2024-05-15T17:58:50-04:00 2023-06-30 860744625 BUSBY SANFORD BRADY CPAS PLC 2055 N KOLB RD STE 101 TUCSON AZ 85715 990EZ 2022-07-01 472304025 TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION TOLL 6028287803 315 W MAIN ST AVONDALE AZ 85323 BERNARD JURY TREASURER 6028287803 2024-05-07 BERNARD JURY XXX-XX-XXXX true VICENTE D VARGAS CPA P00957452 5207332530 2024-05-15 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X HTTPS://WWW.TCCAZ.ORG/ X X 150741 X 118261 32480 17727 14753 133014 49359 10348 1050 17703 78460 54554 14249 68803 14249 68803 14249 68803 14249 68803 X TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION (TCC) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2015 TO BE A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN, GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY. TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION HAS STRATEGICALLY TARGETED PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR LOCAL YOUTH. THESE PROGRAMS ARE RENOWNED FOR GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEAD TO EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH AND PREPARING THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. TCC CONTINUES TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OUR ORGANIZATION BY SUPPORTING TALENTED, DRIVEN YOUTH. AS WE INVEST IN THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS, THEY RECIPROCATE BY REPLENISHING OUR POOL OF VOLUNTEERS. AS THEY FORGE THEIR UNIQUE PATH IN THIS WORLD, THEY SERVE AS A SYMBOL OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 20 -SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS HAVE BEEN DISPERSED TO TOLLESON TRUST COALITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE TUITION AND ASSOCIATED FEES. -TEN SCHOLARSHIPS IN 1000 INCREMENTS FOR FIRST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH ELOISA DIAZ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE PROGRAM AMPLIFIES THEIR 100,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND. -IN ADDITION TO ITS OWN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, TCC HAS ALLOCATED FUNDS FROM THE GRIC GRANT TO THE ESTRELLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENDOWMENT. OUR ORGANIZATION IS PROJECTED TO DOUBLE OUR INITIAL 12,000 THROUGH OUR GRIC GRANT 2024 RENEWAL REQUEST, IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE FOSTERING AND EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. ESTRELLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WAS SELECTED USING THE DATA PROVIDED, NOTING IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, OVER 2,400 TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES HAVE ATTENDED THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING. -OUR ORGANIZATION HAS AWARDED FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATES OF TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL IN SUPPORT OF THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION. ALL RECIPIENTS ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. -TOLLESON ELEMENTARY MARIACHI PROGRAM HAS PERFORMED AT TCC SPONSORED EVENTS. IN RETURN FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP. THE AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM HAS FLOURISHED AND CONTINUED TO EXPAND WHICH PROVIDES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH OTHERS IN TOLLESON. THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL JR. ROTC PROGRAM WAS AWARDED FUNDING THAT SPONSORED CADETS FOR A CADET LEADERSHIP CAMP IN HAWAII SUMMER OF 2023. THIS FUNDING ENCAPSULATED THE REMAINING MONIES NEEDED TO COVER FEES. THE INVESTMENT FOSTERED A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TCC AND TUHSD JR. ROTC, AND THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING WELL DISCIPLINED, HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS AT OUR EVENTS. A TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL JR. ROTC SENIOR CADET IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED SPONSORSHIP TO ATTEND A UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY LEADERSHIP CAMP IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. ARIZONA DESERT ELEMENTARY EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A COLLEGE FIELD TRIP AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY. THIS TRIP INCLUDED A TOUR OF THE CAMPUS LED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO SERVE AS MENTORS TO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS. MANY STUDENTS WILL BE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL MARIACHI PROGRAM RECEIVED FUNDING AS THE DIRECTOR HAS LED HIS STUDENTS TO PERFORM FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GENERATIONS IN EFFORTS TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY AND CUSTOMS. THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL BALLET FOLKLORICO DIRECTOR WAS AWARDED FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM IN WHICH SHE HAS GUIDED HER STUDENTS IN PERFORMING FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS, AND PRESERVING THEIR HISTORY AND CUSTOMS. 