ARIZONA PIRG EDUCATION FUND INC

Gilbert, AZ · EIN 352259362 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.arizonapirgedfund.org

revenue

$158K

expenses

$153K

net assets

$155K

employees

—

mission · from form 990

The purpose of the corporation is to engage in public education within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The corporation's activities may include public education, research and litigation on issues affecting the public interest.

profile · synthesized from sources

Arizona PIRG Education Fund is a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on environmental protection and public interest issues. The group works to reduce plastic pollution, promote clean water and air, combat global warming, and advance consumer protections through research, public education, and grassroots organizing. Its efforts include campaigns to prevent plastic pellet spills and reduce single-use plastics.

named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

Beyond Plastic Campaign

Effort to reduce plastic pollution by advocating for policies that limit single-use plastics, prevent pellet spills, and promote corporate and governmental accountability in plastic waste management

International Plastic Pellet Count

Annual citizen science initiative to document plastic pellet (nurdle) pollution in waterways and beaches, raising awareness and advocating for policy changes to prevent industrial plastic spills

activities · 9 groups

what they do

Plastic Pellet and Water Bead Advocacy 10 activities
- Advocacy Against Plastic Pellet Spills
  
  Documents plastic pellet spills to advocate for preventative measures.
- Advocacy for Water Bead Safety
  
  Advocates for new regulations concerning water beads to enhance child safety following reported injuries.
- Advocacy for Water Bead Safety Regulations
  
  Advocates for new regulations concerning water beads to protect children from injuries.
- Advocacy for Water Bead Safety Regulations
  
  Advocates for new regulations concerning water beads to enhance child safety following reported injuries.
- Advocacy for Water Bead Safety Regulations
  
  Advocated for new rules regarding water beads to offer protection after child injuries.
- Advocacy to Prevent Plastic Pellet Spills
  
  Documents plastic pellet spills to advocate for measures that prevent future occurrences.
- Organizing Citizen Science for Plastic Pellet Pollution
  
  Organizes the International Plastic Pellet Count, a citizen science initiative focused on documenting and cleaning up plastic pellet pollution in various aquatic environments.
- Organizing Citizen Science for Plastic Pollution
  
  Helps organize the International Plastic Pellet Count, a citizen science effort to document and clean up plastic pellet pollution in rivers, streams, wetlands, and ocean beaches, and documents plastic pellet spills to prevent them.
- Organizing Citizen Science for Plastic Pollution
  
  Organizes the International Plastic Pellet Count, a citizen science initiative to document and clean up plastic pellet pollution in various water bodies.
- Plastic Pellet Spill Documentation and Prevention
  
  Documents plastic pellet spills to aid in their prevention.
Corporate Data Collection Reform 8 activities
- Advocacy Against Tech Companies Monetizing Children's Data
  
  Advocates for rules to stop tech companies from monetizing the data of children and teenagers.
- Advocacy for Child Data Privacy
  
  Advocates for regulations to prevent tech companies from monetizing the data of children and teenagers.
- Advocacy for Child Data Privacy
  
  Advocates for regulations to prevent tech companies from monetizing the data of children and teenagers.
- Advocacy for Child and Teen Data Privacy
  
  Advocates for regulations to prevent tech companies from monetizing the data of children and teenagers.
- Advocacy for Consumer Data Privacy
  
  Advocates for companies to stop collecting, storing, and selling consumer data without consent or beyond transactional needs.
- Advocacy for Consumer Data Privacy
  
  Advocates for companies to stop collecting, storing, and selling consumer data without consent or beyond transactional necessities.
- Advocacy for Consumer Data Privacy
  
  Advocated for companies to stop collecting, storing, and selling consumer data without consent or beyond transactional needs.
- Advocacy for Consumer Data Protection
  
  Advocates for companies to stop collecting, storing, and selling consumer data without consent or beyond transactional necessities.
Utility Rate Case Advocacy 8 activities
- Advocacy for Utility Ratepayer Protection
  
  Comments on utility rate case decisions, such as the UNS Gas rate case, to advocate for consumer interests and facilitates public comment from customers regarding proposed rate increases from utilities like APS, including holding ratepayer town halls.
- Advocacy on Utility Rate Cases
  
  Comments on utility rate case decisions, such as the UNS Gas rate case, arguing against outcomes deemed detrimental to consumers, and facilitates public comment from APS customers regarding proposed rate increases through town halls.
- Advocacy on Utility Rate Cases
  
  Comments on utility rate case decisions, such as the UNS Gas rate case, and facilitates public comment from customers regarding proposed rate increases from companies like APS.
- Advocacy on Utility Rate Cases
  
  Comments on utility rate case decisions, such as the UNS Gas rate case, stating they are detrimental to consumers, and facilitates public comment from APS customers regarding proposed rate increases through town halls.
- Research on Gas Utility Bill Components
  
  Reports on the composition of utility gas bills in Arizona, highlighting that the delivery of gas constitutes the majority of the cost.
- Research on Utility Gas Bill Components
  
  Reported that the delivery of gas comprises the majority of utility gas bills in Arizona.
- Research on Utility Gas Bill Components
  
  Reports on the composition of utility gas bills in Arizona, highlighting that the delivery of gas constitutes the majority of the cost.
- Research on Utility Gas Bill Components
  
  Reports that the delivery of gas constitutes the majority of utility gas bills in Arizona.
Toxic Pollution & Plastic Advocacy 6 activities
- Advocacy for EPA Air Pollution Accounting
  
  Advocates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include lives lost due to air pollution in its assessments.
- Advocacy for EPA Air Pollution Accounting
  
