South32 Hermosa Community Fund Grant

The South32 Hermosa Community Fund Grant supports nonprofit organizations in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, focusing on education, economic participation, health, and natural resource resilience. Grants of up to $80,000 are available each cycle, with requests up to $10,000 considered. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations in good standing and demonstrate local leadership. The fund prioritizes collaborative projects that enhance community skills and capacities, ensuring equal opportunities for all, while maintaining a commitment to diversity.

The South32 Hermosa Community Fund supports nonprofit organizations based in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Supported areas include: education and leadership, economic participation, good health and social wellbeing, and natural resource resilience. The South32 Hermosa Fund is held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and its geographic affiliate, the Santa Cruz Community Foundation.
South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company. The South32 Hermosa project is located in the northern section of the Patagonia Mountains in Santa Cruz County. The project is approximately six miles south of the town of Patagonia, 50 miles southeast of Tucson, 15 miles northeast of Nogales, Arizona. The company’s purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come.
Funding
Up to $80,000 will be available each cycle; requests up to $10,000 will be considered.

Eligibility

Only one application will be accepted per organization during a fiscal year.The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) in good standing, based in and doing charitable work in Santa Cruz County.The organization must have local leadership in the form of a board of directors or advisory committee, local financial support, and local program management and accountability.The proposed program must directly benefit people living in Santa Cruz County.One of the guiding principles of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona is to honor the rich diversity of our community and promotes equal opportunities for all people. Awards made by CFSA’s grant panels support organizations that do not discriminate in their employment practices, volunteer opportunities, or delivery of programs and services on the basis of Race, Religion, Gender, or Gender Identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), Gender Expression, Sexual orientation, Age, Ancestry, Citizenship, Ethnicity, Familial Status, Socioeconomic Status (economic circumstances), Color, Creed, Sex (including pregnancy), Phases of Parenthood, National Origin, Marital Status, Veteran Status (past, current or prospective service in the armed forces), Genetic Information, Physical Characteristics or Appearance, Mental or Physical Disability, Any other status prohibited by applicable law.

Ineligibility

Organizations will not be eligible to reapply until the current grant and reporting is completed.
In the case of nationally sponsored organizations, no portion of the grant can be used to support the national, state, or regional entity.Grants are generally not made to individuals, for-profit organizations, government entities, capital fund drives, agency endowments, individual schools, or for sectarian purposes.