Facility profile Arizona
Anasazi Foundation
Anasazi Foundation is a wilderness therapy in Mesa, Arizona. It has operated since 1988.
About Anasazi Foundation
The minimum stay was stay 42 days.source Its address was 1424 S. Stapley Dr., Mesa, AZ 85204.source It cost $395 per day plus $750 nonrefundable admissions/outfitting fee (2010 enrollment packet).source Stays lasted 42-day minimum stay.source
It was accredited by Joint Commission and Council on Accreditation (COA).source 1, source 2 JCAHO accredited; licensed by AZ Dept of Economic Security and Dept of Human Services as a Behavioral Healthcare Provider.source Licensing: Arizona behavioral health facility license BH-1130.source It was licensed as a juvenile group home in Arizona.source
Survivor testimony
What people who lived or worked here say happened. Survivors' own words are published with their permission; forum accounts are what was posted publicly and are reported as claims, not findings.
Reported on survivor forums
- Fornits: Montana Wilderness Program to Begin RTC (2004-2011, 11 posts)
- Fornits: Thanks for the Memories... (2005, 9 posts)
- Fornits: Another Program Cashes in on Brat Camp (2005, 5 posts)
- Fornits: Brat Camp: Fifth Installment, Anasazi (2006, 14 posts)
- Fornits: Lon on Licensure and Regulation (2007, 10 posts)
- Fornits: "Some" Licensed Schools and Programs (2008, 34 posts)
- Fornits: Turnabout / Stillwater partners with Homeward Bound (2008, 2 posts)
- Fornits: Programs, inluding CALO, that use Positive Control Systems. (2009, 7 posts)
Nonprofit tax filings
The yearly returns (IRS Form 990) of the nonprofit this program operates under, from the IRS through ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer.
Anasazi Foundation Inc
EIN 86-0673780, Mesa, AZ. Filed with the IRS as mental health and crisis services, tax-exempt since 1992. Every filing on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Paid to officers and directors | Assets at year end | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2023 | $5,192,781 | $4,510,994 | $193,289 | $1,859,493 | Form 990 |
| 2022 | $4,801,606 | $5,039,042 | $240,392 | $1,228,278 | Form 990 |
| 2021 | $5,586,018 | $5,157,542 | $250,666 | $1,519,967 | Form 990 |
| 2020 | $4,841,032 | $5,161,017 | $301,637 | $1,380,068 | Form 990 |
| 2019 | $5,236,284 | $5,208,751 | $287,627 | $1,585,257 | Form 990 |
| 2018 | $4,901,302 | $4,811,072 | $283,356 | $1,485,718 | Form 990 |
| 2017 | $5,521,995 | $4,711,167 | $301,138 | $1,438,706 | Form 990 |
| 2016 | $4,093,322 | $4,051,135 | $294,940 | $1,320,216 | Form 990 |
| 2015 | $3,611,804 | $3,488,586 | $224,576 | $1,172,068 | Form 990 |
Earlier years (14)
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Paid to officers and directors | Assets at year end | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $2,680,941 | $3,206,125 | $224,423 | $1,103,397 | Form 990 |
| 2013 | $3,529,093 | $3,277,835 | $212,396 | $1,864,609 | Form 990 |
| 2012 | $2,961,400 | $2,949,879 | $170,000 | $1,666,890 | Form 990 |
| 2011 | $2,888,748 | $2,689,522 | $224,038 | $1,737,151 | Form 990 |
| 2010 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2009 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2008 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2007 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2006 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2005 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2004 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2003 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2002 | Form 990 | ||||
| 2001 | Form 990 |
Incidents on record
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2011 License action
Anasazi therapist Alfred C. Dodini had his license revoked in 2011 after disciplinary action based on a complaint from a family who had enrolled their son at Anasazi.source
News coverage
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'It was a cult': Traumatizing troubled teens
Spring Ridge Academy, a facility for troubled teens in Arizona, has been ordered to pay $2.5 million in a lawsuit claiming fraud. The facility, which closed in 2023, used outdated therapies and procedures born out of a cult from the 1950s. Survivors of the facility report experiencing physical and emotional abuse, including being forced to participate in humiliating group therapy sessions.
Videos
Staff
Administration
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Michael J. Merchant
President/CEO (2008)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Anasazi NATSAP Board Member, 2006
- Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Industry Council founder
- NATSAP president
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Ezekiel Sanchez
Executive Director and Founder (2012)source
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Lester W.B. Moore
Board Chairmansource
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Pauline M. Sanchez
Directorsource
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Shayne Gallagher
Field Manager and Program Director (1990, r/troubledteens wiki)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Second Nature Wilderness Program Field Instructor, 1999
- Wingate Wilderness Therapy Program Director, Executive Director, Founder, 2008-2022
- Outback Therapeutic Expeditions Co-founder, 2001
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Sulay Tovar
Co-exec director
Elsewhere in the industry
Notable staff
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Virginia Robinson
Director of Admissions, Admission Director (2007-2012)source
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Larry Dean Olsen
Staff (2008-2012)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Anasazi Wilderness Co-Founder, 2008
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CoyLou Steel
Community Relations (2006)source
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Meredith Sullivan
Regional Community Relations Director (2007)source
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Jenn Maygren
Former staff member (2009)source
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Jared Dinehart
Clinical Director (2008)source
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Sean Rourke
Staff (2007)source
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Aimee Thorpe-Rangel
Therapistsource
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Alfred C. Dodini
Therapistsource
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Andrew Belcher
Field Director, TrailWalkersource
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D. Paul Smith
Board Secretarysource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Catherine Freer Wilderness Program Program Director
- Arbinger Institute Managing director
- Copper Hills Youth Center Therapist
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Daniel Parke
Therapist/Shadowsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- youth correction facilities (unnamed) Staff
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David Holladay
Education Directorsource
Elsewhere in the industry
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David J. Jecmen
Psychologistsource
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Elizabeth Mares
Nursesource
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Nathan Godfrey
Logistics Directorsource
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Ben Pearson
Worked with adjudicated youthsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Second Nature Staff, 2014
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Courtney Merrill
Former Primary Therapist/Shadowsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- True North Wilderness Programs Co-Executive Director, 2021
- La Europa Academy Director, Primary Therapist, later Clinical Director and Executive Director, 2018
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Elicia Schwendiman
Former Trail Walkersource
Elsewhere in the industry
- New Haven RTC Youth Mentor
- Spark Academy Girls Program Manager
- Discovery Ranch Ropes Course Instructor, Ropes Coordinator, 2013-2015
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Glenn Banks Jr.
Former Staffsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Arivaca Boys Ranch Therapist
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Kelly Olson
Former Staffsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Homeward Bound Transition Specialist
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Michael Sanders
Field Director (2014, r/troubledteens wiki)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Wingate Wilderness Therapy Field Director, 2019
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Nathan Mitchell
Therapistsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Discovery Academy Staff
- Oxbow Academy Residential
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Quynn Taylor
Parent Relations Directorsource
Elsewhere in the industry
- Hyde School Staff
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Sandra Priedeman
Director of Operations, TrailWalkersource
Elsewhere in the industry
- La Europa Academy Therapist
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Sterling Tanner
Board membersource
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Sulay Tuvar
Therapistsource
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Theresa Mooney
Nursesource
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Xela Goodman
Behavioral Health Specialist and Therapist (2005, r/troubledteens wiki)source
Elsewhere in the industry
- Arivaca Boys Ranch Therapist
- New Summit Academy Costa Rica Clinical Director and Therapist
- Deschutes Wilderness Therapy Therapist
- Adirondack Leadership Expeditions Therapist, Field Supervisor, 2010-2021
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Candice Bahm
Therapist
Elsewhere in the industry
- RedCliff Ascent field instructor
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Mary Thompson
Therapist
Elsewhere in the industry
- Devereux Foundation therapist
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Documents
Woodbury Reports Mentions (23)
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Woodbury Reports, April 2007 (#152), P. 29: Red Rock Canyon School; Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2008 (#172), P. 21: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2008 (#172), P. 21: Oakley School; Telos Academy; Anasazi Foundation; High Frontier RTC; Rancho Valmora Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2008 (#172), P. 21: Rancho Valmora; Telos Academy; Anasazi Foundation; High Frontier RTC; Oakley School Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2008 (#172), P. 21: Telos Academy; Anasazi Foundation; High Frontier RTC; Rancho Valmora; Oakley School Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2012, P. 10: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2012, Pp. 10, 12: Academy At Sisters; San Cristobal Ranch Academy; Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, December 2013, P. 11: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, July 2007 (#155), P. 30: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, July 2008 (#167), P. 30: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, June 2009 (#178), P. 14: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, June 2012, P. 10: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, March 2007 (#151), P. 3: Adirondack Leadership Expeditions; Anasazi Foundation; Aspen Achievement Academy Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, March 2007 (#151), P. 3: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, March 2008 (#163), P. 29: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, May 2012, P. 9: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, November 2006 (#147), P. 29: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, November 2007 (#159), P. 29: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, November 2009 (#183), P. 15: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, October 2006 (#146), P. 28: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, October 2007 (#158), P. 29: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, September 2008 (#169), P. 25: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, September 2009 (#181), P. 29: Anasazi Foundation Woodbury Reports page
Merged from: ANASAZI (18)
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Hogan V Anasazi Complaint Legal filing -
Anasazi Paid Study -
Anasazi 2023-Anasazi-Academic-Packet -
Anasazi Auction-Item-Donation-Form-Editable -
Anasazi Scholarship-Application -
Anasazi Scholarship-Form-2025 -
Anasazi Stephenrcoveyletter -
Anasazi V4-2024-Acadmic-Packet- -
Enrollment_Sinagua Enrollment document -
Pr_041804 Newsletter or press release -
Scholarship Enrollment document -
Scholarship_Youth Enrollment document -
Sinagua Enrollment document -
Utah_Gathering_September_2007 -
Yw_Enrollment Enrollment document -
Anasazi V4 2024 Acadmic Packet
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Anasazi NATSAP 2011 NATSAP profile -
Anasazi Job Application 2021
From the Unsilenced archive
156 documents about Anasazi Foundation that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Anasazi Foundation.
Documents
- 2006_dinner_invitation.pdf
- 2007_YL_Nomination.pdf
- 2007DinnerInvite.pdf
- 2012-Alumni-Walking-Enrollment-Packet-Age-12-17.pdf
- 2014-Academic-Packet.pdf
- 2019-Academic-Packet-.pdf
- 2022-Anasazi-Academic-Packet.pdf
- 860673780_201512_990_2017030314185144.pdf
- 860673780_201612_990_2017122815060112.pdf
- 860673780_201712_990_2019013116049443.pdf
- 860673780_201812_990_2020020317098525.pdf
- 860673780_201912_990_2021040217861754.pdf
- A_new_start___Part_1___2000_12_18.pdf
- A_new_start___Part_2___2000_12_18.pdf
- A_symphony_of_praise___2005_11_18.pdf
- Additional Links for Anasazi Foundation.xlsx
- Aly_Sarah_Jenkins___2020_01_19.pdf
- Anasasi_founder_to_speak_at_center___1991_01_20.pdf
- ANASAZI FOUNDATION 2.pdf
- ANASAZI FOUNDATION.pdf
- Anasazi_experience_gets_praise___2001_07_15.pdf
- Anasazi_Foundation__Scholarship_Dinner_with_Bart_Starr___2007_11_03.pdf
- Anasazi_Foundation_couple_parents_of_year___2001_09_28.pdf
- Anasazi_Foundations_couple_parents_of_year___2001_09_28.pdf
- Anasazi_group_hosts_fundraiser___1991_04_02.pdf
- ANASAZI_marking_20_years_with_weekend_fundraisers___2008_12_03.pdf
- ANASAZI_marking_20_years_with_weekend_fundraisers___Part_1___2008_12_03.pdf
- ANASAZI_marking_20_years_with_weekend_fundraisers___Part_2___2008_12_03.pdf
- Anasazi_marks_25_years_of_helping_at_risk_youths___Part_1___2013_11_08.pdf
- Anasazi_marks_25_years_of_helping_at_risk_youths___Part_2___2013_11_08.pdf
- anasazi_sinagua_enrollment (1).pdf
- anasazi_sinagua_enrollment.pdf
- anasazi_social_history.pdf
- anasazi_social_history_sinagua.pdf
- anasazi_young_leader_nomination.pdf
- anasazi_yw_enrollment.pdf
- ANASAZIAcademics.pdf
- AnasaziReferenceList.pdf
- Backyard_party_nets__2_500_for_cancer_fight___2002_11_20.pdf
- Behavioral_Health_Center_Inspections___2003_02_07.pdf
- Behind_Wilderness_Therapy___Part_1___1995_01_15.pdf
- Behind_Wilderness_Therapy___Part_2___1995_01_15.pdf
- Best_time_to_talk_to_kids_about_drugs__Right_now___2004_03_29.pdf
- Boot_camps_face_crackdown___Part_1___2001_07_15.pdf
- Boot_camps_face_crackdown___Part_2___2001_07_15.pdf
- Bravest_fight_I_have_witnessed___2001_06_17.pdf
- Brown_family_to_give_benefit_concert_Monday___1996_03_22.pdf
- Browns_to_present_benefit_concert___1996_03_20 (1).pdf
- Browns_to_present_benefit_concert___1996_03_20.pdf
- Buhl_Library_hosts_seminar_on_youth_foundation___2002_09_14.pdf
- Buhl_program_teaches_ways_to_survive_in_the_wild___1995_04_09.pdf
- BYU_student_plans_recital___1995_03_07.pdf
- california_gathering_oct_2006.pdf
- Car_crash_injuries_take_life_of_daughter_of_Gilbert_fire_chief___Part_1___1998_12_23.pdf
- Car_crash_injuries_take_life_of_daughter_of_Gilbert_fire_chief___Part_2___1998_12_23.pdf
- Career_Moves___2008_02_17.pdf
- Change_of_heart_leads_to_change_in_direction___1992_04_11.pdf
- Character_Connection_to_hold_community_parenting_meeting___1997_02_26.pdf
- Character_Connection_to_hold_meeting___1997_02_12.pdf
- Character_Connection_to_hold_meeting_in_Lindon___1997_02_19.pdf
