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AVIVA CHILDREN'S SERVICES

TUCSON, AZ · EIN 860948932 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE P30 · Human Services · Medium ($1M-$10M) · www.avivatucson.org
revenue
$4.8M
expenses
$4.7M
net assets
$2.9M
employees
69
volunteers
154
program ratio
88%
mission · from form 990

FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AVIVA CHILDREN'S SERVICES HAS WORKED TO FULFILL ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF NEGLECT, ABUSE AND POVERTY AND ARE IN THE CARE OF ARIZONA'S DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SAFETY (DCS). AVIVA RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND WELL-BEING AS WELL AS SUPPLYING NECESSITY ITEMS SUCH AS CLOTHING, SHOES, BLANKETS AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS. IN APRIL 2020, AVIVA ADDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO THIS REPERTOIRE OF SERVICES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Aviva Children's Services supports children in foster care and kinship families in Southern Arizona by providing essential resources, emergency items, and support services. They offer programs like resource closets, back-to-school supplies, and holiday gifts, aiming to build resilience and keep families together.

named programs · 7 · from sources

what they call their work

Annual Holiday Giveaway
Provides curated gift packages including toys, handmade items, books, puzzles, quilts, and filled stockings to children in foster care during the holiday season.
Back-to-School Program
Fills backpacks with essential school supplies for foster youth in Southern Arizona at the beginning of the school year and throughout the year.
Behavioral Health Support Groups
Offers supportive groups for children and caregivers to connect, share experiences, learn coping strategies, build confidence, and develop healthy relationship skills.
Kinship Family Services
Empowers kinship foster families by connecting them with community resources, providing in-home guidance, and supporting them through systems like DCS, behavioral health, and education.
Resource Closet
Provides clothing, shoes, hygiene items, diapers, and socks to children in foster care and kinship families.
Sew-A-Thon
Community event where volunteers sew colorful, durable bags for children in foster care to use when they need to be moved quickly.
Socks and Undies 500
Collection drive for new underwear, socks, bras, diapers, and wipes for youth in foster care.
activities · 9 groups

