AZ Compass Schools Inc.

AZ Compass Schools Inc., a tax-exempt non-profit educational organization headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, receives federal formula grants and project grants from the Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education as a prime recipient (78% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient through the Arizona Department of Education. The organization operates exclusively within federal education grant programs; it holds no federal contracts and does not compete on IDIQs, GWACs, or contract vehicles.

AZ Compass Schools Inc. draws all of its federal funding from the Department of Education. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education accounts for 38 of 45 total awards (100% coverage across three customer entities within Education), with the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services contributing 5 awards and the Department of Education providing 2 awards. The organization's prime grant work centers on two recurring programs: Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA not specified in source) and the Impact Aid Program, Title VII, Section 7003. Representative prime awards include a formula grant under Indian Education effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; a $245,018 Impact Aid Section 7003 project grant awarded October 1, 2025 running through September 30, 2031; and a $245,018 Impact Aid Section 7003 project grant awarded October 15, 2024 with ultimate completion September 30, 2030. Under the Impact Aid program, AZ Compass Schools uses federal funding to support intervention teachers who deliver personalized academic instruction based on student assessment data, targeting students living on or federally connected to Indian lands and military installations whose presence exempts that property from local property taxation.

In its sub-recipient role, AZ Compass Schools operates programs passed through the Arizona Department of Education under Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, IDEA Basic Section 611 subgrants to local educational agencies, and ESSER III grant guidelines, with awards dated between January 2022 and July 2025. The organization's sub-grant work emphasizes special education instruction and general academic intervention programs for eligible student populations.

Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $5.1 million over the source data window. Activity has averaged roughly four awards per year over the past five years, with only one award (a formula grant) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating low near-term recompete exposure in this grant portfolio.