Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix
The Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix is a public charity based in Tempe, Arizona. The organization says it is an independent 501(c)(3) and recognized canonical entity that encourages compassionate charitable giving to provide sustainable support for people serving the community. Its website describes it as civilly and canonically distinct from the Diocese of Phoenix.
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix at a glance
In short: Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix gave $4.0M across 119 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), mostly in Arizona. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,010,763
- +17.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 119
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,704
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,713
- Total assets
- $134,311,022
- +9.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (38 of 119, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Arizona (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix
- Review Cycle
- The 2027 Giving Circle application period runs from August 1 through November 20, 2026. The Foundation’s website says a toolkit is available to prepare applications.
- Deadline
- The 2027 Giving Circle application period runs from August 1 through November 20, 2026.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4500 S Lakeshore Dr Ste 650, Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: (480) 651-8800
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix
CCFPHX: Giving Circle Grants
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Christian Service Award Scholarship Grant
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix
Amount
Up to US $8,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Ralph M. Knight Chemistry & Engineering Scholarship Grant
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix
Amount
US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St John Paul II Catholic High School ($303K). Together the top 10 received $1.5M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
460 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 398 grants of 460 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Arizona accounted for 79% of the Foundation’s 2025 grant dollars. The next-largest recipient-state shares were Pennsylvania (4%), California (3%), Missouri (2%), and Montana (2%). Listed 2025 recipients include organizations in Arizona and other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 119 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 38 of 119 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $28K; repeat grants $36K. How we count
Medians: $17K first-time, $17K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2021) to $4.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 119 grants totaling $4.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St John Paul II Catholic High School Avondale, AZ | Program Support | $303,198 |
| Diocese of Phoenix - Bishop's Office Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $212,082 |
| Diocese of Phoenix - Vocations Office Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $163,841 |
| Saint Aidan Parish Wexford, PA | Program Support | $150,000 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Sun City West, AZ | Program Support | $135,876 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $126,409 |
| Aid to Women Center Tempe, AZ | Program Support | $121,889 |
| St Agnes Catholic Church Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $113,684 |
| Augustine Institute Florissant, MO | Program Support | $100,000 |
| Nuestros Pequeos Hermanos (NPH) USA Phoenix, AZ | Program Support | $99,655 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $134,311,022 | $14,458,576 | $5,466,721 | $4,010,763 | 119 | $2,667,722 |
| 2024 | $122,311,875 | $8,876,470 | $4,934,500 | $3,426,639 | 102 | $1,992,267 |
| 2023 | $113,455,355 | $7,733,823 | $3,629,634 | $2,172,497 | 88 | $613,277 |
| 2022 | $102,374,929 | $16,206,204 | $4,233,248 | $2,341,867 | 99 | $2,091,615 |
| 2021 | $101,180,197 | $9,364,520 | $3,277,578 | $1,415,299 | 52 | $2,301,592 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to encourage compassionate charitable giving to provide sustainable support for those who serve the community. Its Forever Funds support organizations promoting the mission of the Catholic Church: Life Forever supports organizations protecting life from conception through natural death; Education Forever provides tuition-assistance scholarships for Catholic education; Community Forever supports infrastructure needs of parishes, schools, and nonprofits; and Care Forever supports frontline organizations serving vulnerable people.
The 2025 grant list includes Catholic schools and parishes, social-service organizations, and other faith-related organizations. Among the recipients, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Diocesan Council for Phoenix describes its work as serving people in poverty and providing opportunities for service. Catholic Charities Community Services describes its mission as helping vulnerable community members with solutions intended to improve lives. Augustine Institute describes its work as forming Catholics for the New Evangelization, while St. Joseph the Worker describes its services as job placement and aftercare for poor and homeless individuals.
Grantmaking
The Foundation’s 2025 filing reports 119 grants totaling $4,010,763. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $303,198, with a median of $16,713. The largest listed awards included $303,198 to St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Avondale, Arizona; $212,082 to the Diocese of Phoenix Bishop’s Office; $163,841 to the Diocese of Phoenix Vocations Office; and $150,000 to Saint Aidan Parish in Wexford, Pennsylvania. The listed purposes for these awards were program support.
