2026-05-14T12:38:20-04:00 2025-06-30 SNYDER & BROWN CPAS PLLC 3933 S MCCLINTOCK DRIVE SUITE 505 Tempe AZ 85282 990 2024-07-01 860935988 THE FOSTER ALLIANCE % MAUREEN NOE FOST 4808890604 3110 E THUNDERBIRD RD STE 100 Phoenix AZ 85032 MAUREEN NOE PRESIDENT & CEO 4808890604 2026-05-11 false true ROBERT SNYDER P01230612 4803397114 2026-05-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 5926947 false X X 1998 AZ WE SUPPORT THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING ESSENTIALS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. 13 13 22 1406 0 0 5245879 5382775 0 190443 188375 3635 682 5439957 5571832 2717243 2719895 0 1456127 1635937 0 641268 1083575 1326595 5256945 5682427 183012 -110595 11069685 11058992 193578 181394 10876107 10877598 X WE SUPPORT THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING ESSENTIALS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. false true 4393042 2719895 THE FOSTER ALLIANCE (TFA) IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. IN FY25 WE PROVIDED OVER 8,400 CHILDREN WITH A BED OR CRIB, CLOTHING, DIAPERS AND MORE. INCLUDED IN THIS NUMBER, ARE 2,426 CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, 3,765 WHO RECEIVED A PERSONALIZED BIRTHDAY DREAM PACKAGE OF GIFTS, AND OVER 3,000 CHILDREN WE HELPED CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR REACH IS DEPENDENT ON OUR TEAM OF OVER 1,700 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS DONATING OVER 13,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS. TFA IS GRATEFUL FOR ITS STANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NAVAJO NATION, GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY, AND THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY THROUGH SIGNED MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING AND OUR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY LEADERS WITHIN THE NEW MEXICO CHILD, YOUTH, & FAMILY DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS MANY OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN AUGUST OF 2024, WE COMBINED SERVICES WITH NEW MEXICO FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN, WHICH ALLOWED US TO SERVE EVEN MORE CHILDREN THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO. THIS BUSINESS COMBINATION HAS RESULTED IN NOT ONLY MORE FAMILIES BEING SERVED BUT AN INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS MORE AND MORE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS DESIRED TO VOLUNTEER. WE CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO MEETING AND EXCEEDING THE NEEDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. 4393042 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 22 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NM X X MATT LIPAN 4808890604 3110 E THUNDERBIRD RD STE 100 Phoenix AZ 85032 MAUREEN NOE PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 0.00 X 229403 0 5008 MATT LIPAN VP OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 144086 0 6007 BETHANY EGGLESTON VP OF MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 123118 0 10231 BRONWYN BEABEAU MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN FOX MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATE FRANKLIN MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG LEWANDOWSKI MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT MAKOFSKE MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE MCDANIEL MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE NORRIS MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SIBIGTROTH MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STACIE SHELBY BOARD CHAIR 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY SPECTOR PAST-CHAIR 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH VEDAS VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM ANDERSON TREASURER 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM MORING SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 496607 0 21246 3 false true false YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER LLC 1600 MARKET STREET Philadelphia PA 19103 ACCOUNTING 151036 1 5382775 2122754 5382775 107780 107780 435710 355115 80595 80595 80595 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 682 682 682 5571832 682 0 188375 668722 668722 2051173 2051173 600407 215714 177678 207015 809883 667034 65231 77618 121591 82337 17511 21743 104056 65555 17690 20811 9865 9865 234058 234058 332436 111012 52720 168704 149161 74467 31005 43689 14270 14270 79329 49977 13486 15866 146843 126582 12470 7791 16815 16815 155546 146681 7465 1400 33949 29146 4525 278 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES 76344 76344 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 77979 77962 8 9 5682427 4393042 648117 641268 44399 14078 3785069 3242472 70476 121000 1741567 1650728 21352 24918 4625442 711986 3454852 3913456 1864871 2054633 87099 37707 11069685 11058992 109373 144475 84205 36919 193578 181394 X 10704622 10748843 171485 128755 10876107 10877598 11069685 11058992 -110595 112086 0 X false true X true false X 11199056 6052755 5244115 5245879 5382755 33124560 11199056 6052755 5244115 5245879 5382755 33124560 33124560 41724 16583 80339 183393 107780 429819 33554379 0.98720 0.98960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 720000 720000 1157582 197877 959705 2212455 254733 1957722 535405 259376 276029 3913456 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 36919 36919 X 5683918 112086 112086 5571832 5571832 5682427 5682427 5682427 Part X, Line 2-Text in footnote regarding FIN 48 (ASC 740) MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY INCOME TAXPOSITIONS TAKEN, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THATARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY 3003 N CENTRAL AVENUE Phoenix AZ 85012 866004791 STATE 88474 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY PO BOX 97 Sacaton AZ 85147 861045311 TRIBAL GOV 27584 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY THREE PRECIOUS MIRACLES 78 W PIMA ST Sacaton AZ 85147 471732822 501C3 12081 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY NAVAJO NATION PO BOX 704 2296 ADMIN BLD 2ND FLOOR Window Rock AZ 86515 860092335 TRIBAL GOV 18672 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY SUNSHINE ACRES 3405 S HIGLEY RD Mesa AZ 85215 814422068 501C3 144414 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY HUALAPAI NATION 941 HUALAPAI WAY Peach Springs AZ 86434 860092282 TRIBAL GOV 5676 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY NEW CULTURE AZ 1030 E INDIANOLA AVE Phoenix AZ 85014 882962934 501C3 8466 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY THRIVE ARIZONA 14202 N 73 AVE Peoria AZ 85381 845131761 501C3 28005 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY 3300 W CAMELBACK Phoenix AZ 85017 873085883 501C3 242447 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMUNITY SUPPORT NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTHCARE 1200 N BEAVER ST Flagstaff AZ 86001 742410946 501C3 5194 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMUNITY SUPPORT GAP MINISTRIES 2025 W HIGHWAY DR Tucson AZ 85705 860999503 501C3 42564 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY STATE OF NEW MEXICO 4501 INDIAN SCHOOL RD NE Albuquerque NM 87110 865600565 STATE 10300 FMV HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR THE FOSTER COMMUNITY 12 NONCASH BASIC NEEDS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 8442 2051173 FMV TOYSCLOTHING SHOES MATTRESSESSCHOOL SUP BIKES Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) WE TRACK DONATIONS BY DONOR RESTRICTION. THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING IS UNRESTRICTED TO SUPPORT OUR OVERALL PROGRAM OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO FOSTER KIDS. FOR GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, WHEN A CHILD IS PLACED IN THE CUSTODY OF THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY, NEW MEXICO CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES DEPARTMENT, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, A FORM NOTICE TO PROVIDER, PLACEMENT AGREEMENT, OR TRIBAL DOCUMENTS ARE ISSUED, RESPECTIVELY, TO THE RESPONSIBLE ADULT. THESE FORMS INDICATE THE CHILD IS IN THE STATE OR TRIBAL FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND ARE OUR PRIMARY QUALIFIER FOR SERVICES AND DONATIONS. FOR GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS MUST PROVIDE AN AFFIDAVIT (GIFT ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT) STATING THEY ARE A 501c(3) OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, AND THAT GOODS RECEIVED ARE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND THAT THEY WILL NOT SELL OR BARTER ITEMS RECEIVED, AMONG OTHER PROVISIONS. X false false false false false false false true false MAUREEN NOE PRESIDENT AND CEO 204403 25000 5008 234411 MATT LIPAN VP OPERATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT 131586 12500 6007 150093 Other non-fixed payments (Part I, line 7) THE BONUSES ARE NOT FIRMLY SET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR WITH PREDETERMINED GOALS. HOWEVER, THE BOARD APPROVED AN ORGANIZATION 30 MONTH STRATEGIC PLAN, JANUARY 2023 THROUGH JUNE 2025, AND THE RESULT OF THIS PLAN INFORMS, ALONG WITH THE BOARDS SUBJECTIVE INPUT, THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS. THE BASE PAY RANGE IS SET BY REVIEWING AND ADOPTING THE MOST RECENT ASU LODESTAR NONPROFIT SALARY REPORT AND THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS IS SET AROUND 10% OF THE CURRENT BASE PAY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, LED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, CONDUCTS THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE FULL BOARD OFFICIALLY REVIEWS AND ADOPTS THE ACTION AT THE NEXT OFFICIAL MEETING. X 31603 ESTIMATED FMV X 1837730 ESTIMATED FMV X 6298 FMV X LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS 1 247123 COMPARABLE SALES false false false Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 The Treasurer works for the company that manages the Organizations 403b, and the past chair brokered the relationship with that company. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 ONCE THE FORM 990 IS IN DRAFT FORM, IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO. IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, ALLOWING FOR A BRIEF COMMENT PERIOD, BEFORE FILING. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c AT EACH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDER, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BY COMPARING HER COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER SIMILAR POSITIONS, AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, USING THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LODESTAR CENTER FOR NONPROFIT INNOVATION NONPROFIT COMPENSATION & BENEFITS REPORT AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN SETS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS COMPENSATION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE WHOLE BOARD. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b THE PRESIDENT AND CEO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BY COMPARING THEIR COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER SIMILARPOSITIONS, AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, USING THEARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LODESTAR CENTER FOR NONPROFIT INNOVATION COMPENSATION & BENEFITS REPORT AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON. Cessation of or significant change to any program service Part III line 3 In August 2024, The Foster Alliance (the Organization) entered a formal business combination of services with New Mexico Friends of Foster Children (NMFFC). These two non-profits were found to be aligned in mission, core values, philosophy, programming, and now possess shared goals to significantly increase capacity to serve families and youth within the foster community in New Mexico, while also maintaining and growing services throughout Arizona. The combined efforts focus on ensuring that the needs of the foster community of New Mexico and Arizona, both today and in the future, are met.