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Despite the turbulence and unpredictable nature of the last year, 2022 was a time of genuine growth and renewal at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA). From the facilitation of our largest single grant round to date to the creation of new programs through our Center for Healthy Nonprofits to the implementation of a new initiative that harnesses the power of the sun, CFSA’s board, committees, and staff demonstrated an unwavering commitment to creating an equitable and vibrant community for everyone in Southern Arizona.
The African American Legacy Fund distributed $50,000 to six organizations that support the local African American community and helped launch the first cohort of the African American Leadership Institute of Southern Arizona. Hosted by the State of Black Arizona, the Institute aims to increase African American participation in key civic, political, and workforce-related leadership roles.
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund awarded $103,500 to twelve nonprofit organizations offering critical support and services to Southern Arizona’s queer community - a 25 percent increase from last year. To better meet the needs of their grantees and enhance organizational sustainability, the Alliance Fund also transitioned to multi-year funding for this year’s grantees.
In response to requests from our nonprofit partners, the Center for Healthy Nonprofits launched a seven-part finance series that engaged more than 160 nonprofit professionals in training on budgeting, reading financial statements, creating useful dashboards, and much more. In total, the Center offered over 1,000 hours of organizational development support in fiscal year 2022.
Through our conversations with donors and nonprofits, we learned that community members are looking for ways to simplify their giving while still supporting the nonprofits close to their hearts. To meet that need and offer community members a direct and effective way to participate in collective impact funding, CFSA launched nine Field of Interest Impact Funds. Many donors see this fresh approach to giving as a great way to pool resources and allow their dollars to have a bigger impact.
CFSA welcomed several family foundations as new funds, offering those philanthropists a simpler way to carry on their family legacies of generosity. We also worked diligently to increase the availability of general operating support available to our nonprofit partners, with a historic $1.12 million awarded in May 2022 to 55 nonprofits through our CORE Grants Program.
Last but definitely not least, we made significant strides toward increasing the sustainability of our services and reducing our environmental impact.
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Community Foundation Campus was transformed into a solar powerhouse early last year, and in April 2022, CFSA launched the Nonprofit Solar Project to bring that same benefit to our nonprofit partners. By offering this opportunity to local nonprofits, CFSA looks to address environmental disparities in our local community and increase the capacity of the nonprofit sector in Southern Arizona.
None of this work would be possible without your generosity and support, and we remain committed to serving as our community’s partner in philanthropy, now and forever.
Jenny Flynn President and CEO
Styne Hill Board Chair
The African American Legacy Fund (AALF) works to address the educational and economic disparities faced by African Americans who call Southern Arizona home. Established in 2013, AALF supports innovative educational programs for African American youth in the community. AALF is led by an advisory board whose members are committed to impacting our community, raising funds each year to grant to nonprofit organizations, and building an endowment fund to ensure philanthropic dollars are available in perpetuity.
The Center for Healthy Nonprofits strengthens the Southern Arizona nonprofit community by offering free and reduced-cost capacity-building workshops and training for nonprofit professionals and volunteers. Nonprofit organizations must keep up with best practices and find the
means to learn new skills and develop their workforce and governing boards as they work to fulfill their missions. Work in the nonprofit sector presents unique challenges, often stemming from too few resources. The Center works to fill that resource gap and maximize the impact of every nonprofit.
The Community Foundation Campus opened in January 2019 as a shared space for community advancement. The Campus was designed to strengthen Southern Arizona’s nonprofit community by cultivating an environment that promotes networking, partnerships, and shared learning. The Campus spans more than 24,000 square feet across three buildings with a central courtyard. It offers open and enclosed offices for lease to nonprofits, nonprofit suites, shared amenities, numerous meeting and event spaces, and a drop-in coworking space.
The CORE Grants Program was introduced in April 2017 to increase the availability of general operating support for high-impact nonprofits in Southern Arizona. Most importantly, CORE Grants are rooted in mutual trust with the philosophy that organizations understand their unique needs and can demonstrate and achieve impact. In 2019, CFSA launched the CORE Collaborator Program to offer donors and funding partners the opportunity to hear firsthand from nonprofit staff about the critical needs in the community and meet other donors who share their commitment and passion.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ+) Alliance Fund seeks to foster charitable giving in support of innovative programs and initiatives that benefit the LGBTQ+ community in Southern Arizona. Created in 1999 in partnership with the National Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership, the Alliance
Fund connects donors with projects that benefit the LGBTQ+ community through annual competitive grant rounds and endowment building.
Making Action Possible (MAP) Dashboard was created to measurably improve Southern Arizona through datadriven, collective civic action and education. MAP fills a gap by providing a common collection of information to evaluate our community and collaborate to address our shared issues. MAP is the product of a partnership between the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, the Pima Association of Governments, the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Sun Corridor, Inc., and the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management.
Launched in April 2022, the Nonprofit Solar Project offers local nonprofits the opportunity to meet a significant portion of their energy needs through solar power. The project is the
first initiative under CFSA’s new Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund. The Nonprofit Solar Project was developed in partnership with Solar United Neighbors and is funded primarily through generous support from an anonymous CFSA donor. Additional support from Tucson Foundations, Tucson Electric Power, and individual donors through CFSA’s Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund, helped expand the project’s reach in its first year.
Pima Alliance for Animal Welfare (PAAW), an initiative of CFSA, was established in 2012 to ensure that all Pima County companion animals have a loving home and humane care. PAAW brings together animal-loving representatives from nonprofits, county shelters, rescue groups, churches, businesses, and more. Over the last ten years, the initiative has hosted over twenty community-wide gatherings and facilitated numerous local adoption events.
Individuals and Families: The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) staff members provide personalized service to individuals and families to help you identify and actualize your philanthropic goals. We learn about your interests and recommend a combination of giving vehicles to best achieve those goals.
Some giving vehicles are designed to support a specific charity over several years or support a particular cause of the donor’s choosing. Other giving vehicles allow the individual or family to receive an immediate tax deduction with the continuing ability to recommend grants to various charities year after year.
You can also choose to partner with CFSA to build our investments in the community. CFSA’s community endowment fund seeks to support Southern Arizona and adapt to our region’s most pressing needs, now and into the future.
Southern Arizona Businesses: CFSA offers expertise and administrative support to large and small corporations and businesses to efficiently contribute to the community. While individual business needs vary, they can benefit from CFSA’s professional administration services to leverage their support by:
n Distributing grants on behalf of the business.
n Providing status reports, thereby reducing its internal processes.
n Ensuring grants are sent to legitimate nonprofit organizations supporting the community.
n Recommending specific community needs that align with their mission and philanthropic goals.
Private Foundations: While establishing a private foundation remains an upfront tax-advantaged solution, some philanthropists find that they can achieve the same lasting impact by opening a donor advised fund with CFSA, while avoiding the burdensome reporting requirements and potential taxes.
Established family and private foundations may experience similar benefits by converting into a donor advised fund with the Community Foundation. Family members continue to make grant recommendations, and CFSA ensures that the donor’s original philanthropic objectives are honored.
A donor advised fund can be used to give now, give later, or both. In addition, a donor advised fund succession plan can engage the next generation of family members creating a lasting legacy of philanthropy.
“When we formed the Fenster Family Foundation, we were overwhelmed with how complicated the process is: from the IRS regulations to the accounting, to the legal filings and the identification and vetting of eligible nonprofits. We were thrilled when we joined CFSA because they took care of all that for us. CFSA makes it so easy. They do all the hard stuff, and all we have to do is give money away! We love being part of CFSA.”
– The Fenster Family The Fenster Family at the Community Foundation Campus.Professional Advisors: Individuals rely on professional advisors — attorneys, financial planners, CPAs, trust officers, investment advisors, and insurance agents — to guide them in the process of making decisions about their financial and estate plans. CFSA partners with professional advisors to help establish giving options that maximize their client’s tax benefits and ensure their philanthropic intent is honored.
Southern Arizona Nonprofit Organizations: In addition to the financial support provided to nonprofits through donor advised grants and competitive grantmaking, CFSA also supports local nonprofits with capacity-building and technical assistance through its Center for Healthy Nonprofits and Catchafire program.
The Center’s training programs include a variety of workshops, roundtables, and seminars featuring both “hot topics” and essential nonprofit management and leadership curricula. By tapping into the rich resources of the regional nonprofit consulting community and nationally recognized experts, the Center offers nonprofits of all sizes valuable guidance and skill development.
Through CFSA’s Catchafire program nearly 350 Southern Arizona nonprofits have free, unlimited access to 100,000+ online skillsbased volunteers to help with projects that are critical to nonprofit success and sustainability, such as building a new website, creating an annual report, updating an employee handbook or governance policies, or launching a new fundraising campaign.
In just three years, CFSA grantees completed more than 1,622 projects through Catchafire, representing over $5.6 million in saved expenses and 28,765 hours of volunteer time donated to support the nonprofit sector in Southern Arizona.
CFSA also provides endowment management services for nonprofits ready to engage in endowment building to provide financial support to their organization in perpetuity.
David and Norma Lewis Foundation supports global initiatives that give people the tools and resources to build hope, equality, opportunity, justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. They also support Southern Arizona creative arts organizations and initiatives that help the less fortunate succeed.
Howard V. Moore Foundation was established through the estate of Howard V. Moore and makes qualifying distributions in the areas of education, women’s health, and children in Yuma.
Social Venture Partners Tucson combines the power of business with the passion of philanthropy to enhance philanthropic education and invest in innovative nonprofit organizations.
Sycamore Canyon Conservation Foundation was established for the purpose of monitoring, maintaining, and repairing certain environmentally-sensitive areas near Tucson, Arizona.
Thomas R. Brown Family Foundation supports the community through grants to qualified charitable, scientific, and educational organizations, with focus areas of STEM education and research, economics education, civic leadership, and workforce development.
