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US nonprofit · EIN 830370609 · Phoenix, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 830370609) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Zion Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$473k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$364k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.1m
$193k liabilities
Net assets
$859k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
4.6y av
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Navarro Whitaker
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2015 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Zion Institute's network

5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Navarro Whitaker ChairChairman2021
5 yrs
Gabriel CamposCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Jquane HillDirector2021
5 yrs
Richard WilliamsTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Shawn M Pearson (also filed as Shawn Pearson, Shawn Pearson)CEO2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amber PorterPresidentsince 2019
Shawn M PearsonCompany secretarysince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Shawn PearsonCEO40$55k
Leonard BraxtonDirector2$0
John DampierTreasurer2$0
James FisherChairman2$0
J'quane HillDirector2$0
David TiangDirector2$0

About

Legal name
Zion Institute
EIN
830370609
Address
4615 South 22nd Street Room 303, Phoenix, AZ, 85040-2528
State
Arizona
Mission
Zion's most significant activities include early childhood education programs, integrated health services, family preservation services, and foster care provider licensing. It is our endeavor to build healthy children, families and communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2003
Principal officer
Shawn Pearson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsNavarro Whitaker
≥5years on the filingsJquane Hill
≥4years on the filingsGabriel Campos
≥4years on the filingsRichard Williams

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$193k
Net assets or fund balances
$859k
Contributions and grants received
$55k
Program service revenue
$418k
Employees
7