To raise funds through signature events and an annual campaign, and then provide grants to programs and non-profit organizations focuses on helping youth in arizona overcome obstacles and reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$165K 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$567K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$548K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$542K
FY2025$567K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 Sep 2011.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $2.3M Management & general 11% · $289K Fundraising 4% · $97K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$165,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Davis’s $165K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Davis$165,000$125,000$121,000$110,913$50,750—
Chris Marshall————$45,482$105,767

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

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

Programs and updates

Funds youth programs and organizations serving metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The annual support arizona youth campaign raised over $1.7 million in fiscal year 2024-2025 which was distributed to over 48 non-profit organizations. Executive council charities, through their general grants program, helped youth in arizona overcome obstacles to reaching their full potential by distributing funds to both non-profit and…

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 334 grants · $12.3M · 2019–2024
Ocj KidsAZ · FY2024$186,813
Child Crisis CenterFY2024$161,430
Harvest Compassion CenterAZ · FY2024$92,108
Special Olympics Arizona INCAZ · FY2024$80,177
New Pathways for Youth INCAZ · FY2024$63,739
Elevate PhoenixAZ · FY2024$58,142
Fostering Heroes FoundationAZ · FY2024$47,762
Arizona Burn Foundation INCAZ · FY2024$39,418
Defenders of ChildrenAZ · FY2024$32,786
Good Works ProjectAZ · FY2024$32,001
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$733K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$289K
Fundraisingcol D$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K
Total assetsLn 16$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$733K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$265K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$355K
Total assetsLn 16$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$567K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$370K$355K
Total assetsLn 16$595K$645K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$542K$567K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.2M$2.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$274K$91K$91K$91K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$6K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$73K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.3M$289K$97K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.7M$25K$567K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.9M$31K$542K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.8M−$155K$510K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.8M$117K$665K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$2.4M−$60K$548K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.3M$69K$608K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,754,482 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,286,012$2,000,143
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $919$21,230
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $654,595$733,109
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,941,526$2,754,482
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,482,958$2,246,635
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $262,821$291,157
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,339$191,549
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,910,118$2,729,341
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,408$25,141
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $2,754,482 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,000,143
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,000,143
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,230$21,230
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $733,109$733,109
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $754,339$2,754,482
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,729,341 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,246,635$2,246,635
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,364 · Management $91,363 · Fundraising $91,363$274,090
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,689 · Management $5,689 · Fundraising $5,689$17,067
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,000$8,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,169$7,169
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $52,117$52,117
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $72,541$72,541
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,534$15,534
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $33,756$33,756
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,432$2,432
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,343,688 · Management $288,601 · Fundraising $97,052$2,729,341
Part X · Balance sheet $644,626 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $214,269$265,424
X-4 Accounts receivable$24,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $370,336$354,802
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $594,542$644,626
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,488$49,084
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $26,431$28,778
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,919$77,862
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $541,623$566,764
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $594,542$644,626
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $566,764 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,754,482
XI-2 Total expenses$2,729,341
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$541,623
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$566,764

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