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Tucson Conquistadores Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Tucson, AZ EIN: 20-2132844 Website

Tucson Conquistadores Inc is a Tucson, Arizona-based public charity that raises funds through professional golf and other fundraising activities to support youth amateur athletics. Its stated focus includes youth in Southern Arizona, with particular emphasis on disadvantaged and physically or mentally challenged children.

Key facts about Tucson Conquistadores Inc

In short: Tucson Conquistadores Inc gave $322K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
20-2132844
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$321,808
Grants made (2025)
18
Average grant
$17,878
Median grant
$11,488
Total assets
$445,909
Primary geography
Arizona (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Deadline
Applications are due by the 15th of each month.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$446K

+44.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$322K

+5.0% YoY

Grant Count

18

-10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$18K

+16.7% YoY

How Tucson Conquistadores Inc gives

  • 44% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization states that it promotes interest in amateur athletics among youth, particularly disadvantaged and physically and mentally challenged children. Its 2024 filing says it provides funds for equipment, facilities, and scholarships to organizations that promote youth amateur athletics.

Its website describes support for opportunities for youth and special-needs athletes, including athletic fee waivers, equipment, facilities, and scholarships. Examples of supported organizations include the Educational Enrichment Foundation, whose stated mission is to expand and enrich learning for students in the Tucson Unified School District, and the Banner Health Foundation, which says it supports facilities and programs advancing care, research, medical education, patient services, and community benefits. The Colon Cancer Coalition, another 2025 grantee, says it works to reduce barriers to colorectal cancer screening and educate the public.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the organization reported 18 grants totaling **$321,808**. Grants ranged from **$5,600 to $58,650**, with a median grant of **$11,488**. The largest reported awards included:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The organization describes its youth athletics focus as primarily serving Southern Arizona. In 2025, 79% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Arizona, 16% to Minnesota, and 5% to Georgia. Its website also names local and regional youth athletic programs among its key beneficiaries.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.

Cities

TucsonEdniaBraseltonGoodyearPhoenixOro ValleySahuaritaAlenandraAlexandriaCortaroRio RicoSahuritaSpringfiledWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 18 grants2023 20 grants2024 18 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $260K (2023) to $576K (2022). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $322K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Conquistadores Youth Golf Fund First Tee Tucson: $59KConquistadores Youth Golf FundFirst Tee Tucson$59KColon Cancer Coalition: $51KColon Cancer Coalition$51KAmphi Foundation: $30KAmphi Foundation$30KSpecial Olympics: $30KSpecial Olympics$30KBanner Health Foundation: $25KBanner Health Foundation$25KEducational Enrichment Foundation: $20KEducational EnrichmentFoundation$20KAmerican Junior Golf Association (AJGA): $15KAmerican Junior GolfAssociation (AJGA)$15KYMCA of Southern AZ: $15KYMCA of Southern AZ$15KPima County Junior Soccer League: $13KPima County Junior SoccerLeague$13KBoys and Girls Club of Tucson: $10KBoys and Girls Club of Tucson$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Conquistadores Youth Golf Fund First Tee Tucson ($59K). Together the top 10 received $268K.

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

58<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 58 grants of 64 (91%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Conquistadores Youth Golf Fund First Tee Tucson Tucson, AZscholarships, green fees, equipment, trophies$58,650
Colon Cancer Coalition Ednia, MNColon Cancer Grant$51,000
Amphi Foundation Tucson, AZscholarship fees for students$30,000
Special Olympics Goodyear, AZfor events, financial aid, equipment$30,000
Banner Health Foundation Phoenix, AZto fund injury program of school participants$25,000
Educational Enrichment Foundation Tucson, AZto cover athletic fees$20,000
American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Braselton, GAsponsorship of Tucson event$15,000
YMCA of Southern AZ Tucson, AZfinancial assistance for participants and equipment$15,000
Pima County Junior Soccer League Tucson, AZscholarship support fees for students$12,500
Boys and Girls Club of Tucson Tucson, AZpurchase of fitness equipment$10,475

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $445,909 $5,075,433 $4,882,422 $321,808 18
2024 $307,962 $5,187,084 $4,882,732 $306,407 20
2023 $128,166 $4,624,749 $4,579,723 $260,344 18

The organization’s 2024 filing says Charity Car Raffle sales are included in fundraising income, with proceeds shared with youth sports teams that sell tickets and included in other direct expenses. It also states that direct tournament expenses accounted for approximately 77% of total functional expenses and were categorized as “Other expenses.”

