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ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC
ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC (Alaska) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $60,000 to it, the largest being Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation ($35,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $149k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $60k
- Net assets
- $122k
What Alaska Association for Christian Science Nursing Inc does
Mission
The Alaska Association for Christian Science Nursing (AACSN) is actively supporting Christian Science (CS) healing in our community and beyond. AACSN supports Alaskan Christian Scientists in developing and expressing CS nursing qualities through mentorship and financial aid. In addition out Care Coordinator phone line and CS Nurse list connects Alaskans needing care with CS Nurses who are willing to travel to Alaska.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Care Coordinator - responds to call for Christian Science Nursing in Alaska and provides a list of Christian Science Nurses that they can choose from as well as other Christian Science resources available. 8 families were helped through this program.
$3,850 spent61% of program spendingProgram Outreach in Fairbanks, AK - this was an in person and remote training program to teach how Christian Scientists can help each other prayerfully and physically. 20 people attended
$1,716 spent27% of program spendingFireside chat - the Fireside Chat was hosted by a Christian Science Practitioner who gave a metaphysical talk of healing. 40 people attended.
$750 spent12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $6,316.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Betany Porter
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
25% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Alaska, across 3 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,130 public benefit nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,130 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Alaska
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
58%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC?
- ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC (Alaska) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $60,000 to it, the largest being Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation ($35,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $60,000 in grants to ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC?
- Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $35,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ALASKA ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Alaska. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing