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THE PRIMAVERA FOUNDATION INC

TUCSON, AZ · EIN 860733182 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE L250 · Housing & Shelter · Large ($10M-$50M) · www.primavera.org
revenue
$12.0M
expenses
$9.5M
net assets
$15.6M
employees
194
volunteers
3,030
program ratio
87%
mission · from form 990

PRIMAVERA FOUNDATION'S DIVERSE PROGRAMS, STRATEGIES, AND ADVOCACY PROVIDE EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY TO THE MOST UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE FACING THE GREATEST BARRIERS TO SAFETY AND STABILITY, INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING/AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, HOUSEHOLDS SEEKING STABLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PEOPLE SEEKING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ADULTS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED DISINVESTMENT AND A GAP IN EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT. PRIMAVERA'S WORK IS HOLISTIC, TOUCHING THE INTERSECTION OF PEOPLE, PLACE, AND COMMUNITY.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Primavera Foundation operates STAR Village, a safe sleep space providing harm-reduction and trauma-informed shelter for women experiencing homelessness in Tucson, Arizona. The organization offers supportive services including meals, hygiene items, and essential supplies to promote safety, dignity, and healing. It relies on community donations, volunteer support, and partnerships to sustain its services.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

what they reported doing

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

  1. #1 primary $1.56M
    SEE SCHEDULE OPROPERTY AND ASSET MANAGEMENT PRIMAVERA OWNS OR OPERATES TWENTY-TWO PROPERTIES WHICH INCLUDES OFFICE BUILDINGS, A VACANT LOT FOR FUTURE EXPANSION, A SHELTER WITH 100 BEDS, A COMMUNITY CENTER, TRAINING CENTER, AND RESOURCE CENTER, A SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING COMMUNITY WHICH IS A COMBINATION DROP-IN PROGRAM AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AND MULTIFAMILY PERMANENT RENTAL PROPERTIES WITH 150 UNITS. PRIMAVERA ALSO LEASES SEVERAL OFFICES. VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $10,951,248, ALL BUT THE LEASED OFFICES AND ONE PROPERTY ARE 100% OWNED WITHOUT ANY DEBT SERVICE. PRIMAVERA'S SEVENTEEN OWNED PROPERTIES INCLUDE THREE OFFICE BUILDINGS, A RESOURCE CENTER, A TRAINING CENTER, A COMMUNITY CENTER, TWO SHELTERS WITH 108 BEDS AND 9 UNITS, AND TWELVE MULTIFAMILY RENTAL PROPERTIES WITH 150 UNITS VALUED AT A LITTLE OVER $10.8 MILLION. THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE RENTAL HOUSING COMMUNITIES FALL INTO THE 50%-80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME BRACKET. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 256 INDIVIDUALS RESIDED IN THE RENTAL COMMUNITIES. PRIMAVERA OFFERED FIFTEEN WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON NUTRITION, HEALTH AND WELLBEING, MEDITATION AND RELAXATION, AND, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH TO RENTAL HOUSING RESIDENTS. THE PROPERTY AND ASSET MANAGEMENT TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL RENTAL, OFFICE, AND TRAINING, COMMUNITY, AND RESOURCE CENTER PROPERTIES. PRIMAVERA'S GOALS FOR DEVELOPING AND MANAGING ALL PROPERTIES IS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE FAIR ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY; INVESTMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS; AND, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ENGAGEMENT. PRIMAVERA CARRIED OUT PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS/NEW CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING GREEN, ENERGY EFFICIENT RENOVATIONS TOTALING $3,163,634 AT FOUR PROPERTIES: THE ALAMO APARTMENTS, MEN'S EMERGENCY SHELTER, LAS ABUELITAS APARTMENTS, AND THE NEW DOWNTOWN ONE STOP RESOURCE CENTER. THE TWO BIGGEST RENOVATIONS/NEW CONSTRUCTION WERE THE ALAMO APARTMENTS AND THE RESOURCE CENTER. THE ALAMO APARTMENTS PROJECTS WERE THE SECOND FLOOR REHAB PROJECT WITH NEW HVAC, SECURITY UPGRADES, FLOORING, LIGHTING AND PAINT, AND THE CONVERSION OF THREE SRO UNITS AND AN OFFICE INTO TWO, TWO BEDROOM FAMILY UNITS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RESOURCE CENTER WAS COMPLETED AND STAFF MOVED INTO SPACE IN SEPTEMBER 2021. IT PROVIDES MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SPACE (10,600 SQUARE FEET) OF THE PREVIOUS DISTRESSED BUILDING, WITH GREATER EFFICIENCY, RESPECT AND DIGNITY FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED THE PROJECT. IN 2022, PRIMAVERA PAID OFF TWO HOME LOANS TOTALING $248,531.60 ON LAS CASITAS AND WINSTEL TERRACE RENTAL HOUSING COMMUNITIES.
  2. #2 $655K
    SEE SCHEDULE OWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRIMAVERA WORKS IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ALTERNATIVE STAFFING SERVICE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROVIDING TEMPORARY AND TEMP-TO-HIRE WORKERS FOR RESIDENTIAL, BUSINESS, AND PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS TO ADULTS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. WORKS OFFERS SKILLS ASSESSMENT, JOB READINESS AND JOB SKILL DEVELOPMENT, JOB COACHING, ABOVE MINIMUM WAGES, LUNCHES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER SUPPLIES, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO OBTAIN PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS. PRIMAVERA WORKS IS ALSO A LICENSED WATER HARVESTING COMPANY.182 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. 39% OF PARTICIPANTS OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT67% INCREASED HOURLY WAGES, AND 64% MOVED INTO STABLE HOUSING. 39 WATER-HARVESTING SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A COLLECTION CAPACITY OF 85,000 GALLONS OF WATER FROM RAINFALL. 26 WATER-HARVESTING SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN THE HOMES OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. 35 PRIMAVERA WORKS PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED ON THE JOB TRAINING IN WATER HARVESTING.$34,242 REVENUE RAISED FROM WATER HARVESTING SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS.
named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

