Valley of the Sun United Way

PHOENIX, AZ EIN: 86-0104419 Website

IMPROVES LIVES BY MOBILIZING COMMUNITY, CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO REACH BOLD GOALS FOR MARICOPA COUNTY IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$101.7M

-6.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$105.4M

+7.3% YoY

Grant Count

126

+3.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$836K

+3.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$33M$66M$99M$131M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$101,736,416$108,533,886$104,098,931
Revenue$119,496,515$110,603,271$79,942,536
Expenses$119,102,357$112,728,218$80,597,059
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$3,043,399$2,546,883$3,907,252
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$26M$53M$79M$105M93 grants2020132 grants2021112 grants2022122 grants2023126 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FTF Quality First Schola…$87.2MDirect Designations to V…$5.2MCity of Tempe$1.0MMake Way for Books$1.0MA New Leaf Inc$929KChicanos Por La Causa Inc$560KBoys & Girls Clubs of th…$435KUnited Way of Tucson and…$340KArizona Community Founda…$334KSociety of St Vincent De…$310K

Grant Size Distribution

585 grants across all recorded years

210<$50K144$50–100K146$100–250K38$250–500K17$500K–1M14$1–5M16$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CARLA VARGAS JASAPRESIDENT AND CEO$338KTANYA MUNIZCHIEF FIN. & OPERATING OFFICER$243KLAURA KAISERCHIEF CORP RELATIONS & BRAND…$181KSHELLEY GRIFFINVP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$146KCOLLEEN GAUTAMSVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & ADMIN$142KMELISSA BOYDSTONSVP, COMM DEV & ENGAGEMENT$137KCHRISTINE SULLIVANVP, CONTROLLER$130K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRADLEY SMITHDIRECTOR/SECRETARY4
DAVID LONGDIRECTOR/TREASURER4
JOHN GRAHAMDIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR4
ADAM REICHDIRECTOR2
AMANDA MUIRDIRECTOR2
ANTHONY SHARETTDIRECTOR2
BETH GINZINGERDIRECTOR2
CHAD GESTSON EDDDIRECTOR2
CHRIS CAMACHODIRECTOR2
CHRISTINE WILKINSON PHDDIRECTOR2
DANIEL WANIDIRECTOR2
DON SMITH JRDIRECTOR2
DRENA KUSARIDIRECTOR2
ELISSA KELLYDIRECTOR2
GEOFFREY BURBRIDGEDIRECTOR2
GREG GEISTDIRECTOR2
HOPE LEVINDIRECTOR2
JEFF BARTONDIRECTOR2
JIM MACDONALDDIRECTOR2
KIMBERLY THOMPSON HEINLDIRECTOR2
LATASHA CAUSEYDIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR2
LAUREN TOBIASSENDIRECTOR2
LEE ANN BOHNDIRECTOR2
LISA RILEYDIRECTOR2
LIZ MONTANODIRECTOR2
MATT BYRNESDIRECTOR2
MATTHEW FEENEYDIRECTOR2
MONICA VILLALOBOSDIRECTOR2
MONICA WHITINGDIRECTOR2
NEIL GIULIANODIRECTOR2
PAT EDWARDSDIRECTOR2
PAUL FANNINDIRECTOR2
PAULA BOCA-BOMMARITODIRECTOR2
RAY SCHEYDIRECTOR2
REBECCA BURLEIGHDIRECTOR2
Robin ReedDirector (PART YEAR)2
ROBYN ARNELL BRENDENDIRECTOR2
RUBEN ALVAREZDIRECTOR2
SABRINA FREIBERGDIRECTOR2
STEVE EVANSDIRECTOR2
TODD SANDERSDIRECTOR2
TRACY BAMEDIRECTOR2
TYLER PFEIFERDIRECTOR2
CARLA VARGAS JASAPRESIDENT AND CEO50$337,859
TANYA MUNIZCHIEF FIN. & OPERATING OFFICER50$243,017
CHRISTINE SULLIVANVP, CONTROLLER50$130,381
COLLEEN GAUTAMSVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & ADMIN50$142,153
LAURA KAISERCHIEF CORP RELATIONS & BRAND OFFICER50$180,910
MELISSA BOYDSTONSVP, COMM DEV & ENGAGEMENT50$137,244
SHELLEY GRIFFINVP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY50$146,445

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AvondaleBostonBronxBuckeyeCashionChandlerChicagoEl MirageFort CollinsGilbertGlendaleGoodyearLaveenMesaNew YorkPhoenixPortlandSanta AnaSanta AnnaScottsdale

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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