Public Charity

Poder in Action

Poder in Action, of Phoenix, AZ, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.9M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $5.0M in total assets. 101 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 462284158 Phoenix, AZ Citizen Participation NTEE: W24 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records101
Funding Total$8.9M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

Poder in Action is an anchor organization that is shifting the landscape of social justice, community development, and community driven public policy by training under represented, low income Arizonans to engage stakeholders in meaningful dialogue, form collaborative partnerships, and take action to address local issues.

Where $100 goes at Poder in Action

How Poder in Action divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$72
Other programs include Fiscal Sponsorship, Family Justice Collective, civic engagement, and healing and wellness
84% of program spending
$13
Barrios al Poder connects immigrant and mixed status families with civic engagement skills to advocate for policy changes at the local and state level
16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 700 participants
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Co-Exeuctive Director Ben Laughlin
Co-Exeuctive Director Isabel Garcia
Treasurer Maher Osman
President Nichole Cassidy
Secretary Stephanie Cordel
Executive Director (Now Former) Viridiana Hernandez

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,526,751 67 grants
Economic Development
$2,763,400 7 grants
Training & Professional Development
$948,490 4 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$314,448 10 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$180,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $2.1M $5.0M
2024 $2.5M $2.1M $5.2M
2023 $2.2M $1.8M $4.6M
2022 $3.5M $2.3M $4.2M
2020 $2.4M $1.4M $2.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.4M to $1.9M (-21%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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