- Court_Records___Civil_Filings___2002_09_23.pdf
- Crash_kills_daughter_of_Gilbert_chief___1998_12_23.pdf
- Criticism_hurts_wilderness_programs___1990_08_24.pdf
- Damien_s_run_to_aid_substance_abuse_treatment_programs___2001_05_04.pdf
- Daughter_of_Gilbert_s_fire_chief_dies_after_crash___Part_1___1998_12_23.pdf
- Daughter_of_Gilbert_s_fire_chief_dies_after_crash___Part__2___1998_12_23.pdf
- Department_of_Public_Health_Inspections___2003_02_13.pdf
- Doctor_gets_7_years_for_sex_charges___2004_02_28 (1).pdf
- Doctor_gets_7_years_for_sex_charges___2004_02_28.pdf
- Doctor_jailed__accused_of_molesting_teenagers___2002_09_04.pdf
- Doctor_sentenced___2004_02_28.pdf
- Donny_Osmond_to_entertain_at_dinner___2001_11_13.pdf
- Dream_of_daughter_leads_man_to_Montana___2005_07_10.pdf
- Dream_of_deceased_daughter_draws_executive_to_Montana___2005_07_11.pdf
- empl_application.pdf
- enrollment_youth.pdf
- Ex_BYU_stars_play_golf_for_children_s_charities___2000_06_07.pdf
- Ezekiel_Sanchez___2004_07_07.pdf
- Family_tragedy_spurs_race_against_addiction___2001_06_17.pdf
- Fire_chief_s_child_dies_of_injuries___1998_12_23.pdf
- Former_first_lady_expected_for_Bush_school_ceremony___1996_10_31.pdf
- Former_first_lady_urges_kids_to_read___1996_11_02.pdf
- Foundation_names_new_CEO_in_Mesa___2000_05_15.pdf
- Full-Application-Forms-Adolescents.pdf
- Full-Application-forms-Adolescents2016.pdf
- Full-Application-Forms-Adults.pdf
- gathering_10_05.pdf
- Gilbert_doctor_has_license_suspended___2002_09_05.pdf
- Gilbert_drug_forum_teaches_parents___2004_06_05.pdf
- Gilbert_s_drug_talk_comes_at_good_time___2004_06_04.pdf
- Giving_Back___2005_11_30.pdf
- Hull_names_panel_to_look_at_boot_camps___2001_08_21.pdf
- information.pdf
- Into_the_woods_out_of_trouble___2007_03_19.pdf
- James_Claude_Peterson___1996_10_18.pdf
- Jennifer_Lynn_Reay___1996_06_29.pdf
- job_nurse.pdf
- job_receptionist.pdf
- Justice_update__Sorokin_trial___2004_01_29.pdf
- Lawmakers_target_tough_love_camps___2001_07_19.pdf
- LDS_church_joins_in_call_to_affirm_natural_family___Part_1___1998_11_23 (1).pdf
- LDS_church_joins_in_call_to_affirm_natural_family___Part_1___1998_11_23.pdf
- LDS_church_joins_in_call_to_affirm_natural_family___Part_2___1998_11_23.pdf
- Lindon_speaker_to_address_Peace_of_Heart_in_Parenting___1997_02_26.pdf
- Make_a_difference___2003_04_14.pdf
- Man_didn_t_know_life_s_purpose_would_come_to_him_this_way___Part_1___2005_07_03.pdf
- Man_didn_t_know_life_s_purpose_would_come_to_him_this_way___Part_2___2005_07_03.pdf
- Maricopa_County_Health_Report___2003_02_07.pdf
- medpolicy.pdf
- Meet_the_Candidates___2008_08_11.pdf
- Meet_your_legislator__Steve_Pierce___2009_06_02.pdf
- Merchant_named_CEO___2000_05_30.pdf
- MyRabbitstickWalking.pdf
- New Foundation.pdf
- New_owners_plan_changes_to_youth_camp___2000_12_18.pdf
- newsletter_12_05.pdf
- Not_all_therapy_programs_are_boot_camps___1995_05_21.pdf
- One_man_show_depicts_life_of_founding_father_Jefferson___1990_11_17.pdf
