Nonprofit · EIN 86-0096772
ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85020
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $17,841,233 | $12,894,919 | $4,946,314 | $4,680,793 | $4,770,805 | -$90,012 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,022,467 | $20,336,713 | -$3,314,246 | $12,822,362 | $21,120,885 | -$8,298,523 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $26,040,340 | $31,565,919 | -$5,525,579 | $15,330,635 | $20,602,895 | -$5,272,260 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,771,998
- of which government grants
- $12,207,566
- Program service revenue
- $639,971
- Investment income
- $2,918,201
- Net rental income
- $3,567
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,894,365
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,496
- Other revenue
- $1,511,063
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $52,094
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $307,858
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,145,564
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,002,655
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $66,284
- Accounting fees
- $58,201
- Occupancy
- $288,717
- Travel
- $337,937
- Depreciation
- $230,145
- Program services (functional)
- $9,731,728
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,929,832
- Fundraising (functional)
- $233,359
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,822,362
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,680,793
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,770,805
- Net assets, end of year
- -$90,012
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $80,014
- Publicly traded securities
- $606,160
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$2,026,143
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,936,131
- Gross receipts
- $22,207,753
- Employees
- 365
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1915
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRACY THURSTON | PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $117,048 | $19,120 |
| SUSAN K ENCINAS | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,473 | $4,299 |
| ANDREW STRICKLIN | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $44,364 | $1,536 |
| ELLEN HOWLETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD SMITH | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEYTON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN ZEIDMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA OSBORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA R LANDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLEY STACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILLIAN HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J WISZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SHAY | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMIZ AUDI | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $297,728 | $26,642 |
| JACOB D SCHMITT | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $184,723 | $18,539 |
| TAMARA D SHARP | NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,189 | $16,426 |
| GREGORY JEWELL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $149,633 | $22,685 |
| COLLEEN FORNEAR | NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,755 | $26,241 |
| LINDSAY RADCLIFFE | NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,202 | $23,105 |
| MICHELLE SCOTT | NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,435 | $6,381 |
| DOLORES DURAN-CERDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN GRITTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILLIAN HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBBY HOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN HOWLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB KRAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY LANDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY MCLAUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRID NOVODVORSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA OSBORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIET PETERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SHAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM WISZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KRUEGER | PAST-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY SMITH SR | CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN ZEIDMAN | CHAIR ELECT Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEYTON | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLEY STACY | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAMIZ AUDI | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $309,081 | $24,846 |
| SHIVANA NAIDOO | PSYCHIATRIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $219,517 | $25,961 |
| JACOB D SCHMITT | CEO Officer | 40 | $183,885 | $16,600 |
| MICHELLE SCOTT | NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,707 | $13,038 |
| TAMARA D SHARP | NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,166 | $12,565 |
| SANDRA KOVACHI | NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,653 | $12,528 |
| KENNETH GORANSON | FORMER CFO Former | 40 | $127,656 | $5,264 |
| TIMOTHY ELLSWORTH BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MABEL CRESCIONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOLORES DURAN-CERDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN GRITTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILLIAN HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN HOWLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH KRAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA KRUEGER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LANCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA R LANDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD MAGALNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN GABRIEL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA OSBORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRID NOVODVORSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLIE PENDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIET PETERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUZ RIOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SHAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON VASQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J WISZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN ZEIDMAN | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD JERRY SMITH SR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PEYTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLEY STACY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7600 N 16TH ST STE 110, PHOENIX, AZ 85020-4446
- In care of
- % KELLY L MELTZER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TRACY THURSTON, 7600 NORTH 16TH STREET SUITE 110, PHOENIX, AZ 85020
- Signed the 990
- TRACY THURSTON, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (602) 234-3733
- Website
- WWW.ARIZONASCHILDREN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LARSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF ARIZONA'S CHILDREN ASSOCIATION IS TO PROTECT CHILDREN, EMPOWER YOUTH, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES.
Program accomplishments
- CHILD WELFARE - SEE SCHEDULE O.Expenses $6,352,627 · grants $52,094 · revenue $176,408
- PREVENTION - SEE SCHEDULE O.Expenses $3,054,585
- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & SPECIALTY SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE O.Expenses $324,516 · revenue $463,563
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-0096772
- 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
- 1945
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,680,793
- Income (IRS master file)
- $22,207,753
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $17,841,233 | $12,894,919 | $4,680,793 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $17,022,467 | $20,336,713 | $12,822,362 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $26,040,340 | $31,565,919 | $15,330,635 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $36,000,954 | $45,077,081 | $13,140,200 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 86-0096772).
Questions about ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION is 86-0096772.
- Is ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1945.
- Are donations to ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION 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 ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TRACY THURSTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,048 (TRACY THURSTON, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does ARIZONAS CHILDREN ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,841,233, expenses of $12,894,919 and total assets of $4,680,793 at year end.
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