Southern Arizona Senior Pride

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853355472
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Tucson, AZ, USA
Phone
5203128923
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$631,662
Expenses
$240,121
Assets
$620,418
Liabilities
$7,043

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Robert Bell (Board Chair)
  • Luis Ortega (Chairman of the Board)
  • Linda Phillips (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We recognize and respond to the unique concerns and interests of LGBTQI+ older adults and their younger allies by delivering Social Programming in three areas: Social & Learning Health & Wellbeing and Arts & Culture Delivering Supportive Services in four areas: Community Cares Program CCP Grief & Loss Support Groups Elder Trans Support Groups Advanced Medical Care Planning AMCP and Memory Cafes Vetting and sharing LGBTQI+ welcoming information and resources offered by other organizations in the community and increasing awareness and visibility of LGBTQI+ and aging issues. In 2024 SASP held 476 events and activities an 80% increase from 2023 averaging 40 events per month with a total of 3976 participants. Our volunteers provided over 7,670 hours of volunteering equivalent to over $256,868 of value.

What it reported doing in 2024

In the area of support services we held over 173 events and activities and engaged over 183 individuals. This includes 8 Advanced Medical Care Programming workshops 18 Memory Cafes supporting individuals experiencing memory loss and their loved ones and 125 grief and loss support group. Our community cares program which provides support and companionship to homebound and isolated LGBTQI+ seniors provided support to 20 recipients through 496 in-person visits.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 31.4%; rating input score 31
  • Program expense ratio: 80.1%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $39.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 62%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.58; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 39.2% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 54.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 55.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 31.4% of revenue deployed · 80.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $192K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 31/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.