Sun City West Foundation
The Sun City West Foundation was established to promote and support charitable, educational, and service activities and organizations that serve the community.
Sun City West Foundation at a glance
In short: Sun City West Foundation reported $67K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $66,871 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -15.1% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $3,419,247
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $952,814
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $206,557
- -38.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $756,857
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sun City West Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Sun City West Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−2%). 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 $25K (2021) to $79K (2024). In 2025 it reported $67K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Valley Connect Surprise, AZ | — | $50,000 |
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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 | $3,419,247 | $952,814 | $756,857 | $66,871 | Total only | $206,557 |
| 2024 | $3,221,599 | $1,030,474 | $701,914 | $78,736 | Total only | $333,198 |
| 2023 | $2,892,819 | $892,869 | $671,852 | $50,000 | 1 | $150,781 |
| 2022 | $2,668,818 | $423,304 | $616,420 | $50,000 | 1 | $-232,523 |
| 2021 | $2,862,484 | $716,123 | $510,413 | $25,000 | 1 | $158,600 |
| 2020 | $2,652,724 | $528,430 | $602,922 | $51,100 | 1 | $99,341 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sun City West Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Sun City West Foundation is a public charity, based in Sun City West, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $67K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $207K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sun City West Foundation is led by Patricia Rowan, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia Rowan
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$71K (2020) → $83K (2025)
Robert Wilson
President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Karen Battaglia
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Laurie Deeg
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Schlemmer
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jay Anderkin
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sheila Watson
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Gary Bosak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Dick Livengood
Past President
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Rosemary Dougherty
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Terry Hamman
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mark Hochstatter
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Dan Hern (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Betty Dorsey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Brian Russell (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Chuck Thompson (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Merlyn Carlson (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jim Sloan (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gary Cohen (2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Carlson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Karen Ritz (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dick Catlin (2020) — President
- Former: Ralph Johnson (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $83K, to Patricia Rowan (Executive Direc).
Frequently asked questions about Sun City West Foundation
How much does Sun City West Foundation give each year?
Sun City West Foundation reported $67K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $79K in grants paid.
How large is Sun City West Foundation?
Sun City West Foundation reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $953K.
Where does Sun City West Foundation operate?
Sun City West Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Sun City West Foundation's EIN?
Sun City West Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2358945. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 29, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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