Grants paid by Best Beginnings
EIN 45-5066055 · Anchorage, AK · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE T30
Best Beginnings of Anchorage, AK (EIN 45-5066055) reported 35 grants paid totaling $494,512 to 6 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$494,512
35 grants
Recipients
6
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $72,582 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | $77,250 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $75,250 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $66,647 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | $70,310 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $69,750 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $62,723 | — |
Top recipients
The 6 recipients receiving the most from Best Beginnings, by grants paid, out of 6 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Imagination Library 27-4560964 | A | Fairbanks, AK | 7 | $136,897 | 2024 |
| Aeyc Southeast Alaska 92-0118896 | A | Juneau, AK | 7 | $132,770 | 2024 |
| Mat-Su Imagination Library 47-1275518 | A | Wasilla, AK | 6 | $116,300 | 2023 |
| Bridges Community Resources Network 92-0151271 | A | Soldotna, AK | 7 | $63,100 | 2024 |
| Sprout Family Services 92-0117855 | A | Homer, AK | 7 | $40,422 | 2024 |
| Kodiak Island School District | U | Kodiak, AK | 1 | $5,023 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 35 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Star Imagination Library Fairbanks, AK | A | $25,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202511339349301751 |
| 2024 | Aeyc Southeast Alaska Juneau, AK | A | $19,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202511339349301751 |
| 2024 | Bridges Community Resources Network Soldotna, AK | A | $7,200 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202511339349301751 |
| 2024 | Sprout Family Services Homer, AK | A | $6,500 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202511339349301751 |
| 2024 | Kodiak Island School District Kodiak, AK | U | $5,023 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202511339349301751 |
| 2023 | North Star Imagination Library Fairbanks, AK | A | $20,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202401359349313300 |
| 2023 | Mat-Su Imagination Library Wasilla, AK | A | $18,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202401359349313300 |
| 2023 | Aeyc Southeast Alaska Juneau, AK | A | $17,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202401359349313300 |
| 2023 | Bridges Community Resources Network Soldotna, AK | A | $9,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202401359349313300 |
| 2023 | Sprout Family Services Homer, AK | A | $5,750 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202401359349313300 |
| 2022 | North Star Imagination Library Fairbanks, AK | A | $22,250 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202341299349302524 |
| 2022 | Mat-Su Imagination Library Wasilla, AK | A | $17,800 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202341299349302524 |
| 2022 | Aeyc Southeast Alaska Juneau, AK | A | $16,020 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202341299349302524 |
| 2022 | Bridges Community Resources Network Soldotna, AK | A | $8,900 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202341299349302524 |
| 2022 | Sprout Family Services Homer, AK | A | $5,340 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202341299349302524 |
| 2021 | Aeyc Southeast Alaska Juneau, AK | A | $20,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202201329349306390 |
| 2021 | Mat-Su Imagination Library Wasilla, AK | A | $20,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202201329349306390 |
| 2021 | North Star Imagination Library Fairbanks, AK | A | $10,647 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202201329349306390 |
| 2021 | Bridges Community Resources Network Soldotna, AK | A | $10,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202201329349306390 |
| 2021 | Sprout Family Services Homer, AK | A | $6,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202201329349306390 |
| 2020 | Aeyc Southeast Alaska Juneau, AK | A | $20,250 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202110839349300346 |
| 2020 | Mat-Su Imagination Library Wasilla, AK | A | $20,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202110839349300346 |
| 2020 | North Star Imagination Library Fairbanks, AK | A | $20,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202110839349300346 |
| 2020 | Bridges Community Resources Network Soldotna, AK | A | $9,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202110839349300346 |
| 2020 | Sprout Family Services Homer, AK | A | $6,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202110839349300346 |
| 2019 | Mat-Su Imagination Library Wasilla, AK | A | $22,500 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202040869349300739 |
| 2019 | Aeyc Southeast Alaska Juneau, AK | A | $20,250 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202040869349300739 |
| 2019 | North Star Imagination Library Fairbanks, AK | A | $19,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202040869349300739 |
| 2019 | Bridges Community Resources Network Soldotna, AK | A | $10,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202040869349300739 |
| 2019 | Sprout Family Services Homer, AK | A | $5,500 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 202040869349300739 |
| 2018 | Aeyc Southeast Alaska Juneau, AK | A | $20,250 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 201920709349300242 |
| 2018 | North Star Imagination Library Fairbanks, AK | A | $20,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 201920709349300242 |
| 2018 | Mat-Su Imagination Library Wasilla, AK | A | $18,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 201920709349300242 |
| 2018 | Bridges Community Resources Network Soldotna, AK | A | $9,000 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 201920709349300242 |
| 2018 | Sprout Family Services Homer, AK | A | $5,332 | paid | IMAGINATION LIBRARY | 201920709349300242 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202511339349301751 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202401359349313300 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202341299349302524 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202201329349306390 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202110839349300346 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | not stated | 2018v3.2 | 202040869349300739 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201920709349300242 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/455066055.json.
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