Rural Arizona Action

Overview

Mission

At rural Arizona action, we seek to create more equitable and just systems through advocacy, accountability, and leadership training in rural Arizona communities.

What it reported doing in 2024

Raza is committed to strengthening rural Arizona communities through initiatives and policies that are community-led, data-informed, and equity-focused. We fulfill our mission and vision through, protecting democracy, through expanding access to the ballot for rural arizonans by fighting anti-democratic legislation, supporting voting rights legislation, and working to elect pro-democracy candidates at all levels of government. Fighting for environmental justice by advocating for an equitable water future and a just transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy. Advocating for economic justice, and working to ensure the long-term economic prosperity of rural Arizona by supporting the rights of workers and families, advocating for public education, and supporting investments in housing and workforce development.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 81% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834660479
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Headquarters
Coolidge, AZ, USA
Phone
5204245530
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy N.E.C.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 87.6%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 41.2% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 30.2% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.6% of revenue deployed · 87.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 0 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $141K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • PABLO CORREA (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $140,549 total reported compensation
  • NATALI BROCK (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $55,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.