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Nonprofit · EIN 86-0539979

GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL

Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85004

Financials

$8.6M$8.2M2023$10.3M$9.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$10,338,550$9,179,006$1,159,544$11,038,156$4,307,527$6,730,629
June 30, 2024990$8,638,924$8,228,623$410,301$9,735,425$4,164,340$5,571,085
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,602,641
of which government grants
$1,907,572
Program service revenue
$3,721,391
Investment income
$14,518
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$665,456
Other salaries and wages
$3,869,411
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,424,787
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$27,053
Occupancy
$430,059
Travel
$32,087
Depreciation
$199,958
Program services (functional)
$7,682,265
Management and general (functional)
$1,201,333
Fundraising (functional)
$295,408

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,735,425
Total assets, end of year
$11,038,156
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,307,527
Net assets, end of year
$6,730,629
Land, buildings and equipment
$117,828
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,411,350
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,319,279
Gross receipts
$10,338,550
Employees
47
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1989
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRIS CAMACHOPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$648,736$87,028
BRAD SMIDTSVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$197,006$29,745
THOMAS MAYNARDSVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$192,754$21,456
MAUREEN HOWELLCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$188,677$21,180
KATHLEEN LEESVP OF REGIONAL INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
40$179,205$20,830
SEAN FOGARTYVP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$159,473$18,812
DERRICK HALLCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TAMMY MCLEODVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RON BUTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRAD VYNALEKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ED AARONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGAN ACKAERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL BARAJASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF BARTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON BECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
91 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KYLE BECTONDIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
COREY BERENDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE BETTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS BRADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JARETT BROCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATHEW BUCHWALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE CANADADIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWARD CARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SONNY CAVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WENDY COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANGELA CREEDONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RACHAEL CRUMPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE CRUZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES CURRIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS DEROSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOMAS DIAZ DE LA RUBIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSHY DIDEHBANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY FEDEWADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA FITZGIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATE GALLEGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS GALVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL GATESDIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW GEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TED GEISLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHLEEN GOEPPINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MAX GONZALESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM GOODMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE GOODMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS GROGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHARRON GRZYBOWSKIDIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
SHARON HARPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN HARTKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER HECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL HENDRICKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXIS HERMOSILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN HIGGINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY HOUSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE HUGHESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HEIDI JANNENGADIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
BRETT JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL KEAVENEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHEILA KLOEFKORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS KOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDRE KUDELSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TODD LAPORTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL LEVAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF LOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL LUNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RAM MAYAMPURATHDIRECTOR (UNTIL 08/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
DEA MCDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG MCFARLANDDIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
CIARAN MCMULLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSICA MEFFORD-MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SALLY MORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT MYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCIS NAJAFIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CURTIS NIELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC ORSBORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NATASCHA OVANDO-KARADSHEHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY PERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN PHELPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE PINEDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE PIZZILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILL REHRIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL RIVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUAN RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID ROUSSEAUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARC SCHMITTLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN SORENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT SPURGEONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER STEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLE STEINBUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK STEWARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHY TEETERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KERI TIGNINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN TULIPANADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN VECCHIONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHLEEN WALKERDIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY WARRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICK WATTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BROOKE WESTEMEIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIA WHEATLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
COREY WOODSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRAD WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS ZAHARISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER ZONNEVELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 104 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRIS CAMACHOPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$657,485$95,349
BRAD SMIDTSVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$195,102$16,206
THOMAS MAYNARDSVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$177,832$11,570
KATHLEEN LEESVP, REGIONAL INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
40$168,623$11,017
MAUREEN HOWELLCHIEF OF STAFF
Highest-paid employee
40$153,611$10,117
SEAN FOGARTYVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$149,133$9,848
