Arizona · Nonprofit
Tucson Action Team
Tucson Action Team (Arizona) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,000 to it, the largest being THE KAI FAMILY FOUNDATION ($2,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $55k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $11k
What Tucson Action Team does
Mission
Dedicated to giving every dog a voice and a chance at a brighter, safer future.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Spay/Neuter Initiative--We reached our goal of spaying/neutering 500 dogs this year.--We educate the community on the need and necessity of caring for their dogs, including the importance of blood work, vaccines, and other routine medical maintenance of the dogs in their home.
$36,366 spent$1,115 earned by the program100% of program spendingAdvocacy & Legislation-- We drafted and advanced a bill to regulate and limit harmful breeding practices, which successfully reached committee review.--Public protests, targeted communication with city and county officials, and community education aided in the closure of certain retail pet stores that sell dogs from puppy mills, many of which have serious health issues unknown to the buyer.--Worked in close partnership with the Pima County Sheriff's Department, which assigned additional investigators to address animal cruelty cases.--See Schedule O for additional accomplishments
Community Education--Created our first education team--Educated 300 school children on proper dog handling, safety, and the humane treatment of animals--Expanded outreach to additional schools and youth programs--Outreach to several churches to educate youth on humane animal treatment--Held several events to bring community together and educate on animal issues.
Rescue Partner and Match Making Program--Formed relationships with local animal rescue agencies--Encourage people wanting dogs to rescue rather than purchase--Placed twelve rescue dogs with new loving families
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $36,366.
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.
Chief executive
Lara Paris
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Tucson Action Team’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.
Where its funders are
100% of Tucson Action Team's grant income comes from Arizona funders.
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
Tucson Action Team runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,315 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,315 animals nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like Tucson Action Team
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
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Tucson Action Team: 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 Tucson Action Team?
- Tucson Action Team (Arizona) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $2,000 to it, the largest being THE KAI FAMILY FOUNDATION ($2,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Tucson Action Team have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $2,000 in grants to Tucson Action Team.
- Who is the largest funder of Tucson Action Team?
- THE KAI FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Tucson Action Team 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 2025–2025), and the filings of 1 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