonparty organizations and individuals to stop subpoenas issued by Pebble Limited Partnership seeking information violating First Amendment rights. These entities are not parties to the lawsuit, but are directly impacted by it. Status of the case: Motion to quash granted for Tim Troll subpoena and others. Plaintiff withdrew third party subpoenas. New third party subpoenas were served and Trustees represents Dr. Carol Ann Woody. Motion to quash filed. 9. Castle Mountain Coalition, et al. v. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Trustees for Alaska represents Plaintiffs Castle Mountain Coalition, Cook Inletkeeper, Alaska Center for the Environment, Alaska Community Action on Toxics, and the Sierra Club in a federal district court challenge to an expired coal mining permit. Status of the case: The State of Alaska and the permittee intervened in the case. The District Court ruled in favor of Plaintiffs. Intervenors moved for a stay of the order and amendment of judgment and briefing underway. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: | THE FORM 990S FOR BOTH TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA AND THE TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA ENDOWMENT FUND ARE REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA (WHICH INCLUDES ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA ENDOWMENT FUND) AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRUSTEES FOR ALASKA BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: | A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY IS HANDED OUT TO BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND TO EMPLOYEES DURING EMPLOYEE REVIEWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: | THE BOARD USED SALARY SURVEYS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HIRING CONSULTANTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: | THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S ANCHORAGE OFFICE UPON REQUEST. |
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