Arizona Western College Foundation
The mission of the Arizona Western College Foundation is to empower people to reach their educational and career aspirations by enhancing access to learning opportunities.
Arizona Western College Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,001,799
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,762,766
- -14.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $573,351
- +57.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,276,650
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Arizona Western College Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Arizona Western College Foundation gives
- Giving grew 508% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $620K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $49K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yuma La Paz Counties Community College District (Arizona Western College ) Yuma, AZ | Library Construction; Small Equipment for Instructional Programs | $49,079 |
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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 | $8,001,799 | $1,762,766 | $1,276,650 | — | — | $573,351 |
| 2024 | $7,616,553 | $2,065,861 | $1,248,524 | — | — | $364,839 |
| 2023 | $6,791,594 | $426,700 | $502,403 | $49,079 | 1 | $43,403 |
| 2022 | $6,552,050 | $1,241,203 | $1,003,872 | $619,546 | 1 | $1,008,199 |
| 2021 | $8,219,518 | $926,040 | $889,681 | $500,289 | 1 | $525,627 |
| 2020 | $6,928,572 | $-70,474 | $390,251 | $8,070 | 1 | $-292,940 |
| 2019 | $7,226,242 | $411,347 | $516,588 | $8,357 | Total only | $171,014 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Arizona Western College Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Arizona Western College Foundation is a public charity, based in Yuma, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $573K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Arizona Western College Foundation is led by Meghan Scott, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Meghan Scott
President
Member → Director, 2024
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorraine Stofft
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
16 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Ortega
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clint Harrington
Director
Member → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Kovesdy
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arturo Morales
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Azua
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zafer Genc
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fernando Zavala
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Esparza
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rose Ann Forte
Treasurer
Member → Director, 2024
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Knaresboro
COO
Chief Operating Officer → COO, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Crystal Gunderman (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Flora Llamas (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jorge Lozano (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Chris Auza (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Andrew Phelan (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Art Morales (2020–2021) — Member
- Former: Laura Knaresboro Campbell (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Bruce Gwynn (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Daniel Corr (2019–2020) — Awc President
- Former: Eric Gardner (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jonathan Matheus (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Julie Rodriguez (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Karen Spencer (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Lori Stofft (2019–2020) — Vice President & Advancement
- Former: Renee Smith (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Shahrooz Roohparvar (2019–2020) — Vice President, Finance & Administrator
- Former: Bob Nidiffer (2019) — Member
- Former: Mario Hogue (2019) — Member
- Former: Ramona Duran (2019) — President Elect
- Former: Richard Ponschock (2019) — Member
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.
Frequently asked questions about Arizona Western College Foundation
How large is Arizona Western College Foundation?
Arizona Western College Foundation reported $8.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
Where does Arizona Western College Foundation operate?
Arizona Western College Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Arizona Western College Foundation's EIN?
Arizona Western College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-6051919. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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