Arizona Leads

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)EducationEIN 87-1720747Revenue $1.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSazleads.org3200 E Camelback Rd Ste 130, 85018-2342 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Jun 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We envision a future where every child, in every neighborhood, can attend a high-quality school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $356K a year · 38% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$199K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$114K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+99% vs prior year
Spent
$700K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +99%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$725K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$503K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$700K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$486K
FY2023$589K
FY2024$529K
FY2025$700K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$239K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 2022.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $520K Management & general 21% · $150K Fundraising 4% · $30K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $199K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder and CEO
$199,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Meyerson’s $199K as Founder and CEO is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Julia Meyerson$199,200$256,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering every child to attend a high-quality school in their neighborhood.

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1 program · $520K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We believe in a quality and equitable education system where all students are prepared to succeed. We will go beyond incremental improvements in education and create large-scale, systemic change.

$520Kprogram 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 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $170K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,750
Bes INCMA · FY2023$21,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$700K
Ln 25
Programscol B$520K
Managementcol C$150K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$830K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$830K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$830K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$830K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K$114K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$143K$143K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$199K$159K$10K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$51K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$197K$151K$46K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$680
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$2K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$4K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$700K$520K$150K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$700K$301K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $503K$529K−$26K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$589K$911K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $725K$486K$239K$239K 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 $1,001,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $502,529$1,001,458
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $502,529$1,001,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,000$148,637
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $280,736$283,508
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $227,015$268,114
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $528,751$700,259
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,222$301,199
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 $1,001,458 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,001,458
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,001,458
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,001,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $700,259 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $142,887$142,887
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,750$5,750
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $159,360 · Management $9,960 · Fundraising $29,880$199,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,585 · Management $33,723$84,308
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,581$30,581
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,748$19,748
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,213 · Management $45,963$197,176
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,208 · Management $1,208$2,416
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,980 · Management $680$3,660
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,593 · Management $4,721$6,314
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,459 · Management $2,560$7,019
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $520,035 · Management $150,344 · Fundraising $29,880$700,259
Part X · Balance sheet $1,538,779 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,220,087$829,862
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$700,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $803$8,917
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,220,890$1,538,779
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,456$109,446
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,352$5,052
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,808$114,498
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $928,082$1,100,117
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $195,000$324,164
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,123,082$1,424,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,220,890$1,538,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,424,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,001,458
XI-2 Total expenses$700,259
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$301,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,123,082
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,424,281

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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