Art State Arizona
To make the arts essential to everyday life in Arizona by fostering creativity, community collaboration, social progress, and economic growth.
Art State Arizona at a glance
In short: Art State Arizona gave $76K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $76,127
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,376
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,549
- Total assets
- $785,470
- +1.6% 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 Art State Arizona funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tucson Botanical Gardens ($41K). Together the top 3 received $76K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $950 (2022) to $76K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $76K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson Botanical Gardens Tucson, AZ | shared event proceeds | $40,549 |
| Local First Arizona Phoenix, AZ | shared event proceeds | $30,549 |
| Tucson Intt Mariachi Conference Tucson, AZ | shared event proceeds | $5,029 |
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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 | $785,470 | $1,672,989 | $1,615,212 | $76,127 | 3 | $3,129 |
| 2024 | $773,329 | $1,402,459 | $1,320,081 | $63,442 | 3 | $188 |
| 2023 | $698,325 | $1,222,921 | $1,089,743 | $61,675 | 3 | $228 |
| 2022 | $322,615 | $779,024 | $719,766 | $950 | Total only | $25 |
| 2021 | $365,375 | $611,852 | $492,984 | $2,970 | Total only | $21 |
| 2020 | $302,694 | $1,173,817 | $1,223,966 | $72,297 | 3 | $86 |
| 2019 | $273,126 | $1,100,696 | $1,066,538 | $49,860 | 3 | $117 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Art State Arizona
Based on IRS filings
Art State Arizona is a public charity, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $785K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $76K. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Art State Arizona is led by Amanda Kate Marquez, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amanda Kate Marquez
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$90K (2019) → $114K (2025)
Steven Pope
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer McMahon
Director
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renee Kimberly
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ari Montes
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
BG Boyd
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Devon Sanner
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Kienzle
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Rountree
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Fung
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Navarro
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Morrison
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Stegen
Vice President
Director → Vicep President, 2021
Vicep President → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Turbenson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (21)
- Former: Thomas Moulton (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ginger Garcia (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Sarah Eschenbrenner (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Toru Tagawa (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Ignacio Garcia (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: J Tom Binder (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Roberto Leyva (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Oscar Diaz (2022) — Director
- Former: Bill Zachau (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Chuck Kill (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dan Carraher (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Fran McNeely (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kristy Nash (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marv Kirchler (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Suzi Nomiyama (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jeff Sales (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Amanda Place (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jo Ann Carolla-Polt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Vanessa Bechtol (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ana Harris (2019) — Director
- Former: Kim Fernandez (2019) — Treasurer
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $114K, to Amanda Kate Marquez (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Art State Arizona
How much does Art State Arizona give each year?
Art State Arizona gave $76K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $63K across 3 grants.
What is Art State Arizona's typical grant size?
Art State Arizona's median grant in 2025 was $30,549, and its average grant was $25,376, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Art State Arizona give grants?
Art State Arizona gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tucson, AZ (2 grants).
Does Art State Arizona give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Art State Arizona's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Shared Event Proceeds" (3 grants).
How large is Art State Arizona?
Art State Arizona reported $785K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What is Art State Arizona's EIN?
Art State Arizona's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0841015. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Live grants for the work Art State Arizona funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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