Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation (gpcf), a 501c3 launched in 2016, leads the charitable and education initiatives of the Greater Phoenix Chamber under the four pillars of education, workforce development, wellness, and research. The Foundation helps to make arizona and the Greater Phoenix region known as destinations for healthy talent and healthy communities through our workplace wellness efforts and published data-driven research used to inform policymakers, business leaders, and the public. Through strong alignment between education, business, and community, the Foundation prepares individuals for college and career and serves as an intermediary to convey workforce needs and champion scalable workforce solutions, serving upwards of 400,000 arizonans annually.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 310 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $203K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$480K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$776K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$758K
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$6.0M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$827K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $4.8M Management & general 4% · $187K Fundraising 1% · $71K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $480K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Innovation Officer
$190,966Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$152,963Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Finance & Operations
$59,529Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Marketing & Communication
$49,491Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Corp. Dev. & Strat. Inv.
$14,854Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP of Public Affairs & IT Op.
$12,154Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (as of 01/2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (thru 06/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Mellor’s $191K as Chief Innovation Officer is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Mellor$190,966$175,883$167,331$156,104$156,104$100,975
Todd Sanders$152,963$104,258$100,464$51,670$51,670$33,521
Andrea Levy$59,529$33,778————
Lona Teague——$55,326———
Mara Samudrala$49,491—————
Janelle Tassart$14,854$13,236$11,472———
Michael Huckins$12,154—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Connects businesses, education, and communities to improve college readiness and build a stronger workforce.

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3 programs · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education (elevateedaz)

Elevateedaz works to align education to workforce learning pathways to better prepare students for jobs in leading industries. Our primary objectives include: increasing the number of students enrolled IN/COMPLETING high-wage, high-demand career pathways; increasing student attainment of industry-recognized credentials and dual…

$4.0Mprogram expense
02

Workforce Development

Connect to work az's primary objective is to assist unemployed and underemployed adults in the greater phoenix region in obtaining jobs in healthcare and financial services. Connect to work az aims to create clear pathways in these critical sectors, helping unemployed and underemployed adults enter stable careers with potential for…

$785Kprogram expense
03

Wellness Atoz

Wellness atoz is a community health initiative of the greater phoenix chamber foundation aimed at making the greater phoenix region known as a destination for healthy talent and a healthy community. Wellness atoz complements existing wellness programs, highlighting best practices and offering free tools to enhance your wellness program.

$15Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$776K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$169K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$776K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6310
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$862K$776K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$468K$436K$7K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.3M$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$73K$73K$53
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$95K$15$491
Payroll taxesLn 10$215K$212K$515$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$138K$138K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$659K$642K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$73K$71K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$251K$224K$26K$741
Information technologyLn 14$93K$91K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$208K$207K$206$989
TravelLn 17$283K$282K$455
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$90K$90K$22$22
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$51K$26$221
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$3K$7K$39
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.8M$187K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.0M$5.1M$939K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.6M$4.9M−$304K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$3.6M$676K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.4M$707K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $758K$1.9M−$1.1M$827K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.5M$300K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,997,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,489,224$5,834,499
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $148,805$147,610
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,660$3,732
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$11,393
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,641,689$5,997,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,541,481$3,176,964
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $18,000$19,100
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,385,753$1,862,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,945,234$5,058,233
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$303,545$939,001
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,997,234 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,689,305
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,145,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,834,499
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $147,610$147,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,732$3,732
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,393$11,393
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $147,610 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,125$5,997,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,058,233 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $435,954 · Management $7,052 · Fundraising $25,331$468,337
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,320,796 · Fundraising $4,493$2,325,289
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,779 · Fundraising $53$72,832
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $95,258 · Management $15 · Fundraising $491$95,764
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $212,015 · Management $515 · Fundraising $2,212$214,742
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,500 · Management $2,500$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $138,356$138,356
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $19,100$19,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $641,955 · Fundraising $17,200$659,155
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $71,111 · Management $2,156$73,267
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $224,328 · Management $26,062 · Fundraising $741$251,131
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $91,135 · Management $2,302$93,437
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $206,636 · Management $206 · Fundraising $989$207,831
IX-17 TravelPrograms $282,078 · Management $455$282,533
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $90,096 · Management $22 · Fundraising $22$90,140
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,737 · Management $26 · Fundraising $221$50,984
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,253 · Management $7,043 · Fundraising $39$10,335
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,800,631 · Management $186,710 · Fundraising $70,892$5,058,233
Part X · Balance sheet $3,568,397 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,027,387$1,609,504
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $165,722$169,454
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,463,221$1,712,230
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,175$51,975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,468$25,234
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,715,973$3,568,397
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $427,361$357,123
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,590$3,825
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $394,238$414,664
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $862,189$775,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $227,067$15,690
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,626,717$2,777,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,853,784$2,792,785
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,715,973$3,568,397
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,792,785 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,997,234
XI-2 Total expenses$5,058,233
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$939,001
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,853,784
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,792,785

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