William Edwin Hall Foundation awards grants annually to nonprofit organizations that support the needs of children and youth. The William Edwin Hall Foundation’s Board of Directors sets the funding priorities, reviews the grant reports and grant proposals, and recommends funding to the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Board of Trustees.
Worth and Dot Howard Foundation offers educational scholarships to a wide range of meritorious individuals from designated Arizona schools, community colleges, and other higher learning institutions.
Santa Cruz Community Foundation is a permanent charitable resource founded in 2001 by area residents to empower their community to invest in itself. SCCF assists Santa Cruz County to prepare for the future by strengthening the community through scholarships and grants to local nonprofit organizations.
$275K+ granted since 2013 to support innovative, collaborative programs that improve the quality of life for Southern Arizonans of African heritage
Founded by esteemed philanthropist, educator, and civic leader Dr. Anna Jolivet, Ph.D., the African American Legacy Fund (AALF) works to address the educational and economic disparities faced by African Americans who call Southern Arizona home.
Since 2013, our generous donors have made it possible for AALF to invest over $275,000 toward making Dr. Jolivet’s vision a reality. With guidance from an advisory board of local leaders, AALF supports innovative educational programs, invests in the development of Black and African American leaders, and champions Black-led organizations and businesses.
Through its partnership with Blax Friday, a local community organization that provides engagement and brand awareness opportunities, AALF supports Black business owners throughout Southern Arizona. Blax Friday spotlights Black-owned businesses through their website, app, social marketing, promotions, weekly newsletters, and community events. Last year, AALF provided continued support for Blax Friday’s website and app, as well as efforts toward receiving a federal trademark.
AALF also continued its partnership with the State of Black Arizona to facilitate the African American Leadership Institute (AALI) for Southern Arizona.
AALI is a 10-week masterclass program that builds the individual development of African American leaders for the purpose of of increasing African American participation in key civic, political, and workforce-related leadership roles. The first cohort saw eight students graduate from the program in 2022.
TEEM (Tucson Education Empowerment for Minorities) offers vital educational programming to engage youth and encourage learning and discovery.
Graduates from the 2022 African American Leadership Institute for Southern Arizona standing with AALF Chair Kendal Washington White, AALF Vice Chair John-Peter Wilhite, CFSA President and CEO Jenny Flynn, and State of Black Arizona Executive Director Teniqua Broughton, M.Ed.
1,000+ hours of free organizational development support offered through the Center in fiscal year 2022
CFSA provides capacity-building and developmental workshops and training to local nonprofits in Southern Arizona as additional support to the community beyond just financial assistance. In fiscal year 2022, community members were able to learn and grow with other nonprofit professionals during more than 80 training events and webinars offered through the Center for Healthy Nonprofits. From monthly Marketing & Communications Roundtables to topic-specific “Ask An Expert” events and free consultant support through our TeamUp program, the Center is deeply committed to investing in the hopes, dreams, and talents of the people leading Southern Arizona’s nonprofits.
This important work has been – and continues to be – possible because of the visionary leadership and generosity of the Connie Hillman Family Foundation as the keystone supporter of our work.
Budgets and balance sheets and dashboards, oh my! One of the Center’s most extensive - and best attended - technical training series launched in January 2022. Nonprofit financial expert Joan Hubele, MBA, coached nonprofit professionals and volunteers in critical areas of financial management and provided tangible tools for understanding financial data. This seven-part series walked
participants through financial statements, budgeting, tracking revenues, and how to put it together to support nonprofits.
In total, more than 160 nonprofit professionals and volunteers participated in this innovative educational series and over 65 individuals attended all seven sessions to successfully earn a Financial Management and Budgeting for Nonprofits Certificate.
“This is a fantastic series of classes answering a REAL NEED in the nonprofit community. THANK YOU!!!”
The Center for Health Nonprofits does an incredible job equipping leaders and organizations to rise to the challenges and provide high quality support to our community. When there is an investment in the leaders behind the organization, everyone benefits, and I am grateful for the opportunities they provide.”
In fiscal year 2022, the Center for Healthy Nonprofits helped plan and facilitate two BoardConnect events to connect Southern Arizona nonprofits with individuals interested in volunteering. Hosted at the Community Foundation Campus, BoardConnect events offer community members the opportunity to meet and speak with representatives from a variety of local nonprofits and learn about potential volunteer opportunities, including serving on a board or committee. Between the two events, over 250 participants came together to strengthen the nonprofit sector.
– Center Workshop Participant BoardConnect630+ meetings and events hosted at the CF Campus in fiscal year 2022
In 2019, the dream of creating a nonprofit campus for Southern Arizona became a reality. Thanks to generous support from our donors, the Community Foundation Campus offers nonprofit organizations multiple ways to convene, collaborate, and grow. The Campus provides secure and professional office space for nonprofits with one to four employees in the coworking lab, eight 1,000 square foot nonprofit suites, and several meeting and event spaces. Today, the Campus is home to over 20 different nonprofits of different sizes and missions, and hosts hundreds of visitors in its event and meeting spaces each week.
Through the generosity of an anonymous donor and the expertise of the Technicians for Sustainability, CFSA’s Campus rooftops and parking structures are now home to 252 solar panels capable of producing 200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year. In addition to increasing the sustainability of our services and reducing operating costs for our nonprofit suite tenants, the solar panels are helping CFSA minimize our environmental impact.
Tenants are already experiencing the benefits of being part of a solar-powered campus. Many have seen a reduction of over 50% in their electric bills during the first year of operation. Bringing solar power to our Campus tenants is one more way that CFSA is offering nontraditional support to local nonprofits.
Dawn Bell, Educational Enrichment Foundation’s Executive Director, agreed. She shared, “In addition to reducing our carbon footprint, for the nonprofits that work here at the CF Campus, it’s like receiving a recurring monthly donation that we can invest into our programs.”
CFSA’s Campus rooftops and parking structures are now home to 252 solar panels capable of producing 200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year. This investment also benefits the many local nonprofits that call the Campus home. Many have seen a reduction of over 50% in their electric bills already. Bringing solar power to our Campus tenants is just one more way that CFSA is offering non-traditional support to local nonprofits.
To date, the installed system at Community Foundation Campus has produced over 161,059 kilowatt-hours of energy. This is equivalent to avoiding 251,655 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions or the carbon sequestered by planting 1,917 trees.
“I greatly appreciate CFSA bringing solar power onto the Campus and the generous donations that made it possible. Every cent and dollar saved helps nonprofits like ours better serve the community,” shared Chris Hanson, Executive Director of The Centurions.
In March 2022, CFSA’s Campus Art Committee selected and installed the work of 33 local artists throughout our main building. The featured works included a diverse mix of fiber arts, clay, bronze, oil, photography, graphite, ink, watercolor, acrylic paints on various surfaces, and mixed media in both 2-D and 3-D. The opportunity allows local artists to display and sell their work at no cost to the artist, with CFSA receiving no commissions on the artists’ sales.
"At Technicians for Sustainability, we have always strived to make solar energy accessible for nonprofits in our community. We were thrilled to install multiple solar PV systems and electric vehicle chargers at CFSA's campus for three reasons. First, their nonprofit tenants now benefit from clean, renewable energy. Second, CFSA's own operations and buildings are powered by the sun and less reliant on fossil fuels. And lastly, the community at large benefits from their multiple EV chargers. CFSA is helping nonprofits and our community thrive, and we are proud to partner with them."
$3.5 million+ in CORE Grants distributed since 2017 to provide general operating support to nonprofits in Southern Arizona
In May 2022, CFSA awarded a historic $1,119,500 in CORE Grants to 55 nonprofits in Southern Arizona.
CORE Grants provide the flexible working capital necessary for nonprofit organizations to maximize their impact and improve the quality of life in Southern Arizona. This is the largest single grant round in CFSA’s 42-year history.
CORE Grants provide flexibility for organizations to use dollars as they see fit to address emerging issues, boost salaries and benefits, invest in technology and infrastructure, and build communication and fundraising strategies, all leading to a healthier, innovative, and robust organization.
Lastly and most importantly, CORE Grants are rooted in mutual trust with the philosophy that organizations understand their unique needs and can demonstrate and achieve impact.
With $3.5 million in CORE Grants distributed since 2017, CFSA and its collaborators are dedicated to supporting local nonprofits and promoting equity within Southern Arizona. Jenny Flynn, President and CEO of CFSA, shared, “General operating support has always shown us the good that can come when we give organizations the flexibility and autonomy to decide where their funding is best put to use. The team here at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona is dedicated to seeing
this grant program continue to grow, evolve, and reach even more deserving organizations for years to come.”
This year’s grantees represent multiple counties in the Southern Arizona region, including Pima, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties. Of the 55 total 2022 grantees, 98% serve minority populations, 23% of grantees are headquartered in rural areas, and 49% are first-time CORE grantees. Funds were further distributed equitably by organizational budgets: 33% have a budget below $250,000, 60% have a budget below $500,000, and 40% have budgets between $500k and $2 million.
Jeaiza Quinoñes Ivory, Director of Community Investments for CFSA, shared, “Greater strides toward equity through CORE grantmaking were seen this year through a focus on rural organizations, organizations that serve marginalized populations, and new grantees. I am excited to see how these grantees will continue to impact the communities they serve through their innovative ideas.”
Kelly Huber, Vice President of Philanthropy for CFSA, shared, “The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona relies on collaboration as a value and practice. CORE Grants have ignited collaboration between CFSA, donors, and the nonprofit community. We are so proud to partner with our donor collaborators in the CORE Grants Program. Without their generosity, partnership, and spirit of giving, this program would not exist to achieve this historic year of $1.1 million in grants to Southern Arizona nonprofits.”
