Maricopa Association of Governments Information Center
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 860971617
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Phone
- 6024525086
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Government and Public Administration
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $84,939
- Expenses
- $44,344
- Assets
- $296,808
- Liabilities
- $87,800
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Ed Zuercher (MAG Executive Director and Secretary)
- Amy Sullivan (MAG Deputy Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Ed Zuercher (MAG Executive Director and Secretary)
- Amy Sullivan (MAG Deputy Executive Director)
- Kevin Hartke (Mayor, City of Chandler)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The primary exempt purpose of MAGIC is to serve as a supporting organization to the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), facilitating regional cooperation and operational efficiency across the region. The organization provides specialized technical assistance, shared regional services, and value-added project support that enhances the core initiatives of MAG's member agencies. By delivering these essential services at cost, MAGIC enables regional partners to execute critical public projects and cross-jurisdictional strategies that extend beyond the scope of traditional grant-funded activities, ultimately advancing the infrastructure, economic, and social well-being of the region.
What it reported doing in 2024
Provided comprehensive Geographic Information Systems (GIS), advanced data analytics, and technical infrastructure support to the Read On Arizona statewide initiative. A central component of this support included the design, hosting, and ongoing maintenance of MapLIT, a sophisticated interactive mapping and data visualization platform. By integrating diverse datasets, including community demographics, school performance metrics, and public health indicators-this tool serves as the primary data-driven engine for cross-sector partners to identify service gaps and deploy targeted strategies. These efforts directly empowered stakeholders to make evidence-based decisions to improve early literacy outcomes and educational equity for children across the state.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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 total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 70
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 76
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 52.2%; rating input score 52
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 47.8%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.69; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 34.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 31.8% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 39.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 52.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $44K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.