34145 37063 TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO IS A BENEFICIARY OF THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION. THE MERCADO WAS THE VISION OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO IS A PROUD NATIVE OF TOLLESON, ARIZONA. SHE RECENTLY COMPLETED HER BACHELORS DEGREE IN BUSINESS FROM NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY AND STANDS AS A FIRST-GENERATION GRADUATE. HER DEEP CONNECTION AND PULSE ON THE COMMUNITY LED TO CREATION OF A SUSTAINABLE GRASSROOTS MARKETPLACE. WHILE THE INITIAL VISION WAS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER WHILE EMPOWERING LOCAL VENDORS, THE MERCADO HAS EVOLVED INTO MUCH MORE. THIS MARKETPLACE HAS PROVIDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER VARIOUS RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 45 VENDORS/15 VOLUNTEERS TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A RENTAL SPACE, MARKETING MATERIALS, WEBSITE CREATION, LIGHTING EQUIPMENT, INSURANCE, AND OTHER EXPENDITURES. TCC, TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO, THE CITY OF TOLLESON, AND JOBS FOR ARIZONA GRADUATES, RECENTLY HOSTED THE CITY'S FIRST COMMUNITY FAIR. THIS FAIR CONSISTED OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE, CRUCIAL HEALTH RESOURCES, COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAM RECRUITERS, AND LOCAL VENDORS. THIS COMMUNITY HUB PROVIDES ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH A HANDS ON WORKSHOP ENVIRONMENT. PARTICIPANTS ARE COACHED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CREATING A BUSINESS AND ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT ENTAIL THIS ENDEAVOR. LOCAL VENDORS HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THEIR NEIGHBORS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE CITY OF TOLLESON. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VENDORS AT THE MARKET AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO REFINE THEIR BUSINESS AND PRODUCTS. THE MERCADO TEAM MEMBERS SOLICIT OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING THEIR SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS REALTORS, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES. THIS ALLEVIATES THE CHALLENGE OF LACK OF TRANSPORTATION FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY OTHERWISE STRUGGLE TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. WITH THE SUPPORT OF TCC, THE MERCADO ORGANIZER WILL BE COLLABORATING WITH TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA STUDENTS AND PROVIDING A HANDS ON LEARNING LAB AT THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO. LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND EDUCATORS WILL SERVE AS MENTORS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AS STUDENTS EVOLVE THEIR BUSINESS AND PROMOTE ITS PRODUCTS IN A REAL-LIFE SETTING. 6868 IN THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY, ELDERS ARE HONORED AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR FAMILY UNIT IS INVALUABLE. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE THOSE WHO HAVE PROVIDED GUIDANCE, LOVE, AND LEADERSHIP TO THE NEXT GENERATION. TCC TAKES THE ELDERS INTO CONSIDERATION FOR ALL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ENCOURAGES THEIR ATTENDANCE. OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF TOLLESON HAS ALLEVIATED THE CHALLENGE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR SENIORS, INCREASING THEIR ATTENDANCE AND VISIBILITY AT OUR HOSTED EVENTS. THE YOUTH WHO VOLUNTEER BENEFIT FROM THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE ELDERS AND OFTEN VIEW THIS AS THE MOST GRATIFYING PART OF BEING A VOLUNTEER FOR TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION. STUDENTS OFTEN REQUEST TO HELP DELIVER GOODS AND SERVICES TO OUR ELDERS WHO RESIDE IN ASSISTED LIVING. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND HOPE OUR YOUTH SEE THE VALUE IN THESE EXPERIENCES. OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS TARGETED POPULATION IS AS FOLLOWS. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 350 FOOD DONATIONS ARE AFFORDED THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATION CHARLANDO ENTRE MUJERES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENSURE HARDSHIP IS ALLEVIATED. IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION, TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO AND CHARLANDO ENTRE MUJERES A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE WAS PROVIDED TO OUR COMMUNITY. OVER 2600 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDED CASA DE MERCED SENIOR APARTMENTS AND OTHER ELDERLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHERE FRESH PRODUCE WAS DELIVERED TO THE DOORSTEPS OF THE RESIDENTS. MANY SENIOR CITIZENS ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND LIVING CHECK TO CHECK. WHE UNPLANNED EXPENSES OCCUR, THERE IS LITTLE LEFT FOR THEM TO COVER THEIR ESSENTIALS. WE HAVE PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENT, CAR PAYMENTS, UTILITIES, AND OTHER EXPENSES. TCC HAS PROVIDED FOOD BOXES AND GIFT CARDS TO GROCERY STORES FOR FOOD INSECURITIES. OUR ELDERS ARE CELEBRATED AND HONORED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS TIEMPO DE AMOR(VALENTINES DAY) AND TE ABRAZO CON AMOR (CHRISTMAS). WE PROVIDE CATERING ENTERTAINMENT AND GIFT CARDS SO OUR ELDERS CAN PURCHASE ANY NECESSITIES. TCC DISTRIBUTED 200 GIFT CARDS, EACH IN THE AMOUNT OF 100 AT THE TE ABRAZO CON AMOR EVENT. TO HONOR OUR LOCAL HEROES, TCC SERVED AS SPONSOR TO THE 2ND ANNUAL TOLLESON GOLF CLASSIC TOURNAMENT BENEFIT FOR VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW POST 6310). 