Act One provides meaningful arts experiences that enhance the academic and creative potential of children and families in Arizona. Founded in 2011, the organization aims to provide economically disadvantaged school children the opportunity to experience arts performances and museum exhibits as part of their education through school field trips. Through Act One, over 700 students from Title 1 schools throughout Tucson came together at the Fox Theatre to watch a performance of “Pete the Cat” in March 2022. For many students, this was their first field trip to a live performance.
“According to the Arts Education Data Project, in the 2020-2021 school year, there were over 24,000 K-12 students in Pima County that did not have access to the arts. The funding provided by CFSA’s CORE Grant will help Act One close that gap and serve even more Title I students to provide access to arts and arts education across Pima County.
— Bernadette Carroll, Act One
CFSA’s 2022 CORE Grants were made possible with support from CFSA’s Unrestricted Fund and Field of Interest Funds, our generous CORE Donor Collaborators, and the Connie Hillman Family Foundation. Thank you!
n Albert H. Cohn Family Fund
n Anetta Belinda Miller Endowment Fund
n Anonymous Donor
n Arizona Children’s Trust Fund
n Barbara and Buddy Amos First Family Fund
n Beaham Youth Fund
n Bledsoe/Biedes Legacy Endowment Fund
n Blessings Fund
n Charles E. and Louise T. Davis Family Fund
n Children’s Mental Health Fund
n Connie Hillman Family Foundation
n David Kennard and Barbara Kennard Present Fund
n David and Norma Lewis Foundation
n Ernst and Young Children’s Fund
n Geneal and Clifton Wilson Field of Interest Fund
n Gerri Skinner Book Fund
n Gertrude K. Poland Trust
n Graydon Ketchum Charitable Fund
n Gordon D. Paris Educational Fund
n Gordon D. and Isa B. Paris Fund
n Fenster Family Foundation Fund
n Frances Holt Family Endowment Fund
n Harold and Margot Hastings Fund
n Helaine D. Levy Donor Advised Fund
n Hellene Henrikson Legacy Fund
n Herbert and Eugenia Pell Fund
n Herma B. Buehrer Fund
n Julian M. Babad Charitable Fund
n Judy Reisman and Jane Levin
n Lew Murphy Mayor’s Fund for Children
n Margaret J. Modine Fund for Children
n Margaret T. Morris Children’s Fund
n Pamela Hyde-Nakai and R. Carlos Nakai
n Nichols Family Foundation Fund
n Reuling Family Native American Programs Fund
n Anne Maley-Schaffner and Timothy Schaffner
n Shaaron Kent Endowment Fund
n Southern Arizona Behavioral Health Fund
n Topaz Fund
n Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club
n Visiting Nurses Association Fund
n William E. Hall Fund for Children
Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona (CHRPA) creates safer places to live by addressing health and safety concerns with efficient home repairs and adaptations to support long-term housing solutions for low-income homeowners and their families throughout Pima County. The organization focuses on projects that make homes safe and livable, reduce high utility bills, and preserve independence for elderly or disabled persons. Services include electrical and plumbing repairs, heating and cooling repairs, roof repair, and accessibility adaptations.
Receiving a CORE Grant means we can say “yes” to more requests from people who need help with their coolers, waterlines, and furnaces. It means we can say “yes” to installing a grab bar or building a wheelchair ramp or a set of low-rise steps to help someone move with more confidence and age in place. This CORE Grant award is an investment in maintaining and stabilizing housing for families across Pima County.”
– Carrie Nelson, CHRPAArizona Sonora Border Projects for Inclusion’s mission is to provide medical devices, made by individuals who use the same device, to alleviate barriers and enhance the potential of those with a disability. The project was forged between partnerships including universities, governmental agencies, private companies, and individuals from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The organization constructs both standard and custom-built all-terrain wheelchairs for individuals with disabilities. In addition, the organization fabricates custom prosthetics, conducts hearing clinics to evaluate individuals for hearing impairments, and distributes hearing aids.
“Native Americans who have had an amputation of a lower extremity need some form of ambulation. A conventional wheelchair cannot transverse the rough terrain of the reservation and is not sturdy enough to withstand the abuse of that terrain. All of the funds from our CORE Grant will be used to construct 90 RoughRider all-terrain wheelchairs for the Pascua Yaqui Nation. The RoughRider will allow these individuals to get out of their homes, re-enter society, and engage in tribal ceremonies.”
– Burris Duncan, Arizona Sonora Border Projects for Inclusion
Willcox Theater and Arts provides entertainment, education, and cultural programs and activities for all ages. The organization offers the community over seventy events and activities annually, including weekly summer youth camps in different art and STEM fields, the Willcox Art Music and Movies Festival, the Southeastern Arizona Independent Film Festival, and live performances with featured guest artists and local performers.
“Receiving a CORE Grant as we emerge from the constraints of the pandemic gives Willcox Theater and Arts the funds most needed to make an impact locally and in the more remote areas in this corner of Arizona. It helps us to engage with other groups and organizations to provide services that will have the most impact on populations that were previously not reached by Willcox Theater and Arts.”
– Gayle Berry, Willcox Theater and Arts
Amerind Museum seeks to foster and promote knowledge and understanding of the Native Peoples of the Americas through research, education, conservation, and community engagement. Both on the ground and digitally, visitors discover Indigenous voices through ever-growing museum collections, exhibits, art, archives, publications, and library holdings. In addition, Amerind partners with Indigenous peoples to increase cultural understanding for our community, creating forums where tribal community members share their knowledge, culture, and art.
The Sonora Environmental Research Institute works to preserve the environment and protect human health, creating a sustainable world where there is environmental justice and opportunity for all people. In partnership with neighborhoods that are experiencing economic and environmental stress, the organization conducts risk reduction and healthy home interventions, provides technical assistance, conducts community participatory research, offers educational opportunities, and implements programs to make immediate and long-term impacts.
“Beyond invaluable financial support, CORE funding and the thoughtful process also energize the ways Amerind is growing to better serve Indigenous artists and our community with our cultural resources. As Amerind’s audiences and operations expand and grow, CORE funding is a meaningful vote of confidence in the effectiveness of our community impact, strategic directions, and results.”
– Kelly Holt, Amerind Museum
“Most grants overlook or actively exclude funds necessary to create and grow healthy nonprofits. The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s CORE Grants Program recognizes that programs are founded on healthy and flexible organizations that invest in their operations and in their community. This flexible general operating support encourages investments in essentials for good business – businesses that will be stronger and more responsive to community needs.”
– Ann Marie Wolf, Sonora Environmental Research Institute
Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate United Nations refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public, strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security. Iskashitaa supports an intergenerational network of volunteers and UN refugees who locate, harvest, and redistribute local produce which would otherwise go to waste.
“For years we have struggled to grow from grassroots to a sustainable, forwardthinking non-profit, and this CORE Grant helps us take that giant step! We have increased our harvesting in terms of food sources, as well as expanded our partner organizations that distribute food.”
– Amelia Natoli, Iskashitaa Refugee Network
$614K+ in general operating support granted to arts organizations based in rural Arizona communities
CFSA has supported the arts since its founding in 1980. As the recipient of a challenge grant in 1986 from the National Endowment for the Arts, CFSA embraced the opportunity to establish the Endowment for the Arts Fund to support the work of small- and medium-sized arts organizations based in rural Arizona communities. Since 1987, 364 unrestricted operating grants have been distributed, totaling $614,390.
The 2022 Endowment for the Arts grant round awarded funding to two rural nonprofits: Ajo Council for the Fine Arts, located in Ajo, AZ, and Central School Project, located in Bisbee, AZ.
The mission of Ajo Council for the Fine Arts is to bring performing, visual, educational, and entertaining art activities to Ajo and western Pima County, to provide a venue for local artists to sell their work, and to promote art education in western Pima County.
Cheryl Langer with Ajo Council for the Fine Arts shared, “The CSFA Endowment for the Arts funding affords the Ajo Council for the Fine Arts the capability to develop community art educational programs and continue to support Ajo’s diverse artist community by providing a venue to exhibit their art.”
Founded in 1985, Bisbee’s Central School Project provides affordable studio space to local artists, works to preserve the historic 1905 facility, and helps foster appreciation for the arts. The Project offers arts education and art exposure opportunities at no or low cost for a multigenerational, lowincome, and diverse community.
Laurie McKenna, Director of Central School Project, shared, “With the support of CFSA’s Endowment for the Arts funding, Central School Project is expanding our reach, our arts programming, and creating more opportunities for our community in the year 2023!”
Bisbee’s Central School Project provides affordable studio space to local artists, works to preserve the historic 1905 facility, and helps foster appreciation for the arts through community events and education. A project of the Ajo Council for the Fine Arts, Art Under the Arches is a fine art gallery that operates as a collective. Situated in the Historic Ajo Plaza, the gallery features artwork from more than 20 regional artists.$1,131,957 awarded to 75 nonprofits serving the queer community of Southern Arizona since 1999
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund was created in 1999 by the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona with support from donors, community members, and the National Lesbian and Gay Community Funding Partnership. Through philanthropy and endowment building, the Fund addresses the funding needs of nonprofits and programs serving the queer community of Southern Arizona. To date, the Alliance Fund has awarded 219 grants to 75 organizations, totaling $1,131,957.
The LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund continued to grow its presence as a sustaining funder of high-impact nonprofits serving the LGBTQ+ community. In fiscal year 2022, $103,500
was awarded to 12 regional nonprofits to provide innovative programs that benefit the queer community in Southern Arizona. This is the largest annual grant distribution in the Alliance Fund’s 23-year history and a 25% increase from fiscal year 2021. In addition, the Alliance Fund implemented multi year funding for the first time ever, extending two years of funding to its 2022 grantees.
The average amount granted to each organization has also grown significantly. Over the last five years, the average grant has more than doubled from $4,064 in 2017 to $8,625 in 2022.
