Nonprofit · EIN 83-4555457
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $851,367 | $617,784 | $233,583 | $254,994 | $1,213 | $253,781 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $464,571 | $521,279 | -$56,708 | $70,249 | $50,051 | $20,198 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $851,367
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $70,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $294,516
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $407,441
- Professional fundraising fees
- $33,038
- Legal fees
- $375
- Accounting fees
- $9,445
- Occupancy
- $28,967
- Travel
- $2,695
- Program services (functional)
- $488,930
- Management and general (functional)
- $75,443
- Fundraising (functional)
- $53,411
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $70,249
- Total assets, end of year
- $254,994
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,213
- Net assets, end of year
- $253,781
- Gross receipts
- $851,367
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 2,000
- Year formed
- 2019
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LEWIS | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 18 | $70,000 |
| ELIZABETH GOFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY PEDOTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE BIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR SHARON KIRSCH | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DR YASMIN KASSEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA LYON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA BUSTOS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANNA LODDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENT WHITING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR CARRIE SAMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR KATHY BOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARCIE HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARTIN QUEZADA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR TARA BARTLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH LEWIS | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $65,000 |
| GEOFFREY MOBISSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH GOFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBIE NEZ-MANUEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIONNE MILLS | DIRECTOR (LEFT 1/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEATHER GOOKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BERDETTA HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHERINE SIGMON | OPERATIONS AND FINANCE DIR Officer | 20 | $0 |
| SHARON KIRSCH | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 221 E INDIANOLA AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85012-2002
- In care of
- % SHARON KIRSCH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH LEWIS, 221 E INDIANOLA AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85012
- Signed the 990
- SHARON KIRSCH, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (602) 456-9472
- Website
- WWW.SOSAZNETWORK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
WE ARE A NON-PARTISAN, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT STRENGTHENS AND PROTECTS QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- SOSAZ NETWORK SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY COLLABORATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS, LOCAL AND STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER GROUPS. OUTREACH ALSO INCLUDES COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH NON-PARTISAN 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER STATES AND NATIONALLY FACING SCHOOL PRIVATIZATION AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATION. SOSAZ SEEKS TO FOSTER ROBUST SUPPORT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND EDUCATION LEADERS ORDER TO BUILD A STRONGER ARIZONA.Expenses $293,358
- SOSAZ NETWORK DEVELOPS AND DELIVERS WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, DISCUSSIONS, AND PRESENTATIONS THAT INFORM A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES AND MEDIA ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. DURING 2024, SOSAZ NETWORK ORGANIZED AND HOSTED DOZENS OF ONLINE AND IN-PERSON EDUCATION FORUMS BOTH LOCALLY AND FOR NATIONAL AUDIENCES, INCLUDING "SPEAKING OF SCHOOLS" WEBINARS, AN EDUCATION ROADSHOW PRESENTATION, THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN ARIZONA WEBINAR, POLICY BRIEFINGS, AND MORE.Expenses $122,233
- SOSAZ NETWORK DEVELOPS, ORGANIZES, AND DISSEMINATES RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND INFORMATION RELATIVE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ARIZONA. SOSAZN NETWORK DELIVERS FACTUAL INFORMATION AROUND SCHOOL FUNDING, UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, EFFORTS TO PRIVATIZE AND MONETIZE PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND HOW INEQUITIES IN FUNDING FORMULAS DISADVANTAGE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. RESEARCH HAS INCLUDED DETAILED, NONPARTISAN INFORMATION ABOUT HOW UNIVERSAL VOUCHERS IMPACT ARIZONA'S BUDGET AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HOW UNIVERSAL VOUCHERS CONTRIBUTE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES OCCURRING IN THE STATE, AND THE PURPOSE AND NEED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.Expenses $48,893
- SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK ENGAGED IN NON-PARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE. STATEWIDE, WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON COMMUNITY TABLING AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CMMUNITY COLLEGES. IN YUMA COUNTY, WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON TWO HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND A LOCAL, NON-PROFIT. FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, WE REGISTERED VOTERS AT TWO HEALTH DEPARTMENT LOCATIONS AND NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL, THOSE ARE WEEKLY EVENTS THAT RUN CONSISTENTLY WITH BREAKS FOR SUMMER. WE MOBILIZED VOLUNTEERS BY CALLING THE "FEDERAL ONLY" VOTERS LIST TO SUPPORT VOTERS IN PROVIDING CITIZENSHIP AND RESIDENCY DOCUMENTATION WHICH IS REQUIRED IN AZ TO ACCESS THE ENTIRE BALLOT. WE ALSO TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO REGISTER VOTERS. ULTIMATELY OVER 50 EVENTS AND 10 FORMAL VOTER REGISTRATION TRAININGS WERE HELD.Expenses $24,446
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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-4555457
- 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
- 2020
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $254,994
- Income (IRS master file)
- $851,367
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $851,367 | $617,784 | $254,994 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $464,571 | $521,279 | $70,249 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $366,429 | $327,060 | $77,313 | 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 83-4555457).
Questions about SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK
- What is the EIN of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK is 83-4555457.
- Is SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
- Are donations to SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK 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 NETWORK 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 NETWORK 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 NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELIZABETH LEWIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,000 (ELIZABETH LEWIS, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $851,367, expenses of $617,784 and total assets of $254,994 at year end.
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