Meal Donation Program
Community-supported program providing breakfast and dinner meals to up to 30 residents at STAR Village through volunteer-coordinated drop-offs of prepared or shelf-stable food
STAR Village
A safe sleep space designed as a harm-reduction, trauma-informed refuge for women experiencing homelessness, providing shelter, meals, and supportive services
activities · 5 groups

what they do

  • Transitional and Permanent Supportive Housing 7 activities
    • Developing and managing affordable and supportive housing
      Subsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and renovated Pueblo Court into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
    • Operating STAR Village Safe Sleep Space
      Launched STAR Village, a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, using a harm-reduction and trauma-informed approach, and provides prepared meals for up to 30 residents.
    • Providing Affordable and Supportive Housing
      Subsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and has renovated properties into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
    • Providing Affordable and Supportive Housing
      Subsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and renovated Pueblo Court into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
    • Providing housing solutions
      Subsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and renovated Pueblo Court into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
    • Providing safe sleep spaces for women experiencing homelessness
      Launched STAR Village, a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, using a harm-reduction and trauma-informed approach, and provides prepared meals for up to 30 residents.
    • Providing safe sleep spaces for women experiencing homelessness
      Launched STAR Village, a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, using a harm-reduction and trauma-informed approach, and provides prepared meals for up to 30 residents.
  • Community Health Worker Training 3 activities
    • Facilitating staff training programs
      Facilitated staff training programs to improve community service delivery, specifically for outpatient clinics.
    • Facilitating staff training programs
      Facilitated staff training programs to improve community service delivery, specifically for outpatient clinics.
    • Staff Training Programs
      Facilitated staff training programs to improve community service delivery, specifically for outpatient clinics.
  • Emergency Shelter Services 3 activities
    • Operating Men's Shelter
      Operates the Primavera Men's Shelter, providing overnight shelter for up to 80 men each night, 365 days per year, and serves monthly meals through a volunteer team.
    • Operating emergency shelters for men
      Operates the Primavera Men's Shelter, providing shelter for up to 80 men each night, 365 days per year, and serves meals monthly through a volunteer meal team.
    • Operating emergency shelters for men
      Operates the Primavera Men's Shelter, providing shelter for up to 80 men each night, 365 days per year, and serves meals monthly through a volunteer meal team.
  • Mobile and Fixed Hygiene Services for Homeless Individuals 3 activities
    • Operating Primavera Resource Center
      Operates a Resource Center that serves approximately 8,000 individuals annually with 34,000 total service interactions, and provides mail services to approximately 2,500 individuals experiencing homelessness.
    • Operating a Resource Center
      Operates a Resource Center that serves approximately 8,000 individuals annually with 34,000 total service interactions, and provides mail services to approximately 2,500 individuals experiencing homelessness.
    • Operating a Resource Center for individuals experiencing homelessness
      Operates a Resource Center that serves approximately 8,000 individuals annually with 34,000 total service interactions, and provides mail services to approximately 2,500 individuals experiencing homelessness.
  • Uncategorized 7 activities