what they do

  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 7 activities
    • Foster Parent and Caregiver Support
      Supports foster parents and kinship caregivers who are supporting children in foster care, including providing specific items to children to ensure participation in important events.
    • Individualized Item Delivery
      Delivers specific items, such as a dress for an orchestra concert, to children in foster care to ensure they can participate in important events.
    • Provision of essential items and comfort goods to foster children
      Distributes essential items such as clothing, shoes, hygiene products, diapers, and school supplies, as well as comfort items like handmade quilts and toys, to children in foster care in Southern Arizona.
    • Resource Closet Operation
      Operates an Aviva Resource Closet that provides essential items such as clothing, shoes, hygiene items, diapers, socks, underwear, and bras to children in foster care and families caring for grandchildren, accepting year-round donations of these items.
    • Resource Closet Operation
      Operates an Aviva Resource Closet that accepts year-round donations and distributes essential items such as clothing, shoes, hygiene items, diapers, wipes, socks, underwear, and bras to families caring for children in foster care, including grandchildren.
    • Resource Closet and Essential Item Distribution
      Operates an Aviva Resource Closet and distributes essential items such as clothing, shoes, hygiene items, diapers, socks, and school supplies to children in foster care and families caring for grandchildren.
    • Year-Round Essential Items Donation and Distribution Program
      Accepts and organizes year-round donations of essential items such as socks, underwear, bras, diapers, wipes, clothing, shoes, and hygiene products, distributing them through the Aviva Resource Closet to children in foster care and kinship families.
  • Holiday Gift and Family Support Programs 6 activities
    • Annual Holiday Giveaway for Children in Foster Care
      Organizes an annual Holiday Giveaway event that provides curated gift packages—including toys, books, quilts, and stockings—to over 2,500 children in foster care, kinship placements, group homes, and youth under DCS or Tribal custody across Southern Arizona counties. Volunteers assist in packing and distribution.
    • Holiday Gift Distribution
      Distributes holiday gifts, including toys, books, quilts, and stockings, to over 2,500 children in foster care across Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties annually through an Annual Holiday Giveaway event.
    • Holiday Gift Distribution
      Distributes holiday gifts, including toys, books, quilts, and stockings, to over 2,500 children in foster care, kinship placements, group homes, and youth under DCS or Tribal custody across Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties annually through Holiday Gift Giveaway events.
    • Holiday Gift Program
      Provides holiday gifts, including toys, books, quilts, and stockings, to over 2,500 children in foster care across Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties annually through an Annual Holiday Giveaway event.
    • Holiday Gift Programs for Foster Children
      Operates an Annual Holiday Giveaway and other holiday gift programs, providing curated gift packages, toys, books, and stockings to over 2,500 children in foster care, kinship placements, group homes, and youth under DCS or Tribal custody across Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties.
    • Holiday Gift Programs for Foster Children
      Operates an Annual Holiday Giveaway and Holiday Gift Giveaway events, providing curated gift packages, toys, books, and stockings to over 2,500 children in foster care across Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties.
  • Youth Clothing Production through Volunteer Sewing 6 activities
    • Annual Sew-A-Thon and Community-Made Item Distribution
      Hosts an annual Sew-A-Thon event where community volunteers sew and produce thousands of bags and handmade items (e.g., quilts, toys, clothing) for children in transition within the foster care system; in 2024, 2,801 bags were produced.
    • Community Engagement and Volunteer Programs
      Organizes annual Sew-A-Thon events with community volunteers to create bags for children in transition, producing 2,801 bags in 2024. Also utilizes volunteers for assistance with its Resource Center, office projects, administrative support, and organizing donations throughout the year.
    • Community Volunteer Engagement and Sew-A-Thon Events
      Organizes an annual Sew-A-Thon event with community volunteers to create bags for children in transition, producing thousands of bags annually, and utilizes volunteers for various organizational support tasks.
    • Sew-A-Thon Event
      Organizes an annual Sew-A-Thon event with community volunteers to create bags for children in transition, producing 2,801 bags in 2024.
    • Sew-A-Thon Event
      Organizes an annual Sew-A-Thon event with community volunteers to create bags for children in transition, producing 2,801 bags during the 24th Annual Sew-A-Thon in 2024.
    • Sew-A-Thon Event
      Organizes an annual Sew-A-Thon event with community volunteers to create bags for children in transition, producing thousands of bags, such as the 2,801 bags made during the 24th Annual Sew-A-Thon in 2024.
  • Foster and Kinship Family Support Services 6 activities
    • Kinship Caregiver Support
