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Arizona Council on Economic Education

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 1997EducationEIN 86-0896574Revenue $859K in FY2025

On file with the IRSazecon.org16421 N Tatum Blvd Ste 123, 85032-3456 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Jun 1998Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To reach and teach every Arizona student to become financially and economically responsible in work and life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 931 volunteers and 6 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $344K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$859K
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$850K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$859K
FY2025+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$739K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$857K
FY2025$859K
Expenses
$850K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$450K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$647K
FY2023$767K
FY2024$808K
FY2025$850K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1998.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $709K Management & general 10% · $89K Fundraising 6% · $52K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Elena Zee
President
$172,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kris Anest
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Hennings
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rachel Weiss
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elena Zee’s $172K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elena Zee$172,000$151,352$111,543$111,543$126,906$103,450
Debra Henney—————$2,650

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

Empowers Arizona students with financial and economic responsibility for work and life.

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1 program · $709K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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In partnership with our dedicated educators, volunteers, and supporters, in 2025, ACEE provided professional development and curriculum support to 2,108 K-12 teachers, reaching 273,461 socioeconomically diverse students across 552 public, charter, tribal, home, private, and juvenile detention schools statewide.

$709Kprogram 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
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$154K
Thunderbirds CharitiesFY2024$53K
Aps Foundation INCFY2024$32K
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$26K
John Dawson FoundationFY2024$20K
Fiesta Events INCFY2024$15K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$10K
Wells Fargo FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$344K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $106K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$40,689
Unitemized GrantFY2024$37,944
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,591
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,702

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$859K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$850K
Ln 25
Programscol B$709K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$776K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$859K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
SavingsLn 2$600K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$776K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$669K
Other assetsLn 15$30K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6931
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$839K$776K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$552K$669K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$41K$41K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$127K$16K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$282K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$13K$184
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$31K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$9K$9K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$3K$29K$275
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$99K$99K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$8K$23K$846
OccupancyLn 16$20K$17K$994$2K
TravelLn 17$23K$23K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$640$557$32$51
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$93$149
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$850K$709K$89K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $859K$850K$9K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $857K$808K$49K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $826K$767K$59K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $701K$647K$54K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $739K$534K$205K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $483K$450K$33K$1.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $858,999 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $816,654$775,853
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,407$65,685
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,536$20,182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$58,003−$2,721
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $856,594$858,999
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,944$40,689
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $489,701$521,276
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,149$288,167
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $807,794$850,132
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,800$8,867
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $858,999 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$177,711
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$598,142
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$775,853
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,685$65,685
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,766$17,766
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,416$2,416
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,721−$2,721
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,685 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,461$858,999
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $850,132 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $40,689$40,689
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,953 · Management $15,558 · Fundraising $38,849$181,360
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $282,066 · Management $8,539$290,605
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,466 · Management $184$13,650
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,025 · Management $1,783 · Fundraising $2,853$35,661
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,325 · Management $9,397 · Fundraising $7,500$26,222
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,986 · Management $29,321 · Fundraising $275$32,582
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,293$99,293
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,569$15,569
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,014 · Management $22,922 · Fundraising $846$31,782
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,299 · Management $994 · Fundraising $1,591$19,884
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,581$22,581
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $557 · Management $32 · Fundraising $51$640
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,620 · Management $93 · Fundraising $149$1,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,928$25,928
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,824$11,824
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $709,195 · Management $88,823 · Fundraising $52,114$850,132
Part X · Balance sheet $1,497,090 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,838$175,671
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $687,449$599,933
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,000$7,590
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,300$1,440
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,727$13,931
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $551,712$668,674
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $45,766$29,851
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,489,219$1,497,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,470$16,572
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,000$7,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,457$36,995
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,927$60,567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,287,292$1,409,023
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $124,000$27,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,411,292$1,436,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,489,219$1,497,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,436,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$858,999
XI-2 Total expenses$850,132
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,867
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,411,292
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,364
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,436,523

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