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Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy Grants

ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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Funding Amount

Up to $10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy Grants

Geographic Scope: Arizona (statewide)

Focus Areas:

  • Youth programs and services

  • Aging/seniors services

  • Transgender people support and services

  • Justice and opportunity for LGBTQ people

    • Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations serving LGBTQ people across Arizona

    Award Details:

  • Each grantee was awarded the requested amount, up to a maximum of $10,000

  • Most recent grant cycle (2022): $247,900 awarded to 27 nonprofit organizations

  • This represented the largest annual grant distribution in the 17-year history of the Center (as of 2022)

  • Previous cycle (2019): $40,000 total awarded

  • Since inception, the Center has awarded nearly $875,000 in grants and scholarships

    • Background:

  • Established at the Arizona Community Foundation in 2013

  • Renamed in 2020 for longtime philanthropists and community leaders Marc Kellenberger and Richard Tollefson

  • Supported by the Leaders Impact Fund and other committed donors

    • Contact/Learn More:

  • Website: azfoundation.org/LGBTQ

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    lgbtqyouth-programsseniors

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