Arizona's Children Association

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 1915Human ServicesEIN 86-0096772Revenue $17.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSarizonaschildren.org3636 N Central Ave Ste 200, 85012-1930 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Jun 1945Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Arizona's Children Association is to protect Children, empower youth, and strengthen families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 365 employees.
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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.7M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$271K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $114K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.8M
102% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 102% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.8M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$12.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$90K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.8M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$50.2M
FY2021$50.6M
FY2022$36.0M
FY2023$26.0M
FY2024$17.0M
FY2025$17.8M
Expenses
$12.9M
FY2025▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$49.3M
FY2021$48.6M
FY2022$45.1M
FY2023$31.6M
FY2024$20.3M
FY2025$12.9M
Net assets
−$90K
FY2025▲ +99%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022−$481K
FY2023−$5.3M
FY2024−$8.3M
FY2025−$90K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1945.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $9.7M Management & general 23% · $2.9M Fundraising 2% · $233K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $271K 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
President & Chief Executive Officer
$117,048Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President
$109,473Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$44,364Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Thurston’s $117K as President & Chief Executive Officer is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ramiz Audi—$297,728$309,081$272,798——
Ilyse Rosenberg———$187,563$199,573$273,300
Shivana Naidoo——$219,517$251,620——
Denise Ensdorff—————$244,482
Theresa Nguyen———$221,856$222,484$220,456
Jacob D Schmitt—$184,723$183,885$186,968——
Jacob Schmitt————$183,584$142,585
Sandra Kovachi——$153,653$178,939$162,261$158,992

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Arizona children and families with child welfare and behavioral health services.

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3 programs · $9.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Child Welfare

See schedule o.

$6.4Mprogram expense
02

Prevention

See schedule o.

$3.1Mprogram expense
03

Behavioral Health & Specialty Services

See schedule o.

$325Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $699K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$52,094
Unitemized GrantFY2023$103,919
Unitemized GrantFY2022$128,993
Unitemized GrantFY2021$73,514
Unitemized GrantFY2020$233,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$107,065

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$12.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.7M
Managementcol C$2.9M
Fundraisingcol D$233K
Owns and owesPt X
−$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$640K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.9M
Total revenueLn 12$17.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$595K
SavingsLn 2$777K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$606K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K
Other assetsLn 15$830K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32−$90K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5365
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$904K$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$719K$606K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$80K
Total assetsLn 16$12.8M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.1M$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32−$8.3M−$90K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$52K$52K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$308K$234K$69K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.1M$6.2M$1.9M$108K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$901K$728K$158K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$648K$491K$149K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$43K$18K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$38K$16K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$275K$179K$76K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$995
Office expensesLn 13$106K$60K$44K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$383K$221K$118K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$289K$215K$68K$5K
TravelLn 17$338K$319K$17K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$102K$49K$51K$2K
InterestLn 20$180K$142K$35K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$230K$191K$39K$333
InsuranceLn 23$554K$435K$110K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$246K$162K$82K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.9M$9.7M$2.9M$233K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $17.8M$12.9M$4.9M−$90K 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.0M$20.3M−$3.3M−$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.0M$31.6M−$5.5M−$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $36.0M$45.1M−$9.1M−$481K 990 PDF
FY2021 $50.6M$48.6M$2.0M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $50.2M$49.3M$870K$7.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $17,841,233 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,846,426$12,771,998
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,916,044$639,971
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,291$2,918,201
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $258,706$1,511,063
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,022,467$17,841,233
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $103,919$52,094
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,801,176$10,002,655
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,431,618$2,840,170
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,336,713$12,894,919
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,314,246$4,946,314
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $17,841,233 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$32,709
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1e Government grants$12,207,566
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$531,723
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,771,998
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $639,971$639,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,836$23,836
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $3,567$3,567
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,894,365$2,894,365
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,496$7,496
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,500,000$1,500,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,139,971 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,929,264$17,841,233
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,894,919 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $52,094$52,094
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $234,271 · Management $69,424 · Fundraising $4,163$307,858
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,159,197 · Management $1,878,270 · Fundraising $108,097$8,145,564
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $728,432 · Management $158,090 · Fundraising $14,444$900,966
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $490,649 · Management $149,130 · Fundraising $8,488$648,267
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $43,253 · Management $18,358 · Fundraising $4,673$66,284
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,979 · Management $16,119 · Fundraising $4,103$58,201
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $179,464 · Management $76,171 · Fundraising $19,387$275,022
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,891 · Fundraising $995$12,886
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,649 · Management $44,054 · Fundraising $2,442$106,145
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $221,336 · Management $117,794 · Fundraising $43,847$382,977
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $215,288 · Management $67,952 · Fundraising $5,477$288,717
IX-17 TravelPrograms $319,200 · Management $17,351 · Fundraising $1,386$337,937
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $48,749 · Management $50,848 · Fundraising $2,014$101,611
IX-20 InterestPrograms $141,930 · Management $35,479 · Fundraising $2,396$179,805
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $191,110 · Management $38,702 · Fundraising $333$230,145
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $435,352 · Management $109,977 · Fundraising $8,611$553,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,884 · Management $82,113 · Fundraising $2,503$246,500
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,731,728 · Management $2,929,832 · Fundraising $233,359$12,894,919
Part X · Balance sheet $4,680,793 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $396,618; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,859$595,312
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $744,206$777,450
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,607$8,857
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $977,939$1,173,450
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,836$15,836
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $385,206$197,239
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,102,662$80,014
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $718,849$606,160
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,266,706$829,857
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,822,362$4,680,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,190,864$1,114,162
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,725,038$60,261
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,809,399$848,583
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,120,885$4,770,805
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$9,658,338−$2,026,143
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,359,815$1,936,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$8,298,523−$90,012
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,822,362$4,680,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$90,012 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,841,233
XI-2 Total expenses$12,894,919
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,946,314
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$8,298,523
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,994
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,255,203
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$90,012

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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