Our mission is to educate and inform public discourse and civic participation in Arizona through Local, independent journalism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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 deficit $652 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$382K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$379K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$130K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$382K
FY2023▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$174K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$629K
Expenses
$379K
FY2023▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$245K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$516K
FY2025$717K
Net assets
$130K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$104K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$102K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $368K Management & general 3% · $10K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Editor
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dianna M Nanez’s $62K as Executive Editor is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dianna M Nanez$61,731$60,000———
Dianna Nanez——$60,000$50,000—
Irene C McKisson$59,300$50,000$50,000$50,385—
Rebecca S Pallack———$33,846$11,539
Irene C McKission————$11,539
Samantha Munsey—$6,035———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $368K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Founded in 2021, arizona local post seeks to educate and inform public discourse and civic participation in arizona through local, independent journalism. The organization publishes the news publication arizona luminaria at AZLUMINARIA.ORG.

$368Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$382K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$382K
Money outPt IX
$379K
Ln 25
Programscol B$368K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$130K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$382K
Total revenueLn 12$382K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$130K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$135K
Total assetsLn 16$137K$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$127K$130K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$110K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$156K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$28K$78$250
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K$788
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K$10
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K$178$10
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$906$68
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$210$220
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$10
Total functional expensesLn 25$379K$368K$10K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $629K$717K−$88K$102K 990 PDF
FY2024 $575K$516K$60K$190K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $382K$379K$3K$130K 990 PDF
FY2022 $267K$245K$22K$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $174K$104K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $382,188 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,143$382,188
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,143$382,188
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 $186,672$298,066
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,071$80,905
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $244,743$378,971
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,400$3,217
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $382,188 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$378,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$382,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$382,188
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $378,971 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,000$110,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,407$156,407
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,147 · Management $2,102$10,249
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,410$21,410
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,015$3,015
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,176 · Management $78 · Fundraising $250$28,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,697 · Fundraising $788$12,485
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,891 · Management $3,321 · Fundraising $10$8,222
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,867 · Management $178 · Fundraising $10$12,055
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,820 · Management $906 · Fundraising $68$7,794
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,944 · Management $210 · Fundraising $220$2,374
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,446 · Fundraising $10$6,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $367,805 · Management $9,810 · Fundraising $1,356$378,971
Part X · Balance sheet $134,806 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $103,969$134,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,739$134,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,150$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $126,589$129,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,739$134,806
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $129,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$382,188
XI-2 Total expenses$378,971
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,217
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$126,589
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$129,806

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