DAVID ROUSSEAUCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DERRICK HALLVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TAMMY MCLEODSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RONALD BUTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ED AARONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGAN ACKAERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID ADAMEDIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN BANSAKDIRECTOR (THRU 04/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF BARTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON BECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KYLE BECTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE BETTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS BRADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM BRICKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JARETT BROCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATHEW BUCHWALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE CANADADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD CARRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEATHER CARTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONNY CAVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN CHAPADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WENDY COHENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANGELA CREEDONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RACHAEL CRUMPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES CURRIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GABRIELLE FINLEY-HAZLEDIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE GALLEGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS GALVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON GARNERDIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL GATESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TED GEISLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN GOEPPINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN GONZALESDIRECTOR (THRU 03/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAX GONZALESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM GOODMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSAY GORRILLDIRECTOR (THRU 03/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COLIN GOUVEIADIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD GRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARRON GRZYBOWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF GULDNERDIRECTOR (THRU 07/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON HARPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN HARTKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER HECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL HENDRICKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXIS HERMOSILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN HIGGINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NEIL IRWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI JANNENGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT JENKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRETT JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHEILA KLOEFKORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS KOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRE KUDELSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROOP LAKKARAJUDIRECTOR (THRU 04/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD LAPORTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL LEVAULTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF LOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL LUNADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAM MAYAMPURATHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK MCCAINDIRECTOR (THRU 03/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEA MCDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG MCFARLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSICA MEFFORD-MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES MORGADODIRECTOR (THRU 01/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SALLY MORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT MYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIS NAJAFIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC ORSBORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NATASCHA OVANDO-KARADSHEHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIPUL PATELDIRECTOR (THRU 12/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUI PEREIRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN PHELPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE PINEDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE PIZZILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTIAN PRICEDIRECTOR (THRU 09/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL RIVERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT ROBBINSDIRECTOR (THRU 05/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUAN RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC SCHMITTLEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHRYN SORENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT SPURGEONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM SWANSONDIRECTOR (THRU 09/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TROY SWOPEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHY TEETERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEVIN TULIPANADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN VECCHIONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD VYNALEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHLEEN WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDY WARRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA WHEATLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COREY WOODSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS ZAHARISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER ZONNEVELDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2 N CENTRAL AVE STE 2500, PHOENIX, AZ 85004-2389
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
THOMAS MAYNARD, TWO NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE 2500, PHOENIX, AZ 850042389
Signed the 990
THOMAS MAYNARD, INTERIM CEO
Phone
(602) 256-7700
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ATTRACT AND GROW QUALITY BUSINESSES AND ADVOCATE FOR GREATER PHOENIX'S COMPETITIVENESS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • IN FY25, GPEC WORKED WITH ITS STAKEHOLDERS AND MEMBER COMMUNITIES TO ATTRACT 54 COMPANIES TO THE MARKET, ADDING $572.02M IN INCREMENTAL PAYROLL, COMPRISING 7,206 PROJECTED NEW JOBS OF WHICH 4,983 WERE AT AN AVERAGE HIGH-WAGE OF $91,206. GPEC HAD 264 PROSPECTS, OF WHICH 78 WERE INTERNATIONAL.
    Expenses $7,563,998 · revenue $3,721,391
  • IN FY25, GPEC BEGAN DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIQUE BRAND PLATFORM THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED IN FY26 TO BOTH BUILD LOCAL RECOGNITION AND PRIDE AND CREATE A UNIFIED BRAND NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE REGION AS "A NEW WAY TO CITY" THAT IS FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND GREATER PHOENIX'S POSITION TO GROW THE TALENT AND INDUSTRIES OF THE FUTURE.
    Expenses $118,267

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
86-0539979
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
1991
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,038,156
Income (IRS master file)
$10,338,550

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$10,338,550$9,179,006$11,038,156XML
990June 2024$8,638,924$8,228,623$9,735,425XML
990June 2023$9,013,171$8,368,807$7,119,312IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 86-0539979).

Questions about GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL

What is the EIN of GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL is 86-0539979.
Is GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
Are donations to GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL 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 GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names THOMAS MAYNARD.
Who are the officers and directors of GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 106 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $648,736 (CHRIS CAMACHO, PRESIDENT/CEO).
How much revenue does GREATER PHOENIX ECONOMIC COUNCIL have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,338,550, expenses of $9,179,006 and total assets of $11,038,156 at year end.

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