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Arizona Leads
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 871720747 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE B90 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.azleads.org
revenue
$725K
expenses
$486K
net assets
$239K
employees
0
program ratio
85%
mission · from form 990

We believe in a quality and equitable education system where all students are prepared to succeed. - We will go beyond incremental improvements in education and create large-scale, systemic change. - Our work will build an ecosystem of supports to dramatically accelerate the creation of high performing schools serving our highest-need students.

profile · synthesized from sources

Arizona Leads is an organization dedicated to increasing access to high-quality K-12 education for all students in Arizona, particularly those in high-need communities. They achieve this by collaborating with various stakeholders, including districts, charters, funders, and policymakers, to implement strategies and support school leaders. The organization focuses on developing and improving schools to ensure equitable educational opportunities.

named programs · 1 · from sources

what they call their work

Leadership & School Development
An innovative incubator program that supports aspiring and current school leaders in Arizona with leading new or improving schools effectively, providing coaching and mentorship focused on school culture and instructional leadership.
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Education Leadership Development Programs 13 activities
    • Deliver intensive leadership development for school leaders
      Offers the Horizon Fellowship, a semester-long intensive program for Phoenix school and system leaders focused on building instructional leadership skills and scaling effective practices in their schools.
    • Develop instructional leadership via the Horizon Fellowship
      Offers a semester-long intensive professional development program for Phoenix school and system leaders to strengthen instructional leadership and scale effective practices in their schools.
    • Hire and support school founders
      Recruits full-time school founders to build tech-enabled schools focused on reimagining student learning and adult work structures to achieve exceptional outcomes for young people in Arizona.
    • Hire and support school founders for tech-enabled schools
      Recruits full-time School Founders to build tech-enabled schools designed to transform student learning and adult work structures to achieve exceptional outcomes for young people.
    • Horizon Fellowship
      Provides the Horizon Fellowship, a semester-long intensive professional development program for Phoenix school and school system leaders to build instructional leadership skills and scale practices at their schools.
    • Incubate new and existing schools through leadership development
      Runs an incubator program that supports aspiring and current school leaders in Arizona to launch or improve high-quality schools.
    • Incubate new schools and support school leaders
      Runs an incubator program that supports aspiring and current school leaders in Arizona to launch or improve high-quality schools.
    • Incubator Program for School Leaders
      Leads an incubator program that supports aspiring and current school leaders in Arizona in launching or improving schools.
    • Incubator Program for School Leaders
      Leads an incubator program that supports aspiring and current school leaders in Arizona to launch or improve schools, including the Inspired Schools Fellowship for founding and leading 5th-8th grade charter schools in Phoenix, and the Horizon Fellowship for instructional leadership development.
    • Inspired Schools Fellowship
      Offers the Inspired Schools Fellowship, a year-long program providing hands-on training, professional development, and school immersion for current or emerging school leaders to found and lead high-achieving 5th-8th grade charter schools in Phoenix.
    • Provide year-long fellowship for school founders
      Offers the Inspired Schools Fellowship, a year-long program featuring hands-on training, professional development, and school immersion to prepare current or emerging leaders to found and lead high-achieving 5th–8th grade charter schools in Phoenix.
    • Recruiting School Founders
      Recruits full-time school founders to build tech-enabled schools focused on rethinking student learning and adult work to achieve extraordinary outcomes for young people.
    • Train school leaders through the Inspired Schools Fellowship
      Provides a year-long fellowship program for aspiring and current school leaders in Phoenix, including hands-on training, professional development, and school immersion to support founding and leading high-achieving 5th–8th grade charter schools.
  • Charter High School Operation 4 activities
    • Operate K-8 public charter schools in Phoenix
      Founded and expanded Vista College Preparatory Charter Schools into a network of five K-8 public charter schools in Phoenix, one of which received the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2018.
    • Operate K-8 public charter schools in Phoenix
      Founded and expanded Vista College Preparatory Charter Schools to five K-8 public charter school campuses in Phoenix, one of which received the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2018.
    • Operating Vista College Preparatory Charter Schools
      Founded and expanded five K-8 public charter schools in Phoenix under the name Vista College Preparatory, with one campus receiving the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2018.
    • Operating Vista College Preparatory Charter Schools
      Founded and operates five K-8 public charter schools in Phoenix under the Vista College Preparatory Charter Schools network, with one campus receiving the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2018.
  • Education Stakeholder Collaboration Networks 2 activities
    • Secure funding to expand access to high-quality schools
      Secured financial resources to launch and sustain an organization dedicated to increasing access to high-quality schools across Arizona.
    • Secure funding to expand access to high-quality schools
      Secured foundational and ongoing funding to support the organization’s mission of expanding access to high-quality schools in Arizona.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Invest in educational opportunities for high-needs students
      Directly supports high-needs students in Arizona through targeted educational programming and school-based interventions.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$725K
Contributions & grants$725K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$486K
Program expenses85%
Admin / overhead15%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$67K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$307K
Cash$307K
Investments$0
Liabilities$68K
Net assets$239K
Liquid reserves7.6 mo
1 years on record · 2021–2021
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

board members · 1
  • Julia Meyerson — CEO
relationships · 8

who they work with

  • Brophy College Preparatory Partner — Board members from Brophy College Preparatory serve on the AZ Leads Board of Trustees, indicating an institutional partnership.
  • CREDO Partner — Collaborates on the City Studies Project, which provides periodic reports of academic performance for public K-12 schools in selected cities across the United States.
  • Judith Paredes Partner — Contact person for donation inquiries
  • MarGrady Research Partner — Published a report titled "A New Baseline" on progress in Newark's District and Charter Schools from 2006 to 2018.
  • Silicon Schools Fund Partner — Partners to provide grant funding and comprehensive support for school founders.
  • Steele Foundation Funder — Provided support to launch AZ Leads; its President and CEO, Marianne Cracchiolo Mago, serves on the AZ Leads Board of Directors.
  • TNTP Partner — Published a report titled "Unlocking Acceleration" on how below grade-level work affects students in literacy.
  • Uncommon Schools Partner — Implements the proven practices of Uncommon Schools through the Inspired Schools Fellowship.