Mesa United Way Inc
United we fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in Mesa.
Mesa United Way Inc at a glance
In short: Mesa United Way Inc gave $460K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $153K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $460,000
- -82.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $153,333
- -94.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $115,000
- Total assets
- $2,223,102
- -4.9% 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 Mesa United Way Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Azura Inc ($300K). Together the top 3 received $460K.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 26 (73%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2023) to $2.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $460K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Azura Inc Mesa, AZ | Contribute to its programs | $300,000 |
| FOSTER360 Mesa, AZ | Contribute to the program | $115,000 |
| La Mesa Ministries Mesa, AZ | Build one of the first tiny Mesa homes | $45,000 |
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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 | $2,223,102 | $1,042,613 | $824,700 | $460,000 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | $2,337,097 | $1,138,321 | $3,247,551 | $2,659,626 | 1 | $113,633 |
| 2023 | $4,465,771 | $1,764,736 | $1,926,749 | $30,000 | 1 | $72,605 |
| 2022 | $5,991,957 | $2,384,294 | $2,135,227 | — | — | $123,821 |
| 2021 | $5,099,994 | $4,361,640 | $4,253,066 | $982,938 | 21 | $234,800 |
| 2020 | $5,619,681 | $4,455,147 | $3,902,005 | $1,175,741 | 23 | $77,201 |
| 2019 | $4,839,718 | $4,560,506 | $4,448,105 | $1,187,035 | 19 | $355,505 |
About Mesa United Way Inc
Based on IRS filings
Mesa United Way Inc is a public charity, based in Mesa, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $460K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mesa United Way Inc is led by Mark Young, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mark Young
President & CEO
President & CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
Chief Executive Officer → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$94K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Cathy Grosso
Board Chair
Secretary → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
V.p. of Finance & Donor Management → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
$44K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Dana Hicks
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2023
$64K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Ron Schmidt
Board Treasurer
Member → Board Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Wheeldon
Board Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (68)
- Former: Andrew C. Sarat (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Francisco Heredia (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Kevin R. Nielsen (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Lisa Hegeman (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Richard J. Adams Jr. (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Spencer Dickson (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Thomas Brown (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Veronica Lewis (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Christopher A. Jones (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Seth P. Marty Jr. (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Andria L. Fourlis (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Keisha McKinnor (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kina Harding (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Lori M. Berquam (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Paul Anderson (2021–2023) — Chair
- Former: Adam Gunderson (2023) — Member
- Former: Azza Abuseif (2023) — Member
- Former: Candice Copple (2023) — Member
- Former: Debera Miller Middleton (2023) — Member
- Former: Gregory Niska (2023) — Member
- Former: Jake Pinholster (2023) — Member
- Former: Jon Moton (2023) — Member
- Former: Paula J. Gibson (2023) — Member
- Former: Tammy Robinson (2023) — Member
- Former: Debbie Middleton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Laura Snow (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lynn Westergard (2019–2022) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Susan Carland (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Schmitt (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Rhodes (2022) — Director
- Former: Byron F. Allen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jo Wilson (2019–2021) — Ethics Officer
- Former: Marc Garcia (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ruth Tan Lim (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sally Harrison (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: W. Richard James (2019–2021) — V.p. of Business & Finance
- Former: Anna Perez (2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Schildgen (2021) — Director
- Former: Alan Heywood (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anne McCawley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brian Allen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: C. Ember Conley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Craig Henry (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Nielson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Morales (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gary Fleming (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jon Nielson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Laura Robertson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Patricia Fimbres (2019–2020) — Ethics Officer
- Former: Sandra Hudson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steve Beck (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas H. Rhodes (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Schildgen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Wayne Manske (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ruben Quesada (2020) — Director
- Former: Bryce Arnett (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Brady (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dea McDonald (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Denny Barney (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jacki Taylor (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jan Zale (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Crutcher (2019) — Board Secretary
- Former: Larry J. Young (2019) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Linda Moeser (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lt Ruben Quesada (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sherri Friend (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Adams (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Travis Merrell (2019) — Board 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.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $97K, to Mark Young (Chief Executive Officer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mesa United Way Inc
How much does Mesa United Way Inc give each year?
Mesa United Way Inc gave $460K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 1 grant.
What is Mesa United Way Inc's typical grant size?
Mesa United Way Inc's median grant in 2025 was $115,000, and its average grant was $153,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Mesa United Way Inc give grants?
Mesa United Way Inc 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 Mesa, AZ (3 grants).
Does Mesa United Way Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Mesa United Way Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Mesa United Way Inc?
Mesa United Way Inc reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.
What is Mesa United Way Inc's EIN?
Mesa United Way Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0198599. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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