“We are ecstatic to invest in our newest grantees committed to LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion in Southern Arizona,” shared Kent Burbank, the 2022 Chair of the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund Advisory Board. “Thanks to the generosity of our loyal donors, we’re transforming our grantmaking by awarding larger grants and transitioning to multi-year funding. This momentum will allow us to better meet the needs of our grantees and ensure that they have additional resources needed to create meaningful change.”
“The Alliance Fund’s mission is critical to our community because it serves LGBTQ+ individuals in every realm—including immigration. The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project serves many LGBTQ+ immigrants and asylum-seekers. We want to do our best to better serve our LGBTQ+ clients. Thanks to the Alliance Fund’s support, we can ensure immigrants fleeing harm and life threatening conditions have a shot at winning their legal case and are welcomed with dignity, respect,
– Gabriela Corrales, Florence Immigrant & Project The Alliance Fund hosted a successful Queer for Good event in October 2021 with over 350 supporters in attendance.understanding, and knowledge.”Refugee Rights
2,400+ local residents attended MAP Dashboard presentations in fiscal year 2022
The award-winning Making Action Possible (MAP) Dashboard was formed through a unique partnership between the University of Arizona, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, and Southern Arizona Leadership Council to develop a project to measurably improve Southern Arizona through data-driven, collective civic action, and education. Subsequently, Pima Association of Governments and Sun Corridor Inc. joined the partnership in 2016 and 2018, respectively. The partnership represents the nonprofit and business communities, regional government, local economic development, and higher education. The MAP Dashboard fills a
resource gap by providing a common collection of research and information upon which to evaluate and measure key socioeconomic indicators in our community and collaborate to address our shared issues.
In the fall of 2021, the MAP Dashboard launched an updated and improved website. The new website includes several new features, including interactive fuel gauges, multimedia highlights, and a prominent location to showcase our community spotlights.
Since its founding, the MAP Dashboard has been recognized for excellence five times by international, national, state,
and local organizations. Most recently, the MAP received the 2021 Research Award for Data Collection, Dissemination, and Visualization from the Council for Community and Economic Research for its contribution to the success of local, regional, or state community, economic, and workforce development initiatives.
Community outreach and engagement were central to the MAP Dashboard’s activities in fiscal year 2022. The MAP team and associated researchers gave 16 public presentations to local residents last year, reaching 2,490 attendees. These public presentations included events such as:
n The Future of the Workforce: Today and Tomorrow
n Eller’s Economic Outlook Luncheon
n Breakfast with the Economists
n MAP 101: Early Childhood Education
n MAP 101: Housing Affordability
This graphic shows the percentage of 3rd grade students in Arizona who passed the AzM2 ELA Test in 2021 by county.900+ rescue animals adopted through PAAW’s Adopt Love, Adopt Local events since 2014
The Pima Alliance for Animal Welfare (PAAW), an initiative of CFSA, was established in 2012 to ensure that all Pima County companion animals have a loving home and humane care. At that time, almost 13,000 animals a year were being euthanized annually at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) and our community needed to act. Today, PACC has a save rate of over 90%.
PAAW brings together animal-loving representatives from nonprofits, county shelters, rescue groups, churches, businesses, and more. Over the last ten years, the initiative has hosted over 20 community-wide gatherings featuring presentations by local and national animal experts.
In fiscal year 2022, PAAW’s committees planned and implemented two successful Adopt Love, Adopt Local events in partnership with local rescues resulting in over 100 animal adoptions in two days. In addition, PAAW convened key stakeholders from across Southern Arizona for a virtual event with Gail B. Mackie, Retired Executive Director of SpokAnimal in Spokane, Washington. During her time at SpokAnimal, Gail developed a state-of-the-art veterinary clinic, created a public dog park, and established no-euthanasia policies for healthy adoptable animals.
More than 100 rescue animals found new homes at the two adoption events hosted in fiscal year 2022.
In partnership with Rescue Me Marana, PAAW hosted two Adopt Love, Adopt Local adoption events with local rescue groups in fiscal year 2022.
PAAW’s Adopt Love, Adopt Local events are made possible through the comittment and hard work of a dedicated volunteer committee.
Led by an Advisory Board of local Santa Cruz leaders, SCCF has distributed over $1.2 million in grant funding to more than 60 unique nonprofits in Santa Cruz County since 2001.
A geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, the Santa Cruz Community Foundation (SCCF) is a permanent charitable resource founded by Santa Cruz County residents to empower their community to invest in itself. Through the support of generous individuals and local businesses, SCCF has been dedicated to making Santa Cruz County a better place to live and work for all by awarding scholarships to students, grants to nonprofit organizations, and enhancing local leadership through capacity building and training.
Led by an Advisory Board of local Santa Cruz leaders, SCCF has distributed over $1.2 million in grant funding to more than 60 unique nonprofits in Santa Cruz County since 2001. Funding areas include: healthcare, education, youth support, literacy, workforce development, senior services, arts and culture, veterans support, and environmental sustainability.
“In addition to free athletic programming BYTE offers high-quality enrichment classes that can further expose youth to positive experiences and relationships. In 2021 this included a dedicated youth art program at the La Linea Art Studio on Morley Ave. SCCF’s support will allow BYTE to grow this new resource for 2022, with the addition of a year-round Sensory Art Therapy class for children with developmental disabilities. BYTE is proud to partner with the Southern Arizona Autism Association on this initiative and thanks SCCF for helping us bring this new opportunity to the Nogales and Santa Cruz County Community.”
– Charlie Cutler, Border Youth Tennis ExchangeBorder Youth Tennis Exchange’s athletic and enrichment programs expose youth to positive experiences and relationships.
In December 2021, SCCF awarded $40,000 in grants, with funding spread among 9 local and regional nonprofit organizations that are working to improve the quality of life in Santa Cruz County.
In fiscal year 2022, the Advisory Board renamed its annual leadership award to honor Roberta Bracker, a civic leader and vital supporter of the Santa Cruz Community Foundation from its inception until her passing in June 2021. The Roberta Bracker Memorial Civic Leadership Award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional civic leadership and commitment to making Santa Cruz County a better place to live.
Combining social services and community health, Valley Assistance Services helps individuals and families live healthy, resilient, and vibrant lives.
The award was presented for the first time in October 2021 to Dr. Arnoldo Montiel. Dr. Montiel is a retired businessman and an educator. He graduated from Nogales High School and went on to complete his Ed.D. degree in Education Administration. After teaching English and Spanish in California early in his career, he returned to Nogales and to teach and work in the family business. Later, he became principal of Mary L. Welty Elementary School.
Dr. Montiel dedicated his early professional life to teaching children. He has said, “Kids are indeed the future, and those who educate children are afforded the opportunity to shape our collective future.” After retiring from teaching, his focus turned from educating youth to helping the senior population in our community. The sustainability of the Nogales Senior Center was being threatened by poor administration and inadequate management. With Dr. Montiel’s leadership and the dedication
of a new board of directors, the Senior Center was revitalized and continued to offer services during COVID. Dr. Arnoldo Montiel has made it his mission to assist the community of Nogales, Arizona, in many ways. His compassion, good humor, and many talents have truly been put to good use in the community he loves.
Nogales has undoubtedly become a better place to live because of him.
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Patagonia Creative Arts Association promotes participation and expression in all areas of the
Dr. Montiel at the Nogales Senior Center.
Each year, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona honors individuals whose talents, compassion, and commitment help create a more vibrant and equitable community for all Southern Arizonans.
Created in 2015 in honor of Buddy Amos, a CFSA Founder, this award honors inspirational founders of local nonprofits in Southern Arizona.
Andrew Rush was selected to be the 2022 Buddy Amos Founders Award. Andy is an artist and the founder of The Drawing Studio, which brings art and the benefit of creating art to the entire community. They offer classes and workshops, host events and exhibits, and foster awareness of the positive effects of creativity on individuals and the entire community. Under Andy’s leadership, The Drawing Studio envisions the world as a better place where art and creative spirit are fostered as cultural necessities.
An artist himself, Andy shared, “At The Drawing Studio, I take great pleasure in working with people from all walks of life who bring incredible life experience and richness to the study of art, a richness that informs their visual expression once they have the tools and practices to inform their work.”
Created in 2016, CFSA’s Southern Arizona Civic Leadership Award honors community members who have inspired others through their work, volunteerism, and advocacy efforts with diverse or underrepresented communities.
The 2022 award recipient, Betsy Bolding, has gone above and beyond to make a lasting impact in Southern Arizona through her various careers and nonprofit endeavors. Betsy serves on SARSEF’s Board of Directors and is on the board of The Loft Cinema and the Women’s Studies Advocacy Council. She is also an active member of the League of Women Voters and the Black Women’s Task Force. Betsy is a past president of the boards of the Community Food Bank, Arizona Theatre Company, The Loft Cinema, and Prescott College. She is also an Emeritus member of the Arizona Public Media Community Advisory Board and, as such, can occasionally be heard fundraising on AZPM’s radio outlets.
When asked to reflect upon what receiving this award means to her, Betsy shared, “I am completely overwhelmed and deeply honored to receive CFSA’s Civic Leadership Award, but also humbled when I remember not only those outstanding leaders who received this distinction before me but also the many amazing unrecognized civic leaders who hold our community together. Many thanks to the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona for this coveted Civic Leadership recognition.”
Established in 1990, this award honors individuals in Southern Arizona who exemplify active acceptance, respect, and compassion for people with disabilities.
Our 2022 recipients included Talon Duncan, Ranch Manager of Echoing Hope Ranch, and Jim Roden, Lead Pastor of The Journey Church.
Talon Duncan, a Southern Arizona native, began working at Echoing Hope Ranch upon graduating high school. He has since become the Ranch Manager. Echoing Hope Ranch’s mission is growth, discovery, and lifelong learning in safe and respectful homes and communities for adults and teens with autism and other developmental disabilities. The guiding philosophy of Echoing Hope is to acknowledge each person as a dynamic human being and to help them build as full and satisfying life as possible by recognizing each individual with autism’s strengths and putting them to good use.
