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Somerton Tamale Festival Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Somerton, AZ EIN: 20-4166222 Website

To organize events and festivals to raise funds for annual scholarships and to promote higher education in Yuma county and Arizona.

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc at a glance

In short: Somerton Tamale Festival Inc gave $12K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$12,200
+238.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$6,100
Median grant
$6,100
Total assets
$87,600
+6.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
Arizona (82% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Somerton Tamale Festival Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

ASU Foundation: $10KASU Foundation$10KUnder reporting threshold: $2KUnder reporting threshold$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was ASU Foundation ($10K). Together the top 2 received $12K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Tempe

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15KTotal only2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $12K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $12K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
ASU Foundation Tempe, AZScholarships$10,000
Under reporting threshold —$2,200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$87,600$246,437$237,546$12,2002
2023$82,024$303,813$249,990$3,600Total only
2022$34,179$193,061$194,281——
2021$34,874$227,342$210,018——
2020$11,244$4,912$52,419$500Total only
2019$28,036$238,565$259,609$2,700Total only

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Somerton Tamale Festival Inc

Based on IRS filings

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Somerton, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $88K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $12K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc is led by Carlos Anaya, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Carlos Anaya

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis A. Heredia

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gladys Anaya

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Somerton Tamale Festival Inc

How much does Somerton Tamale Festival Inc give each year?

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc gave $12K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $4K in grants paid.

How large is Somerton Tamale Festival Inc?

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc reported $88K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $246K.

What is Somerton Tamale Festival Inc?

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Somerton, AZ. It holds $88K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Somerton Tamale Festival Inc operate?

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Somerton Tamale Festival Inc's EIN?

Somerton Tamale Festival Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4166222. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS October 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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