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$445,909$307,962$128,166
Revenue$5,075,433$5,187,084$4,624,749
Expenses$4,882,422$4,882,732$4,579,723
Net Investment Income$112$147$161

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 4, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists these officers and directors:

  • Paul Volpe — President
  • Bobby Verenna — Vice President
  • Phillip Drachman — Secretary
  • Jerry Fischer — Treasurer
  • Ryan Brown — Director
  • Steven Eddy — Director
  • Kurt Kacer — Director
  • Dan Nentl — Director
  • Page Repp — Director
  • Justin Sipe — Director

Tucson Conquistadores Inc is led by Geoff Hill, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Geoff Hill

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $20K (2023) → $151K (2025)

  • Paul Volpe

    President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Nentl

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Page Repp

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Sipe

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Kacer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Eddy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby Verenna

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Fischer

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phillip Drachman

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (30)
  • Former: Arun Rao (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Aaron Crowley (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Sam Alboy (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Andrew Rosen (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Joe Hickle (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Pradella (2021–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Ben Korn (2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Wittmann (2019–2022) — Advisor & Past President
  • Former: Ryan George (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Brent DeRaad (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Josh Robinson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Justin Martinez (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: JV Nyman (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tom Jones (2021–2022) — Advisor
  • Former: Luis Cueva (2022) — Advisor
  • Former: David Niichel (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tom Clark (2019–2021) — Advisor & Past President
  • Former: Chris Maloney (2020–2021) — Advisor
  • Former: Judith K McDermott (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Drew Rosen (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Fermin Samorano (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rob Draper (2019–2020) — Advisor & Past President
  • Former: Michael McGrath (2020) — Advisor
  • Former: James Francis (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Jeff Patch (2019) — Advisor
  • Former: Jose Rincon (2019) — Advisor & Past President
  • Former: Judy McDermott (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Larry Gibbons (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mike McGrath (2019) — Advisor
  • Former: Tim Healy (2019) — Director

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 2025 IRS filing

Geoff Hill — Executive Director: $151KGeoff HillExecutive Director$151K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $151K, to Geoff Hill (Executive Director).

Contact

Mailing address: 3320 N Campbell Ave Suite 200, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 571-0400
Website: https://tucsonconquistadores.com

Frequently asked questions about Tucson Conquistadores Inc

How much does Tucson Conquistadores Inc give each year?

Tucson Conquistadores Inc gave $322K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $306K across 20 grants.

What is Tucson Conquistadores Inc's typical grant size?

Tucson Conquistadores Inc's median grant in 2025 was $11,488, and its average grant was $17,878, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Tucson Conquistadores Inc give grants?

Tucson Conquistadores Inc gives mostly in Arizona: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Minnesota (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tucson, AZ (11 grants).

Does Tucson Conquistadores Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Tucson Conquistadores Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Tucson Conquistadores Inc's largest grantees?

Tucson Conquistadores Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Conquistadores Youth Golf Fund First Tee Tucson ($58,650), Colon Cancer Coalition ($51,000) and Amphi Foundation ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Tucson Conquistadores Inc?

Tucson Conquistadores Inc reported $446K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.1M.

What does Tucson Conquistadores Inc fund?

The organization states that it promotes interest in amateur athletics among youth, particularly disadvantaged and physically and mentally challenged children. Its 2024 filing says it provides funds for equipment, facilities, and scholarships to organizations that promote youth amateur athletics. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Tucson Conquistadores Inc?

Tucson Conquistadores Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check tucsonconquistadores.com for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Tucson Conquistadores Inc's EIN?

Tucson Conquistadores Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2132844. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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