1,653 Alaska enterprises, including churches and nonprofits, receive federal loans/grants of at least $150K

A total of 1,653 Alaska enterprises ranging from the Anchorage Baptist Temple and the Red Dog Saloon to the Arctic Slope Native Association received at least $150,000 from the federal bailout program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to federal documents released Monday.

Add to that the 9,516 loans/grants of less than $150,000 to other organizations across the state. The largest of the smaller category in Alaska was $149,927 to a Fairbanks business with 11 jobs. The smallest was $130 to a one-person enterprise in Sitka.

Here is a 56-page list of Alaska recipients of loans/grants in excess of $150,000, the amounts received and the “jobs retained” with the government money, according to the SBA. The federal government refused to release the names of loans of less than $150,000.

The Arctic Slope Native Association, which provides health care services on the North Slope, was one of 12 Alaska entities that collected between $5 million and $10 million, the maximum offered through the Payroll Protection Program. More than 50 Alaska businesses received between $2 million and $5 million.

Alaska Native corporation subsidiaries, large construction companies, some tourism businesses and professional offices crowded the $2 million to $5 million list, with four separate Ahtna companies collecting a combined total between $8 million and $20 million.

The PPP loans will become grants if the businesses and other groups receiving them use the money to pay salaries and certain other expenses. A total of 11,169 Alaska loans/grants had been made by June 30 for a total of $1.2 billion.

In addition to the Arctic Slope association, the other Alaska recipients in the $5 million to $10 million range are: Cruz Construction, 215 jobs; I.C.E. Services Inc., 367 jobs; Matanuska Telephone Association, 267 jobs; NANA Worley, 231; Northern Energy Services, 298; South Peninsula Hospital, 439 jobs; Tatitlek Technologies, 361 jobs; and Yulista Tactical LLC, 220 jobs.

In addition, Katmai Health Services, Tyonek Global Services and Tyonek Worldwide Services were on the list, but the SBA did not include their job numbers.

Alaska Native corporations are receiving funding under a different part of the federal bailout law, but many have subsidiaries with fewer than 500 employees and the federal government treats them as if they are stand-alone companies.

The Anchorage Baptist Temple collected between $350,000 and $1 million in government help, saying it would save 166 jobs. The Grace Community Church and Grace Christian School each received between $350,000 and $1 million.

The Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Anchorage received between $1 million and $2 million, preserving 214 jobs, while the Catholic Schools of Fairbanks received between $350,000 and $1 million.

Other churches that got government funds include the Anchorage Grace Brethren Church, the Lutheran School Association of Anchorage, Church on the Rock, the First Independent Samoan Assembly of God Church, the ACF Church and the Fairbanks Assembly of God Church.

Nearly 500 Alaska businesses and nonprofit groups received amounts between $350,000 and $1 million. Alaska Permanent Capital Management received between $150,000 and $350,00, as did a large number of accounting, legal, medical and other firms. All told, about 1,000 organizations received loans of between $150,000 and $350,000.

The Alaska School Activities Association, the Anchorage Montessori School, the Association of Alaska School Boards, the Alaska State Fair, the Alaska Zoo and the Alaska Gymnastics Association are among the nonprofits on the list. The Red Dog Saloon in Juneau collected between $150,000 and $350,000.

Kendall Alaska Imports, Kendall Ford Alaska, Kendall Ford Kenai and Kendall Fairbanks each received between $350,000 and $1 million. Seekins Ford in Fairbanks received between $1 million and $2 million. Alaska Sales & Service received between $2 million and $5 million.

Most other car dealers received loans as well, including Affordable Used Cars, Northstar Auto, Gene’s Inc., Continental Motor Co., Continental Car & Truck, Fairbanks Nissan and others. Auto Trim and Design received between $150,000 and $350,000.

The Anchorage Daily News received between $1 million and $2 million to save 95 jobs, while the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner received between $350,000 and $1 million as did the Coastal Television Broadcasting Co., CoastAlaska Inc. and Alaska Public Media. The Ketchikan Daily News received from $150,000 to $300,000.

The company that owns KFAR and other radio stations in Fairbanks received between $150,000 and $350,000. Brilliant Media Strategies collected between $150,000 and $350,000 as did Koahnic Broadcasting.

A wide variety of restaurants, hotels, and tourist businesses received money from the program. Alaska Riverways, owned by the Binkley family, received between $350,000 and $1 million, as did the Northern Alaska Tour Company. The Alyeska Resort Operations Limited Partnership received between $2 million and $5 million.

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