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.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$246K 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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FY2021 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$246K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$3.3M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.6M
Spent
$11.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$13.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$12.6M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$12.0M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$15.0M
FY2025$12.3M
Expenses
$11.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$10.9M
FY2025$13.6M
Net assets
$13.5M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$13.5M
FY2022$15.6M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$19.5M
FY2025$18.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1995.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $10.6M Management & general 6% · $697K Fundraising 3% · $339K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $246K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$146,388Pt VII · Sec A
$99,776Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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$104,587$99,776
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

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  • 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 programs · $10.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

See Schedule Oemergency Services

Emergency services programs are often the first contact a person has with the continuum of services offered by primavera. There are five emergency services programs, including: 1) homelessness intervention and prevention (hip) and rapid re-housing, including a variety of programs and services; 2) emergency men's shelter; 3) family…

$7.8Mprogram expense
02

See Schedule Oproperty and Asset Management

Primavera owns seventeen properties which include three office buildings, a training center, a community center, two shelters with 108 beds and 9 units, and twelve multifamily rental properties with 150 units. Valued at a little over $10.8 million. All but three properties are 100% owned without any debt service.

$1.5Mprogram expense
03

See Schedule Oworkforce Development

Primavera works, primavera's social enterprise alternative staffing service and workforce development center provides temporary and temp-to-hire workers for residential, business, and public sector partners.

$761Kprogram expense

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Money outPt IX
$11.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.6M
Managementcol C$697K
Fundraisingcol D$339K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$478K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$78K
Total revenueLn 12$12.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.5M
SavingsLn 2$257K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$13.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5321
VolunteersI 65,487
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M$3.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.6M$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M$16.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.1M$13.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$727K$727K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4.6M$4.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$260K$43K$177K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$3.0M$328K$198K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$13K$6K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$355K$297K$36K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$279K$220K$41K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$73K$14K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$25$23$4K
Office expensesLn 13$204K$161K$21K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$285K$268K$7K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$514K$506K$9K
TravelLn 17$56K$54K$67$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$383K$378K$4K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$69K$60K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$133K$25K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.6M$10.6M$697K$339K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.3M$13.6M−$1.3M$18.2M 990 PDF
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 Viewing $12.6M$11.6M$1.0M$13.5M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,647,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,972,400$11,609,206
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,060,614$1,028,962
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,028−$10,844
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $579,294$20,588
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,618,336$12,647,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,851,131$5,364,824
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,119,054$4,472,394
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,756,865$1,803,497
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,727,050$11,640,715
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,891,286$1,007,197
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $12,647,912 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$50,500
VIII-1d Related organizations$379,559
VIII-1e Government grants$7,545,331
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,633,816
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$477,785
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,609,206
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,028,962$1,028,962
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $67,149$67,149
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$77,993−$77,993
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,663−$2,663
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $23,251$23,251
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $950,969 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $87,737$12,647,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,640,715 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $727,339$727,339
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,637,485$4,637,485
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,935 · Management $177,239 · Fundraising $39,868$260,042
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,030,221 · Management $328,366 · Fundraising $198,232$3,556,819
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,091 · Management $5,505 · Fundraising $2,878$21,474
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $296,520 · Management $35,618 · Fundraising $22,443$354,581
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $220,354 · Management $40,673 · Fundraising $18,451$279,478
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,750$22,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,106 · Management $14,339 · Fundraising $6,073$93,518
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25 · Management $23 · Fundraising $4,110$4,158
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $160,727 · Management $20,786 · Fundraising $22,437$203,950
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $268,154 · Management $7,287 · Fundraising $9,357$284,798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $505,796 · Management $8,523$514,319
IX-17 TravelPrograms $53,550 · Management $67 · Fundraising $2,454$56,071
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,481$4,481
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $377,602 · Management $4,191 · Fundraising $1,040$382,833
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $60,080 · Management $7,322 · Fundraising $1,997$69,399
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,925 · Management $24,647 · Fundraising $9,648$167,220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,604,391 · Management $697,336 · Fundraising $338,988$11,640,715
Part X · Balance sheet $16,781,565 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $64,951; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,757,580$3,532,253
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,600,102$256,581
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $689,122$417,895
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,598$51,810
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,256$51,781
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,648,291$10,335,250
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,629,073$2,071,044
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,474,972$16,781,565
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $719,426$881,479
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $279,101$54,356
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,357,612$3,281,092
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,948,696$12,672,489
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,168,664$827,984
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,117,360$13,500,473
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,474,972$16,781,565
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,500,473 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,647,912
XI-2 Total expenses$11,640,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,007,197
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,117,360
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$375,916
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,500,473

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