Arizona Pirg Education Fund Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352259362
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Gilbert, AZ, USA
Phone
6022529277
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Pollution Abatement and Control Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$165,200
Expenses
$150,364
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Carl Perry (President, Director)
  • Ed Mierzwinski (Vice President, Director)
  • Diane Brown (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Carl Perry (President, Director)
  • Ed Mierzwinski (Vice President, Director)
  • Erin Eccleston (Clerk, Treasurer, Director)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the corporation is to engage in public education within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation's activities may include public education, research and litigation on issues affecting the public interest.

What it reported doing in 2023

Researching and influencing public policy: staff engage in activities including research, education, and policy development to protect consumers, encourage energy efficiency, and promote transportation electrification.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 69.3%; rating input score 69

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -17.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63% of revenue deployed · 69.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $104K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 29 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.