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SUNRISE DR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FFO

TUCSON, AZ · EIN 942926826 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · NTEE B94Z · Education · Micro (<$100K) · sunriseffo.org
revenue
$58K
expenses
$61K
net assets
$22K
employees
mission · from form 990

PROVIDES EXTRA MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS

profile · synthesized from sources

The Sunrise Drive Elementary School FFO is a volunteer-led organization of parents and faculty that raises funds and organizes extracurricular programs and events to enrich the student experience. They provide grants for field trips, special programs, and educational materials, and facilitate community engagement through various activities and fundraising initiatives. The FFO supports the vibrant learning environment at Sunrise Drive Elementary in Tucson, AZ.

named programs · 12 · from sources

what they call their work

Book Fair
Celebrates the love of reading and raises money for books.
Chinese Spring Festival
An annual festival celebrating Chinese culture with student performances, cultural community performers, arts & crafts, games, and food trucks.
Community Garden
Students are actively involved in planting, harvesting, and maintaining garden plots, learning about garden ecosystems, plant life cycles, soil, fertilization, and composting.
Dine Outs
Monthly fundraising events where families share a meal at participating restaurants.
Evening of the Arts Gala
A celebration of art and music at Sunrise Drive Elementary.
FFO Grants Program
Provides funds to parents, teachers, and staff for field trips, museum entrance fees, artists-in-residence, special programs, and extra-curricular materials to enhance learning at Sunrise Drive Elementary.
Family Fun Run & Fitness Day
A field day event for families.
Family Picnic & Play
An event for families to eat and play together.
Mathathon
A fundraising event where students get pledges for math problems answered correctly on a test, raising funds for field trips, artists-in-residence, the Community Garden, and other campus programs.
Science Day
An event focused on applying the scientific method to projects, often involving various organizations and student activities.
Spiders & Cider
A fall festival featuring decorations, games, food, and prizes.
Yearbook
Compiles memories of the entire school year.
activities · 8 groups

what they do

  • Parent and Family Engagement Coordination 2 activities
    • Facilitating Volunteer Engagement and School Participation
      Enables families to sign up to volunteer for field trips, classroom activities, and school events, and facilitates ticket purchases for school events.
    • Facilitating volunteer engagement and event participation
      Enables families to sign up to volunteer for field trips, classroom activities, and school events, and facilitates ticket purchases for school events.
  • Teacher & Classroom Support Grants 2 activities
    • Funding Educational Programs and Events
      Budgets over $75,000 annually from donations and fundraising to fund grants that support student and classroom experiences, including field trips, Science Day, visiting authors, the Community Garden, 5th Grade Legacy Project, playground equipment, shade structures, and Lego Robotics kits.
    • Funding educational and community programs
      Budgets over $75,000 annually from donations and fundraising to fund grants that support student and classroom experiences, including field trips, Science Day, visiting authors, the Community Garden, 5th Grade Legacy Project, playground equipment, shade structures, and Lego Robotics kits.
  • Branded Merchandise Sales for Fundraising 2 activities
    • Fundraising through merchandise sales and programs
      Sells Sunrise-branded merchandise, such as T-shirts and water bottles, through a vendor, and raises funds through the Box Tops for Education program.
    • Selling School Merchandise
      Sells Sunrise-branded merchandise, such as T-shirts and water bottles, through a vendor.
  • Garden-Based Education Programs 2 activities
    • Maintaining a community garden and offering garden education
      Students participate weekly in planting, harvesting, and maintaining garden plots. The organization also hosts weekly Garden Club sessions where students learn about the garden ecosystem, plant life cycle, soil, fertilization, earthworms, and composting, and helps care for the Sunrise community garden.
    • Maintaining the Community Garden
      Hosts weekly Garden Club sessions where students participate in planting, harvesting, and maintaining garden plots, learning about the garden ecosystem, plant life cycle, soil, fertilization, earthworms, and composting.
  • School Community Events & Family Nights 2 activities
    • Organizing Community and Educational Events
      Organizes various events and activities to build community and enhance learning at Sunrise Drive Elementary School, including Science Day, the Chinese Spring Festival, a Book Fair, Campus Fix-Up, Dine Outs, an Evening of the Arts Gala, a Family Fun Run & Fitness Day, a Family Picnic & Play, a Mathathon, a Science Fair, Spiders & Cider, and a Spring Chinese Festival.
    • Organizing school community events
      Organizes various events and activities to build community and increase learning at Sunrise Drive Elementary School, including Science Day, the annual Spring Chinese Festival, Book Fairs, "Dine Outs," and an "Evening of the Arts Gala."
  • School Yearbook & Memory Book Production 1 activity
    • Producing a School Yearbook
      Organizes the production of a yearbook to capture memories of the school year.
  • Organized Community Litter Cleanups 1 activity
    • School grounds maintenance
      Organizes a Campus Fix-Up event every fall to clean school grounds.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Providing account setup support for families
      Provides instructions for families to create accounts in Membership Toolkit and pre-loads account information for incoming kindergarten families who registered before June.
    • Supporting Family Engagement with Membership Toolkit
      Provides instructions for families to create accounts in Membership Toolkit and pre-loads account information for incoming kindergarten families who registered before June.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$58K
Contributions & grants$45K78%
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$61K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$22K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$22K
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue -14.5%
relationships · 11

who they work with

  • CFSD Foundation Partner — Has a representative who serves on the CFSD Foundation.
  • Community Gardens of Tucson Partner — Cooperative partner in the development and establishment of the Sunrise FFO garden in 2008.
  • Membership Toolkit Partner — Platform used for family directory access and event ticket purchases.
  • Membership Toolkit Partner — Uses Membership Toolkit to provide access to a directory with parent and student contact information.
  • ParentSquare Partner — Platform used for school communications and volunteer sign-up.
  • ParentSquare Partner — Platform used for volunteer sign-ups and participation management.
  • ParentSquare Partner — Used for volunteer sign-ups for the Mathathon.
  • ParentSquare Partner — Uses ParentSquare as an online school community platform for involvement, information, and volunteer sign-ups.
  • PledgeStar.com Partner — Provides an online system for students to collect pledges and process payments for the Mathathon.
  • Sunrise Drive Elementary Partner — Primary school supported by the FFO for academic and family events.
  • Timberlake Crafts Partner — Vendor for Sunrise-branded merchandise like T-shirts and water bottles.