Alliance Française of Tucson
Legal name: Alliance Francaise of Tucson
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237295606
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-PF 2012
- Location
- Tucson, AZ, US
- Phone
- (520) 881-9158
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Cultural, Ethnic Awareness
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $90,527
- Expenses
- $74,232
- Assets
- $47,278
- Liabilities
- $291
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Robert Foley (Board President)
- Lee Marvin (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Robert Foley (Board President)
- Lee Marvin (Vice President)
- Victoria Yuki (Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Alliance Française of Tucson is dedicated to promoting the French language and Francophone cultures through high-quality language education, cultural events, and community engagement. As part of a global network, we strive to create a welcoming space where learners of all levels can immerse themselves in the French language, connect with others, and deepen their appreciation for the richness and diversity of Francophone traditions. Our mission is to foster cross-cultural understanding and strengthen the bond between Tucson and the French-speaking world.
What it reported doing in 2025
Offering small group French classes and cultural programs to the general public for which fees are charged. Due to the pandemic, in person programs were converted to online in 2020 and many have continued online. A total of 300 students studied French in an array of 49 class offerings throughout the year. A total of 45 students participated in each of 8 book club discussions in French. There were 4 French movie discussion groups in which a total of 35 students participated. 780 students participated in 200 French conversation groups. There were 6 cultural and pot luck events in which 250 members participated.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 53
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 82.1%; rating input score 82
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 18%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.64; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 82.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $74K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.