Advance Community
We build optimal health in under-resourced communities across the globe.
Advance Community at a glance
In short: Advance Community gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,000
- -96.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $12,000
- Median grant
- $12,000
- Total assets
- $3,783,165
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Advance Community funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Materna Foundation ($12K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2025) to $868K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Materna Foundation Gilbert, AZ | General Support | $12,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,783,165 | $2,184,411 | $2,668,326 | $12,000 | 1 | $95,371 |
| 2024 | $3,996,064 | $2,206,170 | $2,379,351 | $351,652 | Total only | $84,737 |
| 2023 | $3,657,330 | $1,752,311 | $2,590,184 | $14,626 | 1 | $131,906 |
| 2022 | $4,252,861 | $4,907,528 | $5,441,547 | $868,359 | Total only | $121,627 |
| 2021 | $5,441,350 | $6,254,159 | $6,909,009 | $762,014 | Total only | $149,028 |
| 2020 | $5,790,668 | $5,032,768 | $3,845,397 | $581,647 | Total only | $99,981 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Advance Community
Based on IRS filings
Advance Community is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $95K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Advance Community is led by Jeri Royce, President on every filing since 2020; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeri Royce
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$124K (2020) → $169K (2025)
Dawn Marie Buckland
Board Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Holman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mistie Hague Weishaar
Director
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2022
Board Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Sachs
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Silvia Alvarez
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darryn Jones
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Stevenson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Greenberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry White
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Concepcion Henderson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al Marquiss
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Nichols
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Amil Kekic (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: David Bradley (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: David Newstone (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Greene (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Monica Ryden (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: James Patterson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Ylenia Aguilar (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Conrad Lindo (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Paltzer (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Clarke (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Rachel Villanueva (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Cyndi Connelly (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Emy Burback (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Duncan (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Jacobs (2023) — Director
- Former: Anthony Smith (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Brandt Feuerstein (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Schlinkert (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Martin Johnson (2020–2021) — Board Chair
- Former: Carrie Leary (2020) — Director
- Former: David Upjohn (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Denise Mills (2020) — Director
- Former: Jared Leslie (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: McKenna Stephens (2020) — Director
- Former: Rosemary Aird (2020) — Director
- Former: Zack Lindsay (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $169K, to Jeri Royce (President/Ce). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Advance Community
How much does Advance Community give each year?
Advance Community gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $352K in grants paid.
How large is Advance Community?
Advance Community reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
What is Advance Community?
Advance Community is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $3.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Advance Community operate?
Advance Community has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Advance Community's EIN?
Advance Community's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7087997. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
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