Other listed 2025 recipients included the Society of St. Vincent de Paul ($126,409), Aid to Women Center ($121,889), Augustine Institute ($100,000), Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos USA ($99,655), Seton Catholic Preparatory High School ($95,222), and Catholic Charities Community Services ($88,306).
The Giving Circle offers grants in Community Forever, Life Forever, and Care Forever categories. Eligible organizations and nonprofits pitch their needs to Giving Circle members, who vote on which organizations receive funding and the amounts. The Community Forever category includes a music subcategory for music-related improvements or programs. The Foundation’s website reports that the Giving Circle awarded $267,500 to 12 local organizations in 2026 and has awarded more than $1.6 million since 2015.
The Foundation also offers scholarship programs for students attending Catholic elementary and high schools within the Diocese of Phoenix and for post-secondary students. Its 2024 filing narrative reports that in fiscal year 2025 it awarded $358,641 in scholarship funds to 147 students across 11 Catholic elementary schools, 9 Catholic high schools, and 9 post-secondary institutions. These scholarships are for individual students, rather than grants to outside organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists James Carabajal as CEO; Kyle Felix as COO/CFO; Bishop John Dolan as Bishop; Gary Naquin as Chairman; Chris Campisano as Vice Chairman; Kevin Boudreau as Treasurer; Brett Johnson as Secretary; Fr. John Muir as Vicar General; Kevin Camberg as Immediate Past Chair; and Maria Chavira as Chancellor, Ex-Officio.
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix is led by James Carabajal, CEO on every filing since 2021; 2 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Carabajal
CEO
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$165K (2021) → $250K (2025)
Gary Naquin
Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2023
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Felix
COO & CFO
Director of Finance → COO, 2022
COO → COO & CFO, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$116K (2021) → $189K (2025)
Cynthia Scheller
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
F Michael Geddes
Lifetime Board Member
Board Member → Lifetime Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Camberg
Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Chavira
Chancellor & Ex-Officio
Board Member → Chancellor & Ex-Officio, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sr Mary Jordan Hoover
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Bergmann
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Boudreau
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Tanner
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bishop John Dolan
Bishop
Board Member → Bishop, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Campisano
Vice Chairman
Board Member → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deb Frere
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bonavitacola
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Muir
Vicar General
Board Member → Vicar General, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Reilly Payton
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Johnson
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie Mariano
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Nordstrom
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Smith
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Brooksbank
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Ann Couch (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Janine Campo (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Abraham (2021–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Matthew Lowry (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Jerome (2021–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Steve Strickbine (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Jeffries (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bob Whitehouse (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bishop Thomas Olmsted (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bryan Brady (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Fred Adamson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Even (2021–2022) — Past Chairman
- Former: Matt Lowry (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Peg Whalen (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Whitehouse (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tony Ehmann (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Anthony Ehmann (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Wilhelm (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Gonzalo De La Melena (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Kruzel (2021) — Board Member
- Former: J. Tommy Espinoza (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Johnathan Coury (2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $250K, to James Carabajal (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix
How much does Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix give each year?
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix gave $4.0M across 119 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.4M across 102 grants.
What is Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix's typical grant size?
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix's median grant in 2025 was $16,713, and its average grant was $33,704, across 119 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix that year got $28K on average.
Where does Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix give grants?
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix gives mostly in Arizona: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Phoenix, AZ (50 grants), Scottsdale, AZ (9 grants), Tempe, AZ (7 grants) and Mesa, AZ (5 grants).
Does Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 119 grants with a stated purpose on Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (119 grants).
Who are Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix's largest grantees?
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix's largest 2025 grantees include St John Paul II Catholic High School ($303,198), Diocese of Phoenix - Bishop's Office ($212,082) and Diocese of Phoenix - Vocations Office ($163,841), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 17% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix?
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix reported $134.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.5M.
What does Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to encourage compassionate charitable giving to provide sustainable support for those who serve the community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix?
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix's EIN?
Catholic Community Foundation for the Diocese of Phoenix's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0465177. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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