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 ↗
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Desiree Sandoval (former) OFFICER2022-2023 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Lorena Arias TREASURER2022-2024 4 $0 reported 2
Michael Arias PRESIDENT2022-2024 4 $0 reported 2
Benny Gomez OFFICER2022-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Doug Loftus FINANCIAL AD2022-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Anna Manzano SCHOLARSHIP2022-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Patti Sandoval SECRETARY2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Ricardo Dominguez OFFICER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Reina Salgado OFFICER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Valerie Sanchez (former) VICE PRESIDE2022-2023 0 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL ARIAS PRESIDENT4 $0-- $02
LORENA ARIAS TREASURER4 $0-- $02
DOUG LOFTUS FINANCIAL AD0 $0-- $02
PATTI SANDOVAL SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BENNY GOMEZ OFFICER0 $0-- $02
ANNA MANZANO SCHOLARSHIP0 $0-- $02
RICARDO DOMINGUEZ OFFICER0 $0-- $01
REINA SALGADO OFFICER0 $0-- $01
2023 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $6K · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DESIREE SANDOVAL OFFICER0 $6,000$0$0 $6,0002
LORENA ARIAS TREASURER4 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL ARIAS PRESIDENT4 $0$0$0 $02
DOUG LOFTUS FINANCIAL AD0 $0$0$0 $02
VALERIE SANCHEZ VICE PRESIDE0 $0$0$0 $02
PATTI SANDOVAL SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
RICARDO DOMINGUEZ OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
BENNY GOMEZ OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $02
ANNA MANZANO SCHOLARSHIP0 $0$0$0 $02
REINA SALGADO OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL ARIAS PRESIDENT4 $0-- $02
LORENA ARIAS TREASURER4 $0-- $02
DESIREE SANDOVAL OFFICER0 $0-- $02
DOUG LOFTUS FINANCIAL AD0 $0-- $02
VALERIE SANCHEZ VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $02
PATTI SANDOVAL SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BENNY GOMEZ OFFICER0 $0-- $02
ANNA MANZANO SCHOLARSHIP0 $0-- $02

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,896$97,983 $232,055$232,042 $122,284- ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,458$39,201 $208,129$208,129 $156,691$0 $6,000025
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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.

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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE VICTORIA TERESA ARIAS MEMORIAL Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VTA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION” 2022-2023 2$232,289 2023$130,037
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$5,396 2025$5,396
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ALEKAIN FOUNDATIONAZB82 $108,443$27,596 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ALISAS ANGELS FOUNDATIONAZB82 $114,416$178,520 Executive Dir.$71,156 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ARIZONA SWISS FOUNDATIONAZB82 $121,058$8,521 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
BILL OWEN COWBOY ARTIST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INCAZB82 $114,701$32,229 Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
PINAL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INCAZB82 $120,653$78,061 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
EMBLEM CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONAZB82 $128,537$165,765 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROMISING FUTURESAZB82 $111,864$98,803 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN-LEBANESE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCILAZB82 $131,655$138,574 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
INSPIRE KIDS MONTESSORI STO INCAZB82 $120,816$101,880 Director$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
ST LUKES SERVICE LEAGUE AN ARIZONA NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONAZB82 $115,848$180,694 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, same state
HAL TROSKY MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONCAB82 $129,695- CEO$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
RYAN T LEE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCCTB82 $132,964$131,166 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
THOMAS M BRENNAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONNYB82 $112,556$166,557 President+Treas$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
MARTHA MASON HILL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCMDB82 $114,809$26,335 Board of Directors$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
GINA ROSE MONTALTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCFLB82 $113,332$37,992 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
HARVEY FOUNDATION INCMAB82 $111,470$82,155 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
PERRY FOUNDATION INCOHB82 $133,867$32,213 President$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
MZ FOUNDATIONTXB82 $134,824$287,850 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$174,845 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
MANOR I S D EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTXB82 $134,880$152,263 Executive Director$59,081 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
RILEY ROCKS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCMAB82 $134,961$109,286 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
MISA FOUNDATIONVAB82 $127,195$129,244 PRESIDENT$649,701 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
BIDDLE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCINB82 $109,401$109,100 PRESIDENT$2,400 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x, similar name
THE MOORINGS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCFLB82 $134,043$134,025 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
JOSEPHINE LILLY WOLF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATIONMNB82 $120,596$124,289 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B82, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,006,36649 142016–2024 JERICHO FOUNDATION INC; IRON MIKE FOUNDATION; TEWAARATON FOUNDATION; THOMAS M BRENNAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION and 10 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$869,48127 122016–2024 CMACN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION; FOUNDATION OF THE CMW CHAPTER OF NATAS INC; NAPA COUNTY AAUW SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION; JERICHO FOUNDATION INC and 8 more
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SUFFOLK FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$320,98011 12011–2024 SUFFOLK EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$229,20515 72019–2024 GINA ROSE MONTALTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC; TRAJECTORY FOUNDATION INC; RAY E MARTIN MEMORIAL FUND; AMERICAN-LEBANESE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL and 3 more
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$221,32111 12014–2024 CONDON SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
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CENTENE FOUNDATION Private foundation$184,0009 12019–2021 HCC STL FOUNDATION
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HAZEL MILLER FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0002 12024–2025 TEACHERS OF COLOR FOUNDATION
MARGOT AND THOMAS PRITZKER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0002 12020–2021 EDWARD G IRVIN FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY DAF sponsor$100,0001 12020–2020 TEACHERS OF COLOR FOUNDATION
THE TUCHMAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$97,8003 12015–2021 IRON MIKE FOUNDATION
GRAND HAVEN AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$91,0006 12020–2025 JERICHO FOUNDATION INC
GREATER LOWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$80,0007 12012–2018 LUSO-AMERICAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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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
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$34,142reported apart
Total$97,983100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $39,201 spent · pay $0 · grants $33,478 · events $31,737
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income $32,504$31,737reported apart
Total$39,201100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $26,846 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,500 · events $33,305
LineAs describedTotalShare
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 Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$33,305reported apart
Total$26,846100%

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