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Nonprofit · EIN 93-2097814

AZURA INC

Tax-exempt · MESA, AZ 85201

Financials

$4.7M$1.5M2023$1.3M$1.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AZURA INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,279,543$1,536,387-$256,844$5,058,391$1,839,494$3,218,897
June 30, 2024990$4,698,600$1,538,926$3,159,674$4,633,314$1,409,702$3,223,612
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$712,718
of which government grants
$160,000
Program service revenue
$350,000
Investment income
$101,709
Net rental income
$101,252
Net gain from sales of assets
$9,488
Net income from fundraising events
$3,794
Other revenue
$115,116

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$35,013
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$385,549
Other salaries and wages
$535,681
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,045,902
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$7,679
Accounting fees
$44,558
Occupancy
$104,115
Travel
$8,495
Depreciation
$28,718
Program services (functional)
$1,085,445
Management and general (functional)
$314,343
Fundraising (functional)
$136,599

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,633,314
Total assets, end of year
$5,058,391
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,839,494
Net assets, end of year
$3,218,897
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,347,350
Publicly traded securities
$3,306,947
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,622,715
Net assets with donor restrictions
$596,182
Gross receipts
$1,737,479
Employees
44
Volunteers
425
Year formed
2023
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Mark YoungCEO & President
Officer
15$111,444$15,200
Allison JohnsonChief Financial Officer
Officer
10$88,895$12,875
Dana HicksChief Operating Officer
Officer
20$65,693$17,600
Paul AndersonBoard Chairman
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Keisha McKinnorBoard Vice Chair
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Alfaro CarlosBoard member
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Azza AbuseifBoard member
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Adam GundersonBoard member
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Federick McClellanBoard member
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Jessica RegnaertBoard member
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Ruth SantiagoBoard member
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Julie SpilsburyBoard Secretary
Trustee or director
4$0$0
Josh FlakeBoard member
Trustee or director
4$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MARK YOUNGPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
20$0$96,993$14,150
ALLISON JOHNSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
20$0$73,106$13,077
DANA HICKSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
20$0$64,335$9,300
AZZA ABUSEIFMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ADAM GUNDERSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
FEDERICK MCCLELLANMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
GREGORY NISKAMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOSH FLAKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JULIE SPILSBURYMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
LAURA SNOWMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KEISHA MCKINNORVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
PAUL ANDERSONBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
SPENCER DICKSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0
SETH MARTY JrTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
137 E UNIVERSITY DR, MESA, AZ 85201-5929
In care of
% MARK YOUNG
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Mark Young, 137 East University Drive, Mesa, AZ 85201
Signed the 990
MARK YOUNG, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Phone
(480) 834-2108
Return prepared by
SNYDER & BROWN CPAS PLLC

Mission

Azura empowers people to break the cycle of poverty through smart strategies and tangible actions that address root causes.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Azura, like its organizational forerunner Mesa United Way, believes that poverty is the root cause of almost every social problem in our world and therefore exists to eliminate this blight. The commitment to this mission is evident as Azura continues to look for new and better ways of addressing the root causes of poverty across the state of Arizona. Azura Solutions partners with developing nonprofits to provide a variety of services that help them thrive and are effective in our communities. From coaching to logistical support to accounting to fiscal agency, Azura is proud to be empowering the next generation of nonprofits. Were driven to address the root causes of poverty. We do this with accountability and transparency, with innovative ideas, showing dignity and respect to everyone in our orbit, through collaboration, and with a forceful grit.
    Expenses $495,209 · grants $35,013 · revenue $350,000
  • Azura VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program supports the organizations mission to alleviate poverty by providing free, high-quality tax preparation services to individuals and families with low to moderate incomes, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and individuals with limited English proficiency. Services are delivered by IRS-certified volunteers and are designed to ensure accurate tax filings and access to all eligible tax credits. To increase accessibility, VITA operates at multiple community sites with extended hours during peak season. This last tax year, the VITA program and its volunteers contributed 9799 hours, serving 5,490 clients, to ensure timely and accurate assistance throughout the filing season, returning more than $6 million in refunds. But VITA isnt simply about tax refunds. Our impact also reached an additional 1669 individuals who are gaining access to vital financial resources and services they might otherwise miss. In collaboration with partners like the YWCA and local financial institutions, our program offers financial empowerment courses that equip clients with foundational knowledge that supports long-term financial well-being. With monthly newsletters, were providing tax updates, financial education, and community resources year-round. Tax season can be stressful, especially for those unfamiliar with the U.S. tax system or facing language, educational, or technological barriers. Our program provides a welcoming, judgment-free environment, personalized assistance from trained volunteers, relief from the anxiety of tax filing, and confidence that tax returns are accurate and filed on timewithout cost. Clients leave not just with filed taxesbut with peace of mind and a renewed sense of financial stability.
    Expenses $265,856
  • Azura Veterans Coalition-By helping veterans access transportation, employment training, mental health counseling, housing assistance, support groups, and more, Azura Vets is serving those who have served. Using a trauma-informed, comprehensive case-management approach, Azura Vets empowers veterans and their families to achieve success, stability, and fulfillment beyond their military careers. This last year, the program served more than 600 veterans and the program will be officially launched into independence in the coming fiscal year.
    Expenses $169,942
  • Azura Literacy strives to prevent poverty through literacy. Arizona ranks 47th in the nation for education and 74% of the states Fourth Graders are not proficient in reading, disproportionately affecting students in foster care and in low-income homes. Students who are not reading proficiently by the 4th grade are 4 times less likely to graduate from high school, putting them at higher risk for poverty, poor health, and incarceration. Children struggling with reading need one-on-one support to help them succeed. By partnering with community volunteers, university internships, and work-study programs, as well as ASUs America Reads Program, we can provide free, high-impact, one-on-one tutoring in reading, utilizing a virtual platform to elementary students in low-income and foster families throughout the state of Arizona. Evidence-based assessments and strategies are used to provide personalized, human-centered, engaging tutoring sessions, helping each student become a confident, successful reader. Our innovative virtual model removes the transportation and schedule barriers that many students in low-income and foster families face, providing quality support to students at home where parents can be involved in their childs reading development. Our partners help remove the technology barrier for families, and our increasing recruitment of bilingual tutors ensures anyone can access our program. With support from the Nina Mason Pulliam Foundation, the ASU America Reads Program, Kids Need to Read, Compudopt, Mesa Public Schools, Tempe Elementary District, Kingman Area Literacy Program, Bisbee Rotary Club, Read On Arizona/Read on Mesa, Mesa Community College, University of Advancing Technology, Department of Child Safety and the Gila Bend Unified School District, not only have we provided 1452 hours of tutoring to 113 elementary students this year, weve served 200 elementary students with free books to build their home libraries. In the coming year, we expect to increase the number of students served by 121%.
    Expenses $154,438

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
93-2097814
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
2023
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,058,391
Income (IRS master file)
$1,737,479

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,279,543$1,536,387$5,058,391IRS
990June 2024$4,698,600$1,538,926$4,633,314IRS

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 93-2097814).

Questions about AZURA INC

What is the EIN of AZURA INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AZURA INC is 93-2097814.
Is AZURA INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
Are donations to AZURA INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AZURA 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 AZURA INC 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 AZURA INC 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 AZURA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Mark Young.
Who are the officers and directors of AZURA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $111,444 (Mark Young, CEO & President).
How much revenue does AZURA INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,279,543, expenses of $1,536,387 and total assets of $5,058,391 at year end.

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