Valley of the Sun United Way

“Pursuant to the bylaws, the executive committee shall consist of the officers of the corporation and such additional persons who are then serving on the board, as may be appointed by the chair of the board. The executive committee shall supervise and direct the routine work and administration of the corporation. The executive committee shall have and exercise all the powers of the board between regularly scheduled meetings subject to such limitations as the laws of the state of arizona or resolutions the board may impose. In the case the executive committee takes action in this manner between regularly scheduled meetings, a written summary of actions taken will be provided to the board prior to the next board meeting.”

“The form is prepared by an outside accounting firm based on information provided by the chief financial officer. After review by the chief executive officer, the draft 990 is presented to the vsuw finance committee to review and approve. The 990 is posted as an agenda item to discuss and review. The board receives copies of the 990 after the finance committee has reviewed and approved it. A final draft 990 is provided to the entire board of directors prior to the final submission of the form 990. Upon review, the 990 is signed and submitted to the irs.”

“Vsuw sends the conflict of interest policy statement and survey to the board of directors on a regular basis. A web-based survey and the policy are sent to the interested parties via email. The executive office monitors and makes the effort to ensure all interested parties complete the survey and acknowledge the conflict of interest policy. Vsuw staff is also trained and educated annually on the conflict of interest policy, and are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form during the onboarding process and at least one time per year after that.”

“The compensation committee, a subcommittee of the vsuw board of directors, reviews and determines the compensation of the president/ceo on an annual basis. The compensation review considers compensation data from an independent compensation consultant and relevant compensation surveys or studies, including comparison of irs form 990 compensation information from similar area organizations. The compensation committee completes a rebuttable presumption checklist with regard to determining ceo compensation. The compensation committee consists of the executive committee of the board. If a member of the compensation committee receives compensation, directly or indirectly, from vsuw for services, then that member is precluded from participating in discussions or votes pertaining to that member's compensation.”

“The organization's form 990 and audited financial statements are readily available on the vsuw website at www.vsuw.org. Other documents such as irs determination letter, conflict of interest policy, governing documents, and other policies are posted on the vsuw intranet and are supplied to external parties upon request.”

“In addition to voting directors, honorary members are included on the valley of the sun united way board of directors to help guide the board decisions and provide valuable advice and opinions. In accordance with the form 990 instructions, they are not listed on the part vii of the 990 because they are nonvoting; however, they are recognized as valley of the sun united way board members. The individuals included are: jenny holsman tetreault steve evans don smith brad smith”

“The first things first (ftf) contracts for service originate from a 2006 voter-backed initiative in which arizona voters imposed an 80-cent per pack tax increase on tobacco products. The successful passage of that initiative resulted in in arizona legislation creating the first things first state agency and its programs to promote a family-centered, comprehensive, collaborative, and high-quality early childhood system that supports the development, health, and early education of all arizona's children birth through age five. Revenues from ftf are statutorily designated dollars earmarked to benefit arizona children. Using this revenue, ftf has contracted with vsuw for over 10 years to leverage vsuw's technology and resources to administer certain statewide programs on which agencies and community stakeholders in all arizona regions rely. Management of this revenue is a unique and important opportunity for vsuw to collaborate with state government, which then benefits other nonprofits, childcare providers, families, and children located throughout the state of arizona. This collaboration enables ftf to fulfill its vision that all arizona's children are ready to succeed in school and in life. Contracts for service with ftf totaled $47,354,302 in fy25 and are reported on line e - government grants.”

“Valley of the sun united way (vsuw) has over 2,000 volunteers who assist the organization in a variety of capacities. Vsuw's volunteers are a key component to the success of the organization. Vsuw relies heavily on the guidance of key volunteers to approve budgets and distributions to the community. Vsuw has volunteers in several positions to include board/policy making, campaign, community impact, endowment, public policy, and a variety of direct services.”

“Valley of the sun united way is an arizona nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of its community. Valley of the sun united way has addressed maricopa county's most important health and human care needs for 100 years. Since 1925, valley of the sun united way has unified diverse partners, donors, businesses, nonprofits, government, and faith-based communities to build a stronger valley for us all. Valley of the sun united way and our partners envision a community where every child, family and individual is healthy, has a safe place to live and has every opportunity to succeed in school, life and work. We belong to our community, so we seek community input on the most pressing issues. Then we bring people, organizations and companies together to proactively solve them. In 2021, we announced mighty change 2026 (mc2026), our new five-year community plan designed to address the most urgent needs of the community. In it, we unveiled bold goals in the areas of health, housing and homelessness, education and workforce development. By 2026, together with nonprofit, community, regional and corporate partners, we will work to: * decrease food insecurity by 50% * increase the number of individuals with access to affordable healthcare by 100,000 * reduce homelessness by 50% * increase third grade reading proficiency by 25% * increase youth age 16-24 engaged in education and employment opportunities by 38% * increase preparation of individuals for a living wage job by 33% * increase achievement of higher paying employment by 20% in fiscal year 2021, the organization received a $25,000,000 unrestricted grant from philanthropist, author, and amazon co-founder mackenzie scott (national philanthropic trust). The transformational gift was deployed directly into the community over the five years beginning fiscal year 2021. The funds were used to execute its mc2026 plan and to help stabilize foundational community programs. The grant also allowed the organization to create capacity to build deeper engagement opportunities around key issues to involve members of the community like never before, and to invest in expanding efforts to make diversity, equity, access, and inclusion foundational to all its work. The organization completed the five-year expenditure plan for this $35 million gift, with $1,338,000 in expenditures for the year ended june 30, 2025.”