Arizona Eastern Star Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860131598
IRS 990-PF coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
9286009567
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Reported finances

Revenue
$221,077
Expenses
$208,412

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Arizona Eastern Star Foundation is a nonprofit. Location: Phoenix, AZ. EIN 860131598. Tax year 2025 Form 990-PF reports $221K revenue and $208K expenses.

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 42 grants totaling $194,742. The stated grant purposes included provide aid and assistance for the needy members of the order of the eastern star through financial assistance and scholarships. services are available to members of the order of the eastern star. the organization exercised expenditure responsibility over the recipient by obtaining regular reports regarding the uses of the funds and monitoring the activites supported with the funds. and provide funding to support the general operations of the recipient, including assistance to the indigent population, support of research and education, and support of the childrens programs..

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 93% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 93
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 98
  • Endowment Health: 14

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 93.4%; rating input score 93; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 18 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 95
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 6.68; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 14th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 42 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 14/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: Grants to organizations not reported.