Mission
THE GOOTTER-JENSEN FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO SAVING LIVES BY DEFEATING SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH THROUGH INCREASED AWARENESS, EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF AEDS.
Public Charity
GOOTTER-JENSEN FOUNDATION
Based in TUCSON, AZ, GOOTTER-JENSEN FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $359K in revenue, $330K in expenses, $503K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $198K.
EIN: 203798976
TUCSON, AZ
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: H12
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$359K
Total Expenses$330K
Total Assets$503K
Grant Records15
Funding Total$198K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Gootter-Jensen Foundation
How Gootter-Jensen Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$82
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $82 for programs
$77
Gifts to the Gootter-Jensen Foundation fund research at the stanford cardiovascular institute, where doctors and scientists are working to find better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent sudden…
$5
In an unparalleled move to prevent avoidable deaths from sudden cardiac arrest, the Gootter-Jensen Foundation has provided over 515 automated external defibrillators (aeds) to the Tucson police department…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
$10,000
$18,480
$10,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT
Andrew Messing
DIRECTOR
Arianne Weiner Phd
DIRECTOR
Brent Nelson
DIRECTOR
Brian Harlow
VICE PRESIDENT
Claudine Messing
DIRECTOR
Debra Gootter
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $359K | $330K | $503K |
| 2024 | $440K | $245K | $473K |
| 2023 | $323K | $340K | $301K |
| 2022 | $352K | $286K | $318K |
| 2020 | $291K | $352K | $200K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $291K to $359K (+23%), with total assets most recently reported at $503K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.