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Secular Coalition of Arizona
Mesa, AZ · EIN 273469200 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · NTEE R99 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · Micro (<$100K) · secularaz.org
revenue
$27K
expenses
$28K
net assets
$88K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Advocate for a SECULAR State Government

profile · synthesized from sources

Secular Coalition of Arizona is an advocacy organization dedicated to promoting secular values, separation of church and state, and nontheistic perspectives in public life. It engages in public education, policy advocacy, and community organizing through events, partnerships with secular groups, and collaboration with allied organizations across Arizona. The coalition supports civic engagement, reproductive rights, end-of-life choice, and religious freedom through a non-religious lens.

named programs · 4 · from sources

what they call their work

Camp Quest Arizona
Supports a secular sleepaway summer camp for children from nonreligious families to explore critical thinking and build community
Liaised Organizations Network
Coordinates with 12+ affiliated secular groups across Arizona to strengthen the nontheistic community and amplify advocacy efforts
Secular Day at the Capital
Annual advocacy event bringing secular Arizonans to Phoenix to engage with lawmakers on church-state separation and related issues
Speaker Series
Hosts virtual events featuring authors and experts on secularism, science, politics, and social justice topics
activities · 7 groups

what they do

  • Advocacy for Church-State Separation 11 activities
    • Advocacy for Separation of Church and State
      Advocates for the separation of church and state in Arizona by educating lawmakers and the public on freedom of conscience, monitoring legislative actions, and organizing actions against Christian nationalism and religious curricula in schools. This includes specific actions related to "In God We Trust" license plates and secular invocations.
    • Advocacy for Separation of Church and State
      Advocates for the separation of church and state in Arizona by educating lawmakers and the public, maintaining a legal committee to inform government actions, and organizing actions against Christian nationalism in school boards and the state legislature.
    • Advocacy for Separation of Church and State
      Advocates for the separation of church and state in Arizona by educating lawmakers and the public, maintaining a legal committee to inform government actions, and organizing actions against Christian nationalism in school boards and the state legislature.
    • Advocacy for Separation of Church and State
      Advocates for the separation of church and state in Arizona by educating lawmakers and the public, maintaining a legal committee to inform government actions, and organizing actions against Christian nationalism in school boards and the state legislature.
    • Advocacy for Separation of Church and State
      Advocates for the separation of church and state in Arizona by educating lawmakers and the public on freedom of conscience, ensuring secular values inform government actions, and fighting against Christian nationalism in various public forums, including school boards and the state legislature.
    • Advocacy for Separation of Church and State
      Advocates for the separation of church and state in Arizona by educating lawmakers and the public on freedom of conscience, monitoring legislative actions, and organizing actions against Christian nationalism in schools and government.
    • Legislative Advocacy and Engagement
      Educates lawmakers and the public on secular issues, provides legislative updates on bills, issues action alerts to supporters, and encourages secular invocations at local government meetings.
    • Legislative Updates
      Provides updates on the Arizona State Legislature, including summaries of bills that violate the separation of church and state.
    • Public Awareness Campaigns
      Conducts public awareness campaigns, such as erecting billboards and launching a website to educate the public about the use of "In God We Trust" license plate funds, and encourages secular invocations at public meetings.
    • Public Awareness Campaigns
      Erects billboards and launches websites to educate the public on specific issues, such as the use of "In God We Trust" license plate funds.
    • Public Awareness Campaigns
      Conducts public awareness campaigns, such as erecting billboards and launching a website to educate the public about the use of "In God We Trust" license plate funds.
  • LGBTQ+ and Secular Advocacy Actions 9 activities
    • Advocacy for Marginalized Communities
      Advocates to end discrimination against marginalized communities, including the LGBTQIA+ community, based on gender identity and expression, and organizes opposition to anti-trans/nonbinary policies in school districts.
    • Advocacy for Marginalized Communities
      Advocates to end discrimination against marginalized communities, including the LGBTQIA+ community, based on gender identity and expression. This involves organizing opposition to anti-trans/nonbinary policies in school districts and advocating for trans and non-binary students.
    • Advocacy for Marginalized Communities
      Advocates to end discrimination against marginalized communities, including the LGBTQIA+ community, based on gender identity and expression, and supports trans and non-binary students in school districts.
    • Advocacy for Marginalized Communities and Social Justice
      Advocates to end discrimination against marginalized communities, including the LGBTQIA+ community, based on gender identity and expression, and organizes actions against extremism, ICE, and for the defense of free speech.
    • Advocacy for Marginalized Communities and Social Justice
      Advocates to end discrimination against marginalized communities, including the LGBTQIA+ community, based on gender identity and expression, and organizes actions related to issues such as trans and non-binary student rights, free speech, and opposition to extremism.
    • Community Organizing and Action
      Organizes various actions and protests, including those against fascism, extremism in school districts, ICE, and in defense of free speech, and encourages secular invocations at local government meetings.
    • Community Organizing and Action
      Organizes protests, secular weeks of action, and community attendance at school board meetings to advocate against extremism, anti-trans/nonbinary policies, and other issues.
    • Community Organizing and Action
      Organizes protests and actions related to various issues, including fascism, extremism in school districts, and ICE, and encourages community engagement in local government meetings.
    • Community Organizing and Action Alerts
