Nonprofit · EIN 35-2617978
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $643,397 | $454,593 | $188,804 | $211,829 | $115 | $211,714 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $78,092 | $214,083 | -$135,991 | $23,521 | $2,789 | $20,732 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $631,299
- Program service revenue
- $11,922
- Investment income
- $176
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $428
- Legal fees
- $19,579
- Accounting fees
- $1,795
- Travel
- $4,762
- Program services (functional)
- $409,463
- Management and general (functional)
- $36,222
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,908
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,521
- Total assets, end of year
- $211,829
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $115
- Net assets, end of year
- $211,714
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $211,714
- Gross receipts
- $643,397
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10,000
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LEWIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 22 | $0 | $70,000 |
| YASMIN KASSEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB MARTINEZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAIN HAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL HUMPHERYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WES OSWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MISSA FOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH GOFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SIGNA OLIVER | DIRECTOR (LEFT 8/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAQUEL MAMANI | DIRECTOR (LEFT 2/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK BROWN | DIRECTOR (LEFT 8/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAQUEL MAMANI | DIRECTOR | 2 | $7,400 |
| YASMIN KASSEL | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK BROWN | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| MISSA FOY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| SIGNA OLIVER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| WES OSWALD | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| JILL HUMPHERYS | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| CHAD CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR (LEFT 6/23) | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LEWIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 18 | $0 |
| IAIN HAMP | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| JACOB MARTINEZ | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH GOFF | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 221 E INDIANOLA AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85012-2002
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH LEWIS, 221 E INDIANOLA AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85012
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH LEWIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (602) 456-9472
- Website
- SOSARIZONA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA (SOSAZ) IS A NONPARTISAN, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOUNDED TO PROMOTE, ADVOCATE FOR, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL VALUE OF AN ADEQUATELY RESOURCED, ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN EVERY COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- SOSAZ UTILIZED ITS EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE IMPACTS OF ARIZONA'S UNIVERSAL VOUCHER PROGRAM. SOSAZ CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO AND COMMUNICATIONS AROUND THE COSTS AND IMPACTS OF VOUCHERS. THE WORK CONSISTED OF INFORMING LEGISLATORS AND THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPACTS OF POLICY ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ATTENDING AND SPEAKING AT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND ORGANIZING OTHERS FROM AN ACTIVE, STATEWIDE VOLUNTEER NETWORK TO DO THE SAME. SOSAZ HAS BECOME AN AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE FOR INSIGHT AND INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION PRIVATIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES, THE ECONOMY, AND ARIZONA'S SOCIAL COHESION.Expenses $221,110 · revenue $11,922
- SOSAZ AND ITS NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS WORKED TO SUPPORT PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION POLICIES, MEASURES, AND CANDIDATES THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. THIS INCLUDED PRODUCING FLYERS AND CANVASSING MATERIALS, RUNNING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND ADVERTISING, AND HOLDING TOWNHALLS AND PUBLIC EVENTS. IT ALSO INCLUDED DIRECT VOTER CONTACT IN THE FORM OF KNOCKING DOORS AND CALLING AND TEXTING VOTERS.Expenses $139,217
- SOSAZ ORGANIZED VOLUNTEERS AROUND ARIZONA TO FORM LOCALLY BASED GROUPS TO ADVOCATE FOR STRONG, PRO-STUDENT EDUCATION POLICY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, AND AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SOSAZ AND ITS VOLUNTEER NETWORKS ADVOCATED FOR INCREASING PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AND AGAINST ATTEMPTS TO DRAIN FUNDING FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. VOLUNTEER GROUPS DELIVERED PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, SPOKE AT TOWNHALLS, ADVOCATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN LOCAL PAPERS, AND MORE. SOSAZ ASSISTED VOLUNTEERS WITH PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION MESSAGING, AS WELL AS STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES.Expenses $49,136
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-2617978
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S21)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $211,829
- Income (IRS master file)
- $643,397
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $643,397 | $454,593 | $211,829 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $78,092 | $214,083 | $23,521 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $611,874 | $491,357 | $158,100 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-2617978).
Questions about SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA
- What is the EIN of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA is 35-2617978.
- Is SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2019.
- Are donations to SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELIZABETH LEWIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $643,397, expenses of $454,593 and total assets of $211,829 at year end.
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