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LEADERSHIP SOCIETY OF ARIZONA

MESA, AZ · EIN 364843872 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE B90 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.leadaz.org
revenue
$526K
expenses
$252K
net assets
$187K
employees
0
program ratio
95%
mission · from form 990

LOGIC AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION

profile · synthesized from sources

Leadership Society of Arizona (LSA) offers logic and leadership education programs for teens and young adults. They provide summer camps at Arizona State University, overnight outdoor leadership getaways, and a free online academy. LSA aims to help students develop life skills, confidence, and personal accountability.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2022

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $78K
    GETAWAYS/RETREATS: LSA PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS ALL OVER THE VALLEY TO COME TO A 2 NIGHT 3 DAY TRIP TO STRAWBERRY ARIZONA. THE STUDENTS STAY AT A CABIN IN STRAWBERRY AND PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE LEADERSHIP AND TEAM ACTIVITIES. THE STUDENTS ARE ALSO ABLE TO ENGAGE IN HIGH ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES THAT HELP THEM BUILD CONFIDENCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE STUDENTS ARE ALSO ABLE TO SPEND TIME INTERACTING WITH ALL THE COACHES AT LSA. THESE GETAWAYS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO HELP STUDENTS WITH INCREASING THEIR SOCIAL, LEADERSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS. ATTENDEES WERE ASKED TO PAY A REGISTRATION FEE TO ATTEND THESE ACTIVITIES.
  2. #2 $48K
    SUMMER PROGRAMS: THE LSA HOSTED 7 SUMMER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSES FOR STUDENTS IN ARIZONA. IN THESE WEEK-LONG COURSES, STUDENTS LEARNED HOW TO APPLY LSA'S LEADERSHIP METHODOLOGY TO THEIR PERSONAL LIVES TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS MORE EFFECTIVELY. STUDENTS AND PARENTS PAID LSA DIRECTLY TO FUND THESE PROGRAMS. CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO LSA WERE ALSO USED TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS. THE FUNDING WAS USED TO PURCHASE MATERIALS, FUND MARKETING EFFORTS, AND COMPENSATE INSTRUCTIONAL CONTRACTORS.
named programs · 4 · from sources

what they call their work

AZ Summer Camp: Logic, Leadership, & Life Skills
A 4-day youth camp hosted at Arizona State University for teens aged 12-18, focusing on logic, leadership, and life skills through college-level curriculum, activities, and team-building exercises.
Leadership Getaway
A 3-day/2-night overnight outdoor youth camp in Strawberry or Heber, AZ, for students aged 12-17, teaching life-changing skills through outdoor adventure, self-reliance, and leadership principles.
Logic and Leadership Online Academy
A free online program for 7th-12th graders covering beginner and advanced leadership concepts through videos, activities, and personal reflection. Optional paid one-on-one coaching is available.
Scholarship Program
Provides financial scholarships (partial and full) to students who are financially in-need to attend the week-long summer programs.
activities · 8 clusters

