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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA.

Totals

Total revenue
$78,092
Total expenses
$214,083
Contributions and grants received
$63,296
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$14,687
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
$109
Total assets, end of year
$23,521
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,789
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,732
Program service expenses (Part III)
$175,735

Program services were 82.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

SAVE OUR SCHOOLS AZ (SOSAZ) IS A NONPARTISAN, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOUNDED TO PROMOTE, ADVOCATE FOR, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VALUE OF AN ADEQUATELY RESOURCED, EQUITABLE, AND TRANSPARENT EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT ARIZONA, PER ARTICLE XI, SEC 1(A) OF THE AZ CONSTITUTION.

  • SOSAZ ORGANIZED VOLUNTEERS AROUND ARIZONA TO FORM LOCALLY BASED GROUPS TO FOLLOW EDUCATION POLICY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE VOLUNTEER NETWORKS EXTENDED OUTREACH TO THEIR COMMUNITIES BY CONTACTING AND SCHEDULING MEETINGS WITH A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES FROM ALL POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS, INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, SCHOOL BOARDS, PARENT AND TEACHER GROUPS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, AND OTHERS. SOSAZ ASSISTED VOLUNTEERS WITH MESSAGING EFFECTIVENESS AND ADVISED THEM ON PRACTICES TO PRESENT INFORMATION TO GROUPS AT ALL LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE.

    Expenses $87,868

  • SOSAZ UTILIZED ITS EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFICE HOLDERS THROUGHOUT ARIZONA. THIS INCLUDED RESEARCH INTO THE COSTS AND IMPACTS OF ARIZONA'S NEW UNIVERSAL VOUCHER PROGRAM, INCLUDING BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAILS TO FOLLOWERS, MEETINGS, TOWN HALLS, REPORTS, FLYERS, AND OTHER PUBLIC AWARENESS METHODS. THESE FORUMS ALSO AMPLIFIED THE MYRIAD WAYS THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION DRIVES SOCIAL COHESION AND THE GROWTH, SUCCESS, AND PROGRESS OF THE STATE.

    Expenses $35,147

  • SOSAZ ADVOCATED FOR INCREASING PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING AND FOUGHT AGAINST ANY AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO DRAIN FUNDING FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE WORK CONSISTED OF INFORMING LEGISLATORS, ATTENDING AND SPEAKING AT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND ORGANIZING OTHERS FROM AN ACTIVE, STATEWIDE VOLUNTEER NETWORK TO DO THE SAME. SOSAZ ORGANIZED 4 RURAL ACTION SUMMITS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOZENS OF OTHER GROUPS (INCLUDING ARIZONA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, ARIZONA LIST, ALL VOTING IS LOCAL, HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, AND MANY OTHERS) TO ENCOURAGE GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM AND NETWORKING AHEAD OF THE 2024 ELECTIONS. SOSAZ HAS BECOME AN AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE FOR INSIGHT AND INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION PRIVATIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES, THE ECONOMY, AND ARIZONA'S SOCIAL COHESION.

    Expenses $52,720

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • YASMIN KASSEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATRICK BROWN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MISSA FOY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RAQUEL MAMANI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $7,400
    Compensation
    $7,400
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SIGNA OLIVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • WES OSWALD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JILL HUMPHERYS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHAD CAMPBELL

    DIRECTOR (LEFT 6/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELIZABETH LEWIS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    18

  • IAIN HAMP

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JACOB MARTINEZ

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELIZABETH GOFF

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202402829349200130

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