Regarding his experience working at Echoing Hope Ranch, Talon shared, “My oldest sister is developmentally disabled, and I was fortunate to grow up being around her because it made me more understanding and compassionate towards others with similar disabilities. I’ve now worked for the ranch for almost six years. I love my job and the amazing people I work with.”
Jim Roden and his family have been part of The Journey Church for 19 years. The Journey Church offers a special program, Friends for Life, which provides opportunities for adults with disabilities to develop relationships with each other and the volunteers that serve in the ministry. Friends for Life meets twice monthly for participants to spend time together, have fun, and share in small groups to help deepen relationships.
Jim recently received his Doctoral Degree at Talbot Theological Seminary, where his dissertation focused on the relationship between disability ministry and church health. Upon being notified as this year’s Diane Lynn Anderson Memorial Award recipient, Jim shared, “I am deeply honored to be nominated for this award, but I cannot accept it alone. This award belongs to the staff, leadership, and congregants of The Journey Church–especially those with disabilities. They are the ones who have created a culture of love, acceptance, and reciprocity.”
The Igor Gorin Memorial Award was established in 1987 by Mary Gorin as a fitting way to honor the memory of her husband, Igor Gorin, a world-renowned opera singer. Since 1993, the Igor Gorin Memorial Award has awarded $358,000 to support young vocalists at the start of their operatic careers.
This unrestricted award is given out once a year to help gifted vocalists poised to begin successful careers with expenses associated with accompanists, coaches, and auditioning as they transition from school into professional careers.
In 2022, the award committee selected two talented vocalists to receive the Igor Gorin Memorial Award, Emily Blair and Simone McIntosh.
Emily Blair is a versatile and engaging young artist originally from Chicago, Illinois. She joined the prestigious Merola Opera Program for the 2021 season and was previously a Benenson Young Artist at Palm Beach Opera for two seasons.
When asked how she envisions giving back to the performing arts community, Emily shared that she leads yoga classes designed for performers and is developing a course to support performers’ mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs. She stated, “Through healing ourselves and building a deep connection to our inner artist, we can share that with the world and deepen the profound impact of music.”
Simone McIntosh is an accomplished young artist originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, and currently residing in Paris, France. She was an Adler Fellow for the prestigious San Francisco Opera, an ensemble artist for the Canadian Opera Company, and an artist in the renowned Merola Opera Program.
In reflecting on her goals as a performing artist, Simone shared, “My goals are to strive for excellence and beauty in my music-making, not perfection. I want the music to lead me to fulfilling places physically, mentally, and emotionally. I wish to provide space for audiences to experience and reflect on what beauty means to them.”
Talon Duncan, Ranch Manager of Echoing Hope
Jim Roden, Lead Pastor of The Journey Church.
Emily Blair
$34,490,571 Gifts
$18,016,744 Grants
$548,303 Scholarships
$22,100 Awards
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Thanks to our donors and funding partners, CFSA is the largest grantmaker in Southern Arizona. With a primary focus on Pima and Santa Cruz counties, CFSA supports a seven-county region that includes secondary grantmaking markets in Cochise, Yuma, Graham, Greenlee, and Pinal counties.
Since 1980, CFSA has given over $230 million to the communities it serves. Today, we have nearly $200 million in assets and over 500 funds. CFSA’s vision to create a vibrant and equitable community for all Southern Arizonans would not be possible without the generosity of our donors.
In April 2022, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona launched the Nonprofit Solar Project to offer local nonprofits the opportunity to meet a significant portion of their energy needs through solar power. By switching to solar, the selected nonprofits will reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs, freeing up resources for programming or other infrastructure needs.
The project is the first initiative under CFSA’s new Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund, which aims to support nonprofits with funding for conservation and restoration programs, climate justice, habitat protection, community gardens, watershed management, and solar initiatives in Southern Arizona.
“We are so excited and thankful to be a recipient of this unique funding! Going solar will provide multiple benefits and is a long-term investment in YOTO’s financial sustainability and environmental footprint.”
Their OwnThrough the newly launched Nonprofit Solar Project, CFSA looks to address environmental disparities in our local community and increase the capacity of the nonprofit sector in Southern Arizona.
– Elizabeth Slater, Youth On
The Nonprofit Solar Project was developed in partnership with Solar United Neighbors and is funded primarily through generous support from an anonymous CFSA donor. Additional support from Tucson Foundations, Tucson Electric Power, and individual donors through CFSA’s Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund, helped expand the project’s reach in its first year. In the first year of funding, $630,000 will be invested to provide solar installations for the following nonprofit organizations through the Nonprofit Solar Project.
n BICAS
n Coyote TaskForce
n The Drawing Studio
n The Edge School
n Emerge! Center Against Domestic Violence
n Sonoran Glass School
n Youth On Their Own
“For the selected nonprofits, the installation of solar power is like a monthly gift through reduced energy costs for decades to come,” shared Jenny Flynn, President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. Flynn continued, “Our partnership with Tucson Foundations, Tucson Electric Power, and other contributors to our Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund allowed for a significant level of funding in the project’s first year. We are extremely grateful for their support.”
“Tucson Foundations is supporting this new solar project due to the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s continued leadership and collaboration in creating extraordinary philanthropic opportunities,” shared Jennifer Lohse, Vice President of External Relations at Tucson Foundations. Lohse continued, “We are especially excited to support this initiative and the work at Emerge! Center Against Domestic Violence because every dollar not spent on utilities can be reinvested into the missions of these remarkable nonprofits.”
Ed Sakwa, Chief Executive Officer at Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse shared, “We believe that serving this community in a way that is inclusive, responsible, and equitable requires that our operations also be sustainable. Going solar will allow Emerge to lessen our carbon footprint and the energy costs of operating a facility that serves survivors 24/7/365.” Sakwa continued, “Emergency shelter can mean the difference between remaining in an abusive situation and facing homelessness for many of the people we serve. Equipping our emergency shelter with solar energy will lower the cost of operating this vital service—making it a more sustainable resource for those who need it.”
A special community committee guided by Solar United Neighbors reviewed more than 70 applications and conducted site visits with applicants to assess the location, size, and unique needs of each installation. Now that year-one grantees have been determined, Solar United Neighbors will work with them to select solar installers.
Bret Fanshaw, Regional Director for Solar United Neighbors, shared, “We were thrilled to receive so much interest from a variety of organizations in going solar and couldn’t be more excited to help these seven incredible nonprofits make their solar vision a reality.” Fanshaw continued, “We can’t wait to see the installations go up and their energy savings kick in. We’re hopeful there will be opportunities in the future to help more nonprofits benefit from free, clean, and locally produced energy.”
“So many of our nonprofit partners are focused on sustainable practices and doing what’s right for the planet,” said Wendy Erica Werden, Manager of Community Investment and Philanthropy at Tucson Electric Power. Werden continued, “This is one way they can accomplish those goals and redirect more of their operating costs toward meeting the critical needs of our community.”
Elizabeth Slater, Chief Executive Officer at Youth On Their Own, shared, “We are so excited and thankful to be a recipient of this unique funding! Going solar will provide multiple benefits and is a long-term investment in YOTO’s financial sustainability and environmental footprint.” Slater continued, “The energy savings gained by a solar parking lot will dramatically reduce our overhead costs. As a result, YOTO will be able to redirect more funding towards our mission of helping Pima County’s youth experiencing homelessness to stay in school.”
For the recipients of the Nonprofit Solar Project grant, this funding not only helps put money into their programs, but they hope to inspire other organizations to switch to solar as well. “With this tremendous grant from the Nonprofit Solar Project, we will save approximately $6,400/year in electricity and will redirect these funds to The Drawing Studio’s Equity Arts programming,” shared Emiel Brott, Executive Director of the Drawing Studio. “The Drawing Studio believes that the time has come for all organizations to lead the way towards a sustainable future. With this grant, we will be a neighborhood example of how to be a solar energy champion,” Brott continued.
Representatives from the BICAS Collective shared, “For over 30 years, BICAS has not only preached the gospel of environmental stewardship but has lived it daily by rescuing bicycles and bike parts that would have ended up in a landfill. Having our operations powered by solar energy is another decisive step in our long-game organizational commitment to sustainability.”
When asked about her long-term goals for the project, CFSA President and CEO Jenny said, “Two of the most significant barriers to a vibrant Southern Arizona are environmental risks and inequity. By coming together through CFSA’s Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund, members of our generous community have directly and simultaneously addressed those barriers by connecting these seven nonprofit organizations with technology that saves them dollars and reduces their environmental impact. We envision a solar-powered nonprofit sector grounded in environmental self-sufficiency. I believe that through the power of collective giving, we can make that vision a reality.”
Staff members from The Drawing Studio and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona during a site visit.
In the fall of 2021, The Stonewall Foundation transitioned into a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, representing one of the most generous gifts CFSA has ever received and a tremendous history of benefit to the community.
Established as a private independent foundation by William A. Small and his wife Susan Small, the Stonewall Foundation was one of Tucson’s best-kept philanthropic secrets for many years. It has been run since 1993 by their son, Rick Small, a Tucson native and active member of Southern Arizona’s nonprofit community.
The Small Family moved to Tucson in the 1930s from Chicago, when William Sr. purchased the Tucson Citizen. Ever since, they have been actively engaged in the Tucson community.
In just over four decades, the Stonewall Foundation granted $45 million to more than 35 nonprofits in Tucson, working quietly behind the scenes to provide annual support to vital organizations in the areas of art, health, and education. The organization’s commitment to sustained, multi-year funding played a critical role in the development and sustainability of many of Tucson’s cherished nonprofit organizations.
