Mission
TO PROMOTE THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT PROGRAMS, AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.
Public Charity
DESERT FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
DESERT FINANCIAL FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in PHOENIX, AZ. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.2M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $1.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 46 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.0M.
EIN: 811028132
PHOENIX, AZ
Public Foundations
NTEE: T30
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grants Given46
Grant Total$4.0M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Desert Financial Foundation
How Desert Financial Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $100 for programs
$64
Desert Financial Foundation is the primary financial supporter of the one darn cool school of Phoenix children's hospital
$31
Scholarships are awarded to students displaying leadership through community service, academic excellence, and demonstrated financial need
$5
Employee emergency assistance & general fund
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Before you apply to Desert Financial Foundation
Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.
Sample Grants Given
2024 PHOENIX CHILDREN'S FUNDRAISING
$791,423
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIPS
$159,000
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
SCHOLARSHIPS
$47,000
SCHOLARSHIPS
$33,000
SCHOLARSHIPS
$28,000
Showing up to 5 of 46 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP/EXEC DIR DF FOUNDATION
Carlissa Wright
DIRECTOR
Cathleen Graham
DIRECTOR
Courtney Hemphill
DIRECTOR
Jackie L Biggs Jr
DIRECTOR
Janet Bioletto
CEO
Jeffrey Meshey
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $336K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $1.7M | $332K |
| 2019 | $977K | $885K | $858K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $977K to $1.2M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ.
AZ
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.