Foster Arizona FY2020 filing

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Mesa, AZ501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 46-3920514Revenue $305K in FY2020

On file with the IRSfosteraz.org525 E Broadway Rd, 85204-2021 · Mesa, AZTax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 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
$279K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$305K
Spent
$274K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$426K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$305K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$759K
FY2024$688K
Expenses
$274K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$594K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$742K
Net assets
$426K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $205K Management & general 11% · $31K Fundraising 14% · $38K

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; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Founder
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Aging Out

Helps provide transitional housing for kids coming out of foster care each year. Providing a safe places where young adults can gain stability living independently while learning real-life skills needed to be successful long-term.

$112Kprogram expense
02

Foster cooperative-an open sourced online community for anyone impacted by foster care to find connections, peer supports, quality resources and training, community events, and innovative communication methods to empower those caring for kids with tools needed to succeed.

$58Kprogram expense
03

Foster arizonas kid connection events are focused on kids within the arizona foster care system living in group homes. These events provide a real--life point of connection between these kids and members of the community that are interested in supporting them.

$26Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$305K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Investment incomeLn 3$260
Money outPt IX
$274K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$705K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$185K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Investment incomeLn 3$260
Total revenueLn 12$305K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$559K
Total assetsLn 16$705K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
Net assetsLn 32$426K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$579K$559K
Total assetsLn 16$675K$705K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K$279K
Net assetsLn 32$396K$426K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$21K$21K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$22K$13K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$15K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$15K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$556$600
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$232$2K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$30K$5K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$100$100
InterestLn 20$14K$13K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$265
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$992$419$573
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$30K$821$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$274K$205K$31K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $305K$274K$31K$426K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $305,012 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $205,901$214,985
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,362$89,767
I-10 Investment income$260
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $244,263$305,012
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$21,368
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,589$67,320
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$7,300
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,674$178,205
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $262,263$274,193
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,000$30,819
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $305,012 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$185,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,735
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$214,985
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $89,767$89,767
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $260$260
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $90,027 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$305,012
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,193 across 18 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $21,368$21,368
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,400 · Management $12,736 · Fundraising $3,200$38,336
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,245 · Fundraising $9,504$24,749
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,235$4,235
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $25,600$25,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,785$1,785
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,300$7,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,554 · Fundraising $13,530$28,084
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,207 · Management $556 · Fundraising $600$2,363
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,047 · Management $232 · Fundraising $2,323$6,602
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,742 · Management $4,858$34,600
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,810$3,810
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $100$100
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,519 · Management $1,126$13,645
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,476$20,476
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,060 · Management $265$8,325
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $419 · Management $573$992
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,536 · Management $821 · Fundraising $1,466$31,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $205,173 · Management $31,097 · Fundraising $37,923$274,193
Part X · Balance sheet $704,944 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,138$121,483
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,300$24,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $579,237$558,761
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $674,675$704,944
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $279,070$278,520
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $395,605$426,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $674,675$704,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $426,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$305,012
XI-2 Total expenses$274,193
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,819
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$395,605
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$426,424

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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