Science Foundation Arizona

Analysis

Science Foundation Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Science Foundation Arizona reported income of $76k and spending of $349k, spending 462% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $69k to $76k (+9.0%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 990%. Over the whole period it spent 1585% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Science Foundation Arizona sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springport Area Foundation for Education ($76k), Friends of Alamance County Public Libraries ($76k) and Fundamira USA Inc ($76k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $304, net assets of $43k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.