VTA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $122K · expenses $98K · assets $232K
- EIN
- 86-2865935
- Address
- 5130 S SPENCER AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85757-9538
- NTEE code
- B82
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- MICHAEL ARIAS (its 2021 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS EVERY YEAR TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO HAVE EXEMPLIFIED THE VIRTUES OF HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND FAITH IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desiree Sandoval (former) | OFFICER | 2022-2023 | $6,000 | $6,000 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorena Arias | TREASURER | 2022-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Michael Arias | PRESIDENT | 2022-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Benny Gomez | OFFICER | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Doug Loftus | FINANCIAL AD | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Anna Manzano | SCHOLARSHIP | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Patti Sandoval | SECRETARY | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ricardo Dominguez | OFFICER | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Reina Salgado | OFFICER | 2023-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Valerie Sanchez (former) | VICE PRESIDE | 2022-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL ARIAS | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| LORENA ARIAS | TREASURER | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| DOUG LOFTUS | FINANCIAL AD | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| PATTI SANDOVAL | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BENNY GOMEZ | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ANNA MANZANO | SCHOLARSHIP | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| RICARDO DOMINGUEZ | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| REINA SALGADO | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $6K · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESIREE SANDOVAL | OFFICER | 0 | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 | 2 |
| LORENA ARIAS | TREASURER | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MICHAEL ARIAS | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| DOUG LOFTUS | FINANCIAL AD | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| VALERIE SANCHEZ | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| PATTI SANDOVAL | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RICARDO DOMINGUEZ | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BENNY GOMEZ | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| ANNA MANZANO | SCHOLARSHIP | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| REINA SALGADO | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL ARIAS | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| LORENA ARIAS | TREASURER | 4 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| DESIREE SANDOVAL | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| DOUG LOFTUS | FINANCIAL AD | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| VALERIE SANCHEZ | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| PATTI SANDOVAL | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BENNY GOMEZ | OFFICER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| ANNA MANZANO | SCHOLARSHIP | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $121,896 | $97,983 | $232,055 | $232,042 | $122,284 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $157,458 | $39,201 | $208,129 | $208,129 | $156,691 | $0 | $6,000 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $116,718 | $26,846 | $89,872 | $89,872 | $131,252 | - | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- THE VICTORIA TERESA ARIAS MEMORIAL Tucson, AZ · 5 people in common (Anna Manzano, Benny Gomez, Doug Loftus)
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $237,685 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE VICTORIA TERESA ARIAS MEMORIAL | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “VTA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $232,289 | 2023 | $130,037 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $5,396 | 2025 | $5,396 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEKAIN FOUNDATION | AZ | B82 | $108,443 | $27,596 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ALISAS ANGELS FOUNDATION | AZ | B82 | $114,416 | $178,520 | Executive Dir. | $71,156 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ARIZONA SWISS FOUNDATION | AZ | B82 | $121,058 | $8,521 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BILL OWEN COWBOY ARTIST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | AZ | B82 | $114,701 | $32,229 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PINAL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INC | AZ | B82 | $120,653 | $78,061 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EMBLEM CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | AZ | B82 | $128,537 | $165,765 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROMISING FUTURES | AZ | B82 | $111,864 | $98,803 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| AMERICAN-LEBANESE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL | AZ | B82 | $131,655 | $138,574 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| INSPIRE KIDS MONTESSORI STO INC | AZ | B82 | $120,816 | $101,880 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ST LUKES SERVICE LEAGUE AN ARIZONA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION | AZ | B82 | $115,848 | $180,694 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HAL TROSKY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CA | B82 | $129,695 | - | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| RYAN T LEE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | CT | B82 | $132,964 | $131,166 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| THOMAS M BRENNAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | NY | B82 | $112,556 | $166,557 | President+Treas | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| MARTHA MASON HILL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | MD | B82 | $114,809 | $26,335 | Board of Directors | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| GINA ROSE MONTALTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | FL | B82 | $113,332 | $37,992 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| HARVEY FOUNDATION INC | MA | B82 | $111,470 | $82,155 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x |
| PERRY FOUNDATION INC | OH | B82 | $133,867 | $32,213 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x |
| MZ FOUNDATION | TX | B82 | $134,824 | $287,850 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $174,845 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| MANOR I S D EDUCATION FOUNDATION | TX | B82 | $134,880 | $152,263 | Executive Director | $59,081 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x |
| RILEY ROCKS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | MA | B82 | $134,961 | $109,286 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| MISA FOUNDATION | VA | B82 | $127,195 | $129,244 | PRESIDENT | $649,701 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| BIDDLE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC | IN | B82 | $109,401 | $109,100 | PRESIDENT | $2,400 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| THE MOORINGS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | FL | B82 | $134,043 | $134,025 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x |
| JOSEPHINE LILLY WOLF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | MN | B82 | $120,596 | $124,289 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x |
| CMA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | CT | B82 | $115,326 | $114,932 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $24,000 | Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $97,983 spent · pay $0 · grants $63,806 · events $34,142
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $63,806 | 65.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $19,917 | 20.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $14,210 | 14.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $50 | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $34,142 | reported apart |
| Total | $97,983 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $39,201 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,478 · events $31,737
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $33,478 | $33,478 | - | - | 85.4% | |
| Fees: other services | $2,600 | - | $2,600 | - | 6.6% | |
| Other (as described) | QUICKBOOKS FEES | $986 | - | $986 | - | 2.5% |
| All other expenses | $737 | $193 | $544 | - | 1.9% | |
| Other (as described) | INSURANCE | $562 | - | $562 | - | 1.4% |
| Other (as described) | OFFICE SUPPLIES | $444 | - | $444 | - | 1.1% |
| Other (as described) | FUNDRAISING SUPPLIES | $394 | $394 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $32,504 | $31,737 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $39,201 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $26,846 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,500 · events $33,305
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $23,500 | 87.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,113 | 7.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,233 | 4.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $33,305 | reported apart |
| Total | $26,846 | 100% |
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