In the fall of 2021, The Stonewall Foundation transitioned into a donor advised fund at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, representing one of the most generous gifts CFSA has ever received and allowing the Community Foundation to play an important role in continuing a tremendous history of generosity.
Organizations supported by
The Stonewall Foundation include:
Arizona Public Media
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
Arizona Theater Company
Books Save Lives
Casa Maria Soup Kitchen
Clínica Amistad, a project of Amistad y Salud
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
Desert Survivors
Desert Voices Chorus
Friends of Tucson's Birthplace
Habitat For Humanity
Handi-Dogs, Inc.
The Haven
Imago Dei Middle School
Ironwood Tree Experience
KXCI Community Radio
La Frontera Center, Inc.
Literacy Connects
Many Mouths One Stomach
Mariposas Sin Fronteras
Mission Gardens Project
NAMI Southern Arizona
Planned Parenthood
Reveille Gay Men’s Chorus
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
Southern Arizona Senior Pride
Tucson Botanical Gardens
Tucson Girls Chorus
Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network
Tucson Jazz Festival
Tucson LGBT Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Tucson Museum of Art
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
UA Foundation - College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Rick shared, “Being a philanthropic organization in Tucson has been a wonderful gift, but maintaining the foundation under its formative documents became difficult and time-consuming. As a donor advised fund at CFSA, we can continue to meet the needs of our designated donor organizations and give more freely to needs as they arise. Moving our fund to the Community Foundation has given our family the flexibility to provide grants and support organizations that we never could have before.”
Bill Small and his wife, Cathleen Bilyeu-Small, recently moved to Southern Arizona and shared, “We are glad to be in Tucson as residents and have the opportunity to join Stonewall and CFSA to provide assistance to the valuable organizations in the community.”
“As a fund of the Community Foundation, the family will be able to continue supporting key nonprofit partners into the future, as well as identify and fund additional organizations making a difference in Southern Arizona,” shared CFSA President and CEO Jenny Flynn.
“We are thrilled to support The Stonewall Fund as it enters this new era of giving and community philanthropy.”
$45 million+ in sustained, annual support to more than 35 local organizations in Tucson
The inability to overcome financial barriers to insurance impedes access to primary, preventative healthcare and care for acute and chronic conditions, which can severely affect health outcomes. Clínica Amistad provides free primary health care, preventive services, and education to those in need and without access to health care throughout the greater Tucson area. The services provided through this innovative clinic are made possible by its all-volunteer staff of licensed medical professionals.
“We are honored that Clínica Amistad, a project of Amistad y Salud, is part of The Stonewall Fund family,” shared Nicole Glasner, Executive Director at Clínica Amistad. “During the height of the pandemic, our doors remained open, due to the generosity and support of The Stonewall Fund. Their generosity has made a real difference in the lives of those we serve. Because of their support and commitment to making a difference, we are able to continue caring for low-income and uninsured members of our community. We are truly blessed to have a Stonewall to lean on for support!”
"Being a philanthropic organization in Tucson has been a wonderful gift, but maintaining the foundation under its formative documents became difficult and time-consuming. As a donor advised fund at CFSA, we can continue to meet the needs of our designated donor organizations and give more freely to needs as they arise."
– Rick Small, The Stonewall Fund
Literacy Connects is a volunteer-driven Tucson nonprofit serving over 46,000 children and adults annually through literacy and arts programming that create solutions to many of society’s most persistent problems. Programs include Adult Basic Literacy, English Language Acquisition for Adults, Reach Out and Read, Reading Seed, and Stories that Soar!.
“The Stonewall Foundation has been a key supporter of our work at Literacy Connects for more than 10 years,” shared Sharon O’Brien, Interim Executive Director at Literacy Connects. “Their belief in investing in learners, believers, and achievers has helped our adult and youth programs serve and meet the needs our community. Our mission of connecting people with a world of possibilities could not have happened without the Stonewall Foundation. They funded the expansion of our afterschool program that teaches kids real life skills to use their imagination and make their creative stories come to life. They helped our adult students increase their literacy that had cascading effects on future generations. We are grateful to have them as partners in this important work in Southern Arizona.”
Many Mouths One Stomach (MMOS) is a Tucson-based collective of artists, teachers, and community activists. It is the organizing body for the Annual All Souls Procession and serves as a vehicle for artists to collaborate, create, and inspire the public through Festal Culture.
Festal Culture is the expression and fulfillment of core human needs through public celebration, ceremony, and ritual. The All Souls Procession is an event that was created to serve the public need to mourn, reflect, and celebrate the universal experience of death through their ancestors, loved ones, and the living. Since its inception in 1990, the event has grown into an enormous spectacle with over 150,000 participants on the streets of downtown Tucson for the two-milelong human-powered parade.
“The Stonewall Fund’s support has been invaluable to MMOS,” shared Nadia Hagen, Artistic Director for MMOS. “Grant funds provide honorariums for instructors and artistic directors who offer free community workshops that deepen the All Souls Experience. Funding from The Stonewall Fund also helped build interactive installations along the All Souls walking route and cover necessary infrastructure costs such as sanitation.”
The Tucson Girls Chorus (TGC) provides outstanding choral education that fosters leadership, a sense of belonging, and affirmation that each girl's voice matters. The Stonewall Fund has provided instrumental support to the Tucson Girls Chorus's Community Engagement Program for more than a decade. Their funding provided the initial funds to launch the program and has helped sustain and grow the program ever since.
“The Stonewall Fund's support allows us to serve beyond our building through partnerships with Title 1 schools throughout Southern Arizona,” shared Dr. Marcela Molina, TGC Director. “Through the Fund's generosity, the TGC Engagement Choirs have served over 600 singers (and counting!) - giving them the space to boost confidence and cultivate compassion as they lift their voices. Thank you to Rick Small and The Stonewall Fund for your continued commitment to our work!”
The Ronald McDonald House provides a “home-awayfrom-home” for families who have to travel to Tucson to receive medical care for their critically ill child. Families can stay as long as their child is being treated. There is no cost to stay at the Ronald McDonald House, thanks to the generous support of our community.
Through The Stonewall Fund, Rick Small made a generous donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona (RMHC-SA) in honor of his friend, Judy Goddard. Judy had just received the Governor’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteerism – the only one in the state – for 35 years of volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House. Families that stay at the Ronald McDonald House are going through one of the worst times of their lives, dealing with all the stresses and worries of having a critically ill baby or child. Sometimes there are no words to provide comfort -only kindness and compassion.
“That’s what Judy Goddard has been offering moms and dads at the Ronald McDonald House since 1988,” said RMHC-SA President and CEO Kate Maguire Jensen. “We were delighted that Rick recognized our Judy and grateful that the gift was designated for general support. Having funds earmarked for general support allows us to use donations in a way that best serves children and families.”
The important efforts supported by The Stonewall Fund include the work of organizations serving the LGBTQ+ and HIV communities. As a coalition of individuals, faith communities, businesses, and nonprofits working together to address HIV/AIDS in our community, Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN) serves a diverse population of people living with HIV. There are thousands of people in Pima County living with HIV, and TIHAN offers resources and support to help them live well.
“Rick Small and The Stonewall Fund have made a major sustained commitment to responding to the needs of people living with HIV in our community,” shared TIHAN Executive Director Scott Blades. “The Stonewall Fund supports our Living Well with HIV series of classes focused on budgeting, nutrition, and life skills. The Fund also provides key funding for our Poz Cafe lunch and social program, the largest regular gathering place for people living with HIV in Southern Arizona, which has served more than 34,000 meals for people living with HIV.”
He continued, “As we are able to move out of the lockdown necessitated by the pandemic’s impact upon our immunecompromised population, we are fortunate to know The Stonewall Fund continues to support our Living Well with HIV classes and our Poz Café lunch and social event that provide skills, resources, encouragement, peer support, and socialization to people living with HIV. Southern Arizona is fortunate to have a funder committed to equity and justice for marginalized and neglected communities and to champion the issues and innovative responses that can help people thrive.”
Field of Interest Impact Funds offer a simple and effective way for anyone in Southern Arizona to participate in collective impact funding in the areas they care about most.
A thriving Southern Arizona is a great place to work, play, learn, create, innovate, invest, prosper, grow up, grow families, grow businesses, and grow older.
At CFSA, we envision a Southern Arizona where all community members are housed, fed, and have access to high-quality education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. We look to a future when our communities use resources sustainably and have the capacity to adapt to changing needs with compassion for humans, animals, and our desert environment.
To achieve this vision, CFSA is committed to partnering with our donors and the nonprofit organizations that provide critical services and programming to our local communities. Working together, we will increase the availability of general operating support and highlight the far-reaching benefits of trust-based, collective impact funding.
General operating support grants enable nonprofits to build the sustainable infrastructure necessary to measurably affect change. By allowing nonprofits to take advantage of new opportunities as they arise, general operating grants also foster innovation, capacity building, and organizational development.
CFSA recently established nine Field of Interest Impact Funds to offer a simple and effective way for community members to participate in collective impact funding in the areas they care about most. Impact Funds welcome donations of any size, and the contributions are brought together to provide general operating support grants to local nonprofits that support specific causes.
“You might have a donor who is interested in supporting work for animals and another who is passionate about housing. You might have a 16-year-old who can give $16 or a 60-year-old who can give $60,000,” shared CFSA President and CEO Jenny Flynn. CFSA’s Impact Funds offer donors at every stage of giving a way to maximize the impact of their donation.
For many Southern Arizonans, our animals play an essential role in our quality of life. They are part of our family. This fund helps ensure that animals in our communities have access to humane care, opportunities for fostering and adoption, and the resources needed to strengthen the human-animal bond.
Southern Arizona is an area rich in cultural history with a vibrant arts community that enhances our lives. This fund supports the appreciation, education, promotion, and enjoyment of arts and humanities. This includes support for museums, cultural events, art education, literature and music programs, performing arts, visual arts, cinema, and public art.
