Alaska Policy Forum
| Alaska Policy Forum | |
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| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Year founded: | 2009 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Alaska Policy Forum (APF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank based in Anchorage, Alaska.[1] APF conducts and publishes research related to public policy in Alaska.
Mission
According to Alaska Policy Forum's website, the organization's mission is as follows:[2]
| “ | The Alaska Policy Forum will be the primary resource for credible authoritative Alaska policy research and education from a conservative perspective. APF pursues this vision by conducting timely, relevant and accurate research and providing free market, Alaskan solutions in the most effective means possible to policymakers at the state and local level. We believe that individual freedom and private property are inextricably linked. We believe that government should be limited, transparent and accountable. We believe in responsible, sustainable development. We believe that free markets offer better solutions than government planning.[3] | ” |
Background
The Alaska Policy Forum was granted 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service in 2009.[4]
In 2010, APF produced its first major policy report. The report was an assessment of a proposed replacement of the Alaska State Crime Lab. The group found, "The State of Alaska is at risk of misusing millions of dollars if it approves the proposal to build a partially finished 84,400-square-foot new crime lab."[5]
Work
The Alaska Policy Forum performs research and provides speakers and publications on public policy issues in Alaska.[4]
According to the APF website, the organization is concerned with the following issues:[6]
- Education
- Teacher pay
- Government transparency and accountability
- Collective bargaining
- Fiscal policy
- Health care
- Energy
- Economics
- Natural resources
Leadership
According to the Alaska Policy Forum website, the following individuals were on the organization's staff as of June 2017:[7]
- David Boyle, Executive Director
- Thomas J. Hendrix, Research Fellow in Health Policy and Economics
- Tom Fink, Chair of the Education Task Force
- David Nees, Research Associate
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Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Alaska Policy Forum's revenues and expenses from 2011 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $355,370 | $571,757 |
| 2022 | $524,793 | $537,345 |
| 2021 | $341,984 | $437,122 |
| 2020 | $443,888 | $267,757 |
| 2019 | $306,168 | $199,906 |
| 2018 | $149,708 | $89,436 |
| 2016 | $23,916 | $32,239 |
| 2015 | $26,478 | $39,486 |
| 2014 | $70,205 | $69,638 |
| 2013 | $119,400 | $105,963 |
| 2012 | $80,386 | $97,837 |
| 2011 | $57,664 | $102,715 |
Tax status
The Alaska Policy Forum is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Its 501(c) designation refers to a section of the U.S. federal income tax code concerning charitable, religious, and educational organizations.[8] Section 501(c) of the U.S. tax code has 29 sections that list specific conditions particular organizations must meet in order to be considered tax-exempt under the section. Organizations that have been granted 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service are exempt from federal income tax.[9] This exemption requires that any political activity by the charitable organization be nonpartisan in nature.[10]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Alaska Policy Forum, "FAQs," accessed June 21, 2017
- ↑ Alaska Policy Forum, "About Us," accessed June 20, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Guidestar, "Alaska Policy Forum," accessed June 21, 2017
- ↑ Alaska Policy Forum, "A Critical Review of the Crime Laboratory Replacement Project," March 15, 2010
- ↑ Alaska Policy Forum, "Home," accessed June 21, 2017
- ↑ Alaska Policy Forum, "Meet the Staff," accessed June 21, 2017
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Exempt Purposes - Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Life Cycle of a Public Charity/Private Foundation," accessed July 10, 2015
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Exemption Requirements - 501(c)(3) Organizations," accessed January 13, 2014
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