Arizona Burn Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 52 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE PROMOTING BURN PREVENTION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $2.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 61%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 790
- Highest pay
- $177,048, prior ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 41 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 41% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1561% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 52 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $555,809 spent. CLIENT CARE SERVICES: AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE FOR BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES OVER TIME AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR JOURNEY - CRISIS, RECOVERY AND THRIVE. SEE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS BELOW: CRISIS CARE: IN CRISIS CARE THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FAMILIES OF BURN PATIENTS THE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDED IN THE MIDST OF THEIR CRISIS. WHEN A PATIENT IS ADMITTED TO A BURN FACILITY, ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF MEMBERS CAN BE THERE TO OFFER SUPPORT TO THE FAMILY. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS LODGING, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND MEAL VOUCHERS THAT ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS AND OFFER MUCH NEEDED HOPE IN THOSE EARLY STAGES OF THE CRISIS. RECOVERY CARE: RECOVERY CARE BEGINS ONCE A BURN SURVIVOR IS DISCHARGED FROM THE BURN FACILITY. ARIZONA BURN FOUNDATION ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF THE BURN SURVIVOR AND THEIR FAMILY AND CREATES A CARE PLAN APPROPRIATE FOR THEM. THE FOUNDATION MAY PROVIDE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PRESCRIPTION PAYMENT, LODGING FOR RETURN CLINIC VISITS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH RENT, UTILITIES OR FOOD IF THIS NEED IS NOT MET BY OTHER MEANS. FOR LONG-TERM NEEDS, THE FOUNDATION WILL REFER CLIENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES, HELPING A FAMILY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING PAPERWORK AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE AGENCIES. THRIVE: YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT: THE GOAL OF ARIZONA BURN FOUNDATION IS TO HELP PROVIDE THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR A BURN SURVIVOR AND THEIR FAMILY TO THRIVE. IN THIS STAGE OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE MODEL THE FOUNDATION OFFERS SOCIAL GATHERINGS WHERE ORGANIC PEER-TO- PEER SUPPORT CAN TAKE PLACE. A BURN INJURY AFFECTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY, SO WHILE CAMPS OFFER PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT FOR BURN SURVIVORS, THESE SOCIAL GATHERINGS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING TO BURN SURVIVORS TO ATTEND BURN CONFERENCES SUCH AS WORLD BURN CONGRESS AND ANGEL FACES. CLIENT CARE SERVICES: AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE FOR BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES OVER TIME AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR JOURNEY - CRISIS, RECOVERY AND THRIVE. SEE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS BELOW: CRISIS CARE: IN CRISIS CARE THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FAMILIES OF BURN PATIENTS THE EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT NEEDED IN THE MIDST OF THEIR CRISIS. WHEN A PATIENT IS ADMITTED TO A BURN FACILITY, ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF MEMBERS CAN BE THERE TO OFFER SUPPORT TO THE FAMILY. THE FOUNDATION OFFERS LODGING, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND MEAL VOUCHERS THAT ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS AND OFFER MUCH NEEDED HOPE IN THOSE EARLY STAGES OF THE CRISIS. RECOVERY CARE: RECOVERY CARE BEGINS ONCE A BURN SURVIVOR IS DISCHARGED FROM THE BURN FACILITY. ARIZONA BURN FOUNDATION ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF THE BURN SURVIVOR AND THEIR FAMILY AND CREATES A CARE PLAN APPROPRIATE FOR THEM. THE FOUNDATION MAY PROVIDE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PRESCRIPTION PAYMENT, LODGING FOR RETURN CLINIC VISITS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH RENT, UTILITIES OR FOOD IF THIS NEED IS NOT MET BY OTHER MEANS. FOR LONG-TERM NEEDS, THE FOUNDATION WILL REFER CLIENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES, HELPING A FAMILY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING PAPERWORK AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE AGENCIES. THRIVE: YOUTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT: THE GOAL OF ARIZONA BURN FOUNDATION IS TO HELP PROVIDE THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR A BURN SURVIVOR AND THEIR FAMILY TO THRIVE. IN THIS STAGE OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE MODEL THE FOUNDATION OFFERS SOCIAL GATHERINGS WHERE ORGANIC PEER-TO- PEER SUPPORT CAN TAKE PLACE. A BURN INJURY AFFECTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY, SO WHILE CAMPS OFFER PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT FOR BURN SURVIVORS, THESE SOCIAL GATHERINGS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING TO BURN SURVIVORS TO ATTEND BURN CONFERENCES SUCH AS WORLD BURN CONGRESS AND ANGEL FACES.
