Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE)

Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE) is a voter advocacy organization which works to “advance progressive values and policies for the betterment of all its communities.” 1 It is the donor arm to Rural Action Arizona, a nonprofit that shares staff with RAZE. RAZE works to increase voter turnout while advocating for “progressive” policy issues such as increasing abortion access 2, providing services to undocumented migrants, and enacting tighter environmental regulations for increased weather-dependent energy sources like wind and solar as well as a full switch to electric vehicle usage. 3

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Website: www.raze.org
Co-Founders and Co-Executive Directos:

Natali Fierros Bock (until 2024)

Pablo Correa

Location: Coolidge, AZ View on map
Tax ID: 83-3114207
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $3,686,112 Revenue: $5,694,955 Expenses: $3,538,660

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    Programs

    RAZE Leaders

    The RAZE Leaders program is a six-month youth leadership program which acts as a “social club” for high school students while teaching them how to participate in government as well as how to advocate for social issues both nationwide and in their own communities. Some students from the program have worked on issues such as local drug use problems, LGBT issues, and the Black Live Matter movement. 4

    Protect Our Pueblos

    In early 2025, after the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began increasing the deportation of illegal immigrants, RAZE started the Protect Our Pueblos program in partnership with the Arizona ACLU chapter. The program intended to provide “Know Your Rights” training programs, a “community hotline to report ICE activity in rural areas,” 5 and offered a $50 reward to those who finished the program and agreed to be a lookout for ICE agents. 5

    Leadership

    Natali Fierros Bock

    Natali Fierros Bock is the co-founder and former co-executive director of RAZE. 6 In 2018, Bock ran as a Democrat for the Arizona State Senate seat in District 8 but lost in the Democratic primary against Sharon Girard. Girard would lose to Republican Frank Pratt in the general election. 7 In 2024, she left RAZE to become the executive director of One Arizona, a voter outreach nonprofit which focuses on “immigrant rights, voting rights, education equity, racial economic & restorative justice and climate justice.” 8 9 10

    Pablo Correa

    Pablo Correa is the co-founder and executive director of RAZE as of 2025. He was the campaign manager for Natali Fierros Bock during her 2018 AZ State Senate campaign, and following her loss would co-found RAZE with her. Pablo has previously worked for left-of-center leadership programs including “Leading for Change, Arena Academy, and the Monzon Fellowship.” 11 12

    Funding

    Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE) has received grants from several left-of-center organizations and foundations including Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc, Arizona Center for Empowerment, Civic Nation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Hispanic Federation Inc, Hopewell Fund, Liberty, Hill Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, National Association of Latino Elected Officials Education Fund, Neo Philanthropy Inc, New Venture Fund, New World Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Tides Foundation, United States Energy Foundation, Voter Registration Project, Way to Rise, Way to Win Action Fund, Windward Fund, and Women Donors Network. 13

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $3,686,112 $5,694,955 $3,538,660 View
    2023 $1,500,447 $2,467,112 $2,925,653 View
    2022 $1,949,264 $2,937,311 $2,156,107 View
    2021 $1,192,188 $1,097,020 $602,673 View
    2020 $683,046 $1,103,564 $440,221 View

    Prior year filings: 2019

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 418

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Pablo CorreaCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$136,154
    Natali BockCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$55,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $9,515,656
    • Number of Grants: 98
    • Number of Funders: 43

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $505,0002024 Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
    $485,0522024 Voter Registration ProjectVOTER REGISTRATION
    $485,0002024 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
    $442,0172022 Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
    $300,0002024 The Ford FoundationOne-time general support to educate, advocate and coordinate in rural Arizona communities so they may gain access to civic education and engagement opportunities
    $300,0002024 Goodnation Foundation
    $285,0002022 Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
    $275,7502021 New Venture FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
    $264,1792022 Voter Registration ProjectVOTER REGISTRATION
    $250,0002023 Way to RiseGENERAL OPERATIONS
    $250,0002023 New Venture FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
    $200,0002024 Economic Policy InstituteEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
    $200,0002024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
    $170,0002023 Catena FoundationCIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY – GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
    $170,0002022 Catena FoundationCOVID ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY – GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
    $160,0002023 Activate 48 Education Fund
    $160,0002023 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
    $155,0002021 Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
    $155,0002020 Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
    $150,0002022 Silicon Valley Community FoundationCivil Participation
    $125,0002024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $125,0002024 Catena FoundationCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
    $118,1162023 Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
    $115,0002024 NEO PhilanthropyProgram Grant
    $115,0002024 Tides FoundationHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $200,000
    • Number of Grants: 1
    • Number of Recipients: 1

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $200,0002023 Community ChangeGENERAL SUPPORT

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    References

    1. Rural Arizona Engagement, Form 990, 2023, Schedule O. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/833114207/202423109349303222/full
    2. Harb, Tala, and Karla Gonzales Garcia. “Abortion Access Is on the Ballot in Arizona.” Amnesty USA, September 20, 2024. https://www.amnestyusa.org/blog/abortion-access-is-on-the-ballot-in-arizona/.
    3. “Phoenix Climate Solutions Now Earth Day Block Party.” 12 News. Accessed February 3, 2025. https://www.12news.com/events-calendar?_evDiscoveryPath=/event%2F2364867-phoenix-climate-solutions-now-earth-day-block-party-free-food-art-music-speakers-and-more-.
    4. “RAZE Leaders.” RAZE. Accessed February 3, 2025. https://www.raze.org/leaders
    5. “Protect Our Pueblos: Defending Immigrant Families in Rural Arizona.” RAZE. Accessed February 3, 2025. https://www.raze.org/protectourpueblos.
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