Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona
Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona reported $11.3 million in revenue and $8.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.45 went to program services, $10.16 to management and general costs and $2.39 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 72.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $425,871 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 5 people 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 $8.8MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 19.7% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 72.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $425,871 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.84% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 50.7 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 100.0% |
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 expenseAdoption and foster care identifies, recruits and trains community and kinship families to foster children in the arizona foster care system. Specialized foster care identifies foster families for children/adults with special physical or developmental needs as determined by the arizona department of developmental disabilities and two native american communities. Aask assists the families in obtaining and maintaining their foster licenses and provides on-going support and resources for the families. In addition, aask provides support to populations that extend the boundaries of foster care and…
Family support services (home community based services) identifies service providers to provide respite and habilitation services to families with children and adults determined to be in need of these services by the ahcccs complete care and the arizona department of developmental disabilities
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $378,470 | $0 | $47,401 | $425,871 |
| FORMER CHIEF CLINICAL DIRECTOR Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,347 | $0 | $23,421 | $151,768 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $94,348 | $0 | $28,497 | $122,845 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,544 | $0 | $15,924 | $117,468 |
| DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,602 | $0 | $13,480 | $115,082 |
| TECHNOLOGY MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,436 | $0 | $3,737 | $110,173 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $700K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- 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 5207
- Volunteers Part I, line 6690
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona totaling $15,364 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.
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Every number above is copied from Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona spent in FY2025, $87.45 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona reported that 87.5% of its $8.8 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 2.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $425,871, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona get its money?
Of $11.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 19.7% came from contributions and grants (including 3.9% from government grants) and 72.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Aid to Adoption of Special Kids Aask Arizona a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 86-0611935 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202610559349301851 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540629349300544 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411069349302051 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300779349301110 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230949349300548 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120719349301502 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 86-0611935: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.