NonprofitsKawerak Inc

Kawerak Inc

NOME, AK

Total revenue

$86.9M

Total expenses

$86.2M

Net assets

$51.5M

Grants received

$18.8M

95 grants

EIN

920047009

Tax year

2024

Mission

Promote the social and economic welfare of members of iras and traditional councils

Programs

4 programs

Education and employment supportive services division: the education and employment supportive services division eessd is designed to increase the number of trained educated and employed tribal members and to provide early childhood services to address the needs of children and families. Kawerak provides financial support comprehensive case management education and training and technical assistance to assist tribal members in reaching their educational objectives or secure employment or complete employment goals to become self-sufficient.

Expenses: $18.7MGrants: $3.2M

Natural resources division: the natural resources division nrd conducts research projects and advocates for tribes continued subsistence uses in federal and state resource management decision making and encourages the use of traditional knowledge regarding natural resources including the ecosystem land fish animals and birds in the bering strait region.

Expenses: $6.8MGrants: $84K

Administration division: the administration division oversees operations develops strategic actions and facilitates interagency partnerships.

Expenses: $2.8MGrants: $1.9M

Cultural and regional development division: the cultural and regional development division crdd includes the following programs: community planning and development; eskimo heritage program; katirvik cultural center; and planning. Each program plays an integral part of organizational and tribal capacity building to provide services to the people tribes and communities by offering business development community engagement economic strengthening language revitalization cultural education advocacy grant acquisition and long-range planning.

Expenses: $2.1MGrants: $11K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$84.9M
Program service revenue$56K
Investment income$1.3M
Other revenue$521K
Total revenue$86.9M

Expenses

Grants paid$21.0M
Salaries & benefits$33.3M
Fundraising
Other expenses$31.9M
Total expenses$86.2M
Total assets$97.0M
Net assets$51.5M

