Arizona · Nonprofit
LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE
LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE (Arizona) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,418,412 to it, the largest being Garcia Family Foundation ($1,600,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.9M
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $3.4M
- Net assets
- $414k
What League for Innovation in The does
Mission
To encourage and evaluate innovation and experimentation designed to improve all aspects of community college operation, through the association of a group of community colleges.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Conferences and institutes: the league holds events to provide forums for members, partners, and nonmembers to discuss current issues facing community colleges and share their innovations and best practices with colleagues; opportunities for individual professional and leadership development, including preparation for a community college presidency; and venues for team-building and organizational development leading to innovative and improved practice. The league held three events: (a) innovations conference; (b) learning summit; and (c) executive leadership institute.
$985,339 spent$846,325 earned by the program77% of program spendingDissemination: the league produced two editions of an annual magazine, five monthly periodicals, and a monthly newsletter, all in digital form. One edition of the magazine was also produced as a print version. The 2024 issue of innovatus magazine and the executive edition of innovatus magazine were announced in the league's e-newsletter, league connections. Digital periodicals, including leadership abstracts, learning abstracts, innovation showcase, and member spotlight.
$301,948 spent$65,050 earned by the program23% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,287,287.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $2.3M to $1.2M (−48%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
46% of LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $1.3M → $533k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $265k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Burton Family Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE raised.
From the IRS filings of LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 47% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 50% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE draws 53% of its grant income from funders outside Arizona, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE's revenue fell 25% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
60% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE?
- LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE (Arizona) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,418,412 to it, the largest being Garcia Family Foundation ($1,600,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $3,418,412 in grants to LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE?
- Garcia Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,600,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LEAGUE FOR INNOVATION IN THE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing