Chandler Museum Foundation

Private foundation Chandler, AZ EIN: 84-2926669

Chandler Museum Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chandler, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $376K in total assets. In 2025, it made $12K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $12K.

Chandler Museum Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$376,110
+7.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$25,920
+8.7% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$12,358
-52.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$17,103
-44.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$376,110$25,920$17,103$12,358$11,944$17,247
2024$350,235$23,845$30,820$26,168$1,514$17,102
2023$355,157$15,468$43,732$37,732—$18,536
2022$382,860$382,679$431$431$3,905$4,343

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chandler Museum Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chandler Museum Foundation is led by Jody Crago, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jody Crago

    President

    President & Ex-Officio → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Myerson

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Abney

    Director

    Vice Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Calvenea Malloy

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Askey

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Sepulveda

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Turner

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Al Quihuis

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacki Ryan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Feely

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Tom Escobedo (2020–2024) — Treasurer · Filing note: Through 524
  • Former: Dorothy Woods Ruoff (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Maris Thomas (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Michelle Reid (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brandon Basha (2020–2021) — 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.

Frequently asked questions about Chandler Museum Foundation

How large is Chandler Museum Foundation?

Chandler Museum Foundation reported $376K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Chandler Museum Foundation?

Chandler Museum Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chandler, AZ. It holds $376K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Chandler Museum Foundation's EIN?

Chandler Museum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2926669. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 18, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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