Microbusiness Advancement Center
Tucson, AZ · EIN 86-0661853. Reported 71 grants totalling $1,502,997 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Microbusiness Advancement Center, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S80) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 71 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 0% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $20,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
6 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $312,997 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Street LLC | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresh Start Group LLC Dba Agustin Kitchen | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Bird Nesting Company LLC | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reaching Milestones Lc | Tucson, AZ | $29,587 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nja LLC | Tucson, AZ | $21,568 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 81 Barbers LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adela Artisan Made | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agrofoodsafetycom | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alex Landscaping Services | Sahuarita, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Angeles Childcare | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aqua Baby Survival Swim School LLC | Vail, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Axemia | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beautiful Backyards | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berry Best Mobile Lab Services LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Castle Kids Daycare | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleaning Circle LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| D & V Landscaping Services | Marana, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delicias De Michoacan | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delicias Mexican Grill LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Divine Faith Studio LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Don Serrano LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Antojo Poblano | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Pinito Landscaping LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emociones Anonimas | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Esparza Lashes | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Especias La Chinampa LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Estar Saludable | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Expressive Arts Connecting Hearts and Minds | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gema's Grill | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| GIGI70 Skin Care | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Multimedia | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Happy & Healthy By Liz | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hem & Her Bridal LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hola Tucson Magazine | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hot Dogs Mr Chuy | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isabel Zamarronthe Beverly Hair Salon | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Karina Romero Beauty Artist LLC | Sahuarita, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manuel Ruiz Photography | Sahuarita, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Massage Cloud 9 | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mexico's Best Imports | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mgl Design Studio LLC Studio 1127 | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mi Dama Laser and Hair Studio | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mtk Solutions | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Soul Therapy | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nidia's Cleaning Services | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oem Brokerage & Trade Consulting Services | Sahuarita, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Pueblo Flooring | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Optica Mia LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paba Transportation LLC | Marana, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regal Fierce Media | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Studio Glam LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Suprema Concrete | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tucson Auto Repair | Marana, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tucson Via Transport Inc | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turquesa Art & Beauty Studio LLC | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tuty's Daycare and Preschool | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Up 2 Par By Lety | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yolanda Tadey Beauty | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Z Beauty Bar | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cero LLC | Tucson, AZ | $11,842 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amalia Make Up Academy LLC | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Birrieria Los Ocho Mexican Food LLC | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Di Luna Candles LLC | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Infinite Prism Body Piercing LLC | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kinetic Arts Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leons Housekeeping LLC | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Luong Designs | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pearl Island LLC | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spotless LLC | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Super Tax Services Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valami | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
0 of 71 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Council Street LLC
SUBRECIPIENT PAYMENTS AS PART OF COVID-19 CDBG FUNDING FOR ECONOMIC RELIEF - 81 Barbers LLC
MICROGRANT PAYMENTS AS PART OF SMALL BUSINESS CONTINUITY GRANT ASSISTANCE - Nidia's Cleaning Services
SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY GRANT ASSISTANCE
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | $312,997 | $39,793 |
| 2022 | 30 | $520,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $670,000 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Microbusiness Advancement Center's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 35 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 525 N Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85745.
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