Focused on educating, encouraging, and empowering arizonans to positively impact the lives of kids in Foster care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 142 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $186K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $180K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$405K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$688K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$742K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$688K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$759K
FY2024$688K
Expenses
$742K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$742K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $674K Management & general 5% · $39K Fundraising 4% · $28K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Founder
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim J Vehon’s $60K as CEO and Founder is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Kim J Vehon$60,000$45,000$41,000$32,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Empowering Arizonans to positively impact foster kids' lives through education and encouragement.

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3 programs · $660K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Foster arizona housing program provides young adults 18-24 who are transitioning out of foster care or deemed at-risk of homelessness a safe place to live while offering resources and support. Participants in the program set financial, vocational, educational, personal, and housing goals that they work on while involved in the program.

$445Kprogram expense
02

Foster cooperative is a unique digital community for adult champions of children facing adversity to find resources and support. Resources include: peer-to-peer support, community events, quality resources, and on-demand training.

$109Kprogram expense
03

Foster arizona kid initiatives program serves kids 3-17 that are currently in foster care or have been kept out of or left the DCS system due to reunification, adoption, or guardianship. Kid initiatives creates opportunities to build connection and resilience through engaging the community in meeting the needs of both the kids and their…

$105Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$688K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$742K
Ln 25
Programscol B$674K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$291K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$661K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$92K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$97K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$688K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$291K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6142
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$376K$291K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K$405K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$40K$11K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$159K$157K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$21K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$500
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$52K$651$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$34K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$21K$2K$372
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$30K$3K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$600$600
InterestLn 20$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K$439
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211K$211K$13
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$14K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$742K$674K$39K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $688K$742K−$54K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $759K$657K$101K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$594K$696K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $508K$350K$157K$588K 990 PDF
FY2020 $305K$274K$31K$426K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $688,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $718,175$660,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,405$87,769
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$4,789
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$47,969−$65,106
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $758,612$688,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,518$245,584
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $459,618$496,294
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $657,136$741,878
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $101,476−$53,705
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $688,173 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$96,536
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$564,185
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$91,524
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$660,721
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $87,769$87,769
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,789$4,789
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$67,495−$67,495
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,389$2,389
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $90,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$62,706$688,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $741,878 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,365 · Management $10,635 · Fundraising $9,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,381 · Fundraising $1,151$158,532
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,559 · Management $4,993 · Fundraising $1,500$27,052
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,000 · Management $500$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,293$12,293
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,397 · Management $651 · Fundraising $8,995$62,043
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,215 · Fundraising $1,800$36,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,157 · Management $1,655 · Fundraising $372$23,184
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,271$1,271
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,943 · Management $2,701$32,644
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,800 · Management $600 · Fundraising $600$6,000
IX-20 InterestPrograms $21,006$21,006
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,053$48,053
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,047 · Management $439$16,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $211,087 · Fundraising $13$211,100
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,170 · Management $4,741 · Fundraising $4,788$23,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $674,451 · Management $39,208 · Fundraising $28,219$741,878
Part X · Balance sheet $1,720,787 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,405$16,714
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $361,505$273,930
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,897$1,447
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,030$1,730
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,255$15,225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,436,385$1,411,741
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,865,477$1,720,787
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,991$6,668
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $495,939$404,954
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,326,204$1,315,313
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $43,334$520
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,369,538$1,315,833
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,865,477$1,720,787
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,315,833 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$688,173
XI-2 Total expenses$741,878
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,705
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,369,538
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,315,833

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