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Greater Phoenix Economic Council

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 86-0539979 Website

The organization's mission is to attract and grow quality businesses and advocate for greater phoenix's competitiveness.

Greater Phoenix Economic Council at a glance

Total assets
$11,038,156
+13.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$10,338,550
+19.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$14,518
+4.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$9,179,006
+11.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Greater Phoenix Economic Council funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Phoenix

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Phoenix, AZSuper Bowl McIda February 2023$1,000,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$11,038,156$10,338,550$9,179,006——$14,518
2024$9,735,425$8,638,924$8,228,623——$13,880
2023$7,119,312$9,013,171$8,368,807$1,000,0001$4,136
2022$6,926,984$7,545,492$7,354,440——$628
2021$5,751,370$7,256,157$6,258,166——$1,355

About Greater Phoenix Economic Council

Based on IRS filings

Greater Phoenix Economic Council is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $15K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Greater Phoenix Economic Council is led by Chris Camacho, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; 6 of 106 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chris Camacho

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $513K (2021) → $649K (2025)

  • Derrick Hall

    Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Goodman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexis Hermosillo

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andre Kudelski

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Warren

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Gates

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Johnson

    Director

    Legal Counsel → Ex-Officio, 2022

    Ex-Officio → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Mueller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Teeter

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Brady

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Koch

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Zaharis

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Woods

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig McFarland

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Hendrickson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Rousseau

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Aaronson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Orsborn

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francis Najafi

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi Jannenga

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Lowe

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Graham

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Gallego

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Goeppinger

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Hartke

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Phelps

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Becton

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Schmittlein

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Ackaert

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Levault

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Luna

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Phillips

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Harper

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharron Grzybowski

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen T. Higgins

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Betts

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathleen Walker

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Barton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Zonneveld

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Pizzillo

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Rodriguez

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mathew Buchwald

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natascha Ovando-Karadsheh

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Morton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Laporte

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Creedon

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Wright

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dea McDonald

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jarett Brock

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Beck

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Mefford-Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Sorensen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Tulipana

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Heck

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Myers

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Galvin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Carr

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Currier

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Wheatley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Vecchione

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Gonzales

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Canada

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Pineda

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Rivers

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachael Crump

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ram Mayampurath

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Spurgeon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Kloefkorn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonny Cave

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ted Geisler

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Cohen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Perry

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Geier

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Jones

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke Westemeier

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Derose

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Grogan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ciaran McMullan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Berends

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis Nielson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Barajas

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Keaveney

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Stein

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Hughes

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keri Tignini

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Steinbuch

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Fitzgibbons

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Stewart

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Fedewa

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Cruz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Goodman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Watts

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roshy Didehban

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tomas Diaz De La Rubia

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Houston

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Rehrig

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Smidt

    Senior Vice President of Business Development

    Senior Vice President Business Development → Senior Vice President of Business Development, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $180K (2021) → $197K (2025)

  • Kathleen Lee

    Senior Vice President of Regional Initiatives

    Senior Vice President & Regional Initiatives → Senior Vice President of Regional Initiatives, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2021) → $179K (2025)

  • Sean Fogarty

    Vice President of Business Development

    Vice President & International Business Development → Vice President Business Development, 2024

    Vice President Business Development → Vice President of Business Development, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $142K (2023) → $159K (2025)

  • Thomas Maynard

    Senior Vice President of Business Development

    Senior Vice President Business Development → Senior Vice President of Business Development, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $169K (2023) → $193K (2025)

  • Maureen Howell

    Chief Operating Officer

    Chief of Staff → Chief Operating Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2024) → $189K (2025)

  • Brad Vynalek

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tammy McLeod

    Vice Chair

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Butler

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (87)
  • Former: Christian Price (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Adame (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Don Garner (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jack McCain (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Guldner (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jim Swanson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Richard Gray (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert Robbins (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ronald Butler (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Roop Lakkaraju (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rui Pereira (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Steven Gonzales (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Nipul Patel (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Susan Bansak (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Troy Swope (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Colin Gouveia (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Gabrielle Finley-Hazle (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: James Morgado (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lindsay Gorrill (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Neil Irwin (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Scott Jenkins (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Heather Carter (2024) — Director
  • Former: Ken Chapa (2024) — Director
  • Former: Tim Bricker (2024) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Carlat (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chet Keizer (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Matt Even (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Madsen (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jack Sellers (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: James Kasselmann (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Welch (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ben Buckley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Brett Yacko (2023) — Director
  • Former: David Krumwiede (2023) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Shipley (2023) — Director
  • Former: Karla Moran (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kenneth Weise (2023) — Director
  • Former: Shane Randall (2023) — Director
  • Former: Bennett Dorrance (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brad Parker (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bradley Wright (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Hoechner (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carson Brown (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Colleen Schwab (2021–2022) — Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
  • Former: Ed Zuercher (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Georgia Lord (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Israel Torres (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Pitcher (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Bradley (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Karrin Robson Taylor (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Kelly Patton (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kenn Weise (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Hunt (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mark Stebbings (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Matt Salmon (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael M. Crow (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Norman Butler (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: R. Neil Irwin (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Scott Smith (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephane Frijia (2021–2022) — Senior Vice President Strategy & Research
  • Former: Steve Chucri (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Doyle (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Candace Rosauro (2022) — Director
  • Former: Chet Samuelson (2022) — Director
  • Former: David Roderique (2022) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Gremmel (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ken Lamneck (2022) — Director
  • Former: Kristen Stephenson (2022) — Senior Vice President Research & Analytics
  • Former: Lavanya Sunder (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lawdan Shojaee (2022) — Director
  • Former: Liz Shipley (2022) — Director
  • Former: Alan Magazine (2021) — Director
  • Former: Anna Tover (2021) — Director
  • Former: Chris Denzin (2021) — Director
  • Former: Dan Olson (2021) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Seiden (2021) — Director
  • Former: Doreen Cott (2021) — Director
  • Former: Glenn Leier (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Meck (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Struble (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jenn Daniels (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Anderson (2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Mitchell (2021) — Director
  • Former: Mitchel Allen-Rivera (2021) — Vice President Business Development
  • Former: Sharon Hwang (2021) — COO
  • Former: Steve Dodenhoff (2021) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Breuder (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Chris Camacho — President/CEO: $649KChris CamachoPresident/CEO$649KBrad Smidt — SVP of Business Development: $197KBrad SmidtSVP of Business Development$197KThomas Maynard — SVP of Business Development: $193KThomas MaynardSVP of Business Development$193KMaureen Howell — Chief Operating Officer: $189KMaureen HowellChief Operating Officer$189KKathleen Lee — SVP of Regional Initiatives: $179KKathleen LeeSVP of Regional Initiatives$179KSean Fogarty — VP of Business Development: $159KSean FogartyVP of Business Development$159K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $649K, to Chris Camacho (President/CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Greater Phoenix Economic Council

How large is Greater Phoenix Economic Council?

Greater Phoenix Economic Council reported $11.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.3M.

What is Greater Phoenix Economic Council?

Greater Phoenix Economic Council is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $11.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Greater Phoenix Economic Council operate?

Greater Phoenix Economic Council has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Greater Phoenix Economic Council's EIN?

Greater Phoenix Economic Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0539979. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 6, 2023)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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