Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
AAHP is dedicated to the preservation of Alaska’s prehistoric and historic resources.
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
EIN: 92-0085097
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
We are working towards finding the funds to hire an executive director.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The Oscar Anderson Museum
The Oscar Anderson House, constructed in 1915, is one of the oldest homes in Anchorage, and the only House Museum. Oscar Anderson, by his own account, was the 18th person to arrive in the "Tent City" at Ship Creek in early 1915. Anderson was an active business leader in early Anchorage having interests in meat packing, coal production, air transportation, and newspaper publishing. In 1976, Elizabeth Anderson, Oscar's widow, donated the house to the Municipality of Anchorage and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. After an extensive restoration between 1978 and 1982 the Oscar Anderson House was turned into a museum. Today we at the Alaska Association for Historic Preservation run it in partnership with the Municipality of Anchorage.
Conservation and Preservation Easements
Throughout Alaska there are many natural areas of historic significance and areas where the natural environment needs to be ensured protection. We at AAHP work in partnership with communities throughout the state to help ensure this happens through securing funding through grants, ensuring the lands are regularly monitored by qualified professionals, and providing the administrative support needed to ensure any obstacles that exist to securing funding or permits for monitoring or necessary improvments can be overcome in the proper way and time limits.
Friends of Nike Site Summit
Friends of Nike Site Summit (FONSS) is an Anchorage community organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Nike Site Summit. We are partnered with the Alaska Association for Historic Preservation (AAHP), a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of Alaska's historic and prehistoric resources. FONSS formed in 2007 to advocate for the preservation of Nike Site Summit as a memorial to the thousands of men and women that served during the Cold War. They host tours at the Nike Site Summit throughout the year, an annual dinner on site, and have been responsible for ensuring the site wouldn't be demolished, as it was slated to be just over a decade ago, due to their preservation work that has brought the site back to historic glory.
Where we work
External reviews

Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Recruit more board members and advisory board members. Secure funding for an Executive Director.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Working with a professional organization to recruit people. Seek seed funding for hiring executive director.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Just starting in mid-2023
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
11.50
Months of cash in 2022 info
104.9
Fringe rate in 2022 info
141%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitionsFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$38,789 | -$62,199 | -$2,210 | $102,874 | $60,042 |
As % of expenses | -63.3% | -38.7% | -2.1% | 109.5% | 254.9% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$38,789 | -$62,199 | -$2,210 | $102,874 | $60,042 |
As % of expenses | -63.3% | -38.7% | -2.1% | 109.5% | 254.9% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $57,354 | $168,791 | $100,911 | $46,056 | $83,601 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | -18.3% | 194.3% | -40.2% | 0.0% | 81.5% |
Program services revenue | 52.8% | 52.9% | 3.6% | 31.4% | 46.5% |
Membership dues | 6.4% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
Investment income | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 42.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 40.5% | 45.3% | 52.5% | 64.0% | 49.1% |
Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $61,283 | $160,753 | $103,121 | $93,918 | $23,559 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 26.7% | 162.3% | -35.9% | 0.0% | -74.9% |
Personnel | 24.9% | 13.5% | 42.2% | 12.5% | 69.0% |
Professional fees | 1.6% | 1.8% | 36.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Occupancy | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 73.5% | 79.2% | 21.2% | 87.5% | 31.0% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $61,283 | $160,753 | $103,121 | $93,918 | $23,559 |
One month of savings | $5,107 | $13,396 | $8,593 | $7,827 | $1,963 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $66,390 | $174,149 | $111,714 | $101,745 | $25,522 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | 18.5 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 25.4 | 104.9 |
Months of cash and investments | 18.5 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 25.4 | 104.9 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 18.5 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 95.8 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cash | $94,333 | $108,801 | $27,632 | $198,941 | $205,999 |
Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% | 1.4% | 51.1% | 35.6% | 8.7% |
Unrestricted net assets | $94,333 | $32,134 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $63,115 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $109,301 | $116,423 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $109,301 | $179,538 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total net assets | $203,634 | $211,672 | $93,039 | $128,048 | $188,090 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
AAHP Board of Directors President
Trish Neal
Trish Neal has a background in small museums and small house museums. She served as the Director/Curator of the Wrangell Museum for over 11 years. Prior to moving back to Alaska in 2016, Trish was the president of the Wasco County Museum Commission which co-owns the Fort Dalles Museum and Anderson Homestead with the City of The Dalles. Trish started her adventure in historic preservation in Wrangell where she wrote the proposal and successfully lobbied the legislature for funding during Governor Bill Sheffield’s first term in office. She wrote matching grants for the Totem Pole Restoration/Replication and Tribal House Restoration in the 1980s. She continued her work with historic preservation over the years in Oregon. She is the author of three books relating to Wrangell history; including almost 40-years of researching the history of the Wrangell Garnet Ledge and the group of Minnesota women who owned the mine. Her passion has always been history from an early age. Historic preservati
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
Highest paid employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
Alaska Association for Historic Preservation Inc
Board of directorsas of 07/20/2023
Board of directors data
Trish Neal
Sam Combs
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes