Childrens Action Alliance Inc
Through research publications, media campaigns, and advocacy, CAA seeks to influence policies and decisions affecting the lives of Arizona children and their families on issues related to health, child abuse and neglect, early care and education, budget and taxes, children and immigration and working families. CAA works toward a future in which all children have health insurance, no child is raised in poverty and hunger, every child enters school ready to learn and succeed, no child endures the ravages of abuse and neglect, every child has a place to call home and struggling teens have the support they need to become responsible adults.
Childrens Action Alliance Inc at a glance
In short: Childrens Action Alliance Inc gave $122K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $122,377
- -23.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,475
- -54.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,877
- Total assets
- $4,075,682
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Childrens Action Alliance Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was AZ Advisory Council Indian HC ($35K). Together the top 5 received $122K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 18 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Childrens Action Alliance Inc gives
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $223K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $122K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AZ Advisory Council Indian HC Phoenix, AZ | Health Affordability Cohort Subgran | $35,000 |
| Asian Pacific Comm in Action Phoenix, AZ | Health Affordability Cohort Subgran | $30,000 |
| AZ Friends of Foster Children Phoenix, AZ | Former Foster Youth Savings Match | $22,877 |
| Child & Family Resources Inc Tuscon, AZ | Early Childhood Subgrant | $22,000 |
| Arizona Center for Empowermen Phoenix, AZ | Better Taxes Better America Subgran | $12,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,075,682 | $2,053,206 | $2,369,188 | $122,377 | 5 | $175,432 |
| 2024 | $3,908,143 | $2,228,977 | $2,399,064 | $160,485 | 3 | $314 |
| 2023 | $3,854,350 | $2,332,119 | $2,647,628 | $222,500 | 5 | $114,202 |
| 2022 | $4,017,869 | $2,667,243 | $2,675,990 | $88,000 | 3 | $170,057 |
| 2021 | $4,415,369 | $3,030,443 | $2,674,276 | $60,000 | 2 | $61,770 |
| 2020 | $3,941,622 | $3,281,048 | $2,486,755 | $4,901 | Total only | $25,601 |
| 2019 | $3,162,334 | $2,381,163 | $2,051,874 | $50,000 | 2 | $160,708 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Childrens Action Alliance Inc
Based on IRS filings
Childrens Action Alliance Inc is a public charity, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $122K. Net investment income was $175K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Childrens Action Alliance Inc is led by January Contreras, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
January Contreras
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$15K (2023) → $187K (2025)
David Higuera
Chairman
Member → Vice Chairman, 2024
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Burns
Director & Health P
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$112K (2025)
Joseph Palomino
Director & Az Cente
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$108K (2025)
Michelle Crow
Director & South Az
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Jack Gibson
Director
Director → Member, 2022
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanie Flatt
Director
Director → Member, 2022
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Maxwell
Director
Director → Member, 2022
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thom Reilly
Director
Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Garard
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Spilsbury
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marisol Garcia
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Cody
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pedro Cons
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Puga
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley M. Anderson
Vice Chair
Member → Director, 2024
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
$3K (2025)
Damita Curry
Vice President Comms & Development
Employee → Vice President of Development & Eng, 2024
Vice President of Development & Eng → Vice President Comms & Development, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$111K (2021) → $61K (2025)
Jason Moore
Vice President of Finance & Ops
Employee → Vice President of Finance & Operations, 2024
Vice President of Finance & Operations → Vice President of Finance & Ops, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$104K (2021) → $62K (2025)
Joseph Garcia
Secretary
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kendall
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Valenzuela
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Ayensa Milan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nora Hannah (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelley Murphy (2022–2024) — Vice Presideent of Policy
- Former: Amanda Aguirre (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: David Lujan (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Ana Licona (2023) — Member
- Former: Joanna Mendoza (2023) — Employee
- Former: Karen McLaughlin (2023) — Employee
- Former: Wendy Valenezua (2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: H Brinton Milward (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: DAngelo S Johnson (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Kim Russell (2021–2022) — Member
- Former: Brett Rustand (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rodrigo Olivares (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sherry McFadden (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Catherine Alonzo (2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Shoptaugh (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Diana Yazzie Devine (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Reich (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Siman Qaasim (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Cathleen Yu (2019) — Director
- Former: Claudia Walters (2019) — Director
- Former: Corey Woods (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Dana Wolfe Naimark (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Deb Krmpotic (2019) — Director
- Former: Rhonda Anderson (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to January Contreras (Executive Dir.). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Childrens Action Alliance Inc
How much does Childrens Action Alliance Inc give each year?
Childrens Action Alliance Inc gave $122K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $160K across 3 grants.
What is Childrens Action Alliance Inc's typical grant size?
Childrens Action Alliance Inc's median grant in 2025 was $22,877, and its average grant was $24,475, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Childrens Action Alliance Inc give grants?
Childrens Action Alliance Inc gives mostly in Arizona: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Phoenix, AZ (4 grants).
Does Childrens Action Alliance Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Childrens Action Alliance Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Childrens Action Alliance Inc's largest grantees?
Childrens Action Alliance Inc's largest 2025 grantees include AZ Advisory Council Indian HC ($35,000), Asian Pacific Comm in Action ($30,000) and AZ Friends of Foster Children ($22,877), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Childrens Action Alliance Inc?
Childrens Action Alliance Inc reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What is Childrens Action Alliance Inc's EIN?
Childrens Action Alliance Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0594785. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 3, 2021)
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