Catholic Education Arizona
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Catholic Education Arizona at a glance
In short: Catholic Education Arizona gave $47K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $46,842
- -58.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,807
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,480
- Total assets
- $38,494,965
- -6.4% 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.
How to apply to Catholic Education Arizona
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Catholic Education Arizona
Disabled and Displaced Student Scholarship Program (Credit 341)
Catholic Education Arizona
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
First-Generation Graduate Scholarships
Catholic Education Arizona
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
General Fund Scholarships (Giving Tuesday)
Catholic Education Arizona
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Catholic Education Arizona funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Xavier College Preparatory ($9K). Together the top 2 received $14K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($32,809), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 69 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Catholic Education Arizona gives
- Giving fell 80% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2025) to $234K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $47K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $32,809 |
| Xavier College Preparatory Phoenix, AZ | Scholarships, Physical Plant Needs, or Marketing | $8,542 |
| St Mary-Basha School Chandler, AZ | Scholarships, Physical Plant Needs, or Marketing | $5,491 |
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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 | $38,494,965 | $20,197,669 | $19,063,718 | $46,842 | 6 | $1,349,809 |
| 2024 | $41,120,269 | $24,695,951 | $22,674,721 | $113,946 | 15 | $1,576,673 |
| 2023 | $37,742,544 | $25,812,829 | $24,298,769 | $167,837 | 16 | $689,755 |
| 2022 | $32,375,379 | $24,525,242 | $23,920,202 | $233,540 | 17 | $30,943 |
| 2021 | $25,897,142 | $21,523,181 | $21,106,196 | $192,865 | 15 | $71,858 |
| 2020 | $22,216,386 | $16,859,679 | $18,375,490 | $122,999 | 8 | $222,911 |
| 2019 | $25,088,796 | $20,907,236 | $21,576,625 | $137,296 | 7 | $143,691 |
About Catholic Education Arizona
Based on IRS filings
Catholic Education Arizona is a public charity focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $47K. Net investment income was $1.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Catholic Education Arizona is led by Nancy Padberg, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nancy Padberg
President & CEO
CEO → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$116K (2020) → $203K (2025)
Bryan Brady
Chairman
Director → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eduardo Nevares
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Domonic Salce
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Sugich
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Bankofier
Director
Director → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Ruiz
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Weeks Hardin
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Lishko
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Halm
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Shellander
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Brennan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caitlin Harris
Vice President, Finance & Compliance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$90K (2025)
Debra Preach
Chief Operating Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Carol Trueg
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Dougherty
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Tucker
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Deb Preach (2019–2024) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Caitlin Wooten (2020–2024) — Director of Finance & Compliance
- Former: Victor Serna (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Erin Monin (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Dj Cole (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert Venberg (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Rodrigo Vela (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Ybarra (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Melissa Fees (2019–2021) — Chairman
- Former: Tom Eckert (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Harry Plummer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Martone (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeff Mirasola (2019) — Director
- Former: Lewis Fellin (2019) — CFO
- Former: Matthew Scheller (2019) — Director
- Former: Maureen Adams (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Sally Bell Sarlitto (2019) — Director
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 $203K, to Nancy Padberg (President & CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Catholic Education Arizona
How much does Catholic Education Arizona give each year?
Catholic Education Arizona gave $47K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $114K across 15 grants.
What is Catholic Education Arizona's typical grant size?
Catholic Education Arizona's median grant in 2025 was $7,480, and its average grant was $7,807, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Catholic Education Arizona give grants?
Catholic Education Arizona gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Catholic Education Arizona give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Catholic Education Arizona's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarships, Physical Plant Needs, or Marketing" (4 grants).
How large is Catholic Education Arizona?
Catholic Education Arizona reported $38.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.2M.
What is Catholic Education Arizona?
Catholic Education Arizona is a public charity focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $38.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Catholic Education Arizona's EIN?
Catholic Education Arizona's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0937587. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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