2026-05-13T12:55:11-07:00 2025-09-30 823054499 Aniles and Company PLLC 3033 N Central Ave Ste 615 Phoenix AZ 85012 990 2024-10-01 881024860 Spaces of Opportunity SPAC PO Box 8814 Phoenix AZ 85066 Maria Valenzuela Executive Director 2026-05-13 true true Susan Martin P03136594 6025701083 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Maria Valenzuela PO Box 8814 Phoenix AZ 85066 406969 false X N/A X AZ In fiscal year 2025, Spaces of Opportunity continued to expand its role as a community-driven food systems hub in South Phoenix, increasing access to affordable, culturally relevant food while strengthening economic opportunities for local growers. The organization supported over 20 incubator farmers and more than 50 community gardeners across its 19-acre site, while hosting a monthly farmers market that accepted SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks, improving food access for low-income families. Spaces also advanced its food distribution efforts through grant-funded programs, including produce bag distribution sourced directly from on-site farmers, ensuring consistent revenue streams for growers and fresh food access for the community. In addition, the organization enhanced its infrastructure with expanded cold storage capacity, increasing its ability to aggregate and distribute locally grown produce. Through volunteer engagement, educational programming, and partnerships with local schools 8 7 0 15 0 598960 320223 41627 83039 4259 3707 0 644846 406969 0 0 251813 264615 10905 5380 37320 88474 243383 351192 513378 293654 -106409 315236 299073 14115 107958 301121 191115 Spaces of Opportunitys mission is to enable all south Phoenix families to have affordable access to healthy food, active living and healthy roots in their cultures. Spaces is engineering a comprehensive, neighborhood-level food system where gardeners, farmers and farm workers are celebrated as artisans. Spaces is transforming a food desert to a food oasis through the coordination of a 19-acre incubator farm, family gardens and an on-site farmers market. false false 444109 In fiscal year 2025, Spaces of Opportunity continued to expand its role as a community-driven food systems hub in South Phoenix, increasing access to affordable, culturally relevant food while strengthening economic opportunities for local growers. The organization supported over 20 incubator farmers and more than 50 community gardeners across its 19-acre site, while hosting a monthly farmers market that accepted SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks, improving food access for low-income families. Spaces also advanced its food distribution efforts through grant-funded programs, including produce bag distribution sourced directly from on-site farmers, ensuring consistent revenue streams for growers and fresh food access for the community. In addition, the organization enhanced its infrastructure with expanded cold storage capacity, increasing its ability to aggregate and distribute locally grown produce. Through volunteer engagement, educational programming, and partnerships with local schools and organizations, Spaces provided hands-on learning opportunities focused on nutrition, agriculture, and community leadership. As a growing independent nonprofit, Spaces of Opportunity continues to build sustainable systems that center community voice, support small-scale farmers, and transform South Phoenix into a thriving, locally rooted food ecosystem. 444109 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true true true true false X Mario L Aniles 4803004993 3033 N Central Ave Suite 615 Phoenix AZ 85012 X Dave Brown Chairman 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emma Viera Secretary 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Wann-Angeles Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kevina Devereaux Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lyndsey Waugh Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Dani Portillo Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Masavi Perea Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Valenzuela Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N Galvin Pkwy Phoenix AZ 85008 Reimburse payroll 0 320223 320223 Plot rentals/Produce sale 110000 83039 83039 83039 3707 3707 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 406969 86746 0 0 0 0 0 0 220363 176290 22037 22036 0 32375 25900 3238 3237 11877 9502 1188 1187 0 0 25217 20174 2522 2521 0 5380 5380 0 49202 49202 222 178 22 22 1610 1288 161 161 1784 1427 179 178 0 8516 6813 852 851 6436 5149 644 643 0 650 650 310 248 31 31 0 3837 3070 384 383 6562 5250 656 656 Supplies & Materials 74319 74319 Growers Produce 34890 34890 Repairs & Maintenance 23592 23592 Utilities - Irrigation 3332 3332 2904 2835 35 34 513378 444109 31949 37320 13586 143370 187501 0 0 48775 76661 0 0 0 0 40323 0 82379 3837 24550 78542 0 0 0 0 501 500 315236 299073 14115 103023 4935 14115 107958 X 301121 191115 301121 191115 315236 299073 -106409 -3597 X false false false X 459420 269788 729208 0 0 459420 269788 729208 0 729208 3707 3707 0 0 732915 83039 X 0.00000 49470 2832 46638 32909 1005 31904 78542 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.