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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INTERNATIONAL SONORAN DESERT ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,814,397
Total expenses
$1,648,641
Contributions and grants received
$1,178,577
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$571,097
Investment income
$4,896
Other revenue
$59,827
Total assets, end of year
$8,055,364
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,524,680
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,530,684
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,506,612
Management and general expenses
$127,676
Fundraising expenses
$14,353
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,506,612

Program services were 91.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $630,825

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $547,752

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $526,457 · related or exempt $526,457

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $44,640 · related or exempt $44,640

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,896 · excluded $4,896

  • 11a · Other revenue: CONSULTING

    total $59,827 · related or exempt $59,827

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $59,827

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $88,500 · program services $75,718 · management and general $11,200 · fundraising $1,582

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $263,713 · program services $205,639 · management and general $50,484 · fundraising $7,590

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,990 · program services $70,172 · management and general $17,227 · fundraising $2,591

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $63,680 · program services $49,656 · management and general $12,191 · fundraising $1,833

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,600 · program services $7,112 · management and general $1,488

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $151,650 · program services $137,238 · management and general $14,412

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,372 · program services $8,972 · management and general $250 · fundraising $150

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $154,153 · program services $145,516 · management and general $8,637

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,663 · program services $8,663

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,028 · program services $5,028

  • 20 · Interest

    total $166,797 · program services $166,797

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $181,000 · program services $181,000

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $79,152 · program services $79,152

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $148,479 · program services $148,479

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $98,437 · program services $87,810 · management and general $10,127 · fundraising $500

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $57,628 · program services $57,628

  • 24d · Other expenses: FEES

    total $47,874 · program services $47,874

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,925 · program services $24,158 · management and general $1,660 · fundraising $107

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $859,828 · end of year $375,270

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $210,241 · end of year $432,065

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $13,459 · end of year $275,823

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $31,037 · end of year $90,271

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,252 · end of year $11,973

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

    $7,790,070

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

    $1,836,429

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,873,296 · end of year $5,953,641

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $916,321 · end of year $916,321

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $122,722 · end of year $288,612

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,030,060 · end of year $2,943,398

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,185,549 · end of year $1,292,670

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,785,733 · end of year $2,394,623

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $800,370 · end of year $1,136,061

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AT THE INTERNATIONAL SONORAN DESERT ALLIANCE, WE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INTENDED TO PRESERVE AND ENRICH THE ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE AND ECONOMY OF THE SONORAN DESERT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FOSTERING COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION AMONG THE DIVERSE CULTURES RESIDING IN THE AREA.

  • THE INTERNATIONAL SONORAN DESERT ALLIANCE (ISDA) WORKS TO IMPROVE SONORAN DESERT COMMUNITIES THROUGH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. ISDA IS A LEADER IN RURAL "CREATIVE PLACEMAKING" WITH A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL HISTORIC RENOVATION AND RE-PURPOSING PROJECTS IN AJO, AZ. ISDA RESTORED AND CONVERTED THE HISTORIC CURLEY SCHOOL IN INTO 30 AFFORDABLE LIVE/WORK APARTMENTS FOR ARTISTS, ARTISANS, AND CREATIVE HOME ENTREPRENEURS. ISDA RENOVATED OTHER HISTORIC BUILDING ON THE CURLEY CREATIVE CAMPUS INTO AN INTERNATIONAL RETREAT CENTER, A COMMUNITY KITCHEN, A CLAY STUDIO, AND WOOD SHOP. ISDA IS UNDERTAKING A MULTI-YEAR RENOVATION OF THE HISTORIC TOWN PLAZA, BRINGING BACK THE ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES AT THE HEART OF THE AJO COMMUNITY BACK INTO PRODUCTIVE USE. CREATIVE PLACEMAKING EFFORTS BY THE ORGANIZATION CONSTITUTE APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE ANNUAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

    Expenses $1,506,612 · Revenue $571,097

  • ISDA SPEARHEADS TRI-NATIONAL CONVENING EFFORTS THAT INCLUDE HOSTING THE BIENNIAL TRI-NATIONAL SONORAN DESERT SYMPOSIUM AND CHAIRING THE WORKING GROUP FOR THE SONORAN DESERT BIOSPHERE REGION - A MEMBER OF THE UNESCO WORLD NETWORK OF BIOSPHERE RESERVES. IN FY 24 THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY 230,000 TOWARD THESE EFFORTS.

  • THE INTERNATIONAL SONORAN DESERT ALLIANCE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OF AJO AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION & GED CLASSES; UTILITY, RENT & FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; APPRENTICESHIP AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES; VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE; MINOR HOME REPAIR & WEATHERIZATION; AND BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. IN FY 24 THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED APPROXIMATELY 300,000 TO THESE PROGRAMS.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lorraine Eiler

    1ST VICE PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Gillett

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lance Bell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bridget Rendon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cathy Hutton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Annelise Keuper

    CURRENT PRES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eric Alegria

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stanley Cruz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Selina Jesus

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gene O'Meara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nelida Barajas Acosta

    2ND VICE PRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dallas Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aaron Flores

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Aaron Cooper

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $88,500
    From this org
    $82,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,000
    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.

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.

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.

  • AJO PLAZA LLC

    RENTAL · AZ

  • CURLEY SCHOOL ARTISIAN HOUSING LLC

    HOUSING · AZ

  • AJO MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC

    MGT CO · AZ

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523189349314247

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