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Arizona Center For Investigative Reporting

  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Tax-exempt since March 2015
  • EIN: 46-1209940

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Media, Communications Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$308k (2023)

Expenses
$322k (2023)

Total Assets
$87.1k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2014 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$307,633
Expenses
$321,659
Net Income
-$14,026
Net Assets
$87,064
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $307,628
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $5
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $75,000
23.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $171,041
53.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $87,064
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $87,064
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brandon Quester (Executive Director And Editor) $75,000 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on April 30, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$261,295
Expenses
$284,002
Net Income
-$22,707
Net Assets
$101,090
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $261,288
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $75,000
26.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $133,265
46.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $101,090
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $101,090
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brandon Quester (Executive Director And Editor) $75,000 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$256,915
Expenses
$220,432
Net Income
$36,483
Net Assets
$123,797
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $256,908
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $166,552
75.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $123,797
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $123,797
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brandon Quester (Executive Director And Editor) $75,000 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$75,629
Expenses
$122,999
Net Income
-$47,370
Net Assets
$87,314
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $75,619
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $87,314
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $87,314
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Brandon Quester (Executive Director) $69,327 $0
Adam Goodman (Director) $0 $0
Andy Beran (Director) $0 $0
Sarah Cohen (Director) $0 $0
Hipolito Corella (Director) $0 $0
Josh Hoffner (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 13, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$8,285
Expenses
$16,226
Net Income
-$7,941
Net Assets
$134,684
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,257
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $28
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $134,684
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $134,684

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$102,065
Expenses
$82,109
Net Income
$19,956
Net Assets
$152,625
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $97,137
95.2%
Program Services $4,900
4.8%
Investment Income $29
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $152,625
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $152,625

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$119,500
Expenses
$131,569
Net Income
-$12,069
Net Assets
$132,669
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $106,030
88.7%
Program Services $13,450
11.3%
Investment Income $20
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $132,669
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $132,669

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$123,061
Expenses
$110,128
Net Income
$12,933
Net Assets
$140,892
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $118,951
96.7%
Program Services $4,090
3.3%
Investment Income $20
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $140,892
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $140,892

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$154,943
Expenses
$98,181
Net Income
$56,762
Net Assets
$71,159
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $144,326
93.1%
Program Services $10,608
6.8%
Investment Income $9
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $130,336
Total Liabilities $59,177
Net Assets $71,159

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$30,285
Expenses
$22,336
Net Income
$7,949
Net Assets
$14,397
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $30,284
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $94,706
Total Liabilities $80,309
Net Assets $14,397
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Brandon Quester (Executive Dir.) $7,626 $0
Paula Casey (Director) $0 $0
Stephen Doig (Director) $0 $0
Josh Hoffner (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on April 16, 2015

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing
PDF XML

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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