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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,723,853
Total expenses
$1,876,176
Contributions and grants received
$1,598,170
Grants paid
$162,179
Program service revenue
$104,187
Investment income
$21,496
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,092,574
Total liabilities, end of year
$379,116
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$713,458
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,382,870
Management and general expenses
$433,008
Fundraising expenses
$60,298
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,382,870

Program services were 73.7% 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

    $65,711

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $346,211

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,186,248

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $7,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CSO PARTICIPANT FEES

    total $104,187 · related or exempt $104,187

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,496 · excluded $21,496

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $300,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $300,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $162,179 · program services $162,179

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $405,537 · program services $268,487 · management and general $137,050

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $496,291 · program services $365,526 · management and general $130,765

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,368 · program services $10,175 · management and general $3,193

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $76,383 · program services $58,137 · management and general $18,246

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,167 · program services $61,017 · management and general $19,150

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,325 · management and general $1,325

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $83,373 · management and general $83,373

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $60,298 · fundraising $60,298

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $194,320 · program services $181,623 · management and general $12,697

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,276 · program services $30,276

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,642 · management and general $14,642

  • 17 · Travel

    total $73,903 · program services $71,467 · management and general $2,436

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,291 · management and general $4,291

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,264 · program services $3,261 · management and general $1,003

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,786 · management and general $4,786

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT COSTS

    total $166,444 · program services $166,444

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $2,649 · program services $2,649

  • 24c · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT COSTS - DIR

    total $995 · program services $995

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $250 · program services $250

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $435 · program services $384 · management and general $51

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $413,965 · end of year $441,150

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $51,623 · end of year $26,707

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $536,959 · end of year $278,113

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,808 · end of year $13,088

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

    $30,728

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

    $13,863

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,886 · end of year $16,865

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $153,243 · end of year $316,651

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $111,842 · end of year $162,571

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $54,375

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $157,157 · end of year $153,756

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $34,704 · end of year $8,414

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $382,885 · end of year $295,434

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $482,896 · end of year $418,024

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ENGAGE A CONNECTED COMMUNITY TO TRANSFORM LIVES WITH ACCESS TO THE WORLD OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM)

  • THE ARIZONA STEM ECOSYSTEM IS A COLLABORATIVE GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF OVER 900 PARTNERS STATEWIDE THAT INCLUDE EDUCATORS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS. SCITECH INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE ECOSYSTEM'S BACKBONE ORGANIZATION, WORKING WITH THESE ENTITIES TO PROMOTE STEM AWARENESS AND CAREER PATHWAYS, BUILD LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS, AND DEVELOP A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF QUALIFIED ARIZONANS ENTERING HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE.

    Expenses $441,415 · Grants $162,179

  • CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICERS ARE STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ARE CHOSEN TO SERVE AS STEM LEADERS AND AMBASSADORS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROGRAM, CSOS CAN ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS; JOIN A GLOBAL NETWORK OF STEM LEADERS; PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, CAREERS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; AND IMPLEMENT STEM ACTION PLANS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE STEM CAUSES THEY CHAMPION.

    Expenses $395,627 · Revenue $104,187

  • ARIZONA SCITECH FESTIVAL IS A STATEWIDE CELEBRATION OF STEM IS HELD ANNUALLY JANUARY-APRIL. WITH OVER 1,000 EXPOS, WORKSHOPS, CONVERSATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND TOURS, THE AZ SCITECH FESTIVAL EDUCATES AND INVOLVES ARIZONANS OF ALL AGES ABOUT STEM AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR OUR STATE'S FUTURE.

    Expenses $112,168

  • Expenses $433,660

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • STEVEN ZYLSTRA

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $327,719
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $313,727
    Other
    $13,992
    Hours/week
    2 + 38 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $313,727 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,790 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $5,202 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $327,719 related

  • ROBERT WITWER

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFF UNRUH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROWAN SMITH

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LORENZO CHAVEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHARLEEAN SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NITASHA CHOPRA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RITA LLOYD MILLS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID FELIX

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATIE STRINGHAM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEREMY BABENDURE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,643
    From this org
    $130,426
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,217
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants 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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530559349301138

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