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Flagstaff Forty
Flagstaff, AZ · EIN 202351920 · Form 990EZ · FY2021 · NTEE S30 · Community Improvement · Micro (<$100K) · www.naleaders.org
revenue
$81K
expenses
$74K
net assets
$24K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

To improve the Northern Arizona area by bringing together talent, resources, and leadership to create action on priority issues.

profile · synthesized from sources

Business and community leadership coalition in Northern Arizona, originally founded as Flagstaff Forty in 2004. Comprised of CEOs and leaders from major local organizations in business, education, and nonprofits, the group identifies critical regional issues and collaborates on solutions. Focus areas include economic development, education, public health, and civic policy, with advocacy on local and statewide ballot initiatives.

named programs · 4 · from sources

what they call their work

Community Health and Civility
Public health outreach, including hosting expert briefings on issues like COVID-19 in partnership with local institutions
Education That Works for You (Prop 417)
Advocacy campaign supporting continuation of secondary property tax to fund Coconino Community College programs and workforce development
Environmental Committee
Focus on regional environmental issues, including advocacy around the 4FRI (Four Forest Restoration Initiative)
STEM City Initiative
Support for Flagstaff STEM City to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and workforce readiness
activities · 3 groups

what they do

  • Ballot Measure & Legislative Opposition Campaigns 4 activities
    • Ballot Proposition Opposition
      Opposed specific Arizona Propositions (126, 127, and 305) on the 2018 ballot.
    • Ballot measure opposition campaigns
      Engaged in advocacy against specific Arizona ballot propositions, including Propositions 126, 127, and 305 in 2018.
    • Opposing ballot propositions
      Flagstaff Forty actively opposed specific Arizona Propositions (126, 127, and 305) on the 2018 ballot.
    • Opposing ballot propositions
      Flagstaff Forty actively opposed specific Arizona Propositions (126, 127, and 305) on the 2018 ballot.
  • Discipline-Specific Student Scholarships & Internships 4 activities
    • Science and Technology Infrastructure Development Sponsorship
      Sponsored Science Foundation Arizona for its initial seven years to help develop a research-based science and technology infrastructure in Arizona.
    • Science and technology infrastructure development sponsorship
      Sponsored Science Foundation Arizona for its first seven years to support the creation of a research-based science and technology infrastructure in the state.
    • Sponsoring science and technology infrastructure development
      Flagstaff Forty sponsored Science Foundation Arizona for seven years to aid in developing a research-based science and technology infrastructure within Arizona.
    • Sponsoring science and technology infrastructure development
      Flagstaff Forty sponsored Science Foundation Arizona for seven years to aid in developing a research-based science and technology infrastructure within Arizona.
  • Uncategorized 8 activities
    • Advocating for school district overrides
      Flagstaff Forty urged voters to approve the Flagstaff Unified School District Override in Fall 2014, which helped maintain educational programs like all-day kindergarten and arts programs.
    • Advocating for school district overrides
      Flagstaff Forty urged voters to approve the Flagstaff Unified School District Override in Fall 2014, which helped maintain educational programs like all-day kindergarten and arts programs.
    • Annual Issue Identification and Advocacy
      Identifies a short list of critical community and state issues annually and collaborates with organizations to address them through advocacy efforts.
    • Annual community and state issue advocacy
      Identifies a short list of critical community and state issues each year and collaborates with organizations to address them.
    • Identifying and addressing critical community and state issues
      Flagstaff Forty annually identifies a short list of critical community and state issues and collaborates with other organizations to address them.
    • Identifying and addressing critical community and state issues
      Flagstaff Forty annually identifies a short list of critical community and state issues and collaborates with other organizations to address them.
    • School District Override Advocacy
      Urged voters to approve the Flagstaff Unified School District Override in Fall 2014, which resulted in the maintenance of all-day kindergarten, smaller class sizes, reading and math interventions, and arts programs.
    • School district funding override advocacy
      Advocated for voter approval of the Flagstaff Unified School District Override in Fall 2014, which succeeded and preserved all-day kindergarten, smaller class sizes, and academic and arts programs.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$81K
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$74K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$65K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$24K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$24K
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue +2.2%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
T Paul Thomas CEO 20 $65K
board members · 1
  • Jeff Hall — Board Chair
relationships · 11

who they work with

  • Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce Partner — Julie Pastrick, President & CEO of Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, is listed as a member of Northern Arizona Leadership Alliance, indicating an organizational affiliation or partnership through leadership engagement.
  • Flagstaff STEM City Partner — Supports the Flagstaff STEM City initiative.
  • Flagstaff Unified School District Partner — Urged voters to approve an override for the school district.
  • Flinn Foundation Partner — Collaborates with Flagstaff Forty on shared goals, particularly around involvement with Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee and the Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy
  • Greater Phoenix Leadership Partner — Partnered to sponsor Science Foundation Arizona.
  • Greater Phoenix Leadership Partner — Sister organization that NALA members work with on issues of statewide importance.
  • Northern Arizona Leadership Alliance Network — Flagstaff Forty evolved into the Northern Arizona Leadership Alliance.
  • Northern Arizona Leadership Alliance Partner — Collaborates on outreach and advocacy efforts, including support for Flagstaff propositions and focus on 4FRI
  • Science Foundation Arizona Partner — Sponsored Science Foundation Arizona for its initial seven years.
  • Southern Arizona Leadership Council Partner — Partnered to sponsor Science Foundation Arizona.
  • Southern Arizona Leadership Council Partner — Sister organization that NALA members work with on issues of statewide importance.