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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0423537

Parks Education Foundation

A private foundation in Anchorage, AK. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $2.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,068,576

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,030,486
  • Tax year 2022

    $224,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,074,791
  • Tax year 2021

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,256,914
  • Tax year 2020

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,441,387
  • Tax year 2019

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,570,807
  • Tax year 2018

    $142,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,703,567

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Parks FoundationAnchorage, AK

    Charitable.

    $2,068,576

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,068,576100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alaska1 grant $2,068,576

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Nancy Parks SoppPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karl SoppDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Phillip GranberryDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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