Nonprofit · EIN 45-4416414
PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · PATAGONIA, AZ 85624
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $251,958 | $127,334 | $124,624 | $173,360 | $0 | $173,360 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $154,263 | $152,180 | $2,083 | $48,736 | $0 | $48,736 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $217,200 | $216,916 | $284 | $46,653 | $0 | $46,653 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $248,689
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,944
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $325
- Other revenue
- $3,269
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $21,206
- Other salaries and wages
- $54,027
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $79,437
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $19,691
- Program services (functional)
- $86,115
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,272
- Fundraising (functional)
- $9,947
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $48,736
- Total assets, end of year
- $173,360
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $173,360
- Gross receipts
- $258,653
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2012
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA DARIAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $37,211 |
| JONI STELLAR | CO CHAIR AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $9,403 |
| SEAN MANION | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| VALERIE NEALE | TREASURER AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CHRIS GARDNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARKLEIGH SWANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DR REBECKA MEYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD NASH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LAURIE CANTILLO THROUGH NOVEMBER 25 | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC HERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARTHA FISHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONI STELLAR | CO CHAIR AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $13,789 |
| LAURIE CASTILLO | CO CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| VALERIE NEALE | TREASURER AND SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CHRIS GARDNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| ERIC HERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MARTHA FISHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN SHAFER | CO CHAIR AND MISSION COORDINATOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $29,466 |
| JONI STELLAR | CO CHAIR AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| VALERIE NEALE | TRESURER AND SECETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LAURIE CASTILLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ROBERT PROCTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ERIC HERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CHRIS GARDNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1044, PATAGONIA, AZ 85624-1044
- In care of
- % JONI STELLAR
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- PO Box 1044, Patagonia AZ 85624
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Joni Stellar, PO BOX 1044, PATAGONIA, AZ 856241044
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Carolyn Shafer, PO Box 914, Patagonia AZ 85624
- Signed the 990
- VALERIE NEALE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (520) 477-2308
- Website
- www.patagoniaalliance.org
Mission
PARA WORKS TO PROTECT THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND SONOITA CREEK WATERSHED FROM NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIALIZED MINING BY: 1. HOLDING STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS; 2. COLLABORATING WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS TO ENSURE ANY MINING ACTIVITIES MEET THE HIGHEST SCIENCE-BACKED STANDARDS AND 3. SUPPORTING THE NATURE-BASED ECONOMY DEPENDENT UPON THE REGIONS RICH BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Program accomplishments
- PARA and allied conservation groups have officially commented on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEIS issued by the US Forest Service for the South32 Hermosa critical minerals project in the Patagonia Mountains. The comment period which closed in June 2025 drew numerous objections asserting that the DEIS fails to adequately assess the projects environmental health cultural and biodiversity impacts especially concerning water resources wildlife habitat and cumulative effects from dewatering and infrastructure development. PARA has urged the Forest Service to enhance and revise the federal environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act NEPA before the anticipated final decision in early 2026.Expenses $17,605
- PARA partnered with the Center for Biological Diversity to submit an appeal to the EPA over the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality ADEQs approval of South32 Hermosas air quality permit and had partial success. In May 2025 the EPA objected to key aspects of the permit under the Clean Air Act finding inadequate enforceable limits and monitoring. ADEQ was forced to revise the permit and we continue to scrutinize the adequacy of the permit.Expenses $16,678
- PARA created outreach in the local community and beyond to inform and educate about the potential environmental hazards of industrialized mining in the area. Its monthly newsletter reaches over 1300 subscribers. PARA is also launching a Water is Life campaign to increase its outreach beyond the local community and to collaborate with other conservation groups to draw regional and national attention to the loopholes in law and regulations that the mining industry is able to exploit.Expenses $13,922
- EXPENDITURES ALLOCATED TO OTHER PROGRAM EXPENDITURES: Continuation of legal battles regarding Aquifer Protection permit and others work to grow coalitions of likeminded groups outreach and advocacy for the mission of the organization.Expenses $37,910
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 | 990 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
- 45-4416414
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $173,360
- Income (IRS master file)
- $258,653
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $251,958 | $127,334 | $173,360 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $154,263 | $152,180 | $48,736 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $217,200 | $216,916 | $46,653 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Carolyn Shafer | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $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 45-4416414).
Questions about PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE is 45-4416414.
- Is PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE 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 PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Joni Stellar.
- Who are the officers and directors of PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $37,211 (ANNA DARIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $251,958, expenses of $127,334 and total assets of $173,360 at year end.
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