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Sun Angel Foundation

Also known as Sun Devil Club

Tempe, AZ · EIN 86-0138459 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Sun Angel Foundation reported $16.7 million in revenue and $10.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.48 went to program services, $2.91 to management and general costs and $18.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $345,658 (CEO, THE SUN ANGEL FOUNDATION). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 11% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

Other revenue was negative: −$93,585. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
78.5%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.9%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
18.6%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.12$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.3%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.7%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$345,658$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.38%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
38.656.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
33 of 33100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$8.0M expenses · 99.6% of program spending · grants $6.9M · revenue $622K

The Sun Angel Foundation raises and transfers funds to the arizona state university intercollegiate athletic department to support scholarship and facility costs

$30,000 expenses · 0.4% of program spending · grants $30,000

Provide opportunities for athletic program supporters to gather to encourage and support student athletes. Sponsor athletic camps that include coaching clinics, high school camps and other specialized activities

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO, THE SUN ANGEL FOUNDATION
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$285,440$0$60,218$345,658
CFO, ASU SUN DEVIL ATHLETICS (THRU 8/24)
Officer, 6.00 hrs/week
$19,568$0$462$20,030

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sun Angel Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$10M78.5%$33M$345,658
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$20M91.3%$34M$355,794
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$17M87.6%$37M$283,817
FY2022 ⓘ$15M$10M85.0%$40M$240,854
FY2021 ⓘ$9.4M$5.7M92.0%$37M$249,144
FY2020 ⓘ$15M$15M89.8%$38M$210,251

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b33 · 33 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 634

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
PAPAGO GOLF COURSE
Food services, club dues, & renovations
$716,537
SODEXO INC AND AFFILIATES
Food services
$593,036
ARIZONA CG LLC
Golf course green updates
$268,065
OVG HOSPITALITY
Food services
$203,150
OMNI TEMPE LLC
Food services
$166,301

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Sun Angel Foundation totaling $126 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Sun Angel Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sun Angel Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Sun Angel Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sun Angel Foundation reported that 78.5% of its $10.2 million in expenses went to program services, 2.9% to management and general and 18.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Sun Angel Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Sun Angel Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $345,658, for the role of CEO, THE SUN ANGEL FOUNDATION (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Sun Angel Foundation get its money?

Of $16.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.3% came from contributions and grants and 3.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Sun Angel Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 86-0138459 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641339349306229 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501359349308330 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421309349301812 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349315956 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349315132 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141189349301004 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 86-0138459: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.