Mining Foundation of the Southwest Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$267k
year to 31 January 2025
Expenses
$292k
year to 31 January 2025
Total assets
$608k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$608k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
20
5.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 January 2025
Left since last filing
4
20% of the board
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
Mining Foundation of the Southwest Inc's network
20 people2 organisationsi20 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 25 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 20 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Best | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrew Soderman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| AVI Buckles | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brad Ross | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Braden Weisheit | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David Rhoades | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Travis | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| DEB St Aubin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Donald Earnest (also filed as Don Earnest) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Fiorella Giana | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Fenn | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mark Baker | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Monica Salguero | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Nyal Niemuth | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rebecca Martinez | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert Tracy | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert Washnock | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shawn Hamilton | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Terry McNulty | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| William Wilkinson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Best | Vice President | since 2020 |
| Andrew Soderman | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Chris Peters | Company secretary | 2025 |
| Chris Wilson | Treasurer | since 2019 |
| John Fenn | Treasurer | 2019 |
| Kathy Arnold | Vice President | since 2024 |
| Rebecca Martinez | Vice President | since 2019 |
| Robert Tracy | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Robin Barnes | Vice President | since 2023 |
| Shawn Hamilton | Treasurer | since 2022 |
| Thomas Aldrich | Exec Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 January 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Aldrich | Exec Director | 1 | $40k | ||
| Braden Weisheit | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Baker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donald Earnest | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Fenn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Monica Salguero | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Tracy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Avi Buckles | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shawn Hamilton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Terry McNulty | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Wilkinson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Travis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nyal Niemuth | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Soderman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Best | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Martinez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deb St Aubin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brad Ross | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Washnock | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fiorella Giana | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Rhoades | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robin Barnes | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Wilson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Arnold | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Peters | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Mining Foundation of the Southwest Inc
- EIN
- 860442034
- Address
- Po Box 42317, Tucson, AZ, 85733-2317
- State
- Arizona
- Mission
- Providing mining education to over 8,383 students during 214 in person events, tours, and presentations, and 9,923 you tube viewings. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U36J Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Thomas Aldrich (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1983
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsAmanda Best
≥7years on the filingsBrad Ross
≥7years on the filingsDavid Rhoades
≥7years on the filingsDavid Travis
Latest return
year to 31 January 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 January 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $608k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $608k
- Contributions and grants received
- $41k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $230k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $267k | $292k | Deficit $25k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona | $213k |