To financially and resourcefully support arizona families who endure financial hardship while experiencing extended illness or injury of their children. The Care Fund provides mortgage and rent support during a child's extended health crisis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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
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 deficit $9K a year · 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
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$458K
Spent
$509K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$403K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$458K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$704K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$483K
FY2025$538K
Expenses
$509K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$509K
FY2021$617K
FY2022$698K
FY2023$664K
FY2024$606K
FY2025$484K
Net assets
$403K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$405K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $301K Management & general 22% · $111K Fundraising 19% · $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

13 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman Eme
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Piper Jameson’s $130K as Executive Di is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Piper Jameson$130,044$114,045————
Barb Bowers——$88,000$89,000——
Beverly B Damore————$60,000$80,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps Arizona families pay rent and mortgages during a child's serious illness.

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1 program · $301K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided rent or mortgage to 126 families of children with critical illness or injury.

$301Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.6M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$224,345
Unitemized GrantFY2024$251,650
Unitemized GrantFY2023$277,880
Unitemized GrantFY2022$318,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$296,109
Unitemized GrantFY2020$208,697

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$422
Money outPt IX
$509K
Ln 25
Programscol B$301K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$403K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$407K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Government grantsLn 1e$80K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$422
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$407K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$407K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$403K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6130
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$466K$407K
Total assetsLn 16$466K$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$462K$403K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$209K$209K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$27K$27K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$12K$10K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$23K$424$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$1K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$13K$3K$11K
TravelLn 17$399$100$100$199
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$19K$15K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$509K$301K$111K$97K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $538K$484K$54K$405K 990 PDF
FY2024 $483K$606K−$123K$349K 990 PDF
FY2023 $692K$664K$28K$471K 990 PDF
FY2022 $704K$698K$6K$443K 990 PDF
FY2021 $650K$617K$34K$437K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $458K$509K−$51K$403K 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 $457,946 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $710,087$457,524
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,167$422
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $711,254$457,946
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $318,194$208,697
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,815$103,823
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $160,444$196,730
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $679,453$509,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,801−$51,304
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $457,946 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$80,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$377,524
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,074
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$457,524
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $422$422
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $422$457,946
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $509,250 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $208,697$208,697
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,667 · Management $26,666 · Fundraising $26,667$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,912 · Management $9,529 · Fundraising $2,382$23,823
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $16,739$16,739
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,040$35,040
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,626 · Management $424 · Fundraising $42,344$65,394
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,232 · Fundraising $11,084$12,316
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,588 · Management $3,207 · Fundraising $10,824$26,619
IX-17 TravelPrograms $100 · Management $100 · Fundraising $199$399
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,149$3,149
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,537 · Management $14,830 · Fundraising $3,707$37,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $301,127 · Management $110,916 · Fundraising $97,207$509,250
Part X · Balance sheet $411,468 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $466,164$406,843
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,625
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $466,164$411,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,887$8,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,887$8,126
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $462,277$403,342
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $462,277$403,342
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $466,164$411,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $403,342 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$457,946
XI-2 Total expenses$509,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$462,277
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,631
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$403,342

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