To provide services to the rural poor of the state of arizona thru a network of community based aides with supporting staff in tucson and charter schools for kindergarten through grade 12.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$593K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$593K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.3M
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$95.0M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$93.6M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$23.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$95.0M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$66.3M
FY2021$94.7M
FY2022$94.2M
FY2023$96.1M
FY2024$95.0M
FY2025$88.1M
Expenses
$93.6M
FY2024+0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$66.2M
FY2021$92.3M
FY2022$90.0M
FY2023$93.5M
FY2024$93.6M
FY2025$89.0M
Net assets
$23.3M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.6M
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022$19.3M
FY2023$21.9M
FY2024$23.3M
FY2025$22.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1973.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $88.7M Management & general 5% · $4.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $593K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$314,933Pt VII · Sec A
$140,646Pt VII · Sec A
$137,166Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Arnold’s $326K as CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Arnold$326,499$314,933$398,504$266,580$296,702$259,420
Kari Hogan$145,656$140,646$134,050$111,957$132,130$112,880
Barbara a Coronado$141,516$137,166$143,254$113,536$133,325$110,802
Suzette Benitez$105,764—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps rural Arizona's poor with community aides and charter schools.

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3 programs · $87.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Education

Providing education for preschool through high school students.

$75.9Mprogram expense
02

Disabled Adult Services

Residential and vocational services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

$8.5Mprogram expense
03

Employement and Training

Provide technical and job skills training and placing rural poor and farm workers into productive employment thru referrals, training, and direct placement.

$2.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$95.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$614K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Money outPt IX
$93.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$88.7M
Managementcol C$4.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$23.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.1M
Total assetsLn 16$38.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$94.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$614K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$95.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$947K
SavingsLn 2$9.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$38.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.3M
Net assetsLn 32$23.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5559
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.6M$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.3M$23.4M
Total assetsLn 16$33.7M$38.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.8M$15.3M
Net assetsLn 32$21.9M$23.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$242K$242K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$648K$648K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.0M$13.0M$1.0M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.2M$215K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$976K$115K
Legal feesLn 11b$45K$7K$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$118K$118K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68.3M$67.7M$597K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$205K$162K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$1.8M$1.6M$198K
Information technologyLn 14$261K$203K$58K
OccupancyLn 16$1.7M$1.4M$333K
TravelLn 17$1.2M$935K$282K
InterestLn 20$569K$184K$386K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$878K$533K$345K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$630K$455K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93.6M$88.7M$4.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $88.1M$89.0M−$875K$22.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $95.0M$93.6M$1.4M$23.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $96.1M$93.5M$2.6M$21.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $94.2M$90.0M$4.3M$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $94.7M$92.3M$2.4M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $66.3M$66.2M$83K$12.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $94,992,480 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $95,589,585$94,209,095
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $133,495$156,030
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$38,878$13,738
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $378,680$613,617
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $96,062,882$94,992,480
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $237,847$241,774
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,639,475$17,176,658
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $75,599,028$76,173,872
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $93,476,350$93,592,304
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,586,532$1,400,176
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,992,480 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$94,145,018
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$64,077
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,209,095
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,050 · Excluded from tax $116,980$156,030
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,468$3,468
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $60,841$60,841
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,270$10,270
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $552,776$552,776
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,050 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $744,335$94,992,480
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $93,592,304 across 16 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $241,774$241,774
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $648,270$648,270
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,995,145 · Management $1,044,489$14,039,634
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,182,823 · Management $215,114$1,397,937
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $976,285 · Management $114,532$1,090,817
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,337 · Management $37,638$44,975
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $118,150$118,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,667,120 · Management $597,432$68,264,552
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $162,051 · Management $42,973$205,024
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,603,127 · Management $198,487$1,801,614
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $203,460 · Management $57,936$261,396
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,395,885 · Management $333,186$1,729,071
IX-17 TravelPrograms $934,514 · Management $282,350$1,216,864
IX-20 InterestPrograms $183,728 · Management $385,762$569,490
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $532,685 · Management $345,342$878,027
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $629,940 · Management $454,769$1,084,709
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,715,874 · Management $4,876,430 · Fundraising $0$93,592,304
Part X · Balance sheet $38,550,585 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,512,932$946,845
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,077,009$9,188,508
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,169,185$3,429,449
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $274,487$472,227
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,321,051$23,424,498
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,347,048$1,089,058
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,701,712$38,550,585
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,310,361$3,676,855
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $201,696$809,368
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $441,509$359,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,822,263$15,270,960
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,722,149$17,992,829
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,157,300$5,286,796
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,879,449$23,279,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,701,712$38,550,585
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,279,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$94,992,480
XI-2 Total expenses$93,592,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,400,176
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,879,449
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,279,625

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