The Foraker Group

Strong financial systems help nonprofits stay focused on their mission. As our finance team continues to grow, we’re able to support additional organizations with finance projects and trusted nonprofit financial expertise. Whether your organization needs assistance preparing for an audit, strengthening financial processes, or completing a specific finance project, our team is here to help. We can provide assistance with: • Audit preparation and audit support • Budget development and facilitation • Financial health assessments • Senior-level financial consulting • Accounting process review and cleanup projects • Financial systems and reporting support These services are designed to provide targeted, short-term assistance to help organizations address immediate financial needs, strengthen systems, and build long-term financial sustainability. Fill out our inquiry form to share your organization’s finance needs and learn how we can help…. Read more »

After months of planning and an extensive search using our Leadership Transition services, Foraker has helped place George Pollock as its first Executive Director. The hire represents an important step forward for STA after a long history of community driven trail work. Pollock brings more than three decades of deep involvement in Anchorage’s mountain biking and trail community to the role. He arrived in Anchorage in 1993 and quickly joined up with a group of mountain bikers exploring rides across the state, from the annual Kantishna out-and-back to the original Soggy Bottom in the early 2000s. Over the years, he has logged countless hours of volunteer trail work at Kincaid and contributed to the development of Hillside’s informal winter trail system. Pollock brings to the role a passion for mountain… Read more »

In March 2026, Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced lawsuits against six crowdfunding platforms for creating donation pages for all charitable nonprofits in the nation without their knowledge or consent. The lawsuits allege that these companies, along with another dozen or more, used publicly available data to generate fundraising pages for over a million 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofits – including all charitable nonprofits in Alaska. The sites are now actively soliciting donations through those pages without first obtaining permission from the organizations or even telling them that the sites exist. The lawsuits involve the violation of three Alaska laws. Until these websites are taken down, it is imperative that every nonprofit inform donors about trusted ways to give. Ultimately, building and keeping donor trust and relationships is central to a nonprofit’s… Read more »

Whew! Decisions. Every day in every way. Life changing and insignificant. Each one is called the same thing, but wow are they different! Sometimes their sheer volume can make even the insignificant feel hard. As humans, of course, we are always making choices – even choices that do not feel like a choice. For many of you, your choices have an immediate impact on people’s lives or on the stability and longevity of your missions. These are the choices I am thinking about at the moment – when our responsibility is always to “leave it better than we found it” – when all is as it should be – bigger than a person, a point in time, or a single idea. In our volatile and uncertain world, these are the… Read more »

Our Certificate in Nonprofit Management program is designed for Alaska nonprofit and tribal leaders to apply classroom teachings to their workplace, dive into issues facing Alaska nonprofits today, and build a network of fellow professionals. Courses will be held at the Foraker office in Anchorage. Applications are due June 12. Learn more here…. Read more »

A federal judge in Texas dismissed a lawsuit on March 21, 2026, that sought to overturn the Johnson Amendment. The 70-year-old law prevents nonprofit organizations, including houses of worship, from endorsing or opposing partisan political candidates running for public office. The judge dismissed the case on technical grounds. An appeal is expected. Find more here from the National Council of Nonprofits and on our web page where we provide detailed information on the background of the Johnson Amendment and what its loss could mean to nonprofits…. Read more »

In August 2025, after Congress passed HR1., the tax overhaul bill, and all the advocacy that went along with it began to die down, we started to notice a strange quiet taking over Alaska’s nonprofit sector. Maybe it also was happening beyond our borders, but regardless, it was a noticeable absence of noise in the wake of vocal disbelief, clear outrage, and loud dissent, not just to the tax implications for the people nonprofits serve every day, but to all the federal policy and funding changes that had preceded the bill. While the new bill contained some potential positive opportunities, we knew even then that this quiet was not necessarily acceptance of a new normal, nor acceptance of what is happening to nonprofit funding and policy. Instead, we interpreted it… Read more »

Note: Most of Alaska’s nonprofit workplaces are fairly small. Only one-third of Alaska’s nonprofits have staff, and more than 85% of those with staff have fewer than 50 people. As you read this article, note that the trends we see in staff we also see in boards and volunteers. So, keep reading, and if your organization has no staff, the ideas will still hold, perhaps with slight adjustments to make the tools work for your unpaid team. In the last six years, we have gone through The Great Resignation, The Great Reshuffle, a workforce shortage, and now what I might call The Big Decision. All these trends have taken place against a backdrop of shifting generations in the workforce, which amounts to more multigenerational employee groups operating together. The Great… Read more »

Today, Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced lawsuits against six crowdfunding platforms for creating donation pages for charities without their knowledge or consent. The lawsuits allege that these companies used publicly available data to generate fundraising pages for over a million 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofits—including charities in Alaska—and then solicited donations through those pages without first obtaining permission from the charities themselves. Of the 5,700 nonprofits in Alaska, approximately 4,500 are 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. The crowdfunding platforms that are subjects in the lawsuits include GoFundMe, Pay Pal Inc, Charity Navigator, Just Giving, Pledge to and Network for Good. Foraker has been working closely with the Attorney General’s office to ensure that Alaska nonprofits are protected. President/CEO Laurie Wolf noted in a press release announcing the lawsuits: “GoFundMe’s unauthorized donation page and those like it on… Read more »

Last year, Congress addressed a variety of changes to the tax code in H.R.1, which was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The legislation included many shifts that impact nonprofits, for-profits, and individuals. In particular, the new law marks one of the most significant shifts to charitable giving rules in recent history, affecting how donors of all sizes, from small donors to major philanthropists and corporate partners, approach their contributions. This guide highlights three major areas of impact. Impact 1: The universal deduction returns: A win for every American household After years of advocating, the bipartisan effort to see a universal charitable deduction is now law. Beginning in 2026, taxpayers who take the standard deduction will once again receive a limited tax deduction for charitable donations – up to… Read more »