Public Charity

BEST BEGINNINGS

BEST BEGINNINGS is a Public Charity headquartered in ANCHORAGE, AK. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $729K revenue, $845K expenses, $221K total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $495K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 455066055 ANCHORAGE, AK Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$729K
Total Expenses$845K
Total Assets$221K
Grant Records25
Funding Total$495K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT MOBILIZES PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE ALL ALASKA CHILDREN BEGIN SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED.

Sample Grants Received

2024
SUPPORT FOR MAT-SU IMAGINATION LIBRARY
$58,500
2023
MAT-SU IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROJECT
$51,000
2023
MAT-SU IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROJECT
$51,000
2023
UNRESTRICTED
$7,434
2023
Given grants for mission
$6,773

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Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DI Amie Collins
TREASURER Bill Falsey
CHAIR Cheri Lipps
MEMBER Esther Pitts
MEMBER Jena Frawner
MEMBER Jesse Kreger

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Top Grant Purposes

MAT-SU IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROJECT
$102,000 2 grants
Unrestricted
$100,853 4 grants
SUPPORT FOR MAT-SU IMAGINATION LIBRARY
$58,500 1 grant
UNRESTRICTED
$56,724 3 grants
Anchorage Imagination Library
$50,267 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $729K $845K $221K
2023 $552K $556K $321K
2022 $586K $624K $371K
2021 $729K $780K $402K
2020 $710K $773K $424K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $710K to $729K (+3%), with total assets most recently reported at $221K.

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