Make Way For Books
Tucson, AZ ·EIN 31-1583036 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
Who funds Make Way For Books?
Make Way For Books is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Valley of the Sun United Way ($1.7M), The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation ($1.0M), United Way of Tucson and Southern ($681K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.1M in grants to Make Way For Books between 2019–2025.
Show all 47 funders
| Stanley M Reinhaus Family Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| The Harry and Marjorie Stewart Foundation | $19,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | $11,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Otto & Edna Neely Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | $10,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| James C Stewart Charitable Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Deaver Phoenix Foundation Inc | $9,333 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Gordon Foundation | $6,875 | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| Literary and Prologue Society of the Southwest | $6,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Simple Generosity Foundation | $5,290 | 1 | 2022 |
| Round Room Gives Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jax Foundation | $3,500 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Nora Roberts Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nicholas W Genematas Ii Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goff Family Foundation | $1,016 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Matt & Judy Cullen Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Side By Side Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roth Family Foundation | $500 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| Baird Foundation Inc | $153 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Donald Pitt Family Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Cigna Group Foundation | $76 | 3 | 2022–2024 |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | $25 | 1 | 2021 |
What grants has Make Way For Books received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust | Support strategic organizational enhancements (ATLAS Nonprofit Strength and Endurance) | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Thunderbirds Charities | EDUCATION | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Gordon Foundation | LITERACY PROGRAM | $1,250 |
| 2024 | Valley of the Sun United Way | Program Support | $1,028,585 |
| 2024 | The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation | Support to expand the Make Way for Books program throughout Maricopa County Arizona | $152,500 |
| 2024 | The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation | Support to expand the Make Way for Books program throughout Maricopa County Arizona | $152,500 |
| 2024 | Ellis Center for Educational Excellence | NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL READINESS COLLABORATIVE | $115,000 |
| 2024 | United Way of Tucson and Southern | GENERAL USE | $110,983 |
| 2024 | The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation | Education | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust | Support to reach 575 young children and their families with a bilingual, two-generation early literacy program. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Social Venture Partners Tucson | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for | GENERAL SUPPORT | $22,750 |
| 2024 | Tucson Festival of Books | Help children to learn to read | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Beyond Words | Promote Literacy | $12,000 |
| 2024 | Otto & Edna Neely Foundation | COMMUNITY SERVICE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Hs Lopez Family Foundation | STORY SCHOOL | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Stanley M Reinhaus Family Foundation | OPERATIONS | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Eliot Spalding Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $8,000 |
| 2024 | Ross and Patty Mccallister Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Trend Holdings Inc Foundation | IMPROVE LITERACY FOR CHILDREN | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Gordon Foundation | LITERACY PROGRAM | $3,125 |
| 2024 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation | Program Support | $2,000 |
| 2024 | The Harry and Marjorie Stewart Foundation | CHARITABLE | $2,000 |
| 2024 | Jax Foundation | EDUCATION | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Goff Family Foundation | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $500 |
| 2024 | Sunstone Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $328 |
| 2024 | The Cigna Group Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE | $22 |
| 2023 | Valley of the Sun United Way | Program Support | $627,899 |
| 2023 | The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation | Support to expand the program throughout Arizona | $207,500 |
| 2023 | The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation | Support to expand the program throughout Arizona | $207,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 125 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Make Way For Books?
Make Way For Books is funded by 47 grantmakers, led by Valley of the Sun United Way ($1.7M), The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation ($1.0M), United Way of Tucson and Southern ($681K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.1M in grants to Make Way For Books between 2019–2025.
Who is Make Way For Books's largest funder?
Valley of the Sun United Way is the largest recorded funder of Make Way For Books, with $1.7M across 2 grants (2023–2024).
How much grant funding has Make Way For Books received?
IRS 990 filings record $6.1M in grants to Make Way For Books across 125 grants from 47 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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