Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860583284
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Gilbert, AZ, USA
Phone
4806357757
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$729,173
Expenses
$567,517
Assets
$938,626
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN AVILA (Vice President)
  • MEMO ESPINOZA (Vice President)
  • MIKE SOELBERG (Vice President)
  • KARA RILEY (President)
  • CHAD KASMAR (Vice President)
  • MIKE POOLEY (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ROXIE HEUSSNER (Executive Dir.)
  • BRIAN AVILA (Vice President)
  • MEMO ESPINOZA (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of this association is to promote and enhance cooperation and coordination between the public and private entities and individuals in the interests of law enforcement.

What it reported doing in 2025

The purpose of this association is to promote and enhance cooperation and coordination between the public and private entities and individuals in the interests of law enforcement; to develop and disseminate information on techniques of crime prevention, training, community policing, criminal apprehension, and police administration and management, to promote their use; and to assist in developing, attracting and retaining qualified individuals in both the public and private sectors in areas related to the protection of life and property; to assist departments in dealing with personnel issues, to promote efficienceis in government, police professionalism, and the maintenance of individual liberty; to enhance the exchange of information between agencies; to cooperate with public and private organizations in activities which will enhance the image of law enforcement; to recognize the contributions of individuals and organizations in promoting public safety and the goals of the association; and to prmote implementation of these philosophies or ideas.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.8%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.2%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.65; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 76 of 76 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $568K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.