      Empowers kinship foster families by connecting them with community resources, providing ongoing support, in-home guidance for navigating systems like the Department of Child Safety, and offering home assessments, licensing, and post-placement services.
    • Kinship Caregiver Support
      Provides comprehensive support to kinship foster families, including connecting them with community resources, offering in-home guidance to navigate systems like the Department of Child Safety, behavioral health, and education, and assisting with home assessments, licensing, and post-placement services.
    • Kinship Caregiver Support
      Provides comprehensive support to kinship foster families, including connecting them with community resources, offering in-home guidance to navigate systems like the Department of Child Safety, behavioral health, and education, and assisting with home assessments, licensing, and post-placement services. This also includes providing emergency resource items such as clothing, toiletries, and comfort items.
    • Support Services for Kinship Foster Families
      Provides comprehensive support to kinship foster families, including in-home guidance, help navigating systems like DCS and behavioral health, home assessments, licensing assistance, post-placement services, and connection to community resources to support caregivers raising grandchildren.
    • Support for Kinship Foster Families
      Empowers kinship foster families by connecting them with community resources, providing in-home guidance to navigate systems, and offering support with home assessments, licensing, and post-placement services.
    • Support for Kinship Foster Families
      Provides comprehensive support to kinship foster families, including connecting them with community resources, offering in-home guidance for navigating systems like the Department of Child Safety, behavioral health, and education, and assisting with home assessments, licensing, and post-placement services.
  • Youth Social Skills & Support Groups 6 activities
    • Mental Health and Developmental Support Groups for Children and Youth
      Offers supportive groups for children and youth from early childhood through adolescence to build confidence, improve communication, develop healthy relationships, and focus on emotional regulation, problem-solving, self-care, and inclusion.
    • Support Groups for Foster Youth
      Offers supportive groups for children and youth from early childhood through adolescence to build confidence, improve communication, develop healthy relationship skills, and focus on emotional regulation, problem-solving, self-care, and inclusion.
    • Supportive Groups and Counseling for Foster Youth
      Offers supportive groups and one-on-one counseling for children and youth from early childhood through adolescence to build confidence, improve communication, develop healthy relationship skills, and focus on emotional regulation, problem-solving, self-care, and inclusion. Also provides emergency resource items like clothing and toiletries.
    • Supportive Groups and Counseling for Foster Youth
      Offers supportive groups for children and youth from early childhood through adolescence to build confidence and develop skills, and provides one-on-one counseling and group support to children in foster care.
    • Supportive Groups for Foster Youth
      Offers supportive groups for children and youth from early childhood through adolescence to build confidence, improve communication, develop healthy relationship skills, and focus on emotional regulation, problem-solving, self-care, and inclusion.
    • Supportive Groups for Youth
      Offers supportive groups for children and youth from early childhood through adolescence to build confidence, improve communication, develop healthy relationship skills, and focus on emotional regulation, problem-solving, self-care, and inclusion.
  • Youth Foster Care Transition Support 5 activities
    • Independent Living Program Support
      Supports youth and young adults who are currently in DCS or Tribal Custody, participating in an Independent or Transitional Living Program, enrolled in Extended Foster Care, or under age 27 and previously exited foster care due to turning 18, adoption or Legal Guardianship after age 15, or reunification after age 14.
    • Support for Transitioning Youth and Young Adults from Foster Care
      Provides targeted support to youth and young adults currently in DCS or Tribal Custody, in Independent or Transitional Living Programs, enrolled in Extended Foster Care, or under age 27 who previously exited foster care due to aging out, adoption, guardianship, or reunification.
    • Support for Youth and Young Adults Exiting Foster Care
      Supports youth and young adults who are currently in or have recently exited Department of Child Safety (DCS) or Tribal Custody, including those in Independent or Transitional Living Programs or Extended Foster Care.
    • Support for Youth and Young Adults Transitioning from Foster Care
      Supports youth and young adults who are currently in DCS or Tribal Custody, participating in an Independent or Transitional Living Program, enrolled in Extended Foster Care, or under age 27 and previously exited foster care due to turning 18, adoption or Legal Guardianship after age 15, or reunification after age 14.
    • Youth and Young Adult Foster Care Support
      Supports youth and young adults who are currently in DCS or Tribal Custody, participating in an Independent or Transitional Living Program, enrolled in Extended Foster Care, or under age 27 and previously exited foster care due to turning 18, adoption or Legal Guardianship after age 15, or reunification after age 14, providing one-on-one counseling, group support, and emergency resource items.
