The Primavera Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)Since 1983HousingEIN 86-0733182

The Primavera Foundation is co creating pathways out of poverty through housing, workforce development, homeownership and financial education, and comprehensive community development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5,487 volunteers and 321 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$793K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
$12.3M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$13.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$18.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$12.3M
FY2024▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$12.0M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$15.0M
FY2024$12.3M
Expenses
$13.6M
FY2024▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$10.9M
FY2024$13.6M
Net assets
$18.2M
FY2024▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$15.6M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$19.5M
FY2024$18.2M

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 Feb 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $11.7M Management & general 11% · $1.5M Fundraising 3% · $427K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $793K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$221,423Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finance and Compliance Officer
$153,722Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Community Resilience Officer
$146,331Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human Resources Officer
$143,928Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Construction & Workforce Development Officer
$127,735Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tisha Tallman’s $221K as CEO is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tisha Tallman$221,423$176,006$75,914——
Peggy Hutchinson——$159,583——
Cammie Dirrim$153,722$120,749———
Peggy Hutchison———$150,403$146,388
Tamara Prime$146,331$104,583———
Margarita Bauza$143,928$106,463———
Nicollette Daly——$135,742——
Brian McGrath$127,735————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds safe housing and offers job training, financial help, and community programs to lift people out of poverty.

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3 program services account for $11.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Emergency Services

Emergency services programs are often the first contact a person has with the continuum of services offered by Primavera. There are six emergency services programs. Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (HIP) - Through mobile outreach team and/or The Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (HIP) program provides a variety of services…

$7.7Mprogram expense
02

Property and Asset Management

Primavera owns or operates twenty-two properties which includes office buildings, a vacant lot for future expansion, a shelter with 77 beds, a community center, training center, and resource center, a supportive residential housing community which is a combination drop-in program and transitional housing, and multifamily permanent rental…

$2.5Mprogram expense
03

Workforce Development

Primavera Works is a temporary staffing service and workforce development center providing temporary and temp-to-hire workers for residential, business, and public sector partners to adults with barriers to employment.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Funders

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 2 funders$16K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $13.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,595,491
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,568
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,613,384
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,657
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,384,577
Just Communities ArizonaAZ · FY2022$257,803
Our Family Services INCAZ · FY2022$118,163
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,931
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,918,234
Our Family Services INCAZ · FY2021$379,222
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,267
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,318,483
Our Family Services INCAZ · FY2020$674,572
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,254

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$363K
Money outPt IX
$13.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.7M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$427K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$221K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$363K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7$144K
Total revenueLn 12$12.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.8M
Other assetsLn 15$460K
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$18.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5321
VolunteersI 65,487
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$6.4M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.5M$14.8M
Total assetsLn 16$21.4M$20.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$19.5M$18.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.8M$2.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$793K$689K$73K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.4M$4.7M$497K$212K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$73K$56K$13K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$959K$743K$177K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$482K$374K$89K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$333K$191K$110K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$237$115$11K
Office expensesLn 13$792K$558K$186K$49K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$835K$812K$20K$4K
TravelLn 17$204K$196K$1K$6K
InterestLn 20$63$5$58
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$526K$500K$21K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$34K$18K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$251K$86K$153K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.6M$11.7M$1.5M$427K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $15.0M$10.9M$4.1M$19.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.8M$9.4M−$642K$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.0M$9.5M$2.5M$15.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.6M$11.6M$1.0M$13.5M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,330,642 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$38,960
VIII-1d Related organizations$302,966
VIII-1e Government grants$5,117,090
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,172,939
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$220,925
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,631,955
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,283,987$1,283,987
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $219,097$219,097
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $143,630$143,630
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,902−$14,902
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $66,875$66,875
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,283,987 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $414,700$12,330,642
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,623,157 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,777,993$2,777,993
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $689,436 · Management $72,642 · Fundraising $31,061$793,139
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,715,405 · Management $496,839 · Fundraising $212,443$5,424,687
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,212 · Management $13,400 · Fundraising $2,953$72,565
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $742,542 · Management $177,011 · Fundraising $39,015$958,568
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $373,525 · Management $89,043 · Fundraising $19,625$482,193
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,995$52,995
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $190,776 · Management $110,151 · Fundraising $32,562$333,489
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $237 · Management $115 · Fundraising $10,593$10,945
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $557,698 · Management $185,817 · Fundraising $48,747$792,262
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $52,272$52,272
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $811,609 · Management $19,688 · Fundraising $3,711$835,008
IX-17 TravelPrograms $195,945 · Management $1,205 · Fundraising $6,416$203,566
IX-20 InterestManagement $5 · Fundraising $58$63
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $500,283 · Management $21,419 · Fundraising $4,472$526,174
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,479 · Management $18,464 · Fundraising $2,825$55,768
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,636 · Management $152,916 · Fundraising $12,918$251,470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,731,776 · Management $1,463,982 · Fundraising $427,399$13,623,157
Part X · Balance sheet $20,416,606 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $42,462; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,419,770$1,005,875
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $252,698$2,115,124
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,468$41,339
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $76,619$86,847
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,459,825$14,813,844
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,009,505$1,851,053
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $112,185$460,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,386,532$20,416,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $583,593$621,287
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,150$43,248
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $173,082$524,879
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,873,456$2,196,045
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,049,265$14,811,432
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,463,811$3,409,129
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,513,076$18,220,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,386,532$20,416,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,220,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,330,642
XI-2 Total expenses$13,623,157
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,292,515
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,513,076
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,220,561

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