Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Overview

Geographic Scope: Arizona (statewide)

Focus Areas:

  • Pre-Kindergarten programs
  • Early literacy initiatives
  • Quality education opportunities
  • College and career readiness programs
  • Education support programs across all grade levels

Award Examples (FY 2023):

  • Lodestar Foundation Fund: $225,000 to ASU Foundation Center for Constitutional Design at Sandra Day O'Connor Law School
  • Peggy's Arizona Flower Fund: $90,000 to University of Arizona Foundation for Norton School/fashion program
  • Ernest V. Athos Fund: $15,000 to Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma for virtual reality technology in medical assisting
  • Ellis Center for Educational Excellence: $50,000 matched with Burton Family Foundation to Yavapai County Free Library District for Bring on the Books program
  • Ellis Center for Educational Excellence: $25,000 to Jobs for Arizona Graduates for Career and College Readiness Programs

Program Leadership:
Overseen by the Executive Director, Education & Scholarships at the Arizona Community Foundation

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

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • K-12 schools
  • Preschools
  • College prep
  • Literacy

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