10300 12349 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND FOOD INSECURITY APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 601 SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN ENCOMPASS STUDENTS ATTENDING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOL, AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMESCHOOLED. ALL STUDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY AND FALL INTO THESE CATEGORIES WERE ELIGIBLE TO BE RECIPIENTS OF ANY AWARDS, SERVICES, OR DONATIONS. THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A VULNERABLE POPULATION WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN ACTIVE, ENGAGED, AND PRODUCTIVE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS THROUGH SPORTS, CLUBS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS EMPOWER FAMILIES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN THAT MAY HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY CHALLENGING WITHOUT THE FUNDING OR SUPPORT FROM TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION. HELPING OUR HOMELESS PROGRAM APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 3 HOMELESS/14 SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED HOMELESSNESS THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY GRAPPLES WITH A RISING NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF HOMELESSNESS OR THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS RESOURCES REMAINS UNWAVERING, AS WE STRIVE TO ASSIST BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATING THESE CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. DEATH BENEFITS APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 9 THE LACK OF PREPAREDNESS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES IS A COMMON CHALLENGE, AND MANY FAMILIES ARE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT FUNERALS BRING. WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND JOIN FORCES WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ENTITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE. 4914 22180 78460 ADAN MORADO PRESIDENT 2.88 0 MARTIN MORENO VICE PRESIDE 1.38 0 BERNARD JURY TREASURER 2.88 0 NICOLE PORTER MARKETING DI 1.38 0 EMILIANO MORADO SECRETARY 1.38 0 PETE FLORES BOARD MEMBER 1.38 0 false false false false false false false false false BERNARD JURY 315 W MAIN ST AVONDALE AZ 85323 6028287803 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 6650 3750 118261 128661 36670 14956 32480 84106 36670 14956 6650 3750 150741 212767 112892 112892 112892 112892 99875 36670 14956 6650 3750 150741 212767 0.46940 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED WHOOPEE DAZE FE 14354 14354 6695 LUCES LIGHT FES 14101 4164 9937 5877 1 8189 8189 5155 36644 4164 32480 17727 17727 14753 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 CLASS OF ACTIVITY: EDUCATION SUPPORT NAME: CITY OF TOLLESON TEEN COUNCIL ADDRESS: 9055 W. VAN BUREN ST. TOLLESON, AZ 85353 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 7,895 CLASS OF ACTIVITY: EDUCATIONAL NAME: DR. HALL TOLLESON TUSD JROTC MARINE ADDRESS: 9419 W. VAN BUREN ST. TOLLESON, AZ 85353 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 5,050 CLASS OF ACTIVITY: EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NAME: ELOISA DIAZ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ADDRESS: 740 W. ELM ST, SUITE 238 PHOENIX, AZ 85013 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 10,000 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 8,052 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 653 MEALS 328 ENTERTAINMENT 546 BANK FEES 33 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 756 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 1,533 CORP COMM 10 STORAGE RENTAL 2,845 SUPPLIES 2,758 VOLUNTEER EXPENSES 189 TOTAL 17,703 FORM 990-EZ, PART III TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION (TCC) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2015 TO BE A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN, GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SERVING THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION HAS STRATEGICALLY TARGETED PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR LOCAL YOUTH. THESE PROGRAMS ARE RENOWNED FOR GENERATING SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT LEAD TO EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH AND PREPARING THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. TCC CONTINUES TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OUR ORGANIZATION BY SUPPORTING TALENTED, DRIVEN YOUTH. AS WE INVEST IN THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS, THEY RECIPROCATE BY REPLENISHING OUR POOL OF VOLUNTEERS. AS THEY FORGE THEIR UNIQUE PATH IN THIS WORLD, THEY SERVE AS A SYMBOL OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 20 -SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS HAVE BEEN DISPERSED TO TOLLESON TRUST COALITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE TUITION AND ASSOCIATED FEES. -TEN SCHOLARSHIPS IN 1000 INCREMENTS FOR FIRST YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH ELOISA DIAZ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE PROGRAM AMPLIFIES THEIR 100,000 SCHOLARSHIP FUND. -IN ADDITION TO ITS OWN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, TCC HAS ALLOCATED FUNDS FROM THE GRIC GRANT TO THE ESTRELLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENDOWMENT. OUR