Arizona Community Foundation Discretionary Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: FY 2023: $115.8 million distributed (excluding small business relief)
Overview
Geographic Scope: Arizona (statewide), with six regional offices in Cochise, Flagstaff, Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma
Strategic Priority Areas:
- Health Innovations - health, health care, medical research, and human services
- Community Improvement & Development - housing, community and neighborhood development, financial literacy training, legal assistance, and crime prevention programs
- Environment & Sustainability - environmental education, renewable resources, conservation, and animal welfare
- Arts & Culture - artistic and cultural organizations
- Quality Education - pre-kindergarten through college education programs, early literacy, college and career readiness
Award Examples (FY 2023):
- Health Innovations: $34 million awarded to 2,729 organizations
- Community Improvement & Development: $18.5 million to 629 programs
- Environment & Sustainability: $7.5 million to 473 organizations
- Arts & Culture: $8.5 million to 562 organizations
- Quality Education: $27 million in grants and scholarships
Recent Distribution History:
- FY 2023: $115.8 million distributed (excluding small business relief)
- Q1 FY 2023: $32.3 million distributed (2,514 grants/scholarships)
- Q3 FY 2023: $29.1 million distributed (2,143 grants/scholarships)
- Q4 FY 2023: $29.7 million distributed
Application Process:
Grants are awarded at the discretion of the Arizona Community Foundation with input from board committees and diverse community panels, or through donor-advised funds. All grants are approved or ratified by ACF's Donor & Community Engagement Committee.
Contact:
- Website: azfoundation.org
- "Grant Opportunities" link available on website
What Arizona Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1,174
- Total given
- $92.89M
- Median grant
- $18K
- Range
- $5,075–$7.95M
- By dollars: Arizona 64%, Florida 9%, Pennsylvania 4%. Top recipient cities: Phoenix, AZ; Scottsdale, AZ; Flagstaff, AZ.
- 32% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Mountain View Presbyterian Church · Saint Petersburg, FL
This award is designated support for the odom family foundation fund
$7.95M
Phoenix Art Museum · Phoenix, AZ
This award is designated support for the granted artwork
$7.91M
The Heard Museum · Phoenix, AZ
This award is designated support for the restaurant renovation project
$3.06M
Denison University · Granville, OH
This award is designated support for the financial aid grant fund
$3M
Arizona Golf Community Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ
This award is designated support for evie's pavilion expansion at papago golf course
$2.5M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Healthcare
- Community development
- Housing
- Environment
- Arts
- Education
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