Eller Executive Education

Public charity · Grantmaker Tucson, AZ EIN: 45-5322674

We prepare our clients for a world of complexity and uncertainty; we combine their knowledge with our expertise to transform their leaders and move their business forward.

Eller Executive Education at a glance

Total assets
$325,527
-57.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$960,130
-41.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,369,583
-22.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Eller Executive Education funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Tucson

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $100K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Arizona - Eller College of Management Tucson, AZSupport for the Eller College of Management$100,000
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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$325,527$960,130$1,369,583———
2024$763,583$1,635,520$1,756,896———
2023$936,088$2,198,123$1,637,903———
2022$1,066,636$1,918,675$1,484,425$100,0001$9
2021$637,637$1,314,055$1,059,364$35,0001—
2020$91,327$959,250$1,170,607$8,0551—

About Eller Executive Education

Based on IRS filings

Eller Executive Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $326K in total assets.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Eller Executive Education is led by Luigi Pecoraro, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Luigi Pecoraro

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2024) → $183K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Schatzberg

    Interim President

    Director & President July-April → President, 2024

    President → Interim President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alain-Philippe Durand

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Herminia Minnie Frias

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Smidt

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Zody-Serbia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kara Forney

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sanjiv Rastogi

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lin Qian

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    $3K (2021) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Frank Marino (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Rulney (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Todd Sanders (2020–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Dilraj Sidhu (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Zane Stoddard (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Joseph Carella (2021–2023) — Former President
  • Former: David Morthland (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Minnie Frias (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paulo Goes (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Schatzberg (2022) — Director
  • Former: Amy McClure (2020) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Giuseppe Carella (2020) — President

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Luigi Pecoraro — Executive Director Thru 03/2025: $183KLuigi PecoraroExecutive Director Thru 03/2025$183K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $183K, to Luigi Pecoraro (Executive Director Thru 03/2025).

Frequently asked questions about Eller Executive Education

How large is Eller Executive Education?

Eller Executive Education reported $326K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $960K.

What is Eller Executive Education?

Eller Executive Education is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tucson, AZ. It holds $326K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Eller Executive Education operate?

Eller Executive Education has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Eller Executive Education's EIN?

Eller Executive Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5322674. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 6, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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