- $320,951 spent. ADVOCACY & EDUCATION: THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES BURN PREVENTION EDUCATION AND AWARENESS THAT HELPS KEEP COMMUNITIES IN ARIZONA SAFER. SEE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS BELOW. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS THE MACDONALD WOODS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO ASSIST YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS WITH POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. COMMUNITY SMOKE ALARM PROGRAM: THE COMMUNITY SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATION PROGRAM TARGETS AT RISK NEIGHBORHOODS DETERMINED BY ONE OR ALL THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: LOW INCOME, NEIGHBORHOOD OLDER THAN 15 YEARS, AND/OR HIGH INCIDENCE OF HOME FIRES. MOST OF THESE EVENTS OCCUR IN LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS SERVING A POPULATION WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD A SMOKE ALARM. A TYPICAL CLIENT IS A FAMILY LIVING IN A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THAT IS MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD. SMOKE ALARMS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE AND ARE INSTALLED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. BURN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE FOUNDATION RECENTLY LAUNCHED MILO AND MOXIE: SMART SAFETY RANGERS, A NEW BURN PREVENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PRESCHOOL THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. WITH THE HELP OF PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE - INCLUDING FIRE DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS - WE ARE EDUCATING MORE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT BURN PREVENTION THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF BURN AND FIRE SAFETY AND IS ENDORSED BY PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF ARIZONA AND ARIZONA BURN CENTER. ADVOCACY & EDUCATION: THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES BURN PREVENTION EDUCATION AND AWARENESS THAT HELPS KEEP COMMUNITIES IN ARIZONA SAFER. SEE PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS BELOW. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS THE MACDONALD WOODS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO ASSIST YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS WITH POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. COMMUNITY SMOKE ALARM PROGRAM: THE COMMUNITY SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATION PROGRAM TARGETS AT RISK NEIGHBORHOODS DETERMINED BY ONE OR ALL THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: LOW INCOME, NEIGHBORHOOD OLDER THAN 15 YEARS, AND/OR HIGH INCIDENCE OF HOME FIRES. MOST OF THESE EVENTS OCCUR IN LOW TO MODERATE INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS SERVING A POPULATION WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD A SMOKE ALARM. A TYPICAL CLIENT IS A FAMILY LIVING IN A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THAT IS MORE THAN 15 YEARS OLD. SMOKE ALARMS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE AND ARE INSTALLED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. BURN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE FOUNDATION RECENTLY LAUNCHED MILO AND MOXIE: SMART SAFETY RANGERS, A NEW BURN PREVENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PRESCHOOL THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. WITH THE HELP OF PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE - INCLUDING FIRE DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS - WE ARE EDUCATING MORE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT BURN PREVENTION THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF BURN AND FIRE SAFETY AND IS ENDORSED BY PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT, PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF ARIZONA AND ARIZONA BURN CENTER.
- $583,245 spent. THE FOUNDATION'S LEADERSHIP IN TRAINING PROGRAM, DESIGNED FOR BURN SURVIVORS AGES 16-20 AT CAMP COURAGE, AFFORDS YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITH THE SAME INJURIES AS THEMSELVES. AS PART OF THRIVE CARE, THE FOUNDATION ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMMING FOR BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY TO HOPE AND WELLNESS. THIS INCLUDES THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, CAMP COURAGE, ARIZONA'S CHILDREN'S BURN CAMP, HELD EACH SUMMER FOR YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS AGED 6-20; CAMP NURTURE, TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PARENTS AND SIBLINGS OF BURN SURVIVORS; AND CAMP THRIVE, A RETREAT FOR BURN SURVIVORS AGED 18-25. TWO NEW CAMPS ARE CAMP CONNECTION, THIS IS FOR SURVIVORS 18+ AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN A RELATIONSHIP WHEN ONE PARTNER BECOMES THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER FOR THE OTHER AFTER A BURN INJURY; AS WELL HAS CAMP HOPE, THIS IS FOR ADULT BURN SURVIVORS 26+ TO FIND COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT FROM FELLOW SURVIVORS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE FOUNDATION'S LEADERSHIP IN TRAINING PROGRAM, DESIGNED FOR BURN SURVIVORS AGES 16-20 AT CAMP COURAGE, AFFORDS YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITH THE SAME INJURIES AS THEMSELVES. AS PART OF THRIVE CARE, THE FOUNDATION ALSO OFFERS PROGRAMMING FOR BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY TO HOPE AND WELLNESS. THIS INCLUDES THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, CAMP COURAGE, ARIZONA'S CHILDREN'S BURN CAMP, HELD EACH SUMMER FOR YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS AGED 6-20; CAMP NURTURE, TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PARENTS AND SIBLINGS OF BURN SURVIVORS; AND CAMP THRIVE, A RETREAT FOR BURN SURVIVORS AGED 18-25. TWO NEW CAMPS ARE CAMP CONNECTION, THIS IS FOR SURVIVORS 18+ AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN A RELATIONSHIP WHEN ONE PARTNER BECOMES THE PRIMARY CAREGIVER FOR THE OTHER AFTER A BURN INJURY; AS WELL HAS CAMP HOPE, THIS IS FOR ADULT BURN SURVIVORS 26+ TO FIND COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT FROM FELLOW SURVIVORS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1968.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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