NonprofitsSave Our Schools Arizona

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Save Our Schools Arizona

PHOENIX, AZ

Total revenue

$643K

Total expenses

$455K

Net assets

$212K

Grants received

$552K

8 grants

EIN

352617978

Tax year

2024

Mission

Non-partisan community-based organization fighting for strong public schools for a strong arizona

Programs

2 programs

Sosaz and its network of volunteers worked to support pro-public education policies, measures, and candidates throughout arizona. This included producing flyers and canvassing materials, running social media campaigns and advertising, and holding townhalls and public events. It also included direct voter contact in the form of knocking doors and calling and texting voters.

Expenses: $139K

Sosaz organized volunteers around arizona to form locally based groups to advocate for strong, pro-student education policy in their communities, at school board meetings, and at the state legislature. Sosaz and its volunteer networks advocated for increasing public school funding and against attempts to drain funding from public schools. Volunteer groups delivered presentations to community groups, spoke at townhalls, advocated on social media and in local papers, and more. Sosaz assisted volunteers with pro-public education messaging, as well as strategies and best practices.

Expenses: $49K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$631K
Program service revenue$12K
Investment income$176
Other revenue
Total revenue$643K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$8K
Fundraising$9K
Other expenses$446K
Total expenses$455K
Total assets$212K
Net assets$212K

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

YASMIN KASSEL

PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

JACOB MARTINEZ

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

IAIN HAMP

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JILL HUMPHERYS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

WES OSWALD

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MISSA FOY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH GOFF

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

SIGNA OLIVER

DIRECTOR (LEFT 8/24)

Board

2 hrs/wk

RAQUEL MAMANI

DIRECTOR (LEFT 2/24)

Board

2 hrs/wk

PATRICK BROWN

DIRECTOR (LEFT 8/24)

Board

2 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH LEWIS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

22 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 8 of 8

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
2024
$48K
WORK ON PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ARIZONA
2024
$50K
support of primary purpose
2023
$40K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$91K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$260K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2021
$5K
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION EDUCATION
2020

Funded by

$552K from 8 funders · 8 grants · 2020–2024

Stand For Children Inc

$260K · 1 grant · 2021

Opportunity Arizona

$91K · 1 grant · 2022

Think Big America

$50K · 1 grant · 2023

March On

$50K · 1 grant · 2024

128 Collective Initiatives Inc

$48K · 1 grant · 2024

Sixteen Thirty Fund

$40K · 1 grant · 2023

Independent Arizona

$8K · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN352617978
NTEE codeS21
Subsection04
Ruling date2019-07
Formed2018
Employees0
Volunteers10000
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