Nonprofit · EIN 26-1657951
LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,547,800 | $10,235,173 | $312,627 | $5,346,321 | $1,981,403 | $3,364,918 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,939,628 | $13,030,339 | -$90,711 | $5,416,448 | $2,364,157 | $3,052,291 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,177,308
- of which government grants
- $5,747,619
- Program service revenue
- $328,162
- Investment income
- $31,096
- Net rental income
- $86,071
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$87,949
- Other revenue
- $11,234
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $256,116
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $361,547
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,459,611
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,560,281
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,522
- Accounting fees
- $240,294
- Occupancy
- $83,222
- Travel
- $149,641
- Depreciation
- $42,204
- Program services (functional)
- $9,285,635
- Management and general (functional)
- $744,387
- Fundraising (functional)
- $205,151
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,416,448
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,346,321
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,981,403
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,364,918
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $598,046
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,523,450
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $841,468
- Gross receipts
- $10,878,024
- Employees
- 73
- Volunteers
- 294
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBER LANNING | FOUNDER AND CEO Officer | 60 | $224,532 | $6,184 |
| KORANDUS ARMSTEAD | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $124,976 | $5,855 |
| KERWIN BROWN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO ANILES | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BIRD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERIE RANKIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONAE HARRISON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY DALY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN CASUGA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE WHITTINGTON | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBER LANNING | FOUNDER AND CEO Officer | 60 | $194,260 | $6,818 |
| KELLY DALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN CASUGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE WHITTINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONAE HARRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BIRD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERIE RANKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KERWIN BROWN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO ANILES | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 407 E ROOSEVELT ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85004-1918
- In care of
- % KIMBER LANNING
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 12 W CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85013
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIMBER LANNING, 407 E ROOSEVELT STREET, Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- KIMBER LANNING, 12 W CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85013
- Signed the 990
- KIMBER LANNING, FOUNDER AND CEO
- Phone
- (602) 956-0909
- Return prepared by
- SNYDER & BROWN CPAS PLLC
Mission
LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION LFAF PROVIDES COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE, BUSINESSES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ARIZONA.
Program accomplishments
- LOCAL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:Local First Arizona Foundation is on a mission to build equitable systems for Arizonas local businesses and communities that create a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable Arizona economy. Our small business programs are designed to incubate, accelerate and celebrate entrepreneurship, with a focus on developing entrepreneurship in low-income or under-resourced communities. We support aspiring entrepreneurs and established independently owned local businesses alike. For businesses in search of opportunities to strengthen and grow their operations, we provided on-on-one consulting to 3,500 small and under-resourced businesses in 2024. Our Business Accelerator programs graduated 168 owners from the greater Phoenix area, Sedona, Cottonwood, Globe and Miami Arizona.Expenses $3,945,857 · grants $220,891 · revenue $60,425
- SUSTAINABILITY: To increase environmental responsibility locally, the Green Business Bootcamp equipped 49 small businesses with a plan and funding in place to implement projects that will conserve their energy, water, or waste and reduce operational costs. The program has served the Greater Phoenix and Tucson metro areas as well as in the Verde Valley, which is a rural area. As a green nonprofit, Local First signature events diverted 70% of waste from the landfill to reuse, compost and recycle. This included the Arizona Fall Festival, which attracted 20,000 attendees, as well as Devour, a two-day culinary event with more than 80 small, local restaurants.Expenses $2,273,675 · grants $3,050 · revenue $91,400
- FOOD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY GARDENS: In 2024 more than 135 food business startups were incubated in our community kitchens across Mesa, South Phoenix, and Maryvale, and 85 additional food businesses began operations from participating in our restaurant start-up boot camp. Due to the demand for these services, another kitchen incubator opened in early 2025. In addition, Local First provided weekly childrens cooking classes to more than 68 low-income students of color who learned about nutrition as well as cooking skills. Each participant has the opportunity to take home 5 meals for the week. Many of these same students join us on the weekends in our community garden to learn gardening and harvesting skills, all of which reduces food insecurity in our community.Expenses $1,606,711 · revenue $69,837
- ARIZONA ECONOMIC RESOURCE CENTER: IN 2024, the Local First Arizona Economic Resource Center enabled 243 Arizona -based nonprofits, rural municipalities, and tribal nations to access $62 million in grants for critical local and regional projects such as essential infrastructure, broadband, solar projects, remote healthcare clinics, food access, treatment facilities, education, arts and culture, and emergency preparedness. These grants will transform Arizona communities that are most in need. To date the Arizona Economic Resource Center has enabled agencies to access $118 million in grants. Also, Local First, as the States federally designated Rural Development Council, partnered with community colleges across 5 counties to develop a consistent and strategic workforce development program to benefit rural jobseekers and regional employers.Expenses $1,459,392 · grants $32,175 · revenue $106,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1657951
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,346,321
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,878,024
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,547,800 | $10,235,173 | $5,346,321 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,939,628 | $13,030,339 | $5,416,448 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,889,263 | $6,382,190 | $4,151,480 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: KIMBER LANNING | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1657951).
Questions about LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION is 26-1657951.
- Is LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KIMBER LANNING.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,532 (KIMBER LANNING, FOUNDER AND CEO).
- How much revenue does LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,547,800, expenses of $10,235,173 and total assets of $5,346,321 at year end.
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