Liabilities / Assets
81st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Bering Straits Foundation
990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 92-0138528
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.17x
Liabilities / Revenue
90th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
2nd percentile
Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
77th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
5th percentile
Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
3rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$58,350
Down $133,308 (-70%) from 2020
Net Assets
Down$48,713
Down $133,308 (-73%) from 2020
Liabilities
Flat$9,637
Flat from 2020
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$20,282
Down $675,491 (-97%) from 2020
Expenses
Down$153,590
Down $585,135 (-79%) from 2020
Net Income
Down-$133,308
Down $90,356 (-210%) from 2020
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
- Signed
- Nov 15, 2022
- Return Version
- 2021v4.1
- Gross Receipts
- $20,282
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Bering straits foundation's mission is to enrich the lives of our people and strengthen self-sufficiency by supporting educational goals, cultural heritage, and traditional values.
Bering Straits Foundations Mission is to enrich the lives of our people and strengthen self-sufficiency by supporting educational goals cultural heritage and traditional values
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Provide educational scholarships to qualified Alaska Native Students who are shareholders or descendants of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and regional village corporations | $146,490 | $146,490 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jed Ballard | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Carolyn Crowder | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Luisa Machua | Secretarytreasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Lorena Hegdal | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Lee Ryan | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Kevin Dillard | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Bering Straits Foundation
- EIN
- 92-0138528
- Phone
- 9074435252
- Address
- PO BOX 1008, NOME, AK 99762
Signing Officer
- Name
- Jed Ballard
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 0000000000
- Signed
- 2022-11-15
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Schedule O:
“Part 110 Grants and similar amounts paid - Activity Class To distribute scholarship funds Grantee Name Beringia Native Settlement Trust Grantee Address 3301 C Street Ste 100 Anchorage AK 99503 Amount given 15000000 Activity Class Refunds of prior year scholarships from BSF Scholarship Funds Grantee Name Various Amount given 600000 Activity Class General Scholarships Grantee Name Various Amount given 249000 Part 224 Other assets - Art Book Slide Collection 3099000 Part 226 Total Liabilities - Deferred Revenue 963700”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z |
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Filings
Displayed year
2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $58,350
- Liabilities
- $9,637
- Net assets
- $48,713
- Revenue
- $20,282
- Expenses
- $153,590
- Net income
- -$133,308