Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation
Solicits donations for the support and benefit of residents of sierra winds life care community owned and operated by Arizona retirement centers, inc.
Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation gave $31K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,524
- +609.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $30,524
- Median grant
- $30,524
- Total assets
- $1,258,683
- -0.0% 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 Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Arizona Retirement Centers Inc ($31K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 74% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $61K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $31K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Retirement Centers Inc Peoria, AZ | Support improvementsand operations | $30,524 |
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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 | $1,258,683 | $148,919 | $133,644 | $30,524 | 1 | $51,046 |
| 2024 | $1,258,860 | $142,980 | $152,302 | $4,305 | Total only | $84,098 |
| 2023 | $1,215,995 | $68,332 | $158,164 | $19,102 | 1 | $37,191 |
| 2022 | $1,302,896 | $64,450 | $86,658 | $17,551 | 1 | $37,340 |
| 2021 | $1,537,040 | $122,459 | $114,503 | $40,440 | 1 | $98,598 |
| 2020 | $1,332,304 | $159,776 | $122,277 | $60,767 | 1 | $134,900 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation is a public charity, based in Peoria, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $31K. Net investment income was $51K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation is led by Pat Sands, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pat Sands
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenna Meyer
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neil Terry
Arci President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wanda Perdue
Director Until10
Director → Director Until10, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gene Yanssens
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
CAROL McELROY
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kay Johnson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paulette Christian
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Bearden
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stan Hughes
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Romek
Treasurer
Treasurer From → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bradford
Secretary
Secretary From → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Dillard
Treasurer From
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Jan Harding (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Phyllis Russell (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sandra Nielsen (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Maxine Deneke (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Nicholas Kuntz (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard Zabriskie (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Chuck Rogness (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Evie Larson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronald Chaulk (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Shelleigh Wolfe-Petersen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bob Romek (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Kathleen Crowley (2020) — 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 Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation
How much does Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation give each year?
Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation gave $31K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.
How large is Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation?
Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $149K.
Where does Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation operate?
Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Sierra Winds Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0908834. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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