A for Arizona: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 85-1341587)

Ceased operations as of February 2025, having previously worked to expand access to high-performing K-12 schools and educational opportunities for Arizona students.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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A for arizona operates an expansion & innovation fund that provided seed funding to public schools that pursued creative solutions to address and overcome the challenges present by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as to empower innovative school and community leaders, teachers, and families to implement their bold ideas for reimagining…

$1.7Mprogram 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

Great Leaders Strong SchoolsFY2024$30K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

Grants paid · 128 grants · $44.1M · 2020–2023

Western Maricopa Education CenterAZ · FY2023$1,854,000

Cartwright School DistrictFY2023$1,712,000

Empower College PrepAZ · FY2023$1,283,000

Laveen Elementary School District #59FY2023$1,255,000

Chinle Unified School DistrictFY2023$1,255,000

Mohave Valley Elementary School DistrictFY2023$1,159,000

Santa Cruz Valley Usd #35FY2023$812,000

Foundation for Blind ChildrenAZ · FY2023$629,000

Desert Sage SchoolAZ · FY2023$492,000

Colorado River Union Hs DistrictFY2023$389,000

Heritage Academy INCMD · FY2023$347,000

Avondale Elementary SchoolFY2023$346,000

Greater Phoenix Chamber of CommerceAZ · FY2023$308,000

Arizona Autism Charter Schools INCAZ · FY2023$207,584

Mountain Institute Cted - Ctec CampusFY2023$189,000

Mobile Elementary School DistrictFY2023$180,000

Asu Preparatory AcademyAZ · FY2023$169,640

Paradise Valley Unified SchoolsFY2023$119,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$604

Money outPt IX

$1.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$132K

Owns and owesPt X

$507K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$527K

Total assetsLn 16$592K

LiabilitiesLn 26$85K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$604

Total revenueLn 12$2.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$527K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$527K

Total assetsLn 16$592K

LiabilitiesLn 26$85K

Net assetsLn 32$507K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 69

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$34K	$527K
Total assetsLn 16	$34K	$592K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$17K	$85K
Net assetsLn 32	$17K	$507K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.3M	$1.3M
Legal feesLn 11b	$21K	$14K	$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$28K		$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$157K	$154K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$32K	$32K	$52
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$2K	$363
Information technologyLn 14	$6K	$4K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$2K		$2K
TravelLn 17	$3K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$6K	$6K	$179
InsuranceLn 23	$5K		$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$235K	$151K	$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.8M	$1.7M	$132K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$16K	$72K	−$56K	$0	990 PDF
FY2024	$13.6M	$13.9M	−$312K	$56K	990 PDF
FY2023	$12.4M	$12.2M	$221K	$368K	990 PDF
FY2022	$20.0M	$20.4M	−$360K	$147K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$2.3M	$1.8M	$490K	$507K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,295,104 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,000$2,294,500

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$604

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,000$2,295,104

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,307,800

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,561$497,745

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,561$1,805,545

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,439$489,559

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $2,295,104 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$1,500,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$794,500

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,294,500

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $604$604

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $604$2,295,104

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,805,545 across 12 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,307,800$1,307,800

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,375 · Management $6,875$21,250

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,276$28,276

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $154,178 · Management $2,921$157,099

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,026 · Management $52$32,078

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,651 · Management $363$2,014

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,910 · Management $1,968$5,878

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,643$1,643

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,100$3,100

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,880 · Management $179$6,059

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,450$5,450

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,871 · Management $84,027$234,898

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,673,791 · Management $131,754 · Fundraising $0$1,805,545

Part X · Balance sheet $591,569 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,950$527,269

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$64,300

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,950$591,569

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,511$84,571

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,511$84,571

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,439$256,998

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$250,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,439$506,998

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,950$591,569

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $506,998 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,295,104

XI-2 Total expenses$1,805,545

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$489,559

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,439

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$506,998

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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