Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 86-0929211Revenue $619K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpcfraz.org1934 E Camelback Rd Ste 120 Pmb 421, 85016-4136 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Nov 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Pcfr is dedicated to growing arizonas global prominence by providing forums that explore critical Foreign policy issues and build enduring international connections.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 52 volunteers and 2 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $143K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$276K
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$619K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$612K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$181K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$619K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$866K
FY2024$776K
FY2025$619K
Expenses
$612K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$412K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$831K
FY2025$612K
Net assets
$181K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$181K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $503K Management & general 16% · $96K Fundraising 2% · $12K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $82K 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
Executive Director Until 08/15/24
$68,250Pt VII · Sec A
President CEO from 01/13/25
$13,862Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary from 10/04/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tina Waddington’s $68K as Executive Director Until 08/15/24 is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Tina Waddington$68,250$115,769—$6,666
Doruntine Waddington——$23,375—
Lily McElwee$13,862———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters global prominence by exploring foreign policy and building international connections.

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1 program · $503K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The 2024-2025 season has been a year of transformation for the phoenix committee on foreign relations PCFR. With a vibrant community of 428 members, including leaders from over 30 industries, PCFR hosted 52 high-level programs, engaging more than 2,100 attendees.

$503Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$143K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $28K · 2022–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$7,700
Individual RecipientFY2023$8,674
Individual RecipientFY2022$11,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$619K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$352K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Other incomeLn 4–11$141
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$503K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$181K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$368K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$276K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$352K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Other incomeLn 4–11$141
Total revenueLn 12$619K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$342K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$368K
Total assetsLn 16$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$276K
Net assetsLn 32$181K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 652
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$213K$368K
Total assetsLn 16$624K$458K
LiabilitiesLn 26$450K$276K
Net assetsLn 32$174K$181K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$51K$18K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$38K$14K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$2K$438
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$34K$14K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$7K$12K$974
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$42K$42K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$244K$244K
InterestLn 20$110$110
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$21K$13K$7K$941
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$503K$96K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $619K$612K$7K$181K 990 PDF
FY2024 $776K$831K−$55K$174K 990 PDF
FY2023 $866K$829K$37K$222K 990 PDF
FY2022 $463K$412K$52K$191K 990 PDF
FY2021 $148K$140K 990 PDF
FY2020 $185K$100K 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 $619,332 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $346,578$267,060
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $428,176$352,121
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,204$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $275$141
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $776,233$619,332
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,674$7,700
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $201,360$136,120
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $621,336$468,139
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $831,370$611,959
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,137$7,373
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $619,332 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $141 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$157,510
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,550
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,230
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,060
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $352,121$352,121
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $351,957 · Excluded from tax $315$619,332
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $611,959 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,700$7,700
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,158 · Management $18,271 · Fundraising $3,654$73,083
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,995 · Management $13,570 · Fundraising $2,714$54,279
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,131 · Management $2,189 · Fundraising $438$8,758
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,859$29,859
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,500 · Management $13,563 · Fundraising $2,250$50,313
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,588$39,588
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,818 · Management $11,688 · Fundraising $974$19,480
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,198 · Fundraising $1,299$6,497
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,141$42,141
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $244,324$244,324
IX-20 InterestManagement $110$110
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,177 · Management $6,967 · Fundraising $941$21,085
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,742$14,742
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $503,472 · Management $96,217 · Fundraising $12,270$611,959
Part X · Balance sheet $457,621 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,317$341,582
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,000$26,010
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $408,234$57,994
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,289$32,035
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $623,840$457,621
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,021$16,939
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $450,004$276,412
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,836$181,209
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,836$181,209
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $623,840$457,621
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $181,209 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$619,332
XI-2 Total expenses$611,959
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,373
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,836
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$181,209

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