  • Arizona Tax Credit Donation Facilitation 3 activities
    • Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit Donation Program
      Accepts qualifying donations for the Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit program, enabling donors to support children in foster care while receiving a state tax credit.
    • Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit Program
      Accepts qualifying donations for the Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit program.
    • Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit Program
      Accepts qualifying donations for the Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit program.
  • Facility and Donation Support Operations 2 activities
    • Volunteer Engagement and Management
      Utilizes volunteers throughout the year for assistance with its Resource Center, office projects, administrative support, and organizing donations, including a dedicated group, the Aviva Divas, who provide thousands of handmade items annually.
    • Volunteer and Community Engagement Program
      Engages volunteers year-round for support in the Resource Center, office projects, administrative tasks, donation organization, and special events; includes dedicated groups like the Aviva Divas who produce thousands of handmade items annually.
  • Uncategorized 7 activities
    • Back-to-School Backpack Program
      Fills and distributes backpacks with school supplies for foster youth in Southern Arizona at the beginning of the school year and year-round, with volunteers packing and distributing the items.
    • Back-to-School Backpack Program
      Fills and distributes backpacks with school supplies to foster youth in Southern Arizona at the start of the school year and throughout the year, with volunteer involvement in packing and distribution events.
    • Back-to-School Backpack Program
      Fills and distributes backpacks with school supplies for foster youth in Southern Arizona at the beginning of the school year and year-round, organizing events where volunteers pack and distribute these items.
    • Direct Support for Foster Children and Youth
      Provides one-on-one counseling, group support, emergency resource items (clothing, toiletries, comfort items), and specific items for events to children in foster care, including youth and young adults in various stages of the foster care system.
    • Emergency and One-on-One Support Services for Children in Foster Care
      Offers one-on-one counseling, group support, and emergency resource items such as clothing, toiletries, and comfort items to children in foster care, including specialized assistance to ensure participation in key life events like school concerts.
    • Provision of essential items and comfort goods to foster children
      Distributes essential items such as clothing, shoes, hygiene products, diapers, and school supplies, as well as comfort items like handmade quilts and toys, to children in foster care in Southern Arizona. This includes specific items for events and general needs.
    • Volunteer Engagement
      Engages volunteers throughout the year for assistance with the Resource Center, office projects, administrative support, and organizing donations, including a dedicated volunteer group, the Aviva Divas, who provide thousands of handmade items annually.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$4.77M
Contributions & grants$1.48M31%
Program service revenue$3.30M69%
Investment income$-8K-0%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$4.75M
Program expenses88%
Admin / overhead9%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$2.08M
Grants paid out$13K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.69M
Cash$1.56M
Investments$21K
Liabilities$835K
Net assets$2.86M
Liquid reserves4.0 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue -13.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 8
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
EMA KAMMEYER CEO UNTIL 4/30/21 10 $296K
STEVEN M GUTHRIE CAO UNTIL 4/30/21, CEO AFTER 5/1/21 4 $229K
LAURA MORALES COO 4 $210K
MARISSA ARENDT CFO 11 $196K
DINA SCALONE CPO 20 $141K
MEGAN WILLS CCPO 4 $124K
CARLY ZIES CCO 15 $119K
CHRISTINA GREENBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $64K
board members · 14
  • BETSY BRUCE — TRUSTEE
  • BRIAN CONNELLY — SECRETARY
  • DANNY BLAKE — TRUSTEE UNTIL 4/25/22
  • DAVID IACONIS — TRUSTEE
  • ERIC MEYERS — PRESIDENT EMERITUS
  • GABRIELLE FICCHI — TRUSTEE
  • GENE GOLDSTEIN — PRESIDENT
  • GREGORY LEINER — TRUSTEE
  • JAMES MAINA — TRUSTEE
  • JAMES WOODROW — TREASURER
  • JASON SMITH — TRUSTEE
  • JEFFRY GARDNER — TRUSTEE
  • JOEY MEDINA — TRUSTEE
  • SHAY STAUTZ — TRUSTEE
relationships · 5

who they work with

  • Arizona Department of Revenue Government — Participates in the Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit program as a certified Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization.
  • Department of Child Safety (DCS) Partner — Provides bags to the Department of Child Safety for children who need to be moved quickly.
  • Department of Child Safety (DCS) Partner — Works with DCS workers to support children in foster care.
  • Foster Care Licensing Workers Partner — Works with Foster Care Licensing Workers to support children in foster care.
  • Tribal Workers Partner — Works with Tribal Workers to support children in foster care.