Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SARSEF-SOUTHERN ARIZONA RESEARCH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,772,011
- Total expenses
- $1,377,999
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,681,322
- Grants paid
- $138,096
- Program service revenue
- $90,689
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,344,084
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $111,628
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,232,456
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,068,271
- Management and general expenses
- $118,627
- Fundraising expenses
- $191,101
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,068,271
Program services were 77.5% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,681,322
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2a · Program service revenue: Program registrations
total $90,689 · related or exempt $90,689
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $138,096 · program services $138,096
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $159,762 · program services $113,431 · management and general $20,769 · fundraising $25,562
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $412,991 · program services $293,019 · management and general $51,944 · fundraising $68,028
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $8,367 · program services $6,154 · management and general $1,043 · fundraising $1,170
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $38,702 · program services $28,465 · management and general $4,823 · fundraising $5,414
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $44,816 · program services $32,733 · management and general $5,864 · fundraising $6,219
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $17,549 · management and general $17,549
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $60,000 · fundraising $60,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $74,560 · program services $73,910 · management and general $650
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $28,711 · program services $27,430 · management and general $220 · fundraising $1,061
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,232 · program services $6,110 · management and general $1,015 · fundraising $2,107
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14 · Information technology
total $95,768 · program services $86,929 · management and general $1,749 · fundraising $7,090
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $46,800 · program services $33,877 · management and general $6,502 · fundraising $6,421
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17 · Travel
total $25,320 · program services $23,416 · management and general $33 · fundraising $1,871
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,151 · management and general $4,151
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23 · Insurance
total $5,808 · program services $4,132 · management and general $886 · fundraising $790
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24a · Other expenses: Program event
total $107,865 · program services $107,629 · fundraising $236
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24b · Other expenses: Program supplies
total $83,364 · program services $82,310 · management and general $179 · fundraising $875
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24c · Other expenses: Professional development
total $11,029 · program services $7,386 · management and general $442 · fundraising $3,201
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24d · Other expenses: Bank fees
total $5,108 · program services $3,244 · management and general $808 · fundraising $1,056
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $36,228 · end of year $46,600
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $280,536 · end of year $441,811
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $328,615 · end of year $312,040
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $3,375 · end of year $6,723
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,553 · end of year $5,862
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$39,610
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$15,681
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $28,080 · end of year $23,929
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $255,802 · end of year $507,119
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $12,558 · end of year $20,549
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,100 · end of year $6,294
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $118,421 · end of year $84,785
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $716,610 · end of year $969,493
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $86,500 · end of year $262,963
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SARSEF's mission is to create Arizona's future critical thinkers and problem solvers through science and engineering.
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Education and Outreach: SARSEF's outreach programs directly engaged 5,467 students, 454 teachers, and 2,499 caregivers in hands-on STEM exploration, indirectly impacting an additional 19,931 students. 2,309 students across 7 counties participated in hands-on STEM Exploration at Arizona STEM Adventure, 68% of whom from Title 1 schools. STAR Lab at the UArizona gives 65 high school students access to professional research resources and mentorship, 54% of whom are a race or ethnicity underrepresented in STEM. The Regional Science and Engineering Fair showcased 1,484 projects by 6,030 students from 144 schools awarded over $162,000 in scholarships, trips and prizes to students for high quality research. 60.2% of students participating in the Science Fair were from Title 1 schools.
Expenses $809,486 · Revenue $37,078
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Camps SARSEF offers two types of summer camp programming. SARSEF Summer STEM Camps where 4th-8th grade students attend sites across Tucson to explore STEM through hands-on activities. These camps are a pay-what-you-can model, with each week centering around a different theme from topics as broad as STEM exploration to more specific subjects like desert ecology! 157 students were served in FY 24-25. Applied Career Exploration in STEM (ACES) Camp for Girls is a week-long no-cost summer camp for middle school girls. In July 2024, ACES Camp served 45 students from Sunnyside School District. The camp is designed to explore a wide variety of careers, provide a path to potential success, and lay a foundation for STEM identity in higher education and beyond through teamwork, use of technology, and hands-on learning.
Expenses $169,893 · Revenue $11,861
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Racing the Sun Racing the Sun is a hands-on engineering program that challenges high school students to design, build, and race electric and solar-powered go-karts. Over nine months, students work with teachers, mentors, and industry professionals before competing on Race Day. Throughout the program, they apply principles of physics, engineering, and fabrication while working in teams to transform their ideas into working prototypes and develop leadership and interpersonal skills. During the 20242025 school year, 110 students and 14 faculty advisors from 11 high schools participated with direct support from community members.
Expenses $88,892 · Revenue $41,750
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Julie Euber
CEO
- Total calculated
- $103,805
- From this org
- $103,805
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Liz Bowman
COO
- Total calculated
- $55,957
- From this org
- $55,957
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Nadira Mitchell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Emily Halvorson-Otts
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eric Pickney
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Casey Carrillo
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christopher Schuck
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Maricela Rivera
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carrie Rednour
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Beth Roberts
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica Johnson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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America Miranda
Director
- 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202600619349300615
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