Our future depends on the continued development and support of our children and youth. This fund supports Southern Arizona’s youth from birth to adulthood, providing them with the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. This includes funding for early childhood education, high-quality daycare, literacy programs, STEM programs, and more.
Education is a gateway to increased economic equity. This fund promotes academic success and educational opportunities through programs and scholarships to support diverse and economically disadvantaged students. This includes vocational training, tutoring programs, support for parents returning to school, literacy programs, day work programs, and more.
$630K in grants through the Nonprofit Solar Project made possible by contributions to the Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund in fiscal year 2022
Donations to this fund help to preserve, protect, and restore the environment while supporting greater awareness and education about our planet. Projects supported include conservation and restoration programs, climate justice, habitat protection, community gardens, watershed management, and solar initiatives.
Donations to our Greatest Need Impact Fund support a timely response to urgent and crucial needs in Southern Arizona communities. This includes grants to address property destruction, violent acts, gap funding for nonprofits, unforeseen environmental needs, global pandemics, natural disasters, and more.
Access to basic needs, healthcare, and high-quality support programs is essential for a thriving community. This fund supports programs that increase access, such as food banks, transportation services, respite care, senior services, rural healthcare, veteran services, domestic violence programs, and diaper banks.
Safe, affordable housing is essential to creating a vibrant and equitable community. Donations to this fund will help address housing insecurity and homelessness in Southern Arizona. This includes shelters, cooling stations, family support programs, home repair programs, rental assistance programs, and advocacy.
Contributions to this fund help support programs and organizations that address systemic inequities and eliminate barriers that have historically prevented the full participation of all community members. This includes programs that support marginalized communities, individuals with disabilities, low-income individuals who need legal support, and more.
In CFSA’s role as convener, facilitator, collaborator, and educator, our leadership activities address critical issues as they arise and provide an enormous return on investment.
The annual gifts made by these donors help ensure that CFSA can continue to be responsive and participate in creating regional solutions.
(July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
Alan and Sally Rohde Family Fund
Paul Lindsey and Kathy Alexander
Allen/Levin Charitable Fund
John and Laura Almquist
American Family Bill
Clyde Kunz and Brian Arthur
Collette Barajas
Missy and Tom Bowden
Arthur and Shirley Ann Breipohl
Fred and Martha Chaffee
James Comer
Harry Schloff and Edward Crozier
David J. Mungo Family Giving Fund
David and Norma Lewis Foundation
Cathy Davis
Nancy M. Davis
Susan Rotkis and Patrick DeConcini
Rafael Barcelo Durazo
Jenny Flynn
Anita and Bob Friesen
Paul and Mickie Gelsinger
James and Louise Glasser
Cindy Godwin
James and Loma Griffith
H2 Donor Advised Fund
Matthew and Serene Harrison
Marilyn Heins
Collier and Wyllstyne Hill
Howard V. Moore Foundation
JoAnne and Robert Hungate
Robert W. Hungate
Rex Vanard and Alvin Jenkins
Jim and Linda Britt Charitable Fund
Donald and Delores Johnson
Cat Kiesel
Bill and Kathy Kinney
Dale and Evelyn Kleinhans
Marian Lalonde
Megan Litwicki
Kelly Huber and Michael LeBlanc
Tamara and Brad McKinney
Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Fund
Emily L. Meschter
George and Catherine Monroe
Wanda and Jimmy Moore
Neal Charitable Fund
Michael W. and Santi
Kommareddi Nolan
Jeaiza Quinones Ivory
Reading RR Fund
Anne M. Reid
REM Investment Management, LLC
Stanley Riggenbach
Thomas Robertson III and Cynthia Robertson
Roediger Hoff, PLC
Mary and James Rowley
Olga Ryan
Satterberg Foundation
Grace Schmeiser
Georgia Schwartz
Patricia J. Simpson
Barbara Smith
Janet C. Spadora
Shari Stapleton-Smith
TenThirtyOne Fund
The Backcountry Fund
Thomas R. Brown Family Foundation
Topaz Fund
Allison Vaillancourt
Paula Van Ness
Taunya Villicana
Viola Steinfeld O’Neil First Family Fund
Steven Wagner
Kendal Washington White
Ronald Breiger and Linda Waugh
Michael Wiley
Craig and Patricia Wisnom
Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, BICAS provides affordable transportation, education, and creative recycling programs
Eckstrom Alley Clonz & Associates
Maribel L. Alvarez and Patricia Espinosa-Artiles
Fennemore Craig, P.C.
Jan Lesher
Mary Louise Luna
Carmen Marriott
Ron and Anne Marx
CFSA’s Legacy Society recognizes donors whose far-sighted generosity will benefit future generations as a result of deferred gifts through their estate plans.
These individuals have made a commitment to the future of our community by naming the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona in their will, qualified retirement plan, life insurance policy, trust, or other instruments.
We recognize these individuals and appreciate their generosity and thoughtfulness.
(as of June 30, 2022)
Joel N. and Lidia H. Allen
Ann Shepherd Nursing Scholarship Fund
Barbara Soehnlen Legacy Fund
Barbara Z. Snyder Legacy Fund
Barby Philanthropic Foundation
Bateman Promise Award
Beth Vance Legacy Fund
Betsy Bolding Legacy Fund
Bill and Brenda Stillman
Scholarship Fund
Bill Haller and John Jackson Legacy Fund
Bill’s Bifocal Fund
Bob Kafes and Shelly Fishman
Legacy Endowment Fund
Bonnie L. Bradford Legacy Fund
Captain Keenie - Givin’ It All Away Fund
Carol and George Franklin Legacy Fund
Shirley J. Chann
The Cross Family Fund
Daniel B Chambers NAU
Marketing Scholarship Fund
David and Susan Gallaher
Legacy Fund
David Schaub Memorial Fund
Deanna Morken Legacy Fund
Dromgoole Charitable Fund
Earl Kai and Shirley Jo Chann Fund
Cathy and Terri Earnest
Claire M. Edgar
Edward B. Eneboe (EBE) Legacy Fund
Elizabeth and Keith Hege Legacy Fund
Elouise B. Goss Educational Fund
The Encore Fund
Eugene C. Gieseler and Carol
L. Gieseler Legacy Fund
Evan and Louise Kligman Family Fund
Even T. Collinsworth III Charitable Fund
Frank J. Stangel and Marjorie
M. Ford Charitable Fund
The Fred and Lois Moore Memorial Fund
Funk-Noffsinger Alliance Fund Endowment
Mary Gendron, Ph.D.
Gene and Barbara Riser Legacy Fund
Gerald and Emma Talen Fund
Gergen Family Fund for Old Pueblo Community Services
Graves - Magee Chartible Fund
Hostetler Endowment Fund
In Memory of Ruth Farwell Fund
Jacques-Wegner Family Fund
James W. and Charlotte Mullis Legacy Fund
Jeff Jones and Ann CrossJones Legacy Fund
Jennifer Mills Legacy Fund
Jill and Tim Holsonback
Legacy Fund
John and Barbara Thomas Fund
John and Laura Almquist Legacy Fund
Donald R and Delores J. Johnson
Joseph Leonard Brownlow, Jr. and Mary Jane Brownlow Legacy Fund
Judith and Michael Lefton Family Fund
Julia and Andre Pernet Legacy Fund
Kent R. Burbank and Vicente
A. Talanquer Legacy Fund
Eileen Graydon Ketchum
Linda S. Lage
Lesher Legacy Fund
Linda and Ray Carson Charitable Fund for Children and Families
The Linda Briggs Janning Fund
Carlton and Letticia Littell
Curtis Mack and Darrell Leetham
LMQ Endowment Fund
Loren A. and Virginia Vance Fund
Louis G. Petti and Cynthia S. Petti Legacy Fund
Love Our Neighbors Legacy Fund
Lucille Boilard-Harkin and
James M. Harkin Legacy Fund
Marcie Velen Legacy Fund
Mark and Nancy Siner Legacy Fund
Mark Rubin Fund
Mark Youran and Mary Kay
Pace Legacy fund
Marthena Maley Endowment Fund
James J. Leos and Clinton
Franklin McCall
Milligan Family Scholarship Endowment Fund
Miriam Kitmacher Legacy Fund
The Murphy Family Fund
Nadine H. Rund Endowment Fund
Fred R. and Olga Pace
Paul Lindsey and Kathy Alexander Charitable Fund
Pintor Family Fund
Caroline Ragano
Randall and Marcia Racine Fund
Richard Alan Foster Legacy Fund
Rich-Schmuker Legacy Fund
Rick and Holly Sack Legacy Fund
Rick and Linda Hanson Legacy Fund
Robert Goldstone Memorial Music Endowment
Rod and Vel Tizzard Charitable Fund
Vicki Rutter
Bruce A. Cameron and Mark W. Rosenbaum
Sandra Kunzman Legacy Fund
Sandra S. Powell Legacy Fund
Sarah Dinham Legacy Fund
Sarah Grace Fund
Schwartz Family Legacy Fund
Steve and Janice Wehmann Legacy Fund
Sue and Wally Burg Endowment Fund
Colonel Mary Pat Sullivan
Susan E. Dodd Legacy Fund
Sylvia Mulka Legacy Fund
