Nonprofit · EIN 47-2389424
JUSTA CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85007
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,745,541 | $1,629,383 | $116,158 | $1,086,694 | $85,757 | $1,000,937 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,553,195 | $1,446,221 | $106,974 | $971,387 | $87,949 | $883,438 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,335,589 | $959,370 | $376,219 | $841,136 | $110,688 | $730,448 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,718,733
- of which government grants
- $354,284
- Program service revenue
- $1,580
- Investment income
- $22,321
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,642
- Other revenue
- $2,907
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $268,163
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $140,673
- Other salaries and wages
- $529,478
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $791,938
- Professional fundraising fees
- $30,000
- Legal fees
- $6,795
- Accounting fees
- $50,596
- Occupancy
- $32,767
- Program services (functional)
- $1,332,280
- Management and general (functional)
- $206,235
- Fundraising (functional)
- $90,868
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $971,387
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,086,694
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $85,757
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,000,937
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $122,104
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $796,690
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $204,247
- Gross unrelated business income
- $22,321
- Gross receipts
- $1,749,383
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2014
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEAN SCHEINERT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $105,716 | $6,750 |
| RUDY SOLIZ | DIR. OF OPS. AND JUSTA CARES PRGMS. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,770 | $2,262 |
| REVERAND KATIE SEXTON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY MULLARKEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM OLY COWLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CONNIE BAILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAT CASTANEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLIE FIDLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI REIF | DIRECTOR (LEFT 9/2025) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KHALIL RUSHDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Scheinert | Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,912 |
| Khalil Rushdan | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Anne Green | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jane Pearson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Cat Castaneda | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Donna Cooke | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Billie Fidlin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Connie Bailes | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lori Relf | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Reverand Katie Sexton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Oly Cowles | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Gerald Mullarkey | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Scheinert | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $85,317 |
| Donna Cooke | Interim EDDirector Trustee or director | 5 | $5,438 |
| Khalil Rushdan | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Oly Cowles | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Anne Green | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Cat Castaneda | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Hursh | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Reverand Katie Sexton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Billie Fidlin | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Gerald Mullarkey | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1001 W JEFFERSON ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85007-2913
- In care of
- % GERALD MULLARKEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DEAN SCHEINERT, 1001 W JEFFERSON, PHOENIX, AZ 85007
- Signed the 990
- TERENCE ROCHE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (602) 254-6524
- Website
- JUSTACENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
JUSTA CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND SUPPORT TO HELP HOMELESS SENIORS FIND HOUSING AND TO PREVENT SENIORS FROM BECOMING HOMELESS.
Program accomplishments
- FOUNDED IN 2006, JUSTA CENTER IS THE ONLY RESOURCE AND DAY CENTER IN ARIZONA EXCLUSIVELY SERVING HOMELESS ADULTS AGED 55+ (WHO WE REFER TO AS MEMBERS). JUSTA CENTERS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND REMOVE BARRIERS TO PERMANENT HOUSING, WITH SUPPORT TO REMAIN HOUSED. THIS INCLUDES CARE COORDINATION, HOUSING NAVIGATION, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, DIRECT RENTAL ASSISTANCE, MOVE IN AND HYGIENE KITS, LEGAL GUIDANCE, TWO FREE DAILY MEALS (THREE IN THE SUMMER), SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING, HEAT RELIEF, SECURING IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, AND AN ON-SITE NURSE CLINIC. JUSTA CENTER SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 365 DAYS PER YEAR. THIS INCLUDES MORE THAN 35,000 GUEST VISITS, 45,000+ MEALS SERVED, 1,500 MEDICAL ENCOUNTERS. IN 2025, JUSTA CENTER PLACED 121 MEMBERS INTO TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 200 ACTIVE MEMBERS CURRENTLY. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE CRAFT ACTIVITIES, DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND EXERCISE CLASSES. OUR VOLUNTEER AMBASSADORS OF CARE DELIVER OVER 150 BAGS OF GROCERIES AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES EACH WEEK DURING WELLNESS VISITS TO JUSTA CENTER MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN HOUSED.Expenses $1,332,280 · grants $268,163 · revenue $1,580
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2389424
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Church
- Exempt since
- 1974
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 2573: GENERAL COUNCIL ON FINANCE & ADMINS OF THE UNITED
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,086,694
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,749,383
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,745,541 | $1,629,383 | $1,086,694 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,553,195 | $1,446,221 | $971,387 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,335,589 | $959,370 | $841,136 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $903,814 | $880,890 | $415,188 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 47-2389424).
Questions about JUSTA CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of JUSTA CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JUSTA CENTER INC is 47-2389424.
- Is JUSTA CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
- Which annual return does JUSTA CENTER INC 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 JUSTA CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JUSTA CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JUSTA CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DEAN SCHEINERT.
- Who are the officers and directors of JUSTA CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,716 (DEAN SCHEINERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does JUSTA CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,745,541, expenses of $1,629,383 and total assets of $1,086,694 at year end.
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