Center for Arizona Policy

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Summary

CAP is a nonprofit advocacy group whose mission is to promote and defend the foundational values of life, marriage and family and religious freedom.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Center for Arizona Policy
PO Box 32428
Phoenix, AZ 85064-2428

Website: azpolicy.org

Phone: (602) 424-2525

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 860618922

CEO/President: Cathi Herrod

Chairman: Greg Fraley

Board size: 16

Founder: Len Munsil

Ruling year: 1989

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 12/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1999


Purpose

Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) has established itself as one of the nation's premier public policy organizations, advocating so Arizona families can thrive.


Mission statement

Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) is a nonprofit advocacy group whose mission is to promote and defend the foundational values of life, marriage and family, and religious freedom.


Statement of faith

We believe the Bible alone (the 66 books of the Old and New Testament) to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God, without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is our source of religious authority for matters of faith and conduct.

We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

We believe that all human beings are lost and sinful by nature. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. Justification is by faith alone, in Christ alone, and is not based on any human works or doctrine.

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. The true Church is the body of Christ of which He is the head.

We believe the term "marriage" has only one meaning; the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:18-25) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4). We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.

We believe the differences between male and female, including biological differences, are divinely ordained, integral to God's design for self-conception as male or female, and meant for human good. Therefore, the rejection of one's biological sex and adoption of a transgender self-conception is inconsistent with God's holy purposes in creation and a departure from Christian faithfulness and witness.

We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect and value all human life. (Ps 139.)

The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all we believe. For purposes of the Center for Arizona Policy statement of faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our Board of Directors is the final interpretative authority on the Bible's meaning and application.

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Community Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating1025 of 1095110 of 122
Fund acquisition rating910 of 109688 of 122
Resource allocation rating938 of 1096103 of 122
Asset utilization rating864 of 109594 of 122

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
8%10%13%10%16%13%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%11%13%10%16%13%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
93%110%101%100%95%99%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
6%11%23%16%18%13%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
7%-10%-1%0%5%1%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
83%73%53%66%62%70%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
98%94%55%66%84%96%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
80%68%29%44%52%67%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
2%6%45%34%16%4%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
2%4%44%52%33%10%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
11%16%23%19%20%17%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.890.420.361.011.682.06
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.791.761.561.011.021.06
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.920.740.551.021.722.18
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
15.2620.4853.65121.6438.7426.03
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.060.050.020.010.030.04
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.7915.4121.2711.716.815.30
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
10%34%35%3%7%17%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%31%34%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
97%156%183%97%55%40%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20222021202020192018
Cash$3,596,028$3,951,226$2,150,514$1,082,396$765,042
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$72,805$62,575$154,698$52,103$52,611
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$3,668,833$4,013,801$2,305,212$1,134,499$817,653
Long-term investments$25$25$25$22$19
Fixed assets$2,742,772$2,224,026$14,425$17,215$10,594
Other long-term assets$31,009$8,100$8,100$8,100$36,534
Total long-term assets$2,773,806$2,232,151$22,550$25,337$47,147
Total assets$6,442,639$6,245,952$2,327,762$1,159,836$864,800
 
Liabilities20222021202020192018
Payables and accrued expenses$179,138$74,816$18,951$29,282$31,406
Other current liabilities$0$0$0$0$0
Total current liabilities$179,138$74,816$18,951$29,282$31,406
Debt$2,028,503$2,102,606$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$0$0$47,722$52,268$114,777
Total long-term liabilities$2,028,503$2,102,606$47,722$52,268$114,777
Total liabilities$2,207,641$2,177,422$66,673$81,550$146,183
 
Net assets20222021202020192018
Without donor restrictions$4,183,078$3,396,396$2,133,183$1,013,868$718,617
With donor restrictions$51,920$672,134$127,906$64,418$0
Net assets$4,234,998$4,068,530$2,261,089$1,078,286$718,617
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20222021202020192018
Total contributions$3,180,352$4,073,389$3,519,010$2,202,949$1,824,932
Program service revenue$0$4,450$4,450$103,088$22,752
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$2,690$4,392$2,113$2,571$520
Other revenue($299,790)($52,934)$0$0($335)
Total other revenue($297,100)($44,092)$6,563$105,659$22,937
Total revenue$2,883,252$4,029,297$3,525,573$2,308,608$1,847,869
 
Expenses20222021202020192018
Program services$1,974,247$1,188,209$1,537,707$1,204,312$1,240,509
Management and general$436,210$514,667$436,271$384,920$302,086
Fundraising$306,327$518,980$368,792$359,706$236,621
Total expenses$2,716,784$2,221,856$2,342,770$1,948,938$1,779,216
 
Change in net assets20222021202020192018
Surplus (deficit)$166,468$1,807,441$1,182,803$359,670$68,653
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$166,468$1,807,441$1,182,803$359,670$68,653

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Cathi HerrodPresident$260,331
Christopher St JohnVP-Advanceme$153,677
Allison MacmurtrieSec/Chief of$123,317
Cindy DahlgrenCommunicatio$102,515

Compensation data as of: 12/31/2022


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History

The former Arizona Family Research Institute was reborn in 1995 as Center for Arizona Policy under the leadership of Len Munsil. It was the support of instrumental families: the Blanks, Meeks, Rodens, and many others that established the new effort, driven by their concern for the social direction of the state.
Their concerns and prayers were quickly echoed by hundreds, then thousands of residents worried about the loss of foundational principles and the waning fear of the Lord in their communities.
With that financial and moral support - and one part-time employee and the help of Tracy Munsil - CAP drafted and lobbied for four new Arizona bills in 1996. All four passed. They included a ban on same-sex marriage and a requirement for parental consent for minors seeking abortions - not an easy lift. Thus, with the help and prayers of many across the state, Center for Arizona Policy was not only formed but already seeing generational impacts in the state.
Len hired Cathi Herrod in 1997 as Legislative Council. Eight years later, Cathi took over as President of CAP and continues to serve in that role.
What started with a husband and wife team on a part-time and volunteer basis, has grown into a multi-faceted organization advocating for Arizona families at the state Capitol, educating Arizonans on public policy that directly impacts their lives, cultivating a grassroots coalition, building relationships, and working with allies to affect culture for the glory of God.
Fueled by the steady support of ministry friends and prayer, nearly 200 CAP-supported laws have passed the Arizona Legislature and have been signed into law. Equally as important are the countless destructive bills CAP has worked with allies to stop before they ever reach the governor's desk.


Program accomplishments

11 CAP Passed Measures in 2022

200 CAP Passed Measures Since 1996

71 CAP Life Measures Passed Since 1996


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