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Transforming Lives - Strengthening Communities

Transforming Lives - Strengthening CommunitiesTransforming Lives - Strengthening CommunitiesTransforming Lives - Strengthening Communities

About Us

Our Board of Directors & volunteers

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF EAST VALLEY 2024-25 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Ibis Valles

Vice President Membership

Pat Butler

Vice President Philanthropic

Lois Eitel

Vice President Resource Development

Kitty Larson

Treasurer

Cheryl Shafer

Secretary

Janifer Gorney

Strategic Planning Chairman

Carol Best

Parliamentarian

Donna Thompson


ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF EAST VALLEY 2024-2025 ADVISORY COUNCIL

 

Michele Grimaldi, Director

Wraparound Services – Tempe Schools

Curtis Chipman, Attorney

Udall Shumway PLC

Maria Hesse, Professor

Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College –  ASU

Mike Hutchinson, Executive Vice President

East Valley Partnership

Dale Speight, Senior Vice President

First Bank – East Valley

Julie Graham, Director of External Affairs

Dignity Health Arizona Service Area

Alicia Sterzinar, Program Manager

Executive Escalations – PayPal

Chelsey Faggiano

Economic Development Project Manager, City of Chandler


Our history

 

Celebrating over 25 years of service in the East Valley, Arizona!


Assistance League of East Valley is a nonprofit, charitable organization committed to volunteer service in the community. Assistance League of East Valley works with community agencies and schools to provide help to children and adults in need. We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers with no paid employees. In 2021-2022, members and community volunteers contributed more than 23,600 service hours enabling us to touch the lives of more than 11,000 children, teens, and adults.

Our chapter assesses the unmet needs of the community and addresses these needs through its programs, which are evaluated annually and adjusted when necessary. Our programs are funded through our Thrift Shop, grants, and donations.

The funds raised are returned to Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale and Ahwatukee communities of the East Valley through philanthropic programs including: Operation School Bell®, Assault Survivor Kits®, Adult Day Care Socials, Scholarships, and Share Our Spare.

Our mission, Vision and Values

 

MISSION

Assistance League volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.

VISION

Essential needs are met in our community and families flourish.

COMMITMENT

We believe that providing compassionate and caring service to individuals in communities across the nation is the standard and the primary measure of our organization. We believe we exist for the sole purpose of providing philanthropic services to meet the challenges posed by a diverse array of compelling individual and community needs.

LEADERSHIP

We believe that the full measure of our leaders and members is the sum of their vision, professionalism, diversity, ethics, sensitivity and quality of response to community needs.

ETHICS

We believe that integrity and authenticity in communication and action best demonstrate the core qualities of our members and our organization.

ACCOUNTABILITY

We believe that full accountability is the responsibility of our leaders and members, and is an appropriate expectation of this organization by those who support Assistance League’s work and those who receive its services. We believe that this responsibility demands and drives prudent fiscal and physical management, transparent internal and external relationships, implementation of quality programs, viable program assessment and reasoned evaluation of personnel and organizational performance.

RESPECT

We believe in the intrinsic value of those we serve and of those with whom we serve. We believe that we can best demonstrate our respect for this value by providing fair, equitable and courteous treatment for our diverse members, service recipients and donors.

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Tours and Presentations

 Speakers Bureau would be delighted to bring an informative presentation to your business or to your civic or social group. Members can also conduct tours of our facilities for you or your organization and explain how our various programs create a better community.   

Call (480) 792-1606. 

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Qualified under IRS Code 501(c)(3) Tax ID 86-0659387 & Arizona tax credit for Qualifying Charitable Organizations. 


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Arizona Tax Credit

The state of Arizona provides an incredible incentive for taxpayers who donate to certain qualifying charities like the Assistance League of East Valley. Thanks to the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit, you can donate up to $938 and get it right back on your Arizona tax return. 


Donations made for the 2024 Arizona Income Tax Returns can be up to $938 for joint filers and $470 for single filers. The previous maximum amount that could be claimed on the 2023 Arizona Income Tax Return was $841 for joint filers and $421 for single filers. Learn more about this. 


 Call us at (480) 792-1600