    • Conducting mobile outreach to unhoused individuals
      Launched a Mobile Outreach program in early 2024 to engage unhoused individuals in Pima County.
    • Conducting mobile outreach to unhoused individuals
      Launched a Mobile Outreach program in early 2024 to engage unhoused individuals in Pima County.
    • Developing and operating family shelters
      Developed the Family Pathways Shelter Program in 2017 using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
    • Mobile Outreach Program
      Launched a Mobile Outreach program in early 2024 to engage unhoused individuals in Pima County.
    • Operating Family Pathways Shelter Program
      Developed and operates the Family Pathways Shelter Program, using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
    • Operating Family Pathways Shelter Program
      Developed and operates the Family Pathways Shelter Program using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
    • Providing family shelter services
      Developed the Family Pathways Shelter Program in 2017 using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$11.97M
Contributions & grants$10.70M89%
Program service revenue$1.18M10%
Investment income$74K1%
Other revenue$14K
expenses
Total expenses$9.50M
Program expenses87%
Admin / overhead9%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$4.35M
Grants paid out$2.76M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$17.87M
Cash$5.16M
Investments$1.78M
Liabilities$2.22M
Net assets$15.65M
Liquid reserves8.8 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue -5.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
PEGGY HUTCHISON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 55 $158K
NICOLLETTE DALY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 50 $111K
board members · 14
  • ADELA LICONA — CO-VICE PRESIDENT
  • ANDREW ROUSE — DIRECTOR
  • ANNA GRIESEL — DIRECTOR
  • DAVID WOHL — TREASURER
  • ELIZABETH FRIMAN — TREASURER
  • KIMBERLY HOFFMAN — CO-VICE PRESIDENT
  • MANNY MEJIAS — DIRECTOR
  • MARGARITA BAUZA — DIRECTOR
  • MARITZA J BROCE — SECRETARY
  • PATRICK LOPEZ — DIRECTOR
  • PAUL G KOSS MD — DIRECTOR
  • SAMI HAMED — DIRECTOR
  • SAMUEL SWIFT — PRESIDENT
  • TRAYCE PETERSON — DIRECTOR
relationships · 13

who they work with

  • AJ O’Reilly Partner — Contact person for volunteer coordination and meal services at STAR Village
  • Arizona State University Partner — Leadership team members hold degrees from and have collaborated with Arizona State University, including through internships and academic programs.
  • El Rio Mobile Outreach Partner — Provides medical care at the Resource Center on a monthly basis.
  • Fleming & Curti, PLC Partner — Elizabeth Noble Rollings Friman, board treasurer, is a principal at Fleming & Curti, PLC.
  • James E. Rogers College of Law Partner — Andy Silverman, emeritus board member, is Professor Emeritus at James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona.
  • Mesch Clark Rothschild Partner — Patrick J. Lopez, board secretary, is a shareholder at Mesch Clark Rothschild.
  • Sophia Smith-Gatto Partner — Contact person for donations and donation-related questions for STAR Village
  • Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness Partner — Collaborates on coordinated entry for homeless services and housing referrals.
  • Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness Partner — Provides in-person access point for coordinated entry through TPCH.
  • University of Arizona Partner — Andrew Rouse, board president, is affiliated with the University of Arizona as Director of the Translational Bioimaging Resource.
  • University of Arizona Partner — Leadership team members have affiliations and collaborations with the University of Arizona, including academic training and internship programs.
  • University of Arizona School of Journalism Partner — Nancy Sharkey, co-vice president, is Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona School of Journalism.
  • neighborhoods Partner — Partners with neighborhoods through comprehensive community development