Coyote Crisis Collaborative
Coyote Crisis Collaborative is a public charity based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that supports community disaster preparedness and emergency management. Formed in 2010, it describes itself as a multidisciplinary preparedness network serving healthcare and other community sectors.
Key facts about Coyote Crisis Collaborative
- EIN
- 80-0428796
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $118,964
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$119K
+6.4% YoY
Revenue
$501K
-29.3% YoY
Net Investment Income
$13
-45.8% YoY
Expenses
$494K
-37.6% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to provide tools, training, resources, and information to facilitate continuous improvement in community disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Its charter describes four areas of work: assessing and addressing gaps that hinder community resilience; creating opportunities for community and regional disaster-planning alliances; facilitating and supporting training and exercises; and publishing guidance and other preparedness materials.
Activities include Significant Event Readiness Forums (SERFs) and Targeted Event Readiness Forums (TERFs). In 2024, the organization reported that three SERFs were conducted in three counties. One, the Yuma Airshow SERF, convened 111 participants from military, tribal, first responder, healthcare, school, county and state government, and state association groups to discuss injuries and fatalities from an aircraft incident.
Grantmaking
Grant Range
or application process is stated.
How to Apply
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s website describes work with communities and regions, and its 2024 filing describes SERFs held in three separate counties. Its reported work includes Arizona preparedness initiatives, including the Yuma Airshow SERF and support for the Arizona Mass Casualty Tracking and Reunification Arizona Collaborative.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $118,964 | $501,254 | $494,085 | 0 |
| 2024 | $111,795 | $709,110 | $791,523 | 0 |
| 2023 | $194,208 | $584,979 | $580,158 | 0 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $118,964 | $111,795 | $194,208 |
| Revenue | $501,254 | $709,110 | $584,979 |
| Expenses | $494,085 | $791,523 | $580,158 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $13 | $24 | $29 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include David Voepel, Chair; Vince Martinez, Vice Chair; Judy Lynn, Vice Chair Elect; Kaylee Sorensen, Treasurer; Todd Canale, Secretary; Chris Bellino, Dave Kempson, and Tom Shannon, Past Chairs; Jeffrey Bayer, Executive Committee/Director; and Blake Scott, Director.
Deborah Roepke is identified as Executive Director. The organization reported that it hires Vernado Planning LLC, a management consulting firm owned by Roepke, to provide executive director services; the board reviews the company’s contract annually.
Coyote Crisis Collaborative is led by Deborah Roepke, Executive Director on filings since 2020; none of the 73 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deborah Roepke
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Voepel
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair Since Vice Chair, 2024
Chair Since Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Freitag
Director
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
$3K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Gabe Lavine
Executive Committee & Director
Director From → Executive Committee & Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
11 hrs/week
$3K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Candy Ranshaw
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Bowen Kennedy
Director
Director - Liaison to → Director - Liaison From, 2021
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Rausch
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Della Maneese
Director
Director - Liaison From - → Director - Liaison From, 2021
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Hodge Jr.
Director
Director From → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Crouch
Director
Director From → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Fila
Director From
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
Director → Director From, 2025
On filings since 2020
14 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Milissa Chanice
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pete Como
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Hayes
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Ryan
Director
Director From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Carey
Director
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Fine
Director
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicola Crim
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Zenuk Garcia
Director
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Oothoudt
Director
Director - Liaison From → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shane Clark
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Landers
Director
Director From → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederick Parker
Director
Director From → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Bunis
Director
Director From → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Bartz
Director
Director From → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Fanning
Director
Director From → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reuben Lopez
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Dudley
Director
Director From → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Covington
Director
Director From → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Walther
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Bayer
Executive Committee & Director From
Director From → Executive Committee & Director From, 2025
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten VanDeventer
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynae Hoyne
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merydth Walter
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Pooley
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rich Johnson
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Walker
Director
Director From → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Nelson
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Tucker
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Twyla Marcum
Director
Director From → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Fleming
Director From
Director Since → Director From, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blake Scott
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Didier
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Caufield
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Egliskis
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwayne Gwinner
Director
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Freed
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Kurtenbach
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
22 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Gresko
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Church
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roscoe Mayes
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Bailey
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawna Griffith
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Brandhuber
Director
Director Since → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abriana Smith
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Decarlo
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Bailey
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dori Booth
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwayne Uhlig
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ericka Huston
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jake Rhoades
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe LeDuc
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Campbell
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kore Redden
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Fredette
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Espinoza
Director From
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Bellino
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Kempson
Past Chair
Past Chair → Director, 2022
Director → Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Lynn
Vice Chair Elect From
Treasurer From → Vice Chair Elect Since Director, 2024
Vice Chair Elect Since Director → Vice Chair Elect From, 2025
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Shannon
Past Chair
Chair → Director, 2022
Director → Past Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vince Martinez
Vice Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair Since Secretary, 2024
Vice Chair Since Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
17 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kaylee Sorensen
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer Since Director, 2024
Treasurer Since Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
42 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Canale
Secretary
Secretary Since Director Since → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (57)
- Former: Jeff Alexander (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Haro (2020–2024) — Vice Chair-Elect
- Former: Rob Rowley (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Wendy Lyons (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Katie Turnbow (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Foster (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Brianna Barrios (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Justin Chandler (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kate Luna (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Michelle Seitz (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Sally Beckman (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chief Andrea Glass (2024) — Director
- Former: Chief Charles Ryan (2024) — Director
- Former: Chief Jeff Walther (2024) — Director
- Former: Chief Mike Pooley (2024) — Director
- Former: Chief Scott Freitag (2024) — Director
- Former: Chief Scott Walker (2024) — Director
- Former: Ed Valinski (2024) — Director Since
- Former: Allen Clark (2020–2023) — Executive Committee & Director
- Former: Daniel Didier (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: David Leinenveber (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Edwina Bailey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Norm Duve (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sheri Gibbons (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Teresa Ehnert (2020–2023) — Executive Committee & Director
- Former: Mike Southerly (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Pete Wingert (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Al Razo (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Bender (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Reyes (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sybil Smith (2022–2023) — Director From
- Former: Andrea Glass (2023) — Director From
- Former: Kelly Moore (2023) — Director Sept Only
- Former: James Dorer (2020–2022) — Director to
- Former: Phil Bates (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Suzanne Vargo (2020–2022) — Director to
- Former: Todd Larson (2020–2022) — Director to
- Former: Woodrow Terrell (2020–2022) — Director to
- Former: Andy Brady (2021–2022) — Director to
- Former: April Bradham (2021–2022) — Director to
- Former: Cliff Puckett (2021–2022) — Director to
- Former: Lisa Nieri (2021–2022) — Director to
- Former: Thomas Wertin (2021–2022) — Director to
- Former: Jeff Clark (2022) — Director
- Former: Lesley-Ann Pont (2022) — Director From
- Former: Tara Norris (2022) — Director From
- Former: Brad Olson (2020–2021) — Director to
- Former: Celestia Rasmussen (2020–2021) — Director to
- Former: Jeff Guthrie (2020–2021) — Director to
- Former: Laura Dix (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul Barbeau (2020–2021) — Director to
- Former: Sara Ann Joehnk (2020–2021) — Director to
- Former: Shelli Ross (2020–2021) — Director to
- Former: DEB Roepke Vernando Planning LLC MG (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Jakenna Lebsock (2020) — Director - Liaison to
- Former: Terry Mullins (2020) — Director - Liaison to
- Former: Wendy Smith-Reeve (2020) — Director - Liaison to
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
Contact
Mailing address: 10323 E Sutton Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: (480) 861-5722
Website: https://coyotecampaign.org
Frequently asked questions about Coyote Crisis Collaborative
How large is Coyote Crisis Collaborative?
Coyote Crisis Collaborative reported $119K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $501K.
What does Coyote Crisis Collaborative fund?
The organization’s mission is to provide tools, training, resources, and information to facilitate continuous improvement in community disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Its charter describes four areas of work: assessing and addressing gaps that hinder community resilience; creating opportunities for community and regional disaster-planning alliances; facilitating and supporting training and exercises; and publishing guidance and other preparedness materials. Activities…
How do I apply for a grant from Coyote Crisis Collaborative?
The available filing data lists no grants for 2023, 2024, or 2025. A separate record identifies a $7,122 grant to AJO Ambulance Inc. in 2021. AJO Ambulance describes its mission as serving the rural communities of Ajo, Why, Lukeville, and the western portion of the Tohono O’odham Nation. No typical grant size or application process is stated.
Where does Coyote Crisis Collaborative make grants?
The organization’s website describes work with communities and regions, and its 2024 filing describes SERFs held in three separate counties. Its reported work includes Arizona preparedness initiatives, including the Yuma Airshow SERF and support for the Arizona Mass Casualty Tracking and Reunification Arizona Collaborative.
What is Coyote Crisis Collaborative's EIN?
Coyote Crisis Collaborative's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0428796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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