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THE INSTITUTE ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTES THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THEIR TRADITIONAL CULTURE, TRIBAL ORGANIZATION, AND LIFESTYLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TLINGIT, HAIDA AND TSIMSHIAN PEOPLE. false false 11131039 2370810 146826 CULTURAL EDUCATION WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NATIVE CHILDREN DO BETTER ACADEMICALLY WHEN THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE--WHEN THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR HISTORY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE. SEALASKA HERITAGE WORKS WITH UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TRIBES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE LOWER 48 TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIVE CULTURES, AS EVALUATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT INTEGRATING CULTURE INTO SCHOOLS HAS IMPROVED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ITS AWARD-WINNING BABY RAVEN READS, SHI ALSO PROMOTES EARLY LITERACY IN ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN, PUBLISHES CHILDREN'S BOOKS, OFFERS SUMMER CAMPS, AND OPERATES A NATIVE LANGUAGE PROGRAM. SHI ALSO DEVELOPS TEACHING MATERIALS, INCLUDING BOOKS AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TRAIN TEACHERS TO USE OUR MATERIALS AND ON CULTURAL ORIENTATION. SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS TO ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. 4792092 702976 23981 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: OUR ANCESTORS' ECHOES AND LANGUAGE SCHOLARS PROGRAMS, TLINGIT CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY PROGRAM, BABY RAVEN READS PROGRAM, SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEE, AND NATIVE LANGUAGE TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION OF AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDINGS. SEALASKA HERITAGE INTEGRATES LANGUAGE IN ITS VARIETY OF YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LATSEEN ARTS ACADEMY, STEAM ACADEMIES, RUNNING CAMPS, AND VOICES ON THE LAND PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS. IT PUBLISHES CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO PERPETUATE AND ENHANCE THE TLINGIT, HAIDA, AND TSIMSHIAN LANGUAGES. SEALASKA HERITAGE'S CULTURAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: CELEBRATION, NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND PERIODIC LECTURE SERIES, ITS EXTENSIVE BOX OF KNOWLEDGE PUBLICATION SERIES, VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM, ITS ROTATING AND PERMANENT EXHIBIT, ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND ITS ARCHIVE AND COLLECTIONS HOUSED IN SHI'S STATE-OF-THE-ART WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING. SEALASKA HERITAGE DEVELOPS AND OVERSEES SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS SHI'S MISSION. THESE PROJECTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TLINGIT, HAIDA, AND TSIMSHIAN CULTURES AND HISTORY. 3098250 656085 43450 ART SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE OPERATES NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO PERPETUATE NORTHWEST COAST ART-- ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE ART FORMS IN THE WORLD. THE GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE ARTISTS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPAND DEMAND FOR NATIVE ARTS THROUGH DEVELOPING NATIVE ARTS MARKETS; PROVIDE NATIVE ARTS CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC; ADVOCATE FOR ARTISTS' ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL MATERIALS; AND, RESEARCH, PRESERVE, AND PERPETUATE NORTHWEST COAST ART. SHI OPERATES THE SEALASKA HERITAGE ARTS CAMPUS, (ATNAN HT) IN JUNEAU, AND PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST AND INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS TO OFFER HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN NWC ARTS, INCLUDING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL NWC ARTS CLASSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: TOOL MAKING, FORMLINE DESIGN, SCULPTURAL DESIGN, METAL ENGRAVING, CHASING AND REPOUSS, BASKETRY, WOOLEN WEAVING, SPRUCE ROOT GATHERING AND PROCESSING, BUSINESS LITERACY FOR ARTISTS), ON CAMPUS, IN SE ALASKA, AND BEYOND. SHI OFFERS OPTIONAL COLLEGE CREDITS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE COURSES AND IS DEVELOPING THE SEALASKA HERITAGE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT TO OFFER A VALUABLE NON-COLLEGE CREDIT CREDENTIAL. THE INSTITUTE HOSTS TOURS, PERFORMANCES, TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES AND ARTIST MARKETS ON CAMPUS, AND OFFERS MENTOR-APPRENTICESHIPS, ARTISTS RESIDENCIES, AND INTERNSHIPS REGIONALLY. IT IS ALSO BUILDING ITS PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM WITH FOCUS ON RETAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE ART OF ORATORY AND PRODUCING A BRAND NEW TLINGIT OPERA. THE INSTITUTE IS BUILDING