ORGANIZATION IS PROJECTED TO DOUBLE OUR INITIAL 12,000 THROUGH OUR GRIC GRANT 2024 RENEWAL REQUEST, IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE FOSTERING AND EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. ESTRELLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WAS SELECTED USING THE DATA PROVIDED, NOTING IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, OVER 2,400 TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADUATES HAVE ATTENDED THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING. -OUR ORGANIZATION HAS AWARDED FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATES OF TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL IN SUPPORT OF THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION. ALL RECIPIENTS ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. -TOLLESON ELEMENTARY MARIACHI PROGRAM HAS PERFORMED AT TCC SPONSORED EVENTS. IN RETURN FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES, THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR WAS AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP. THE AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM HAS FLOURISHED AND CONTINUED TO EXPAND WHICH PROVIDES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH OTHERS IN TOLLESON. THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL JR. ROTC PROGRAM WAS AWARDED FUNDING THAT SPONSORED CADETS FOR A CADET LEADERSHIP CAMP IN HAWAII SUMMER OF 2023. THIS FUNDING ENCAPSULATED THE REMAINING MONIES NEEDED TO COVER FEES. THE INVESTMENT FOSTERED A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TCC AND TUHSD JR. ROTC, AND THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING WELL DISCIPLINED, HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS AT OUR EVENTS. A TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL JR. ROTC SENIOR CADET IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED SPONSORSHIP TO ATTEND A UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY LEADERSHIP CAMP IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. ARIZONA DESERT ELEMENTARY EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND A COLLEGE FIELD TRIP AT NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY. THIS TRIP INCLUDED A TOUR OF THE CAMPUS LED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO SERVE AS MENTORS TO FIRST YEAR STUDENTS. MANY STUDENTS WILL BE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL MARIACHI PROGRAM RECEIVED FUNDING AS THE DIRECTOR HAS LED HIS STUDENTS TO PERFORM FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GENERATIONS IN EFFORTS TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY AND CUSTOMS. THE TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL BALLET FOLKLORICO DIRECTOR WAS AWARDED FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM IN WHICH SHE HAS GUIDED HER STUDENTS IN PERFORMING FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, FOSTERING INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS, AND PRESERVING THEIR HISTORY AND CUSTOMS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO IS A BENEFICIARY OF THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION. THE MERCADO WAS THE VISION OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO IS A PROUD NATIVE OF TOLLESON, ARIZONA. SHE RECENTLY COMPLETED HER BACHELORS DEGREE IN BUSINESS FROM NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY AND STANDS AS A FIRST-GENERATION GRADUATE. HER DEEP CONNECTION AND PULSE ON THE COMMUNITY LED TO CREATION OF A SUSTAINABLE GRASSROOTS MARKETPLACE. WHILE THE INITIAL VISION WAS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER WHILE EMPOWERING LOCAL VENDORS, THE MERCADO HAS EVOLVED INTO MUCH MORE. THIS MARKETPLACE HAS PROVIDED AND WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER VARIOUS RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 45 VENDORS/15 VOLUNTEERS TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR A RENTAL SPACE, MARKETING MATERIALS, WEBSITE CREATION, LIGHTING EQUIPMENT, INSURANCE, AND OTHER EXPENDITURES. TCC, TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO, THE CITY OF TOLLESON, AND JOBS FOR ARIZONA GRADUATES, RECENTLY HOSTED THE CITY'S FIRST COMMUNITY FAIR. THIS FAIR CONSISTED OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE, CRUCIAL HEALTH RESOURCES, COLLEGE AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAM RECRUITERS, AND LOCAL VENDORS. THIS COMMUNITY HUB PROVIDES ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH A HANDS ON WORKSHOP ENVIRONMENT. PARTICIPANTS ARE COACHED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CREATING A BUSINESS AND ALL THE COMPONENTS THAT ENTAIL THIS ENDEAVOR. LOCAL VENDORS HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THEIR NEIGHBORS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE CITY OF TOLLESON. