Nonprofit · EIN 86-0550594
MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · MESA, AZ 85201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $747,181 | $441,643 | $305,538 | $2,014,766 | $244,560 | $1,770,206 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $332,764 | $226,502 | $106,262 | $1,355,092 | $1,612 | $1,353,480 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $237,025 | $187,938 | $49,087 | $1,133,177 | $1,894 | $1,131,283 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $564,984
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $87,537
- Net income from fundraising events
- $89,960
- Other revenue
- $94,660
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $335,878
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $73,379
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $79,664
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,008
- Accounting fees
- $12,296
- Program services (functional)
- $363,761
- Management and general (functional)
- $30,084
- Fundraising (functional)
- $47,798
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,355,092
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,014,766
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $244,560
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,770,206
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,552,307
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $217,899
- Gross receipts
- $801,149
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1986
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Williams | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Mindy Baggett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Casandra McCray | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Juanita Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Dawn Giles | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Dowd | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tawnya Collard | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marcie Hutchinson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vispi Karanjia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Lamb | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marlo Loria | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kaila Lavin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Poulin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Taylor Perkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Valerie Brotherson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casandra McCray | Treas/Int ED Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $36,668 |
| Delight Clark | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Cartwright-Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Dowd | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Dawn Giles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Andi Foulis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marcie Hutchinson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Holcombe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marlo Loria | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Poulin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mario Cordero | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Davis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Valerie Brotherson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie McAferty | Treas/Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casandra McCray | Treas/Int ED Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $40,866 |
| Delight Clark | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Cartwright-Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Dowd | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Schachte | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Andi Foulis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Peterson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marcie Hutchinson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Coulter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Holcombe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marlo Loria | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Poulin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mario Cordero | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Davis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Valerie Brotherson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie McAferty | Treas/Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sudha Kamineni | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 63 E MAIN ST THIRD FLOOR, MESA, AZ 85201-7417
- In care of
- % CASANDRA MCCRAY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Casandra McCray, 63 E Main St 3rd Floor, Mesa, AZ 85201
- Signed the 990
- Casandra McCray, Treasurer
- Phone
- (480) 472-0524
- Website
- Https://Mesa-Foundation.Org/
- Return prepared by
- DOUGLAS P KIENITZ CPA PC
Mission
The Mesa Public Schools Foundation (Foundation) operates as a support entity to the Mesa Unified School District No. 4. The Foundation is a broadly based non-profit community organization whose purpose is exclusively educational and charitable, and is used to secure and distribute contributions for the benefit of students enrolled and adults working in the mesa Unified School District.
Program accomplishments
- Mesa Public Schools Gifts and Grants program receives a block of funds from the Foundation at the beginning of the school year and distributes the funds through mini-grants. Teachers have access to these funds by completing a grant application and funds are awarded after a careful review. Assistance in educating Mesa Public School students is the most appropriate use of these funds. Approximately 20,000 students at over 30 schools benefited through inovation grants and Boeing grant in the 2024 school year. Another 80 teachers amd 245 bus drivers benefitted from the recognition programs related to the mini-grants.Expenses $343,773
- Contributions for special programs to provide school children with books, eyeglasses and other supplies. Approximately 800 students benefitted from these funds.Expenses $19,988
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-0550594
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,014,766
- Income (IRS master file)
- $801,149
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- November 15, 2010
- Posted by the IRS
- July 13, 2011
- Reinstated
- Effective February 15, 2012
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $747,181 | $441,643 | $2,014,766 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $332,764 | $226,502 | $1,355,092 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $237,025 | $187,938 | $1,133,177 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $297,837 | $234,067 | $1,039,826 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 86-0550594).
Questions about MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION is 86-0550594.
- Is MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on November 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective February 15, 2012.
- Are donations to MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION 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 MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Casandra McCray.
- Who are the officers and directors of MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $747,181, expenses of $441,643 and total assets of $2,014,766 at year end.
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