Nonprofit · EIN 86-0740804
CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85082
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $112,304 | $109,746 | $2,558 | $82,271 | $207 | $82,064 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $33,392 | $41,941 | -$8,549 | $79,506 | $0 | $79,506 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $145,009 | $141,227 | $3,782 | $88,012 | $0 | $88,012 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,312
- Membership dues
- $5,225
- Program service revenue
- $89,282
- Investment income
- $2,269
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $216
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $25,724
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $6,656
- Occupancy
- $2,373
- Printing, publications and postage
- $139
- Other expenses
- $74,854
- Program services (functional)
- $98,040
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $79,506
- Total assets, end of year
- $82,271
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $207
- Net assets, end of year
- $82,064
- Cash, savings and investments
- $79,771
- Gross receipts
- $127,111
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR UNTIL 5-2025 | 2 | $0 |
| ERIK RUGGAARD | DIRECTOR UNTIL 11-2025 | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN MCDONNELL | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12-2025 | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS GINKEL | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12-2025 | 6 | $0 |
| RUTHANNE LAQUA | DIRECTOR AS OF 1-2025 | 6 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HALCROW | DIRECTOR AS OF 5-2025 | 4 | $0 |
| BOB HOPFNER | DIRECTOR AS OF 5-2025 | 4 | $0 |
| PAT ADLER | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| KATHI METZGER | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| KIM ANDREWS | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| MARY MILLER | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEAVITT | SECRETARY AS OF 2-2025 | 4 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID HEMMING | DIRECTOR UNTIL 1-2024 | 4 | $0 |
| JOANNE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR 5-2024 TO 12-2024 | 4 | $0 |
| BARBARA MACNIDER | DIRECTOR UNTIL 9-2024 | 4 | $0 |
| ELAINE HU | DIRECTOR UNTIL 8-2024 | 10 | $0 |
| EMILY ADLER | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12-2024 | 1 | $0 |
| PAT ADLER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK RUGGAARD | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN MCDONNELL | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| KATHI METZGER | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| KIM ANDREWS | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| MARY MILLER | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS GINKEL | VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 12-2024 | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHI METZGER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| MARY MILLER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN MCDONNELL | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| DONALD BEGLEY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| KIM ANDREWS | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| ELAINE HU | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY ADLER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBI BERTOLET | DIRECTOR UNTIL NOV 2023 | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID HEMMING | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| PAT ADLER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS DIOMEDE | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| JOANN JOHNSON | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 63572, PHOENIX, AZ 85082-3572
- In care of
- % THOMAS K RANKIN CPA
- Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
- 1022 C East Osborn Road, Phoenix AZ 85014
- Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
- Nicholas Diomede, 1022 C East Osborn Road, Phoenix AZ 85014
- Signed the 990-EZ
- TAMMIE L JANSEN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (920) 737-9358
- Website
- centralarizonacactus.org
- Return prepared by
- MONICA J STERN CPA PLLC
Mission
INSPIRE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS THROUGH EDUCATION, PROGRAMS, AND CONSERVATION.
Program accomplishments
- CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY (CACSS) HELD MONTHLY MEMBER MEETINGS WHERE WE SHARE NEWS, LISTEN TO PRESENTATIONS ABOUT CACTI AND SUCCULENTS AND/OR TRAVEL EXPERIENCES IN SEARCH OF PLANTS IN THEIR NATIVE HABITATS AND ACQUIRE PLANTS THROUGH SILENT AUCTIONS. SPEAKERS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECT OF THE CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY. DURING OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS, WE INVITE KNOWLEDGEABLE INDIVIDUALS TO DELIVER PRESENTATIONS CENTERED AROUND THE CULTIVATION, CARE, AND HABITAT PRESERVATION OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. THESE PRESENTATIONS SERVE AS INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THESE UNIQUE PLANTS AND GAIN PRACTICAL INSIGHTS INTO THEIR CULTIVATION PRACTICES. BY ENGAGING WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, WE NOT ONLY EXPAND OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE BUT ALSO FOSTER A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS IN WHICH THESE PLANTS THRIVE. THESE SPEAKER SESSIONS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR MISSION OF PROMOTING AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP OF CACTI AND SUCCULENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.IN ADDITION, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEMBERS CAN:- GO ON FIELD TRIPS TO VISIT LOCAL AND OUT-OF-STATE GARDENS AND PLANT SHOWS- BORROW BOOKS FROM A LARGE CLUB-OWNED LIBRARY AVAILABLE AT EACH MEETING- ENTER THEIR PLANTS IN A SOCIETY SHOW. THE ANNUAL JUDGED CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SHOW AND SALE SERVES AS A CORNERSTONE EVENT IN ADVANCING THE MISSION OF THE CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY. BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR ENTHUSIASTS TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF DESERT FLORA, THIS EVENT ALIGNS WITH THE SOCIETY'S GOALS OF PROMOTING APPRECIATION, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION SURROUNDING CACTI AND SUCCULENTS. THE EVENT SERVES AS A BEACON OF INSPIRATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EMBODYING THE VALUES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY.CACSS PUBLISHES A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER CALLED CENTRAL SPINE THAT IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE CLUB EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.CACSS IS GRATEFUL TO THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR PROVIDING MEETING SPACE AND SUPPORTING SOME OF ITS PROJECTS.Expenses $98,040 · grants $25,724
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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-0740804
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $82,271
- Income (IRS master file)
- $127,111
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $112,304 | $109,746 | $82,271 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $33,392 | $41,941 | $79,506 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $145,009 | $141,227 | $88,012 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Nicholas Diomede | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Nicholas Diomede | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Judy Tolbert | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | 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 86-0740804).
Questions about CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY is 86-0740804.
- Is CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY 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 CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY 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 CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY?
- The 990-N for 2022 names Nicholas Diomede.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CENTRAL ARIZONA CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $112,304, expenses of $109,746 and total assets of $82,271 at year end.
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