      Issues action alerts to supporters and organizes actions related to school board meetings, protests against fascism, and opposition to extremism in school districts and ICE actions.
  • Secular Community Events & Fundraisers 8 activities
    • Community Building and Fundraising Events
      Organizes events like the annual Festival of Pies for community-building and fundraising.
    • Community Building and Fundraising Events
      Organizes community-building and fundraising events, such as the annual Festival of Pies.
    • Community Building and Fundraising Events
      Organizes events such as the annual Festival of Pies for community-building and fundraising, and a Secular Summit for mutual aid, education, inspiration, and community building among secular supporters.
    • Community Building and Fundraising Events
      Organizes events like the "Secular Week of Action" and the annual Festival of Pies for community-building, education, inspiration, and fundraising among secular supporters.
    • Secular Summit
      Organizes a Secular Summit focused on mutual aid for education, inspiration, and community building among secular supporters.
    • Secular Summit
      Organizes a Secular Summit for mutual aid, education, inspiration, and community building among secular supporters.
    • Secular Summit and Community Building
      Organizes a Secular Summit for mutual aid, education, inspiration, and community building among secular supporters, and hosts community-building and fundraising events like the Festival of Pies.
    • Secular Summit and Community Building
      Organizes a Secular Summit focused on mutual aid for education, inspiration, and community building among secular supporters, and hosts community-building and fundraising events like the Festival of Pies.
  • Secular & Humanities Public Lecture Series 6 activities
    • Public Education and Speaker Series
      Offers a Secular Speaker Series with virtual and in-person presentations by experts on various topics including education, science, medicine, constitutional law, and current events. This also includes providing a library of articles, book recommendations, and videos on secularism for public education.
    • Public Education on Secularism
      Provides educational resources on secularism, including a library of articles, book recommendations, and videos, and hosts a Secular Speaker Series featuring experts on topics such as education, science, medicine, and constitutional law.
    • Public Education on Secularism
      Provides educational resources on secularism, including a library of articles, book recommendations, and videos, and hosts a Secular Speaker Series featuring experts on various topics such as education, science, medicine, and constitutional law.
    • Public Education on Secularism
      Provides educational resources on secularism, including articles, book recommendations, and videos, and hosts a Secular Speaker Series with experts on various topics like education, science, and constitutional law.
    • Public Education on Secularism
      Provides educational resources on secularism, including a library of articles, book recommendations, and videos, and hosts a Secular Speaker Series featuring experts on various topics such as education, science, medicine, and constitutional law.
    • Public Education on Secularism
      Provides educational resources on secularism, including a library of articles, book recommendations, and videos, and hosts a Secular Speaker Series featuring experts on various topics like education, science, and constitutional law.
  • Youth Internship Placement 4 activities
    • Internship Program
      Offers an internship program for high school and college students, providing practical experience in legal, policy, communications, and development teams.
    • Internship Program
      Offers an internship program for high school juniors and seniors, undergraduates, community college, vocational, and graduate students, providing practical experience in legal, policy, communications, and development teams.
    • Internship Program
      Offers an internship program for high school and college students, providing practical experience in legal, policy, communications, and development teams.
    • Internship Program
      Offers an internship program for high school and college students, providing practical experience in legal, policy, communications, and development teams.
  • Nonpartisan Voter Information Tools 4 activities
    • Legislator Identification Tool
      Provides a tool to help Arizona residents identify their state legislators.
    • Legislator Identification Tool
      Provides a tool to help Arizona residents identify their state legislators.
    • Legislator Identification Tool
      Provides a tool to help Arizona residents identify their state legislators.
    • Legislator Identification Tool
      Provides an online tool to help Arizona residents identify their state legislators.
  • Uncategorized 7 activities
    • Legislative Advocacy and Engagement
      Engages in legislative advocacy by issuing action alerts to supporters, providing updates on the Arizona State Legislature, and organizing actions related to specific legislative issues and school board policies, such as opposing religious curriculum adoption and cuts to performing arts programming.
    • School Board Advocacy
      Organizes actions and advocates against specific policies and curricula in various Arizona school districts, including opposing anti-trans/nonbinary policies, cutting performing arts, and adopting religious curricula.
    • Secular Studies Program
      Operates the "Secular Studies" program, launched in 2015, which provides weekly presentations and discussions for elected officials on evidence-based approaches to policy issues.
    • Secular Studies Program
      Operates the "Secular Studies" program, launched in 2015, which provides weekly presentations and discussions for elected officials on evidence-based approaches to policy issues.
    • Secular Studies Program for Elected Officials
      Operates the "Secular Studies" program, launched in 2015, which provides weekly presentations and discussions for elected officials on evidence-based approaches to policy issues.
    • Secular Studies Program for Elected Officials
      Operates the "Secular Studies" program, launched in 2015, which provides weekly presentations and discussions for elected officials on evidence-based approaches to policy issues.
    • Secular Studies Program for Elected Officials
      Operates the "Secular Studies" program, which provides weekly presentations and discussions for elected officials on evidence-based approaches to policy issues.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$27K
Contributions & grants$26K94%
Program service revenue$2K6%
Investment income$180%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$28K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$88K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$88K
1 years on record · 2021–2021
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

board members · 1
  • RT Justice — Chairman of the Board
relationships · 67

who they work with

  • ADP State Committee Partner — Karen McClelland is a member.
  • ASBA Partner — Karen McClelland serves on the Board of Directors as the Yavapai County Director.
  • AZ LD2 Dems Partner — Craig Beckman is a board member.
  • AZ LD25 Democrats Partner — Iain Hamp has served on their board.
  • Affinis Humanity Coalition Partner — Liaised organization promoting the advancement of normalizing humanist narratives in communities.
  • American Atheists Partner — Karen McClelland is an individual member.
  • American Atheists Partner — Partnered to erect billboards in Phoenix and Tucson.
  • American Humanist Association Partner — Whitney Johnson was an early member.
  • American United Partner — Karen McClelland is an individual member.
  • Arizona Coalition for Change | Our Voice Our Vote Partner — Armonee Jackson serves as Partnerships and Membership Manager.
  • Arizona End of Life Options Partner — Liaised organization working to gain passage of a state law for terminally ill Arizona residents to legally obtain medications to eliminate suffering at the end of life.
  • Arizona End-of-Life Options Partner — Mary Ganapol works with this organization to bring a death with dignity law to Arizonans.
  • Arizona List Partner — Karen McClelland is a member of their Leadership Council.
  • Black Women Organized for Political Action Partner — Armonee Jackson was a fellow with this organization.
  • BlogForArizona.net Partner — Michael Bryan founded this progressive Democratic blog.
  • Camp Quest Arizona Partner — Liaised organization providing a sleepaway summer camp experience for children from atheist, agnostic, humanist, and other freethinking families.
  • Car Easy Partner — Partners to facilitate vehicle donations.
  • Changing Hands Bookstore Partner — Promoted book purchases for an event.
  • Civic Engagement Beyond Voting Partner — Iain Hamp has served on their board.
  • Copper State Leadership Council Partner — Karen McClelland is a member.
  • Creighton School District Partner — Jeanne Casteen served as a school board member and Board President.
  • Democrats of Greater Tucson Partner — Michael Bryan is the VP of Programming.
  • Democrats of the Red Rocks Partner — Karen McClelland was on their Board from 2007 to 2021.
  • Dianne Post Partner — Leads the Secular AZ Legal Committee.
  • Emerge Arizona Partner — Jeanne Casteen completed their program in 2011.
  • Flagstaff Freethinkers Partner — Liaised community-oriented group of skeptics and nontheists that meets for social events, discussion, volunteer opportunities, and family-friendly activities.
  • Freedom From Religion Foundation Partner — Whitney Johnson was an early member.
  • Freedom From Religion Foundation - Valley of the Sun Chapter Partner — Whitney Johnson is the Vice President.
  • Freedom From Religion Foundation Valley of the Sun Chapter Partner — Liaised educational group that works to promote the constitutional principle of separation of state and church and educate the public on matters relating to nontheism.
  • GoodSearch.com Partner — Receives donations when users search the web through their platform.
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