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Arizona Tuition Connection Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Scottsdale, AZ EIN: 46-1879761 Website

Arizona Tuition Connection, inc. Serves families by providing them opportunities to connect them to scholarship funds made available from both private and corporate tax credit donations.

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc at a glance

In short: Arizona Tuition Connection Inc gave $22.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $22.7M), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$22,737,156
+71.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$22,737,156
+242.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$22,737,156
Total assets
$77,585,770
+9.4% 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 Arizona Tuition Connection Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Cash Grants - Available Upon Request: $22.7MCash Grants - Available UponRequest$22.7M

The largest 2025 recipient was Cash Grants - Available Upon Request ($22.7M).

Grant Size Distribution

142 grants across all recorded years

78<$50K20$50–100K17$100–250K16$250–500K7$500K–1M2$1–5M2$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 142 (55%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

PhoenixTucsonScottsdaleGilbertChandlerGoodyearTempeGlendaleMesaParadise ValleyCave CreekFlagstaffQueen CreekAvondaleBarringtonCamp VerdeFountain HillsKingmanLitchfield ParkMaricopa

How Arizona Tuition Connection Inc gives

  • Giving grew 17615% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10M$20M$30M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 3 grants2021 6 grants2022 130 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $128K (2022) to $22.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $22.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cash Grants - Available Upon Request Scottsdale, AZScholarship Awards$22,737,156
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$77,585,770$32,338,489$25,754,218$22,737,1561$3,095,737
2024$70,894,307$33,617,944$18,992,080$13,267,4022$2,993,342
2023$56,347,451$32,323,110$20,886,062$18,174,673130$1,169,351
2022$44,323,029$34,479,586$27,266,064$128,3526$129,675
2021$37,104,483$31,699,669$22,450,957$193,2053$117,588
2020$27,939,156$24,927,577$18,151,467——$375,566
2019$21,085,257$20,905,628$14,924,060——$275,385

About Arizona Tuition Connection Inc

Based on IRS filings

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Scottsdale, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $77.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $22.7M. Net investment income was $3.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc is led by Tim Kuhn, President on every filing since 2021; 6 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim Kuhn

    President

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $185K (2021) → $191K (2025)

  • Anne Marie Drew

    Director of Operations

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $212K (2020) → $193K (2025)

  • Mark Vie

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Murphy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Phillips

    Controller

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $193K (2024) → $275K (2025)

  • Heather Rucker

    Marketing Specialist

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2025)

  • Kimberly Adair

    Employee

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $152K (2025)

  • Sydney Drew

    Employee

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2025)

  • Kevin Sullivan

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Kristen Kruger (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bo Hughes (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Timothy Kuhn (2019–2020) — Board President
  • Former: Ken Sullivan (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Bonnie Phillips — Controller: $275KBonnie PhillipsController$275KAnne Marie Drew — Director of Operations: $193KAnne Marie DrewDirector of Operations$193KTim Kuhn — President: $191KTim KuhnPresident$191KKimberly Adair — Employee: $152KKimberly AdairEmployee$152KSydney Drew — Employee: $131KSydney DrewEmployee$131KHeather Rucker — Marketing Specialist: $108KHeather RuckerMarketing Specialist$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $275K, to Bonnie Phillips (Controller). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Arizona Tuition Connection Inc

How much does Arizona Tuition Connection Inc give each year?

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc gave $22.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13.3M across 2 grants.

How large is Arizona Tuition Connection Inc?

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc reported $77.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $32.3M.

What is Arizona Tuition Connection Inc?

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It holds $77.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Arizona Tuition Connection Inc operate?

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, Illinois.

What is Arizona Tuition Connection Inc's EIN?

Arizona Tuition Connection Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1879761. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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