People

36 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MELANIE BAHNKE

PRESIDENT

Board

$603K

37.5 hrs/wk

DONNA RAY

CFO

Board

$348K

37.8 hrs/wk

DEBBIE PEACOCK

CFO

Board

$194K

38.5 hrs/wk

FRANK KATCHATAG

CHAIRMAN

Board

$96K

13.4 hrs/wk

ANNA M OXEREOK

2ND VICE CHAIR

Board

$44K

8.5 hrs/wk

BARBARA J GRAY

TREASURER

Board

$39K

7.5 hrs/wk

JILL B CAMPBELL

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS

Board

$32K

6.3 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN PAYENNA

DIRECTOR

Board

$25K

4.8 hrs/wk

BEN PUNGOWIYI

DIRECTOR

Board

$24K

4.7 hrs/wk

ROBERT KEITH

1ST VICE CHAIR

Board

$23K

4.5 hrs/wk

MERLIN KOONOOKA

DIRECTOR

Board

$17K

3.3 hrs/wk

CHARLIE FITKA JR

DIRECTOR

Board

$17K

3.3 hrs/wk

LUCY H OQUILLUK

DIRECTOR

Board

$14K

2.8 hrs/wk

GILBERT TOCKTOO

DIRECTOR

Board

$11K

2.1 hrs/wk

MATILDA HARDY

DIRECTOR

Board

$10K

2 hrs/wk

SHAWN BERGAMASCHI

DIRECTOR

Board

$10K

2 hrs/wk

SAMANTHA OZENNA

DIRECTOR

Board

$10K

2 hrs/wk

THERESA KOBUK

DIRECTOR

Board

$10K

2 hrs/wk

AGATHA FOXIE

DIRECTOR

Board

$10K

1.9 hrs/wk

JERRY OKBAOK

DIRECTOR

Board

$10K

1.9 hrs/wk

STELLA HAVATONE

DIRECTOR

Board

$10K

1.9 hrs/wk

IRENE NAVARRO

DIRECTOR

Board

$9K

1.8 hrs/wk

RICHARD NASSUK SR

DIRECTOR

Board

$7K

1.4 hrs/wk

ANTHONY HAUGEN

DIRECTOR

Board

$5K

0.9 hrs/wk

PRESTON ROOKOK

DIRECTOR

Board

$4K

0.8 hrs/wk

DAWN WARNKE

DIRECTOR

Board

$4K

0.8 hrs/wk

LOLA HANNON

DIRECTOR

Board

$3K

0.6 hrs/wk

JACOB MARTIN

DIRECTOR

Board

$3K

0.6 hrs/wk

ALLISON JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

Board

$3K

0.5 hrs/wk

BERNICE BROWN

DIRECTOR

Board

$3K

0.5 hrs/wk

KIRSTEN TIMBERS

SECRETARY

Board

$2K

0.4 hrs/wk

JOHN BIOFF

GENERAL COUNSEL

Staff

$363K

40 hrs/wk

MARY DAVID

EXECUTIVE VP

Staff

$263K

30 hrs/wk

WILLIAM GEMAR

CONTROLLER

Staff

$223K

43 hrs/wk

DEBORAH TROWBRIDGE

HEADSTART DIRECTOR

Staff

$219K

40 hrs/wk

JULIE RAYMOND-YAKOUBIAN

SOCIAL SCIENCE PD

Staff

$212K

43.6 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

TUMET INDUSTRIES LLC

CONSTRUCTION

$9.5M

MCKNIGHT & ASSOCIATES INC

ENGINEERING

$3.3M

TBI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

CONSTRUCTION

$1.9M

ZENDER ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH GROUP

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH

$952K

PASSIVE HOMES LLC

CONSTRUCTION

$919K

Grants received

Showing 95 of 95

FromAmountPurposeYear
$202K
TO PROTECT THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND BERING STRAIT FROM INCREASING IMPACTS.
2024
$200K
CALEB SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2024
$113K
TO SUPPORT RISING INUIT LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR U.S. ARCTIC COASTAL AND MARINE HABITAT PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP.
2024
$77K
Discretionary Grants
2024
$70K
SUPPORT FOR ITS CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT
2024
$60K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2024
$50K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2024
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$50K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2024
$25K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2024
$15K
TRIBAL LAND OFFICE SUMMER INTERNSHIP
2024
$12K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2024
$10K
Operational Support
2024
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$500
FOSTER CHILDREN CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
2024
$600K
TO PROTECT THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND BERING STRAIT FROM INCREASING IMPACTS.
2023
$325K
Program & operational support
2023
$200K
Operational Support
2023
$200K
PROJECT SUPPORT: CALEB SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2023
$180K
General operating support
2023
$160K
Promise of an Equitable Future
2023
$113K
TO SUPPORT RISING INUIT LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR U.S. ARCTIC COASTAL AND MARINE HABITAT PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP.
2023
$100K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2023
$100K
SUPPORT FOR CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT
2023
$63K
Discretionary Grants
2023
$55K
FRESH & AFFFORDABLE LOCAL PRODUCE FOR BERING STRAIT REGION
2023
$51K
COVID19/PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$50K
General Assistance
2023
$40K
ENVIRONMENTAL - CALEB SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2023
$15K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2023
$15K
JWM 2023 MUSEUM SOVEREIGNTY - BALEEN FOCUS
2023
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$200
FOSTER CARE CHRISTMAS
2023
$8M
General Nonprofit Support
2022
$2.1M
COVID19 program support
2022
$549K
Operational Support
2022
$450K
SHISHMAREF HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START FACILITY
2022
$264K
Program and operational support for the communities in Norton Sound
2022
$260K
expand community power building strategies to advance a racial equity approach centered in Alaska Native leadership in climate research and science in the Bering Strait region by increasing staff and tribal leadership capacity to engage with climate science and scientists, research, and policy
2022
$200K
PROJECT SUPPORT: CALEB SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2022
$200K
PROJECT SUPPORT: CALEB SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2022
$172K
ENVIRON & WATER
2022
$150K
KATIRVIK CULTURAL CENTER AND ESKIMO HERITAGE PROJECT: CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT
2022
$148K
TO SUPPORT RISING INUIT LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR U.S. ARCTIC COASTAL AND MARINE HABITAT PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP.
2022
$104K
To support engagement with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and associated work on federal fisheries management.
2022
$100K
TO SUPPORT PREVENTION EFFORTS AND DATA CAPACITY BUILDING AT THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
2022
$85K
Discretionary Grants
2022
$60K
GENERAL LOCAL EMERGENCY PREP & RESPONSE
2022
$40K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$40K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2022
$20K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2022
$20K
CSF RESILIENCE GRANT
2022
$5K
Bering Straight leadership summit
2022
$4K
TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2022
$100K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2021
$96K
Covid19 Program Support
2021
$50K
General operating support
2021
$30K
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
2021
$15K
FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSESSMENT AND CONNECT TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS WHO WILL BE NECESSARY FOR CONDUCTING THE LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS FOR DOW PROGRAM.
2021
$1K
FOSTER CARE CHRISTMAS
2021
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$500
CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER
2021
$100
KATIRVIK CULTURAL CENTER
2021
$50
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$455K
Operational Support
2020
$226K
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ALASKAN NATIVES WHO ARE SKILLED IN THE AREAS OF ARCTIC MARINE SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY. THE PROGRAMME WILL RUN FOR TEN YEARS AND WILL CREATE A PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, INFLUENCE YOUTH TO PURSUE PREFERRED DEGREES IN MARINE SCIENCE AND PROVIDE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
2020
$150K
SUSTAINING INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE ARTS AND TEACHING
2020
$95K
To provide support to Grantee as it responds to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tribal land.
2020
$79K
Discretionary Grants
2020
$42K
To purchase laptop computers that will enable Grantee's social workers and support staff to virtually meet the well-being and safety needs of children and families in its region of Northwest Alaska.
2020
$35K
INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY GRANT; ARTIST RELIEF
2020
$32K
Economic Development
2020
$23K
FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASSESSMENT AND CONNECT TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS WHO WILL BE NECESSARY FOR CONDUCTING THE LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS FOR DOW PROGRAM
2020
$15K
COVID RELIEF
2020
$10K
Economic Development
2020
$8K
SUPPORT FOR VILLAGE-BASED CULTURAL CAMP IN THE BERING STRAIT REGION
2020
$8K
SUPPORT FOR VILLAGE-BASED CULTURAL CAMP IN THE BERING STRAIT REGION
2020
$5K
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
2020
$700
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$700
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$6K
COVID RELIEF
2019
$20K
INDIGENOUS ARTS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC BUILDING GRANT
2018
$295K
improve the early school success of Native American children by incorporating a curriculum taught in the Inupiaq language that will create a strong sense of self and community
2017
$25K
FUNDING FOR CULTURAL CENTER
2017

Funded by

$18.8M from 34 funders · 95 grants · 2017–2024

Child Care Connection Inc

$2.3M · 3 grants · 2021–2023

The Alaska Community Foundation

$1.2M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Gordon E And Betty I Moore Foundation

$1.2M · 5 grants · 2022–2024

Novo Foundation

$800K · 4 grants · 2022–2024

WK Kellogg Foundation

$715K · 3 grants · 2017–2023

The Pew Charitable Trusts

$640K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Engineering Ministries International USA

$589K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN920047009
Subsection03
Ruling date1977-11
Formed1973
Employees419
Volunteers50
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