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STARTUPAZ FOUNDATION

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $360K · expenses $368K · assets $93K

Also known as
STARTUPAZ
EIN
83-4147658
Address
2828 N CENTRAL AVE STE 1000 PMB3026, PHOENIX, AZ 85004-1027
Website
WWW.STARTUPAZ.ORG
NTEE code
S43
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2020
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Mission

THE MISSION OF STARTUPAZ IS TO BUILD A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF ENTREPRENEURS THAT WANT TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN ARIZONA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Diana Vowels PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIR THRU 01/20242021-2023 $136,843$301,338 2
R Brandon Clarke VICE CHAIR EXECUTIVE DIR FROM 01/20242019-2023 $12,500$281,584 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gregg Scoresby BOARD CHAIR THRU 09/20242020-2023 2 $0 reported 2
Ji Mi Choi TREASURER2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Thomas Curzon DIRECTOR2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Mario Martinez Ii DIRECTOR2019-2023 2 $0 reported 4
Brenda Schmidt DIRECTOR THRU 09/20242020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Hamid Shojaee DIRECTOR2020-2023 2 $0 reported 3
Jacky Alling (former) DIRECTOR THRU 03/18/232019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Jim Prendergast (former) DIRECTOR THRU 03/18/232020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Brad Jannenga (former) DIRECTOR THRU 02/26/20222019-2021 2 $0 reported 3
Sarah Strunk (former) DIRECTOR2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $149K · 2 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA VOWELS PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIR THRU 01/202440 $134,697$0$2,146 $136,8432
R BRANDON CLARKE VICE CHAIR EXECUTIVE DIR FROM 01/202420 $12,500$0$0 $12,5001
GREGG SCORESBY BOARD CHAIR THRU 09/20242 $0$0$0 $02
JI MI CHOI TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS CURZON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIO MARTINEZ II DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $04
BRENDA SCHMIDT DIRECTOR THRU 09/20242 $0$0$0 $01
HAMID SHOJAEE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $03
2022 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $228K · 5 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANA VOWELS PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $116,497$0$19,998 $136,4952
R BRANDON CLARKE VICE CHAIR30 $91,667$0$0 $91,6671
GREGG SCORESBY BOARD CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $02
JI MI CHOI TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS CURZON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIO MARTINEZ II DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $04
BRENDA SCHMIDT DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
HAMID SHOJAEE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $03
JACKY ALLING DIRECTOR THRU 03/18/232 $0$0$0 $01
JIM PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR THRU 03/18/232 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · 2 paid, $153K · 4 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R BRANDON CLARKE VICE CHAIR2 $125,000$0$0 $125,0001
DIANA VOWELS PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $28,000$0$0 $28,0002
GREGG SCORESBY BOARD CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $02
JI MI CHOI TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS CURZON DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIO MARTINEZ II DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $04
BRENDA SCHMIDT DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
HAMID SHOJAEE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $03
JIM PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JACKY ALLING DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD JANNENGA DIRECTOR THRU 02/26/20222 $0$0$0 $03
2020 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $52K · 3 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R BRANDON CLARKE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $52,417$0$0 $52,4171
THOMAS CURZON BOARD CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIO MARTINEZ II VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $04
JI MI CHOI VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD JANNENGA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $03
JACKY ALLING DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
GREGG SCORESBY DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $02
HAMID SHOJAEE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $03
BRENDA SCHMIDT DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JIM PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH STRUNK DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
R BRANDON CLARKE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
THOMAS CURZON BOARD CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH STRUNK VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD JANNENGA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $03
JACKY ALLING DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JI MI CHOI DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIO MARTINEZ II DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $04

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.

2021 · 1 grant to organizations · $14K
2019 · 4 grants to organizations · $60K

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

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$359,966$367,666 $92,695$92,695 $354,361$5,124 $75,268210
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$261,030$418,454 $99,831$99,831 $258,545$0 $197,81556
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$320,752$499,997 $255,164$255,164 $242,891$75,000 $227,52049
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$442,176$370,016 $441,080$441,080 $427,768$13,700 $113,16739
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$520,384$184,520 $338,911$338,911 $517,985$2,075 $27,00006

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $545,812 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2021, 2023-2024 5$460,562 2024$9,151
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022, 2024 3$50,250 2024$25,000
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PAKIS FAMILY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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EARLY STAGE MONTANAMTS43 $300,737$218,423 EXECUTIVE DIR$0 Same NTEE code S43, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,024,70014 52010–2024 COMMONWISE EDUCATION INC; HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; ROCKFORD AREA STRATEGIC INITIATIVES; WEST CONTRA COSTA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER and 1 more
ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATION Private foundation$750,0006 22019–2024 HARBOR BANK OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; THREE SEED COLLECTIVE
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$672,4937 12011–2024 STARTUP HUTCH INC
MARGARET M WALKER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$597,0008 12016–2025 LINDENPOINTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$550,0004 12018–2021 FUND 17
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$546,10726 62012–2023 IOWA COMMUNITY CAPITAL; LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INC; MAINESTREAM FINANCE; WOMENS VENTURE FUND INC and 2 more
JUDD LEIGHTON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$500,0002 12021–2023 CDFI FRIENDLY SOUTH BEND
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $367,666 spent · pay $174,662 · grants $0 · events $55,690
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $87,700$63,378$12,161$12,161 23.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $75,268$54,589$12,035$8,644 20.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $55,690$55,690-- 15.1%
Fees: other services $54,153$52,753$1,400- 14.7%
Information technology $42,007$38,617$1,758$1,632 11.4%
Other (as described)BAD DEBT EXPENSE $15,000-$15,000- 4.1%
Payroll taxes $11,694$9,202$1,246$1,246 3.2%
Advertising and promotion $9,076$9,003$73- 2.5%
Occupancy $5,500$4,125$825$550 1.5%
Fees: accounting $4,884-$4,884- 1.3%
Office expenses $3,884$2,344$1,540- 1.1%
Fees: investment management $1,295-$1,295- 0.4%
Travel $1,051$940$111- 0.3%
Insurance $347-$347- 0.1%
Fees: legal $117-$117- 0.0%
Total$367,666100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $418,454 spent · pay $300,172 · grants $0 · events $36,723
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $197,815$73,923$49,969$73,923 47.3%
Other salaries and wages $83,000$53,750$22,750$6,500 19.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $36,723$34,297$434$1,992 8.8%
Fees: other services $27,765$9,000$5,765$13,000 6.6%
Payroll taxes $19,357$8,928$4,963$5,466 4.6%
Information technology $18,749$8,087$4,847$5,815 4.5%
Travel $14,357$13,952-$405 3.4%
Fees: accounting $6,799-$6,799- 1.6%
Occupancy $6,000$2,595$1,540$1,865 1.4%
Office expenses $3,216$792$565$1,859 0.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS $2,500$2,500-- 0.6%
Insurance $1,173-$1,173- 0.3%
Fees: legal $1,000-$1,000- 0.2%
Total$418,454100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $499,997 spent · pay $341,676 · grants $14,126 · events $51,975
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $227,520$139,266$41,271$46,983 45.5%
Other salaries and wages $92,792$59,285$13,507$20,000 18.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $51,975$51,703$272- 10.4%
Fees: other services $48,445$12,598$1,112$34,735 9.7%
Payroll taxes $21,364$13,649$3,110$4,605 4.3%
Information technology $18,860$15,688$3,124$48 3.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $14,126$14,126-- 2.8%
Occupancy $6,075$3,881$885$1,309 1.2%
Office expenses $5,677$3,486$2,191- 1.1%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS $5,500$5,500-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $5,260-$5,260- 1.1%
Insurance $1,459$266$1,103$90 0.3%
Fees: investment management $864-$864- 0.2%
Travel $80-$80- 0.0%
Total$499,997100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $370,016 spent · pay $237,278 · grants $0 · events $32,870
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $113,167$47,530$57,715$7,922 30.6%
Other salaries and wages $107,250$91,000-$16,250 29.0%
Advertising and promotion $30,210$2,780-$27,430 8.2%
Information technology $27,839$19,539$3,827$4,473 7.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $27,370$18,087$2,500$6,783 7.4%
Fees: other services $23,465-$22,715$750 6.3%
Payroll taxes $16,861$6,961$8,657$1,243 4.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT SPONSORSHIPS $5,500$2,500$2,500$500 1.5%
Fees: accounting $4,880-$4,880- 1.3%
Travel $4,473$3,884$589- 1.2%
Office expenses $4,239$3,199$548$492 1.1%
Occupancy $2,827-$2,827- 0.8%
Insurance $1,093-$1,093- 0.3%
Fees: investment management $842-$842- 0.2%
Total$370,016100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $184,520 spent · pay $76,313 · grants $60,000 · events $6,122
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $60,000$60,000-- 32.5%
Other salaries and wages $43,500$37,500$6,000- 23.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $27,000$16,200$6,750$4,050 14.6%
Information technology $17,753$7,725$168$9,860 9.6%
Fees: other services $17,545$3,398$2,147$12,000 9.5%
Payroll taxes $5,813$4,428$1,051$334 3.2%
Other (as described) EventEVENT SPONSORSHIPS $3,500$3,500-- 1.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,622$2,622-- 1.4%
Office expenses $2,441$1,463$978- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $2,410-$2,410- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $678$678-- 0.4%
Occupancy $650$130$520- 0.4%
Insurance $560-$560- 0.3%
Fees: investment management $48-$48- 0.0%
Total$184,520100%

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