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MERITAGE CARES FOUNDATION

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.7M · expenses $1.9M · assets $1.9M

EIN
46-5059067
Address
18655 N CLARET DR STE 400, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255-6813
NTEE code
T21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

No one listed on these returns was paid.

Unpaid officers and directors · 5 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Phillippe Lord PRESIDENT2021-2025 1
Hilla Sferruzza TREASURER2015-2025 1
Richard Rees VP - TAXATION2023-2025 1
C Timothy White (former) VP / DIR / SEC2015-2022 1
Steven J Hilton (former) PRESIDENT2015-2020 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIPPE LORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HILLA SFERRUZZA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD REES VP - TAXATION1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIPPE LORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HILLA SFERRUZZA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD REES VP - TAXATION1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIPPE LORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HILLA SFERRUZZA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
RICHARD REES VP - TAXATION1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIPPE LORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HILLA SFERRUZZA TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
C TIMOTHY WHITE VP / DIR / SEC1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PHILLIPPE LORD PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HILLA SFERRUZZA TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
C TIMOTHY WHITE VP / DIR / SEC1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN J HILTON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HILLA SFERRUZZA TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
C TIMOTHY WHITE VP / DIR / SEC1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN J HILTON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HILLA SFERRUZZA TREAS1 $0-$0 $01
C TIMOTHY WHITE VP / DIR / SEC1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven J Hilton Pres / Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Hilla Sferruzza Treas1 $0-$0 $01
C Timothy White VP / Dir / Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Steven J Hilton Pres / Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Hilla Sferruzza Treas1 $0-$0 $01
C Timothy White VP / Dir / Sec1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 70 grants to organizations · $1.9M
2024 · 62 grants to organizations · $1.2M
2023 · 57 grants to organizations · $1.5M
2022 · 78 grants to organizations · $889K
2021 · 62 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2020 · 65 grants to organizations · $879K
2019 · 51 grants to organizations · $219K
2016 · 48 grants to organizations · $128K
2015 · 53 grants to organizations · $176K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $1.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION Organization or other SCOTTSDALE, AZ $1,611,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $802K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION Organization or other SCOTTSDALE, AZ $802,131- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $3.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION Organization or other SCOTTSDALE, AZ $3,502,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $964K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION Organization or other SCOTTSDALE, AZ $964,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $971K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION Organization or other SCOTTSDALE, AZ $971,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $757K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION Organization or other SCOTTSDALE, AZ $757,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $200K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION Organization or other SCOTTSDALE, AZ $200,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2016 · 2 contributors · $175K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 Meritage Homes Corporation Person Scottsdale, AZ $150,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
1 LoanDepotcom LLC Person Scottsdale, AZ $25,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Meritage Homes Corporation Person Scottsdale, AZ $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,689,915$1,869,453 $1,948,600$1,948,600 $1,611,000- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$913,395$1,210,155 $2,095,638$2,095,638 $802,131- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,502,012$1,498,403 $2,392,398$2,392,398 $3,502,000- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,030,866$893,640 $388,789$388,789 $964,500- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$999,453$1,018,283 $276,493$251,563 $971,000- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$757,849$885,438 $270,393$270,393 $757,000- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,464$225,754 $401,657$397,982 $200,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,728$150,511 $308,694$308,694 $175,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,368$199,712 $280,477$280,477 $50,000- $0--

Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $1,869,453 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,862,275 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,862,275 99.6%
Fees: accounting $4,053 0.2%
Taxes $3,125 0.2%
Total$1,869,453100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $1,210,155 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,206,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,206,300 99.7%
Fees: accounting $3,855 0.3%
Total$1,210,155100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,498,403 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,494,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,494,000 99.7%
Fees: accounting $3,500 0.2%
Taxes $903 0.1%
Total$1,498,403100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $893,640 spent · pay $0 · grants $889,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $889,000 99.5%
Fees: accounting $3,780 0.4%
Fees: other professional $536 0.1%
Taxes $235 0.0%
Other expenses $89 0.0%
Total$893,640100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,018,283 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,002,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,002,000 98.4%
Other expenses $9,258 0.9%
Fees: accounting $3,600 0.4%
Fees: other professional $3,267 0.3%
Taxes $158 0.0%
Total$1,018,283100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $885,438 spent · pay $0 · grants $878,896 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $878,896 99.3%
Fees: accounting $3,600 0.4%
Fees: other professional $2,622 0.3%
Other expenses $191 0.0%
Taxes $129 0.0%
Total$885,438100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $225,754 spent · pay $0 · grants $219,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $219,200 97.1%
Fees: accounting $3,675 1.6%
Fees: other professional $2,544 1.1%
Taxes $335 0.1%
Total$225,754100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $150,511 spent · pay $0 · grants $128,150 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $128,150 85.1%
Other expenses $20,031 13.3%
Fees: other professional $2,208 1.5%
Taxes $122 0.1%
Total$150,511100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $199,712 spent · pay $0 · grants $176,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $176,500 88.4%
Other expenses $20,101 10.1%
Fees: other professional $3,054 1.5%
Taxes $57 0.0%
Total$199,712100%

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