Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 84-1635446 • 501(c)3 • Chandler, AZ
Profile
AZFirst's mission is to carry out charitable work in the community with a strong emphasis in inspiring young students in an appreciation of science and technology.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
11th percentile
Higher net margin than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
14th percentile
Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
80th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$34,817
Down $171,134 (-83%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Down$34,817
Down $171,134 (-83%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$246,519
Up $24,855 (+11%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$417,652
Up $53,094 (+15%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$171,133
Down $28,239 (-20%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
AZFirst's mission is to carry out charitable work in the community with a strong emphasis in inspiring young students in an appreciation of science and technology.
AZFirsts mission is to carry out charitable work in the community with a strong emphasis in inspiring young students in an appreciation of science and technology
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $205,951 | $34,817 | ▼ $171,134 |
| Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds | $205,951 | $34,817 | ▼ $171,134 |
| Total Assets | $205,951 | $34,817 | ▼ $171,134 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $205,951 | $34,817 | ▼ $171,134 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $205,951 | $34,817 | ▼ $171,134 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $205,951 | $34,817 | ▼ $171,134 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Simoncic | President Director |
| J Eric Bjornholt | Vice President Treas |
| Brandon Harwood | Director |
| Cindy Stong | Director |
| Faridondin Lajvardi | Director |
| Richard Bowen | Director |
| Alan Davis | Secretary |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $352,652 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $65,000 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conferences and Meetings | $352,652 | - | - | $352,652 |
| Grants to Domestic Individuals | $65,000 | - | - | $65,000 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $417,652 | $0 | $0 | $417,652 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“We have adopted policies around whistleblower, conflict of”
“interest, privacy & records retention.”
“The financials of AZFirst are reviewed at the annual board”
“meeting. The FY24 Tax return was not yet prepared before the”
“No compensation was paid by AZFirst to any officers.”
“Officers serve in a volunteer capacity.”
“These governing documents are available to the public”
“upon request.”
“The Conflict of Interest policy is reviewed annually at a board”
“meeting. Board members complete annual disclosure forms, and any”
“disclosed conflicts are reviewed by the board. Individuals with conflicts”
“recuse themselves from related discussions and votes.”
“AZFirst provided full event operations, including competition”
“equipment, field management systems, webcasting and livestreaming,”
“volunteer recruitment and training, and on-site technical and”
“safety support. AZFirst staff trained volunteers in critical”
“leadership and technical roles required for safe and successful”
“event delivery. AZFirst also prioritized team sustainability and”
“growth. In 2025, AZFirst supported several new rookie teams”
“through grant administration, mentorship, and technical guidance,”
“helping reduce financial and logistical barriers to participation.”
“Direct financial and in-kind support enabled teams from schools”
“and community organizations, particularly those serving”
“under-resourced communities, to launch and sustain robotics”
“programs. In addition, AZFirst expanded experiential learning”
“opportunities through multiple off-season and specialty”
“competitions, including underwater robotics programs.”
“AZFirst served on the game design and planning committee,”
“provided specialized equipment, and supplied trained”
“volunteers, including certified divers, to ensure safe,”
“authentic engineering challenges aligned with real-world”
“applications. Through these programs, AZFirst provided students”
“with meaningful, hands-on STEM experiences that build technical”
“skills, confidence, leadership, and career awareness. AZFirst's”
“2025 activities strengthened Arizona's STEM ecosystem while inspiring”
“the next generation of engineers, innovators, and problem solvers.”
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Each officer is employed by the related organization, |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 8 | The officers of AZFirst are full-time employees of Microchip |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 13 | IRS instructions, AZFirst is required to report compensation |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 15 | officers or directors of AZFirst. Accordingly, compensation |
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| IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | and mission of AZFirst Once approved by the AZFirst lead |
| IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | organizer it is then passed on to the finance department |
| IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | for approval by one of AZFirsts officers After approval a |
| IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | check is then cut and all substantial backup support invoices |
| IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | and check copies as well as intial details are filed |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | interest, privacy & records retention. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | The financials of AZFirst are reviewed at the annual board |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | meeting. The FY24 Tax return was not yet prepared before the |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | No compensation was paid by AZFirst to any officers. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Officers serve in a volunteer capacity. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | These governing documents are available to the public |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | upon request. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | AZFirst provided full event operations, including competition |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | equipment, field management systems, webcasting and livestreaming, |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 10 | volunteer recruitment and training, and on-site technical and |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 11 | safety support. AZFirst staff trained volunteers in critical |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 12 | leadership and technical roles required for safe and successful |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 13 | event delivery. AZFirst also prioritized team sustainability and |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 14 | growth. In 2025, AZFirst supported several new rookie teams |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 15 | through grant administration, mentorship, and technical guidance, |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 16 | helping reduce financial and logistical barriers to participation. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 17 | Direct financial and in-kind support enabled teams from schools |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 18 | and community organizations, particularly those serving |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 19 | under-resourced communities, to launch and sustain robotics |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 20 | programs. In addition, AZFirst expanded experiential learning |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 21 | opportunities through multiple off-season and specialty |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 22 | competitions, including underwater robotics programs. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 23 | AZFirst served on the game design and planning committee, |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 24 | provided specialized equipment, and supplied trained |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 25 | volunteers, including certified divers, to ensure safe, |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 26 | authentic engineering challenges aligned with real-world |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 27 | applications. Through these programs, AZFirst provided students |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 28 | with meaningful, hands-on STEM experiences that build technical |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 29 | skills, confidence, leadership, and career awareness. AZFirst's |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 30 | 2025 activities strengthened Arizona's STEM ecosystem while inspiring |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 31 | the next generation of engineers, innovators, and problem solvers. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 32 | The Conflict of Interest policy is reviewed annually at a board |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 33 | meeting. Board members complete annual disclosure forms, and any |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 34 | disclosed conflicts are reviewed by the board. Individuals with conflicts |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 35 | recuse themselves from related discussions and votes. |
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