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← AZURA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AZURA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,698,600
Total expenses
$1,538,926
Contributions and grants received
$4,256,769
Grants paid
$171,258
Program service revenue
$350,000
Investment income
$24,314
Other revenue
$67,517
Total assets, end of year
$4,633,314
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,409,702
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,223,612
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,004,970
Management and general expenses
$460,388
Fundraising expenses
$73,568
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,004,970

Program services were 65.3% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $3,571,065

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $685,704

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $116,864

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEE

    total $350,000 · related or exempt $350,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,314 · excluded $24,314

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $67,517 · related or exempt $67,517

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $67,517

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $171,258 · program services $171,258

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $242,388 · program services $157,041 · management and general $85,347

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $575,754 · program services $448,916 · management and general $93,705 · fundraising $33,133

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,181 · program services $12,670 · management and general $12,496 · fundraising $2,015

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $95,750 · program services $47,864 · management and general $45,885 · fundraising $2,001

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,883 · program services $23,143 · management and general $24,832 · fundraising $1,908

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,045 · management and general $6,045

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,550 · management and general $7,550

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29,475 · fundraising $29,475

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $62,601 · program services $23,144 · management and general $37,377 · fundraising $2,080

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $34,585 · program services $22,926 · management and general $10,096 · fundraising $1,563

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $99,834 · program services $43,729 · management and general $56,105

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,475 · program services $8,335 · management and general $102 · fundraising $38

  • 20 · Interest

    total $57,361 · management and general $57,361

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $23,932 · program services $19,354 · management and general $3,223 · fundraising $1,355

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,653 · program services $2,110 · management and general $17,543

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $27,201 · program services $24,480 · management and general $2,721

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $56,633

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $11,336

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $94,550

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $125,524

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,400,000

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $23,932

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $1,376,068

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $2,969,203

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $378,280

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $1,031,422

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $2,497,972

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $725,640

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Azura empowers people to break the cycle of poverty through smart strategies and tangible actions that address root causes.

  • Azura Solutions -Azura Solutions partners with developing nonprofits to provide a variety of services that help them thrive and make a difference in our communities. From coaching to logistical Support to accounting to fiscal agency,Azura is proud to be empowering the next generation of nonprofits. Were driven to address the root causes of poverty. We do this with accountability and transparency, with innovative ideas, showing dignity and respect to everyone in our orbit, through collaboration, and with a forceful grit. Azura Solutions is one of the ways we communicate to our communities all that we do.

    Expenses $548,523 · Grants $1,391 · Revenue $350,000

  • Azura Literacy (formerly 12Books) -Statistics show that children who are non-proficient in reading by the 4th grade are four times less likely to graduate high school. If theyre living in poverty, they are 13 times less likely to graduate than their 4th grade peers who are proficient in reading. Despite the importance of this critical and pivotal moment, recent Arizona state testing results show that more than 70% of all 3rd graders are not proficient in reading at grade level. The statistical likelihood of these children experiencing poverty, homelessness, incarceration, and poor health as adults is grave. Azura Literacy addresses this crisis one child and one page at a time. Leveraging its partnerships with like-minded organizations, weve provided more than 800 hours of free online reading tutoring to children and distributed more than 19,000 physical books this year. 100% of the students involved in the online tutoring scored improved reading accuracyproof it is possible to change the statistics and the life trajectory -- of thousands of children.

    Expenses $168,352 · Grants $57,943

  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)- Tax preparation services are costly, and many low- and moderate-income families do not have the resources to file their taxes by the federal deadline. For the past fifteen years, the Azura VITA program has been the lead agency of the East Valley of Maricopa County to help these households with their tax filings at no cost. VITA leveraged a cadre of 140 IRS-certified tax preparers who volunteered more than 8,300 hours of their time at fourteen different locations in the cities of Mesa and Chandler. Through their efforts, more than $6.1 million has been returned to the pockets of our community members during the 2023-24 tax season. The average Federal refund was just over $1,600. These results are why many of our volunteer tax preparers return to work with us year after year after yearthey are fighting poverty in a tangible way.

    Expenses $166,831

  • Azura Veterans Coalition (formerly Mesa Veterans Resource Center) -By helping veterans access transportation, employment training, mental health counseling, housing assistance, support groups, and more, Azura Vets is serving those who have served. Using a trauma-informed, comprehensive case-management approach, Azura Vets empowers veterans and their families to achieve success, stability, and fulfillment beyond their military careers. This last year, the program served more than 600 veterans.

    Expenses $121,264 · Grants $111,924

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARK YOUNG

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $111,143
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $96,993
    Other
    $14,150
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

  • ALLISON JOHNSON

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $86,183
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $73,106
    Other
    $13,077
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

  • DANA HICKS

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $73,635
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $64,335
    Other
    $9,300
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

  • AZZA ABUSEIF

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • ADAM GUNDERSON

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • FEDERICK MCCLELLAN

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • GREGORY NISKA

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • JOSH FLAKE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • JULIE SPILSBURY

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • LAURA SNOW

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • KEISHA MCKINNOR

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

  • PAUL ANDERSON

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

  • SPENCER DICKSON

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

  • SETH MARTY Jr

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 2 related

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511359349316826

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