  Advocates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include lives lost due to air pollution in its calculations.
- Advocacy for EPA Ban on Antibiotic-Containing Pesticides
  
  Advocates for the EPA to prohibit the use of pesticides that contain medically important antibiotics.
- Advocacy for EPA Pesticide Ban
  
  Advocates for the EPA to ban pesticides containing medically important antibiotics.
- Advocacy for EPA Pesticide Ban
  
  Advocates for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban pesticides containing medically important antibiotics.
- Advocacy for EPA Policy Changes
  
  Advocates for the EPA to count lives lost due to air pollution and to ban the use of pesticides containing medically important antibiotics.
Energy Affordability & Solar Best Practices Education 5 activities
- Energy Efficiency Education and Tool Development
  
  Launches tools and provides educational resources, such as webinars featuring energy efficiency professionals, to offer tips on energy efficiency.
- Energy Efficiency Education and Tools
  
  Launches tools and provides educational content, such as webinars featuring efficiency professionals, to offer energy efficiency tips.
- Energy Efficiency Education and Tools
  
  Launched a new tool and provided energy efficiency tips through a webinar featuring six efficiency professionals.
- Energy Efficiency Education and Tools
  
  Launches tools and provides energy efficiency tips through webinars featuring efficiency professionals.
- Holding Ratepayer Town Halls
  
  Organizes and conducts town halls for ratepayers to discuss utility-related issues.
Auto Dealer Licensing & Compliance Support 4 activities
- Advocacy Against Deceptive Car Dealership Practices
  
  Warns car dealerships nationwide to cease junk fees and other deceptive sales tactics.
- Advocacy Against Junk Fees in Car Dealerships
  
  Warned car dealerships nationwide to stop junk fees and other deceptive tactics.
- Consumer Protection Advocacy Against Deceptive Car Dealership Practices
  
  Warns car dealerships nationwide to cease junk fees and other deceptive sales tactics.
- Consumer Protection Advocacy Against Deceptive Car Dealership Practices
  
  Warns car dealerships nationwide to cease junk fees and other deceptive sales tactics.
Elder Fraud & Cybercrime Victim Support 4 activities
- Research on AI Scams
  
  Reports on the use of AI by scammers to create deepfake voices and believable scripts from stolen data and social media information.
- Research on AI and Scams
  
  Reported on how AI is used by scammers to create deepfake voices and believable scripts from data breaches and social media.
- Research on AI in Scams
  
  Reports on the use of artificial intelligence by scammers to create deepfake voices and believable scripts from stolen data.
- Research on AI in Scams
  
  Reports on the use of artificial intelligence by scammers to create deepfake voices and believable scripts from stolen data and social media information.
Electric Vehicle & Renewable Energy Research and Advocacy 3 activities
- Research on Electric Vehicle Adoption
  
  Conducts research demonstrating that Arizona and its local governments could save over $100 million by replacing government fleet vehicles with electric vehicles.
- Research on Electric Vehicle Adoption
  
  Released research indicating that Arizona and its local governments could save over $100 million in the next decade by replacing government fleet vehicles with electric vehicles, even without federal tax incentives.
- Research on Electric Vehicle Adoption for Government Fleets
  
  Conducts research, such as a study indicating that Arizona and its local governments could save over $100 million by replacing government fleet vehicles with electric vehicles.
Electronics Reuse and Recycling Services 2 activities
- Research on Product Repairability
  
  Published a scorecard evaluating the repairability of phones and laptops to support the Right to Repair movement.
- Research on Product Repairability
  
  Publishes scorecards evaluating the repairability of phones and laptops to support the Right to Repair movement.

financials · form 990EZ · fy2021

revenue

Total revenue$158K

Contributions & grants$158K100%

Program service revenue$00%

Investment income$00%

Other revenue$0

expenses

Total expenses$153K

Program expenses—

Admin / overhead—

Fundraising—

Salaries & benefits$73K

Grants paid out$1K

balance sheet

Total assets$235K

Cash—

Investments—

Liabilities—

Net assets$155K

2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue -16.9%

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

board members · 5

Bret Fanshaw — Director
Carl Perry — President, Director
Diane Brown — Executive Director
Ed Mierzwinski — Vice President, Director
Tina Beattie — Director

relationships · 13

who they work with

Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center Partner — Celeste Meiffren-Swango, State Director for Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center, is an author on the article.
Frontier Group Partner — Collaborated on research about electric vehicle savings for government fleets.
KGUN 9 Partner — KGUN 9 interviewed Arizona PIRG Education Fund’s consumer watchdog director Teresa Murray about ‘surveillance pricing’.
PennEnvironment Partner — Partners at PennEnvironment helped secure a ‘zero pellet discharge’ commitment from BVPV Styrenics PLV in Pennsylvania.
Public Interest Network Coalition — ARIZONA PIRG EDUCATION FUND INC is part of the Public Interest Network.
Public Interest Network Coalition — Part of the Public Interest Network.
Public Interest Network Network — Arizona PIRG Education Fund is part of the Public Interest Network.
Public Interest Network Network — Part of the Public Interest Network
Public Interest Network Network — Part of the Public Interest Network.
Public Interest Network Partner — Part of the Public Interest Network.
The Nature Conservancy in Arizona Partner — Collaborated on research about electric vehicle savings for government fleets.
The Public Interest Network Network — Part of The Public Interest Network.
U.S. PIRG Education Fund Partner — Grace Vickers, Beyond Plastic Associate for U.S. PIRG Education Fund, is an author on the article and works on plastics campaigns.