what they do

  • Summer and School Break Camps 5 activities
    • Summer School Program
      Hosts an annual summer school program from June to July at LeadAZ Private School, providing customized curricula, one-on-one tutoring for students in grades 5-12, and a free week at an ASU summer camp.
    • Summer School Program
      Hosts an annual summer school program from June to July at LeadAZ Private School, providing customized curricula, one-on-one tutoring for students in grades 5-12, and a free week at an ASU summer camp.
    • Youth Summer Leadership Camps at ASU
      Hosts 4-day youth summer camps at Arizona State University, providing licensed professional development training based on college-level curriculum, leadership skills, and individualized attention from certified teen life coaches, serving over 4,700 students across 12 years and offering a Leadership Training Certificate equivalent to 20 credit-hours.
    • Youth Summer Leadership Camps at ASU
      Hosts 4-day youth summer camps at Arizona State University, providing licensed professional development training based on college-level curriculum, leadership skills, and individualized attention from certified teen life coaches, with financial scholarships available.
    • Youth Summer Leadership Camps at ASU
      Hosts 4-day youth summer camps at Arizona State University, providing licensed professional development training based on college-level curriculum, leadership skills, and individualized attention from certified teen life coaches, with financial scholarships available.
  • Educational Seminar Hosting 3 activities
    • Methodology Development and Application
      Develops methodologies based on over 2,000 successful projects and 2,500 life-changing student experiences, applying Information Measurement Theory in over 1,800 projects totaling $6.4 billion with a reported 98% success rate since 1994.
    • Methodology Development and Application
      Develops methodologies based on successful projects and student experiences, applying Information Measurement Theory in over 1,800 projects totaling $6.4 billion with a reported 98% success rate since 1994.
    • Methodology Development and Application
      Develops methodologies based on over 2,000 successful projects and 2,500 life-changing student experiences, and applies Information Measurement Theory in over 1,800 projects totaling $6.4 billion with a reported 98% success rate since 1994.
  • Youth and Family Coaching Support 3 activities
    • One-on-One Success Coaching
      Provides one-on-one Success Coaching for middle school through college-level students, pairing them with certified professional mentors to support goal setting, future planning, stress management, academic improvement, and social skill development, having served over 143 students.
    • One-on-One Success Coaching
      Provides one-on-one Success Coaching for middle school through college-level students, pairing them with certified professional mentors to support goal setting, future planning, stress management, academic improvement, and social skill development.
    • One-on-One Success Coaching
      Provides one-on-one Success Coaching for middle school through college-level students, pairing them with certified professional mentors to support goal setting, future planning, stress management, academic improvement, and social skill development, having served over 143 students.
  • Youth Civic Leadership Development 3 activities
    • Online Leadership Program
      Offers a free online leadership program for students in grades 7-12, incorporating music, movies, games, and personal reflection through structured courses with 8-10 lessons, leading to a certificate of completion for 30 hours of professional leadership and development.
    • Online Leadership Program
      Offers a free online leadership program for students in grades 7-12, incorporating music, movies, games, and personal reflection through structured courses with 8-10 lessons, leading to a certificate of completion for 30 hours of professional leadership and development.
    • Online Leadership Program
      Offers a free online leadership program for students in grades 7-12, incorporating music, movies, games, and personal reflection through structured courses with 8-10 lessons, each taking 1-2 hours, and issuing a certificate of completion for 30 hours of professional leadership and development.
  • Outdoor STEM & Team Building Programs 3 activities
    • Outdoor Leadership Getaway Camps
      Operates 3-day/2-night youth leadership camps in Strawberry and Heber, Arizona, focusing on developing life skills through outdoor adventure, including high-adventure excursions like rappelling and kayaking, to improve problem-solving, stress management, and goal-setting skills.
    • Outdoor Leadership Getaway Camps
      Operates 3-day/2-night youth leadership camps in Strawberry and Heber, Arizona, focusing on developing life skills through outdoor adventure, including high-adventure excursions like rappelling and kayaking, to improve problem-solving, stress management, and goal-setting skills.
    • Outdoor Youth Leadership Camps
      Hosts 3-day/2-night youth leadership camps in Strawberry and Heber, Arizona, focusing on developing life skills through outdoor adventure, including high-adventure excursions like rappelling and kayaking, to improve problem-solving, stress management, goal-setting, cooking, planning, and socializing skills.
  • Camp and Workshop Tuition Assistance 1 activity
    • Financial Scholarships for Summer Programs
      Offers partial and full financial scholarships for students with financial need to attend week-long summer programs, funded by sponsors and donors.
  • Youth Business Leadership & Scholarship Programs 1 activity
    • Lifelong Leadership Community
      Grants graduates of its programs access to a lifelong leadership community.
  • Uncategorized 5 activities
    • Leadership Development for College and High School Students
      Conducts leadership development work with over 1,500 college students and 2,000 high school students.
    • Mentoring Strategy Development
      Provides a classroom-tested mentoring strategy for adults to support teen motivation and development, based on leadership development work with over 1,500 college students and 2,000 high school students.
    • Mentoring Strategy Development
      Provides a classroom-tested mentoring strategy for adults to support teen motivation and development, and has conducted leadership development work with over 1,500 college students and 2,000 high school students.
    • Mentoring Strategy for Adults
      Provides a classroom-tested mentoring strategy for adults to support teen motivation and development.
    • Summer School Program
      Hosts an annual summer school program from June to July at LeadAZ Private School, providing customized curricula, one-on-one tutoring for students in grades 5-12, and a free week at an ASU summer camp.
financials · form 990 · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$526K
Contributions & grants$2K0%
Program service revenue$513K97%
Investment income$3K1%
Other revenue$9K
expenses
Total expenses$252K
Program expenses95%
Admin / overhead5%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$102K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$204K
Cash$204K
Investments$0
Liabilities$17K
Net assets$187K
Liquid reserves9.7 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +72.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 3
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ALFREDO RIVERA DIRECTOR 7 $67K
JAKE GUNNOE DIRECTOR 5 $35K
KAYLA KRASSA DIRECTOR 2 $8K
relationships · 8

who they work with

  • ASU summer camp Partner — Provides a free week at ASU summer camp for students enrolled in the Academic Success Program.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Conducted 28 years of leadership development research in partnership with ASU.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Hosts the Logic, Leadership, and Life Skills summer camp at multiple ASU campuses across Arizona.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Hosts the Logic, Leadership, and Life Skills summer program on its campus.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Provides transportation drop-off and pick-up location for the Leadership Getaway program in Tempe, AZ.
  • Arizona State University Partner — Source of course material for the Logic and Leadership Online Academy, including footage from an ASU honors course at Barrett.
  • Executive Leadership Club Network — Provides students access to the Executive Leadership Club as part of the coaching program.
  • US News’ Most Innovative University Partner — Conducted 28 years of business management research that informs the organization's no-influence mentoring approach.