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← JUST COMMUNITIES ARIZONA

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by JUST COMMUNITIES ARIZONA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,382,758
Total expenses
$1,152,801
Contributions and grants received
$1,382,758
Grants paid
$443,978
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$395,352
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,841
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$392,511
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,047,375
Management and general expenses
$60,173
Fundraising expenses
$45,253
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,047,375

Program services were 90.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,063,468

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $319,290

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $430,478 · program services $430,478

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $13,500 · program services $13,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $92,332 · program services $55,399 · management and general $23,083 · fundraising $13,850

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $242,759 · program services $216,471 · management and general $16,430 · fundraising $9,858

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,609 · program services $4,047 · management and general $351 · fundraising $211

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $41,766 · program services $37,636 · management and general $2,581 · fundraising $1,549

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $26,014 · program services $21,473 · management and general $2,838 · fundraising $1,703

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,238 · program services $1,238

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,218 · management and general $3,218

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $190,637 · program services $181,088 · management and general $3,439 · fundraising $6,110

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,143 · program services $409 · management and general $303 · fundraising $6,431

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,695 · program services $13,930 · management and general $3,140 · fundraising $625

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,471 · program services $10,728 · management and general $1,919 · fundraising $3,824

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,332 · program services $5,278 · fundraising $54

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,678 · program services $10,657 · management and general $21

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,396 · program services $9,257 · management and general $1,464 · fundraising $675

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,535 · program services $35,786 · management and general $1,386 · fundraising $363

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $85,589 · end of year $331,442

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $76,723 · end of year $63,910

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $300

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $2,541

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $162,312 · end of year $392,511

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

To create, foster, and resource new models for safety and justice outside the punishment system. We work with people impacted by the punishment system to promote a holistic view of safety that encompasses physical, emotional, and economic health and wellness; cultivate the next generation of community leaders; and build community-based solutions.

Activities or mission (Part I)

We are creating new models for justice and safety outside of Arizona's punishment system.

  • Our Community Safety programming encompasses two program focus areas: 1. Community Safety Incubator Projects and 2. Justice Reinvestment Subgrants in Maricopa County. Community Safety Incubator Projects are hyper-local, short-term projects led by local residents designed to increase safety and wellbeing in their communities. In 2025, we completed seven Community Safety Incubator Projects, exceeding our goal of six projects per year. Projects have ranged from community murals to planting pollinator gardens to setting up community water stations during the searing desert summer. We were honored to partner with members of the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui Nations on incubators based on tribal lands and serving native communities. In total, we invested over $50,000 into Tucson neighborhoods through Incubator projects. Survey responses confirm that participants in the incubator mirror the makeup of the neighborhood. The majority (70%) were BIPOC. The majority of respondents (56%) have been personally impacted by the criminal punishment system. And the reported impacts were overwhelmingly positive: 90% said the project made them feel safer in their neighborhood; 89% said it helped them get to know their neighbors better; and 97% said the project would contribute to greater health and wellness. We awarded Justice Reinvestment grants to eleven (11) Maricopa County nonprofits, totaling $600,000 in funding. This is nearly double the number of grantees from the previous year and an increase of over 70% in the amount of funding distributed. Of the 11 subgrantees, 4 are renewals from the previous year and 7 are new organizations. The funding has gone toward prison rehabilitation and reentry, community gardens and programs that address food insecurity, youth mentoring, community mental health programs, supportive transportation for individuals entering drug treatment, and building social capital. Over the first 3 quarters of 2025, these organizations have served 5,926 individuals. We also provided subgrantees with training in grant reporting, financial management, social media marketing, and fundraising, and offered networking opportunities to strengthen their relationships.

    Expenses $1,047,375 · Grants $443,978

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Caroline Isaacs

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $92,333
    From this org
    $73,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,802
    Hours/week
    45
  • Marilyn Rodriguez

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kesha Dawson

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Liane Hernandez

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Beth Meyer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tasha Menaker

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Howe

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Desiree Auge

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracey Spellmire

    Board Memeber

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Guzman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kati Horvath-Pratt

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamie Ibrahim

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • Promote food justice through advocacy, food literacy, and equitable access to fresh, healthy food.

  • Strengthen, keep, and reunite families by responsibly involving fathers and mothers in the lives of their children, families, and communities.

  • Strengthen individuals and families by providing multifaceted services that promote literacy and empower families to actively participate in their communities.

  • Provide healing for urban Indigenous Peoples by sharing wisdom, connecting resources, revitalizing Traditional Knowledge, promoting and advocating for health & wellness.

  • BlackNet

    $36,483

    Build Black political power through education, leadership development, policy advocacy and electoral engagement.

  • To assist men in transitioning from homelessness and addiction to productive members in society, by empowering not enabling, and providing a safe, clean, alcohol and drug free living environment, faith-based services, vocational training & recovery support.

  • Improve health and wellness of low-income residents and marginalized populations by reducing stigma and increasing access to care.

  • Impacting generational change by empowering youth facing the greatest obstacles through long-term, professional mentorship, "no matter what".

  • Create opportunities for growth, stability, and long-term success through free programs, crisis intervention, access to basic needs, and welcoming spaces for young people and families facing challenges.

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
13 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202611339349305571

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