- Parents_of_the_year___2001_10_10.pdf
- Piano_that_plays_like_a_Ferrari___Part_1___1996_01_21.pdf
- Piano_that_plays_like_a_Ferrari___Part_2___1996_01_21.pdf
- Piper_Trust_grants_4_2_million_shared_by_15_local_nonprofit_groups___2007_02_22.pdf
- ReportCitations-10.pdf
- Research_treat_behavioral_health_issues___2006_03_16.pdf
- Restaurant_boasts_authentic_Italian_menu___1998_12_16.pdf
- Reuben_Michael_Nelson___1997_03_13.pdf
- Roberts_Sisters__concert_shares_Christmas_Is___1999_12_01.pdf
- Roberts_Sisters_at_benefit___2000_11_22.pdf
- Romano_s_Macaroni_Grill_Opened___1999_01_13.pdf
- Scholarship-Application.pdf
- Seminar_helps_parents_talk_to_kids_about_drugs___2004_08_28.pdf
- Seminar_on_drugs___2004_09_07.pdf
- Stock_Exchange_Tower_puts_on_a_new_face___Part_1___1999_11_12.pdf
- Stock_Exchange_Tower_puts_on_a_new_face___Part_2___1999_11_12.pdf
- Style_helps_pay_for_Brophy_scholarships___2001_11_20.pdf
- Survival_programs_can_help_lost_kids_find_way_back_home___1995_11_26.pdf
- Talk__Walk__and_Run_targets_substance_abuse___2005_10_17.pdf
- Tantrums_should_not_greatly_concern_parents___Part_1___1998_12_03.pdf
- Tantrums_should_not_greatly_concern_parents___Part_2___1998_12_03.pdf
- Teens_given_new_start___2005_05_02.pdf
- The_Missionaries___Part_1___2013_07_07.pdf
- The_Missionaries___Part_2___2013_07_07.pdf
- The_Missionaries___Part_3___2013_07_07.pdf
- The_Missionaries___Part_4___2013_07_07.pdf
- The_Olsens___2009_06_14.pdf
- Three Idaho families endure devastation of dementia, lean battles of caregiving - Part 1 - 2016-12-25.pdf
- Three Idaho families endure devastation of dementia, lean battles of caregiving - Part 2 - 2016-12-25.pdf
- Tragedy_inspires_help_for_others___Part_1___2001_06_17.pdf
- Tragedy_inspires_help_for_others___Part_2___2001_06_17.pdf
- Troubled_relationship___1990_09_09.pdf
- Vision_of_deceased_daughter_awakens_a_dream_in_her_father___2005_07_11.pdf
- Way_of_Anasazi___Part_1___1991_09_08.pdf
- Way_of_Anasazi___Part_2___1991_09_08.pdf
- World_Harmony___Part_1___1999_02_21.pdf
- Wynonna_Judd_to_sing_at_Anasazi_dinner___2005_11_28.pdf
- Youth_camp_emphasizes_nature___2000_10_21.pdf
From SCIAD NET
10 documents about Anasazi Foundation that Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. SCIAD NET keeps them on Google Drive, where they open.
DHS Records
Public Records
Program Documents
- The Influence of Challenging Outdoor Recreation on Parent-Adolescent Communication, 2003-01-15 (1)
- The Influence of Challenging Outdoor Recreation on Parent-Adolescent Communication, 2003-01-15 (2)
- PHILANTHROPIST MAKES $4 MILLION SCHOOL AVAILABLE TO ANASAZI FOUNDATION IF INITIAL OPERATING CAPITAL CAN BE RAISED
- Anasazi Application and Enrollment Information
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Staff listing or directory
Reference and research
- ANASAZI Foundation
- Anasazi Foundation (1988-present) Mesa, AZ - Reddit Wiki Article
- Brat Camp UK Season 5 Ep. 1 (2012-07-05)
From SCIAD NET.