EIN 35-2617978

Save Our Schools Arizona

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
0
City
State
Year formed
2018
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Save Our Schools Arizona advocates for strong public schools, fights against funding cuts, and organizes volunteers to follow education policy.
Total revenues
$78,092
2023
Total expenses
$214,083
2023
Total assets
$23,521
2023
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at Save Our Schools Arizona

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.
Sosaz advocated for increasing public school funding and fought against 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 has become an authoritative source for insight and information about education privatization and its impact on communities, the economy, and Arizona's social cohesion. Sosaz frequently collaborated with numerous organizations around Arizona, including the az center for economic progress, Arizona school boards association, pta, and others to drive collective understanding of the innumerable ways that privatizers use to drain public education funding.
Sosaz utilized its expertise and resources to raise public awareness of the importance of public education and support pro-public education officeholders and candidates throughout Arizona. This included producing flyers and canvassing materials, coordinating social media campaigns and advertising, developing educational materials, and holding forums and public events to amplify the myriad ways that public education drives social cohesion and the growth, success, and progress of the state.

Who funds Save Our Schools Arizona

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Opportunity ArizonaGeneral Support$91,000
Independent ArizonaGeneral Support$7,500

Personnel at Save Our Schools Arizona

NameTitleCompensation
Elizabeth LewisExecutive Director / President$0
Catherine SigmonOperations and Finance Director$0
Sharon KirschResearch Director$0
Iain HampPresident$0
Elizabeth GoffTreasurer$0
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Save Our Schools Arizona

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$63,296
Program services$14,687
Membership dues$0
Investment income and dividends$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from gaming activities and fundraising events, combined$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$109
Total revenues$78,092

Form 990s for Save Our Schools Arizona

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-10-08990EZView PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-06-25990View PDF
Data update history
January 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 29, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $260,000 from Stand for Children
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
June 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsSchools
Issues
EducationCommunity improvement
Characteristics
State / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringNo full-time employees
General information
Address
PO Box 28370
Tempe, AZ 85285
Metro area
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
County
Maricopa County, AZ
Website URL
sosarizona.org/ 
Phone
(602) 456-9472
IRS details
EIN
35-2617978
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-EZ
Year formed
2018
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B80: Student Services and Organizations of Students
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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