2025-05-15T18:17:03-04:00 2024-06-30 203324206 Hutchings & Associates CPAs 4141 B Street Ste 403 Anchorage AK 99503 990 2023-07-01 823583339 Choosing Our Roots CHOO 3905 Carolina Drive Unit 54 Anchorage AK 99517 Laura Reijns Co-Executive Di 9073128267 2025-05-15 true true Rod Hutchings P00448631 9075632727 2025-05-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 587460 false X www.choosingourroots.org X 2017 AK The mission of Choosing Our Roots is to ensure that all queer Alaskan youth & young adults have access to safe home, supportive communities, and opportunities to thrive. 7 7 5 0 0 809892 578379 0 78 81 9000 809970 587460 390882 162336 0 385688 306010 0 819 141977 127743 918547 596089 -108577 -8629 721344 710754 29458 27108 691886 683646 The mission of Choosing Our Roots is to ensure that all queer Alaskan youth & young adults have access to safe home, supportive communities, and opportunities to thrive. false false 554247 Housing and Case Management for LGBTQ Homeless Youth - Provided direct services to youth participants, including host home placement, bridge housing, intensive case managment, material assistance, and wraparound supports to meet individual needs. Advocacy for Homeless LGBTQ Youth within the broader Continuim of Care - the organization continued to offer systemic advocacy and meaningful interventions into community collaborations, in order to increase the prevalence and qualtiy of culturally relevent supports for LGBTQ youth who experience homelessness in Alaska. This included active participation in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Projects, the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, the Mat-Su Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, the Alaska Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, and various other local coalitions, as well as direct advocacy with other youth-serving agencies in the communities served. Youth Emplowerment, Mentorship, and Leadership Development - Stipends ($ 25/monthly meeting) provided to youth who serve on the Organizations Board of Directors. Several other youth participated in organizational committees to develop programming and hire staff; represented organization at local, regional, and national events, presentations and trainings; provided leadership in peer group activities, participated in media outreach activities; and were match with volunteer mentors. 554247 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false true false false false AK X X The Foraker Group 9077431200 161 Klevin Street Anchorage AK 99508 X Torrey McClain Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sydney Tarzwell Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Harnish Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katie McKay Bryson President 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sheri Heritage Treasurer 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Melody Bechberger Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Laura Reijns Co-Executive Director Operat 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 464881 113498 578379 81 81 9000 9000 9000 9000 587460 0 0 9081 162336 162336 267965 267965 3438 3438 11578 11584 -6 23029 23029 25560 6233 19327 17061 9132 7110 819 47689 47384 305 5483 4836 647 13369 13369 15597 15597 2984 2713 271 596089 554247 41023 819 185474 188254 57611 57611 150 150 2519 2519 498195 35975 475590 462220 721344 710754 29458 27108 29458 27108 X 543646 535406 148240 148240 691886 683646 721344 710754 -8629 389 0 X X true X true X false X 201122 533122 1280668 857069 578379 3450360 201122 533122 1280668 857069 578379 3450360 144838 3305522 44 129 205 77 81 536 3450896 0.95790 0.99660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 116625 116625 349875 20045 329830 11453 1218 10235 20242 14712 5530 462220 587460 587460 587460 596089 596089 596089 true See Schedule I Part IV Statement 1 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The form was prepared and reviewed by multiple directors prior to filing including the Treasurer and the Co-Director of Operations. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Directors, employees, and key volunteers are required to review and sign the Conflict of Interest policy annually. Individuals are expected to disclose any time when they may have an actual or perceived conflict of interest, and are also welcome to raise concerns about the potential conflicts of other individuals. There is then group discernment about whether a conflict exists and, if so, how it must be taken into account in any applicable decision making. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 All of the organizations governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Some of these documents are also publicly available on the Candid/Guidestar website. Part XII Response or note to any line in Part XII FOR THE 2022 TAX YEAR, THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ISSUED. AN AMENDED RETURN WILL BE FILED, IF APPROPRIATE, ONCE THE AUDIT IS COMPLETE.