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ARIZONA INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT

Tempe, AZ · EIN 274175396 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · NTEE C35 · Environment · Small ($100K-$1M) · azipl.org
revenue
$194K
expenses
$108K
net assets
$168K
employees
mission · from form 990

See Schedule O.

profile · synthesized from sources

Arizona Interfaith Power & Light mobilizes faith communities and individuals to address the climate crisis through advocacy, education, and practical initiatives like solar energy adoption. The organization supports congregations in reducing their carbon footprint, promotes climate justice with a focus on marginalized communities, and provides resources on extreme heat resilience and energy efficiency. Founded in 2009, it operates across Arizona with a mission grounded in spiritual and moral responsibility to care for creation.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Extreme Heat Resilience Resources
Offers practical one-pagers on cooling centers, air conditioning emergencies, utility assistance, and weatherization grants to help communities adapt to extreme heat in Arizona.
S.A.G.E. Congregations
Engages faith communities as “Spirited Activists Greening the Earth” through forming environmental teams, offering action plans, and hosting bi-monthly roundtables for collaboration and support.
Solar Energy for Houses of Worship
Provides resources and guidance to help faith communities adopt solar energy, including information on federal incentives like Elective Pay (Direct Pay) and financing options.
activities · 3 clusters

what they do

  • Faith-Based Climate Advocacy Campaigns 9 activities
    • Climate Justice Advocacy
      Mobilizes people of faith and conscience to care for creation and advance climate justice, including organizing petitions to support clean car standards.
    • Climate Justice Advocacy
      Mobilizes people of faith and conscience to care for creation and advance climate justice, including organizing petitions to support clean car standards.
    • Faith-based climate justice mobilization
      Mobilizes people of faith and conscience across Arizona to advocate for climate justice and environmental care through organized campaigns and public actions.
    • Mobilize faith and conscience communities for climate justice
      Mobilizes people of faith and conscience across Arizona to engage in care for creation and advance climate justice through organized advocacy and public engagement.
    • Organize faith-based advocacy campaigns on clean transportation
      Organized a petition signed by over 4,000 people of faith urging Ford to support clean car standards, as part of broader climate advocacy efforts.
    • S.A.G.E. Congregations Program
      Partners with faith congregations in Arizona to support environmental stewardship, providing guidance to form S.A.G.E. Teams and hosting bi-monthly S.A.G.E. Roundtables for environmental action teams.
    • S.A.G.E. Congregations program
      Partners with faith congregations in Arizona to build environmental stewardship capacity by supporting the formation of S.A.G.E. Teams and hosting bi-monthly S.A.G.E. Roundtables for peer learning and action planning.
    • Support faith congregations in environmental stewardship via S.A.G.E. program
      Partners with Arizona faith congregations through the S.A.G.E. Congregations program to build capacity for environmental action, including forming S.A.G.E. Teams and hosting bi-monthly Roundtables for peer learning and coordination.
    • Support for Faith-Based Environmental Stewardship
      Partners with faith congregations in Arizona through the S.A.G.E. Congregations program to support environmental stewardship, providing guidance to form S.A.G.E. Teams and hosting bi-monthly S.A.G.E. Roundtables for these teams.
  • Climate Resilience Capacity Building 6 activities
    • Distribute extreme heat preparedness educational resources
      Distributes one-pager educational materials on extreme heat preparedness for use by communities and households in Arizona.
    • Environmental Education and Awareness
      Distributes educational one-pager resources on extreme heat preparedness for community and household use and hosts webinars on topics such as the youth climate movement.
    • Environmental Education and Awareness
      Distributes educational one-pager resources on extreme heat preparedness for community and household use and hosts webinars on topics like the youth climate movement.
    • Extreme heat preparedness education
      Distributes educational one-pager resources on extreme heat preparedness for community and household use in Arizona.
    • Host educational webinars on youth climate activism
      Hosts webinars to educate the public on emerging climate movements, such as a session highlighting student-led climate activism inspired by Greta Thunberg.
    • Youth climate movement outreach
      Hosts webinars to highlight student-led climate activism, including movements inspired by Greta Thunberg, to engage and educate faith communities.
  • Solar Adoption Support Programs 4 activities
    • Facilitate solar energy adoption in faith communities
      Provides resources, guidance, and policy updates to help congregations explore and adopt solar energy, including information on IRS Elective Pay incentives covering 30% of system costs and critical federal incentive deadlines.
    • Guidance on Solar Energy Adoption for Congregations
      Compiles and provides resources to help congregations explore solar energy adoption, including guidance on accessing IRS Elective Pay incentives and information on critical deadlines for solar project planning.
    • Solar Energy Adoption Guidance for Congregations
      Compiles and provides resources to help congregations explore solar energy adoption, including guidance on accessing IRS Elective Pay incentives and information on critical deadlines for solar project planning.
    • Solar energy adoption support for congregations
      Provides faith communities with resources, guidance, and updates on federal solar incentives—including IRS Elective Pay covering 30% of system costs and critical planning deadlines—to support solar energy adoption.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$194K
Contributions & grants$194K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$108K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$86K
Grants paid out$1K
balance sheet
Total assets$168K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$168K
1 years on record · 2022–2022
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Doug Bland Executive Director 40 $54K
Jerry Robinson Director / Bookkeeper 3 $5K
board members · 6
  • Emilio Rodriguez Izuierdo — Director
  • Michael Hawthorne Jr — Director
  • Miriam Robles — Director
  • Pam Hyde — Director
  • Sakina Al Amin — Director
  • ellie Hutchison — Director
relationships · 12

who they work with

  • Arizona State University Network — Jerry Robinson moved to Arizona when his daughter enrolled at ASU; Sukhmani Singh earned her degrees there.
  • Arizona Supreme Court Government — Mike Sills-Trausch previously worked as a court performance auditor.
  • City of Glendale Government — Mike Sills-Trausch worked in budget, reporting, and program management roles until retirement in 2021.
  • Faith Communities Partner — Faith communities that are part of AZIPL's network and work alongside the organization to care for creation.
  • Ford Motor Company Partner — Engaged through the #FaithtoFord campaign to support clean car standards.
  • Honeywell Government — Bill Janiga worked for over 40 years as an aviation engineer at Honeywell.
  • Lawyers for Good Government Partner — Collaborates to provide fact sheets and resources on deadlines for solar project planning.
  • Local Food Banks Partner — Jerry Robinson supports local food banks as part of his volunteer work.
  • Pee-Posh (Maricopa) Partner — Acknowledges working on their traditional land
  • Red Cross Partner — Jerry Robinson volunteers with the Red Cross in addition to his work with AZIPL.
  • S.A.G.E. Congregations Partner — Faith communities partnered with Arizona Interfaith Power & Light to advance environmental stewardship.
  • Tohono O’odham Partner — Acknowledges working on their traditional land