ON TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES AND THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE ABUNDANT AND READILY AVAILABLE IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO REVITALIZE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS PRODUCTION: WE CALL THIS THE "SUSTAINABLE ART PROGRAM." SHI PURCHASES RAW MATERIALS FROM NATIVE HUNTERS, SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF NEW ARTISTS THROUGH MENTOR- APPRENTICESHIPS, AND PRODUCES ARTS-RELATED CURRICULUM RESOURCES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO SUPPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION. 1764719 960119 66195 OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL CELEBRATIONS AND THE SEALASKA HERITAGE RETAIL STORE. 1764719 960119 66195 20786100 true true false true false true false true false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 436 0 141 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X LEE KADINGER 9074634844 105 HERITAGE WAY SUITE 201 JUNEAU AK 99801 VICKI SOBOLEFF CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEE WALLACE VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE MILLER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA CADIENTE-NELSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANE BREINIG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN MCCOWAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA WILLIAMS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIZ MEDICINE CROW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCELLA ASICKSIK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRESTON SINGLETARY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA LANG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BLAKE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN TAUG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLENE JOHNSON - 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THE INSTITUTE PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2022 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE INSTITUTE FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE INSTITUTE HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII THE SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE HOUSES RARE BOOKS, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS, AUDIOVISUAL RECORDINGS, MANUSCRIPT MATERIALS, AND ETHNOGRAPHIC OBJECTS THAT DOCUMENT THE HISTORY, CULTURE, HERITAGE, ART, AND LANGUAGE OF THE TLINGIT, HAIDA, AND TSIMSHIAN PEOPLE OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. THESE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND RESEARCHERS AND ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS ARE CATALOGED, PRESERVED, PROTECTED AND CARED FOR. ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AT COST IF PURCHASED AND AT APPRAISED OR FAIR VALUE AT THE DATE OF RECEIPT IF RECEIVED BY DONATION. GAINS AND LOSSES ON DISPOSAL OF DONATED COLLECTIONS ARE RECORDED BASED ON THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON THE ITEM AT THE DATE OF DONATION. THE INSTITUTE RETAINS TITLE TO ARCHIVES AND COLLECTIONS THAT IT PURCHASES AND OBTAINS THROUGH DONATION. ITEMS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE ARE ALSO HOUSED ON SITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAFEKEEPING AT THE REQUEST OF VARIOUS CLANS AND TRIBES OR THROUGH REPATRIATION FOR WHICH THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT OWN. true HUNA HERITAGE FOUNDATION 9301 GLACIER HIGHWAY JUNEAU AK 99801 943113818 (C)(3) 20000 SUBGRANT JUNEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT 10014 CRAZY HORSE DRIVE JUNEAU AK 99801 926000101 GOV 1647431 SUBGRANT KLAWOCK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 715 BAYVIEW BLVD KLAWOCK AK 99925 926000105 GOV 83940 SUBGRANT SITKA SCHOOL DISTRICT 307 KASHEVAROFF ST SITKA AK 99835 926000113 GOV 276261 SUBGRANT SITKA TRIBE OF ALASKA 456 KATLIAN ST SITKA AK 99835 920060383 GOV 210872 SUBGRANT SOUTHEAST REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER 210 FERRY WAY JUNEAU AK 99801 920058572 501C3 444311 SUBGRANT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST 11066 AUKE LAKE WAY JUNEAU AK 99801 926000147 501C3 618370 SUBGRANT WRANGELL SCHOOL DISTRICT PO BOX 2319 WRANGELL AK 99929 926000151 GOV 10000 SUBGRANT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE 228 ALDRICH HALL IRVINE CA 92697 952226406 501C3 6600 SUBGRANT YAKUTAT SCHOOL DISTRICT PO BOX 429 YAKUTAT AK 99689 920139570 GOV 10000 SUBGRANT ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER INC 8800 HERITAGE CENTER DRIVE ANCHORAGE AK 99504 920127531 501C3 18000 SUBGRANT CHATHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT PO BOX 109 ANGOON AK 99820 920057395 GOV 10000 SUBGRANT KETCHIKAN INDIAN COMMUNITY 2960 TONGASS AVENUE KETCHIKAN AK 99901 926002696 GOV 114014 SUBGRANT CRAIG CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PO BOX 800 CRAIG AK 99921 926000091 GOV 20000 SUBGRANT 14 SCHOLARSHIPS 672 1197311 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 APPLICANTS MUST BE ALASKA NATIVES OR NATIVE LINEAL DESCENDANTS OF ALASKA NATIVES AS DEFINED UNDER THE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT. APPLICANTS MUST BE ACCEPTED OR ADMITTED INTO AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY OR AN ACCREDITED VOC/TECH SCHOOL, MUST BE A FULL TIME STUDENT AND MUST SUBMIT REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING A COMPLETED APPLICATION POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 1 OF EACH YEAR. X X false false false false false false false true false LEE KADINGER COO 258031 36000 1537 78887 374455 ROSITA WORL PRESIDENT 315212 51646 1202 49256 417316 KRISTY FORD EDUCATION DIRECTOR 147559 18000 912 47831 214302 CHUCK SMYTHE - CULTURAL & HISTORY DIRECTOR 108679 16000 604 28323 153606 KAYLIN ANDERSON - HR AND ADMIN DIRECTOR 112191 16000 716 32140 161047 SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7 PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PROVIDED BASED ON BOARD OF DIRECTOR EVALUATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROTECT, PERPETUATE, AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TRADITIONS FOR THE TLINGIT, HAIDA AND TSIMSHIAN TRIBES OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIVES. THE INSTITUTE ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTES THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THEIR TRADITIONAL CULTURE, TRIBAL ORGANIZATION, AND LIFESTYLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND PROMOTES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TLINGIT, HAIDA AND TSIMSHIAN PEOPLE. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE FOURTEEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CULTURAL EDUCATION WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NATIVE CHILDREN DO BETTER ACADEMICALLY WHEN THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE--WHEN THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR HISTORY, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE. SEALASKA HERITAGE WORKS WITH UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TRIBES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE LOWER 48 TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIVE CULTURES, AS EVALUATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT INTEGRATING CULTURE INTO SCHOOLS HAS IMPROVED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS ITS AWARD-WINNING BABY RAVEN READS, SHI ALSO PROMOTES EARLY LITERACY IN ALASKA NATIVE CHILDREN, PUBLISHES CHILDREN'S BOOKS, OFFERS SUMMER CAMPS, AND OPERATES A NATIVE LANGUAGE PROGRAM. SHI ALSO DEVELOPS TEACHING MATERIALS, INCLUDING BOOKS AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TRAIN TEACHERS TO USE OUR MATERIALS AND ON CULTURAL ORIENTATION. SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS TO ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE PROGRAMS: OUR ANCESTORS' ECHOES AND LANGUAGE SCHOLARS PROGRAMS, TLINGIT CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY PROGRAM, BABY RAVEN READS PROGRAM, SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEE, AND NATIVE LANGUAGE TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION OF AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDINGS. SEALASKA HERITAGE INTEGRATES LANGUAGE IN ITS VARIETY OF YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LATSEEN ARTS ACADEMY, STEAM ACADEMIES, RUNNING CAMPS, AND VOICES ON THE LAND PERFORMING ARTS CAMPS. IT PUBLISHES CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO PERPETUATE AND ENHANCE THE TLINGIT, HAIDA, AND TSIMSHIAN LANGUAGES. SEALASKA HERITAGE'S CULTURAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: CELEBRATION, NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND PERIODIC LECTURE SERIES, ITS EXTENSIVE BOX OF KNOWLEDGE PUBLICATION SERIES, VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM, ITS ROTATING AND PERMANENT EXHIBIT, ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND ITS ARCHIVE AND COLLECTIONS HOUSED IN SHI'S STATE-OF-THE-ART WALTER SOBOLEFF BUILDING. SEALASKA HERITAGE DEVELOPS AND OVERSEES SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS SHI'S MISSION. THESE PROJECTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCREASE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TLINGIT, HAIDA, AND TSIMSHIAN CULTURES AND HISTORY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ART SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE OPERATES NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO PERPETUATE NORTHWEST COAST ART-- ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE ART FORMS IN THE WORLD. THE GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE ARTISTS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EXPAND DEMAND FOR NATIVE ARTS THROUGH DEVELOPING NATIVE ARTS MARKETS; PROVIDE NATIVE ARTS CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC; ADVOCATE FOR ARTISTS' ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL MATERIALS; AND, RESEARCH, PRESERVE, AND PERPETUATE NORTHWEST COAST ART. SHI OPERATES THE SEALASKA HERITAGE ARTS CAMPUS, (ATNAN HT) IN JUNEAU, AND PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST AND INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS TO OFFER HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN NWC ARTS, INCLUDING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL NWC ARTS CLASSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: TOOL MAKING, FORMLINE DESIGN, SCULPTURAL DESIGN, METAL ENGRAVING, CHASING AND REPOUSS, BASKETRY, WOOLEN WEAVING, SPRUCE ROOT GATHERING AND PROCESSING, BUSINESS LITERACY FOR ARTISTS), ON CAMPUS, IN SE ALASKA, AND BEYOND. SHI OFFERS OPTIONAL COLLEGE CREDITS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE COURSES AND IS DEVELOPING THE SEALASKA HERITAGE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT TO OFFER A VALUABLE NON-COLLEGE CREDIT CREDENTIAL. THE INSTITUTE HOSTS TOURS, PERFORMANCES, TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES AND ARTIST MARKETS ON CAMPUS, AND OFFERS MENTOR-APPRENTICESHIPS, ARTISTS RESIDENCIES, AND INTERNSHIPS REGIONALLY. IT IS ALSO BUILDING ITS PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM WITH FOCUS ON RETAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE ART OF ORATORY AND PRODUCING A BRAND NEW TLINGIT OPERA. THE INSTITUTE IS BUILDING ON TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES AND THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE ABUNDANT AND READILY AVAILABLE IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO REVITALIZE TRADITIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS PRODUCTION: WE CALL THIS THE "SUSTAINABLE ART PROGRAM." SHI PURCHASES RAW MATERIALS FROM NATIVE HUNTERS, SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF NEW ARTISTS THROUGH MENTOR- APPRENTICESHIPS, AND PRODUCES ARTS-RELATED CURRICULUM RESOURCES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO SUPPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, TRADITIONAL CELEBRATIONS AND THE SEALASKA HERITAGE RETAIL STORE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 SEALASKA CORPORATION SEALASKA CORPORATION DIRECTOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND THE OUTSOURCED FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE 990 TAX RETURN UPON RECEIPT FROM THE PREPARER. EACH REVIEWS THE RETURN SEPARATELY, AND THEN MEET TO REVIEW AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS EACH PERSON MAY HAVE. ONCE THE 990 IS APPROVED INTERNALLY, THE 990 TAX RETURN IS FORWARDED TO THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD ARE DIRECTED TO THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. ONCE THE TREASURER AND THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ARE SATISFIED AS TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 990 TAX RETURN, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SIGNS THE RETURN FOR FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY INTEREST THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE REMAINING EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THE POLICY MANUAL. EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO ADHERE TO THE POLICY AND NOTIFY MANAGEMENT OF ANY ACTIONS THEY ARE TAKING THAT MIGHT BE IN VIOLATION OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A FORMAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW IS CONDUCTED. IF THE PERFORMANCE IS ABOVE AND BEYOND, THEN COMPENSATION MAY BE INCREASED BASED ON THE COMPARABLE WAGE FOR THIS POSITION IN OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS USING ONLINE DATABASES SUCH AS PAYSCALE.COM, GUIDESTAR, SALARY/COMPENSATION STUDIES, AND SIMILARLY SIZED ENTITIES IN ALASKA. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 4,007,635 46,120 2,115 STIPENDS AND HONORARIUM 92,423 23,700 750 TOTEM POLE DESIGN AND CONSTR 1,517,389 0 0 TOTAL 5,617,447 69,820 2,865 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CONTAMINATED SOIL CLEANUP -308,172 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE BEGAN THE EXCAVATION PHASE OF THE NATIVE ARTS CAMPUS AT HERITAGE SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU. SOIL SAMPLES REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF HEATING FUEL OR DIESEL, THUS IDLING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COULD BE PERFORMED. A TOTAL OF 2,043,282 HAS BEEN EXPENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOIL DECONTAMINATION. DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, 308,172 AND 720,080, RESPECTIVELY, HAS BEEN REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS AN UNUSUAL ITEM AND HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM OPERATIONS. SEALASKA CORPORATION ONE SEALASKA PLAZA JUNEAU AK 99801 920042296 FORMED SHI AK NA C CORP false false false true false false true false false false false true false true false false true false false false SEALASKA CORP - CONTR & SCHOLARSHIP C 4307632 ACTUAL COST SEALASKA CORP - DIVIDENDS F 11114 ACTUAL COST SEALASKA CORP - SPACE RENTAL K 45717 ACTUAL COST SEALASKA CORP - INFO TECHNOLOGY M 350000 ACTUAL COST SEALASKA CORP - REIMBURSEMENTS P 73471 ACTUAL COST