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VENDORS AT THE MARKET AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO REFINE THEIR BUSINESS AND PRODUCTS. THE MERCADO TEAM MEMBERS SOLICIT OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING THEIR SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS REALTORS, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH SERVICES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES. THIS ALLEVIATES THE CHALLENGE OF LACK OF TRANSPORTATION FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MAY OTHERWISE STRUGGLE TO ACCESS ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. WITH THE SUPPORT OF TCC, THE MERCADO ORGANIZER WILL BE COLLABORATING WITH TOLLESON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA STUDENTS AND PROVIDING A HANDS ON LEARNING LAB AT THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO. LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS AND EDUCATORS WILL SERVE AS MENTORS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AS STUDENTS EVOLVE THEIR BUSINESS AND PROMOTE ITS PRODUCTS IN A REAL-LIFE SETTING. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 IN THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY, ELDERS ARE HONORED AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR FAMILY UNIT IS INVALUABLE. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE THOSE WHO HAVE PROVIDED GUIDANCE, LOVE, AND LEADERSHIP TO THE NEXT GENERATION. TCC TAKES THE ELDERS INTO CONSIDERATION FOR ALL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ENCOURAGES THEIR ATTENDANCE. OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF TOLLESON HAS ALLEVIATED THE CHALLENGE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR SENIORS, INCREASING THEIR ATTENDANCE AND VISIBILITY AT OUR HOSTED EVENTS. THE YOUTH WHO VOLUNTEER BENEFIT FROM THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH THE ELDERS AND OFTEN VIEW THIS AS THE MOST GRATIFYING PART OF BEING A VOLUNTEER FOR TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION. STUDENTS OFTEN REQUEST TO HELP DELIVER GOODS AND SERVICES TO OUR ELDERS WHO RESIDE IN ASSISTED LIVING. WE ENCOURAGE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND HOPE OUR YOUTH SEE THE VALUE IN THESE EXPERIENCES. OUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS TARGETED POPULATION IS AS FOLLOWS. APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 350 FOOD DONATIONS ARE AFFORDED THROUGH OUR ORGANIZATION CHARLANDO ENTRE MUJERES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENSURE HARDSHIP IS ALLEVIATED. IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION, TOLLESON COMMUNITY MERCADO AND CHARLANDO ENTRE MUJERES A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE WAS PROVIDED TO OUR COMMUNITY. OVER 2600 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDED CASA DE MERCED SENIOR APARTMENTS AND OTHER ELDERLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHERE FRESH PRODUCE WAS DELIVERED TO THE DOORSTEPS OF THE RESIDENTS. MANY SENIOR CITIZENS ARE ON A FIXED INCOME AND LIVING CHECK TO CHECK. WHE UNPLANNED EXPENSES OCCUR, THERE IS LITTLE LEFT FOR THEM TO COVER THEIR ESSENTIALS. WE HAVE PROVIDED INDIVIDUALS WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RENT, CAR PAYMENTS, UTILITIES, AND OTHER EXPENSES. TCC HAS PROVIDED FOOD BOXES AND GIFT CARDS TO GROCERY STORES FOR FOOD INSECURITIES. OUR ELDERS ARE CELEBRATED AND HONORED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS TIEMPO DE AMOR(VALENTINES DAY) AND TE ABRAZO CON AMOR (CHRISTMAS). WE PROVIDE CATERING ENTERTAINMENT AND GIFT CARDS SO OUR ELDERS CAN PURCHASE ANY NECESSITIES. TCC DISTRIBUTED 200 GIFT CARDS, EACH IN THE AMOUNT OF 100 AT THE TE ABRAZO CON AMOR EVENT. TO HONOR OUR LOCAL HEROES, TCC SERVED AS SPONSOR TO THE 2ND ANNUAL TOLLESON GOLF CLASSIC TOURNAMENT BENEFIT FOR VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW POST 6310). FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND FOOD INSECURITY APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 601 SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN ENCOMPASS STUDENTS ATTENDING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR SCHOOL, AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMESCHOOLED. ALL STUDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY AND FALL INTO THESE CATEGORIES WERE ELIGIBLE TO BE RECIPIENTS OF ANY AWARDS, SERVICES, OR DONATIONS. THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A VULNERABLE POPULATION WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO REMAIN ACTIVE, ENGAGED, AND PRODUCTIVE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS THROUGH SPORTS, CLUBS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS EMPOWER FAMILIES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN THAT MAY HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY CHALLENGING WITHOUT THE FUNDING OR SUPPORT FROM TOLLESON COMMUNITY COALITION. HELPING OUR HOMELESS PROGRAM APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 3 HOMELESS/14 SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED HOMELESSNESS THE TOLLESON COMMUNITY GRAPPLES WITH A RISING NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF HOMELESSNESS OR THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS RESOURCES REMAINS UNWAVERING, AS WE STRIVE TO ASSIST BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATING THESE CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. DEATH BENEFITS APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED: 9 THE LACK OF PREPAREDNESS FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES IS A COMMON CHALLENGE, AND MANY FAMILIES ARE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT FUNERALS BRING. WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND JOIN FORCES WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ENTITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE.