Save Our Schools Arizona
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What it says it does
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS ARIZONA (SOSAZ) IS A NONPARTISAN, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOUNDED TO PROMOTE, ADVOCATE FOR, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL VALUE OF AN ADEQUATELY RESOURCED, ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SCHOOL IN EVERY COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $643,397
- Spending
- $454,593
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10,000
- Highest pay
- $70,000, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $221,110 spent. SOSAZ UTILIZED ITS EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE IMPACTS OF ARIZONA'S UNIVERSAL VOUCHER PROGRAM. SOSAZ CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO AND COMMUNICATIONS AROUND THE COSTS AND IMPACTS OF VOUCHERS. THE WORK CONSISTED OF INFORMING LEGISLATORS AND THE PUBLIC OF THE IMPACTS OF POLICY ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 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.
- $139,217 spent. 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.
- $49,136 spent. 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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