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Nonprofits in Arizona

What the IRS records say about tax-exempt organizations in Arizona.

Tax-exempt organizations
31,755
Revenue in a year
$88.3 billion
on 10,285 e-filed returns
Assets
$242.4 billion
Employees
440,830
People paid $1 million or more
263
Typical top pay
$98,041
median, best-paid person per organization

Arizona rankings

Tax-exempt organizations
31,755
Of which 501(c)(3)
27,882
File the 990-N (receipts ≤ $50,000)
16,987
File Form 990 or 990-EZ
7,585
Filed a 990-N (latest e-Postcard on record)
22,696
Exemption automatically revoked (all years)
17,810

Largest nonprofits in Arizona by revenue

Top 5s in Arizona

From each organization's latest e-filed Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-PF.

Highest-paid people

Compensation from the organization and related organizations, including other pay

  1. 1Peter S FineChief Executive Officer · Banner Health · PHOENIX, AZ$13.5M
  2. 2Amy PerryPresident · Banner Health · PHOENIX, AZ$9.1M
  3. 3Terika Richardson MPH FacheSevp, Chief Operating Officer · Commonspirit Health · PHOENIX, AZ$8.3M
  4. 4Robert W StoneBD & Vice CHRM/Coh CEO & Pres. · Translational Genomics Research Institute · PHOENIX, AZ$7.1M
  5. 5Ketul PatelPresident, Northwest Region · Commonspirit Health · PHOENIX, AZ$5.8M
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Most raised in gifts and grants

Contributions, gifts and grants received in the year

  1. 1Veteran Tickets FoundationTEMPE, AZ · 990, year ended Dec 2025$378.4M
  2. 2Banner HealthPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Dec 2024$370.3M
  3. 3Arizona State University Foundation for a New American UniversityTEMPE, AZ · 990, year ended Jun 2025$362.4M
  4. 4Dignity Health Medical FoundationPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Jun 2025$279.9M
  5. 5ST Marys Food Bank AlliancePHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Jun 2025$257.4M
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Largest reserves

Net assets (fund balance) at year end

  1. 1Commonspirit Health Operating Investment Pool LLCPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Jun 2025$15.2B
  2. 2Banner HealthPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Dec 2024$9.9B
  3. 3Teamsters Western Region and New Jersey Health Care FundPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Nov 2025$4.8B
  4. 4Dignity Community CarePHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Jun 2025$2.9B
  5. 5HonorhealthSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 990, year ended Dec 2024$2.5B
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Biggest employers

Employees reported for the calendar year

  1. 1Banner HealthPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Dec 202459,708
  2. 2HonorhealthSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 990, year ended Dec 202419,318
  3. 3Dignity Community CarePHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Jun 202517,901
  4. 4Grand Canyon UniversityPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Jun 202512,802
  5. 5Goodwill of Central and Northern ArizonaPHOENIX, AZ · 990, year ended Jan 202612,423
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By city

By category

Category (NTEE)Organizations
Education3,206
Human services2,438
Recreation and sports1,849
Arts, culture and humanities1,687
Religion-related1,500
Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations1,442
Animal-related1,083
Community improvement and capacity building900
Health care861
Youth development655
Public and societal benefit540
Mental health and crisis intervention464
Environment413
Housing and shelter391
International, foreign affairs and national security316
Food, agriculture and nutrition261
Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief254
Crime and legal-related251
Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines244
Employment168
Civil rights, social action and advocacy165
Medical research135
Mutual and membership benefit132
Unknown115
Science and technology114
Social science25