Theresa Elizabeth Rope Miller Foundation
Thomas and Patricia Killoran Fund
Dr. Hugh and Allyn Thompson
Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network Endowment Fund
Clyde J. Vallery
Virjinya Torrez Scholarship Fund
Vis Family Legacy Fund
Walter S. and Norma R. Mann Fund
Wernette Brown Legacy Fund
Wesley H. and Dolores M. Whitman Foundation Fund
William and Teresa Bendt
Endowed Legacy Fund
Ziolczyk Feline Fund
Alan F. Ziblat
(as of June 30, 2022)
100 Club of Southern Arizona
Samuel Winchester Morey Scholarship Fund
2Propel Fund
The A.V. and Margaret Grossetta Endowment Fund
ABBA’s Storehouse Fund
Administrative Endowment Fund
African American Legacy Fund
African American Legacy Project Fund
African American Opportunity Scholarship
Al and Grace Schmeiser
Foundation Fund
Al and Jan Gleason Family Fund
Al and Pauline Kaplan Fund
The Alan F. Ziblat Donor Advised Fund
Albert H. Cohn Family Fund
Alice Y. Holsclaw YWCA Endowment Fund
America-Israel Friendship League Endowment Fund
Amphi Foundation Fund
Amphi High Class of 1966 Memorial Fund
Amy and Maurice Schlossberg Fund for Boys and Girls Club
Andre and Julia Pernet Scholarship Fund
Anetta Belinda Miller Endowment Fund
Angela Weir Charitable Fund
Anna Jolivet African American Endowment Fund
Anne Furrow Designated Fund
Anonymous #7
Archaeology Southwest Fund
Arizona Arts Award
Arizona Children’s Trust Fund
Arizona Repertory Singers
Endowment Fund
Arizona Senior Academy
Koffler Reserve Fund
Arizona Theatre Company
Endowment Fund
Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery Foundation Fund
Arizona’s Children
Association Endowment Fund
ARTabilityAZ Fund
Assistance League of Tucson Fund
Association of Fundraising Professionals So Arizona
Chapter Scholarship Fund
The BA Fund
Bank of Tucson Endowment
Barbara and Buddy Amos First Family Fund
The Barbara J. Hunter Fund
Barbara Soehnlen Fund
BB2 Donor Advised Fund
BD2 Donor Advised Fund
Beaham Youth Fund
Benjamin Bon Bustamante Memorial Fund
The Berger Performing Arts Center Fund
Betsy Bolding Fund
Betty Smedley Memorial Scholarship Fund
Bill and Kathy Kinney
Philanthropic Fund
Bill Wood Foundation
Bisbee Breakfast Club
Scholarship
The Bisbee Coalition For The Homeless Fund
Bledsoe/Biedes Legacy Endowment Fund
The Blessings Fund
Boilard-Harkin Scholarship Fund
Bonnie Kay Charitable Fund
Brice W. Schuller Scholarship
Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering UofA
Bridget McCabe Memorial Scholarship Fund
Brinckerhoff Advised Fund
Brinckerhoff Family Fund
The Brunner Fund
The Bucklew Fund
Buffalo Exchange Fund for the Arts
Burbank-Talanquer Fund
C.E. “Peter” Paulin Fund
Capin Endowed Scholarship Fund
Capin Endowed Scholarship Match Fund
Carlos and Barbara K. Bennen
Fund for Nogales
Carlos and Barbara K. Bennen
Fund for Nogales Match Fund
Carol and Foster Kivel Family Fund
Carol J. Lyons Family Fund
Cassetta Family Fund
Catherine Marie Mortensen
Scholarship Fund
Cecila Coon Botting Memorial Fund
Cecilia F. and Thomas H.
Peterson First Family Fund
CFSA Animal Welfare Impact Fund
CFSA Arts and Culture Impact Fund
CFSA Children and Youth Impact Fund
CFSA Education and Workforce Development Impact Fund
CFSA Environmental Impact Fund
CFSA Greatest Need Impact Fund
CFSA Healthy Communities Impact Fund
CFSA Housing Impact Fund
CFSA IDEA Impact Fund
Charles and Lois Stuart Fund
Charles E. and Louise T. Davis Family Fund
Children’s Mental Health Fund
Christina Taylor-Green, Daniel Hernandez Jr. and Bill Badger Scholarship Fund
Ciruli Family Fund
City of Nogales Fund
City of Nogales Match Fund
Claire B. Norton Fund
Clinica Esperanza
Sustainability Fund
Community Food Bank
Endowment Fund
The Community Food Bank of Tucson Endowment Fund
Community Heritage Fund
Comstock Family Fund
Condan Fund
The Couch-Lopez Fund
The Courtney Foundation for Orphans
COVID-19 Community Support Fund
COVID-19 Event Relief Fund
Cox Communications Arizona Fund
Curtis Thornhill Fund
Cynthia S. Petti Fund
Dabdoub Escobar Family Fund
Dabdoub Miller Fund
David C. Curtis and Robert C. Curtis Family Fund
David Kennard and Barbara Kennard Present Fund
David S.Greenberg Charitable Fund
David Wegner and Nancy
Jacques Family Fund
Dean M. and Nancy J. Dungan Fund
Degrazia Art and Cultural Foundation Fund
Diane Lynn Anderson Memorial Fund
Don and Dee Johnson Charitable Fund
Don and Doris Wenig Charitable Fund
Donelson Family Fund- Trust for Change
Donna L. Grant Fund
Donna M. Rich Legacy Fund
Dorita and William F. Joffroy, Sr. Fund for the Beautification of Nogales, AZ
Dorothy M. Freeman Fine Arts Scholarship Fund
Dove of Peace Lutheran Church Designated Fund
Downtown Tucson Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Thompson III Philanthropic Fund
Dr. Peggy Jones and Alan Willenbrock Charitable Fund
Dr. Richard and Madeleine
Wachter Fund
E.I. Alden Fund
Eaglet Fund
Easton Fund for Autism Research
Edna M. Martin Foundation
Edna S. Amos First Family Fund
Educational Enrichment Foundation Endowment Fund
Edward R. Moore Founder’s Fund
El Dorado Fund
Elizabeth I. Alden and Jack Ogle Advised Fund
Elizabeth Thomson-Tolbert Endowment Fund
Elm Tree Scholarship Fund
Elsie M. Dailey Endowment for St. Ambrose School
Endowment for the Arts of Tucson Fund
Ernst and Young Children’s Fund
Esther N. Capin and Richard L. Capin Memorial Fund
Eugene C. and Gretchen W.
Edminster Family Legacy Fund
Evelyn Jay Fund
Excellent Educator and Student Integrity Fund
Fenster Family Foundation Fund
FHL Neighborhood Projects Fund
Fillman Gorin Fund
First Page Literacy Foundation
Five Daughters Fund
Floyd Community Foundation Campus Endowment Fund
The Floyd Fund
Foundation for Creative Broadcasting Fund
Fox-McCarthy Arizona Fund
Frances Holt Family Endowment Fund
Frank and Jessica Lazarus Fund
Frank Ledahawsky Fund
Franklin Family Fund
Fred and Helen Wolfe Music Scholarship
Fred Bustamante Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fred E. Petersen Fund
Fred R. and Olga K. Pace Family Fund for Rincon Congregational United Church
Friedman Vallentine Siegfried Fund
Friends of Aphasia Fund
Friends of PACC Board Designated Reserve Fund
Fulton Family Charitable Fund
Gary P. Durrenberger Memorial Scholarship
GBL Family Fund
Geneal A. McMoran Fund
Geneal and Clifton Wilson
Field of Interest Fund
Geneal and Clifton Wilson General Scholarship Fund
George and Celida Gotsis Endowment Fund
George H. Amos Memorial Fund
Gerald Ferro Memorial Fund for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson
Gerri Skinner Book Fund
Glen T. and Carol E. Randolph Fund
Gordon D. and Isa B. Paris Fund
Gordon D. Paris Educational Fund
Gorin Family Fund
Graydon Ketchum Charitable Fund
Greater Santa Rosa Neighborhood Foundation Green Fields Historical Society Legacy Fund
Green Valley Assistance Services Endowment Fund
Guardianships of Southern Arizona
H. Eugene and Ruth Jones Charitable Fund
Habib Yusif Sabbagh Scholarship Fund
Hallman Fund
Continued
Handi-Dogs Endowment Fund
Hanna Miller and Luke Jakobsen Fund
The Harnden Family Fund
Harold and Margot Hastings Fund
Harold Finley Gifted
Children’s Fund
Harpst Family Fund
Hasbrouck Family Fund
Hazel and Jack Sullivan Family Fund
Helaine D. Levy Donor Advised Fund
Helen and Fred Wolfe Memorial Fund
Hellene Henrikson Legacy Fund
Herbert and Eugenia Pell Fund
Herma B. Buehrer Fund
Herma B. Buehrer Fund II
Herman and Ella Maass Fund
Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter
Hersh Family Fund
Holly and Donald Hammonds Family Fund
Holmes Tuttle Memorial Fund
Holsclaw Advisory Endowment Fund
Holsclaw Family Endowment for Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
The Holsclaw First Family Fund
The Hopeful Spirit Fund
Hopp Family Fund
Horst Family Charitable Fund
Hruby Fund
Hsinchun Chen and HsiaoHui Chow Fund
Humane Society of Southern Arizona Fund
Humanitarian Aid Foundation
Igor Gorin Memorial Fund
Inouye Family Fund
Interfaith Community Services Endowment Fund
Irving Kern Scholarship Fund
Isabel and Walter Fathauer First Family Fund
Isidor Hausman Scholarship Fund
J. Harry and Catherine H. Wood First Family Fund
J. Harry and Catherine H. Wood Fund II
Jack Challem Legacy Fund
Jacques-Wegner Scholarship Fund
James A. Pearson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
James and Katherine Nesci Fund
James and Nancy Rodolph Charitable Fund
James E. and Sandra S. Peebles Family Fund
James J. and Colleen Burns Fund
James J. and Louise R. Glasser Advised Fund
James R. and Elizabeth C. Guy Fund
Jan Tarr Scholarship Fund
Jan Thalberg Legacy Fund
The Jane Ferguson Endowment Fund
Janet C. Spadora Advisory Fund
Janet C. Spadora Fund
Janet L. Simek Scholarship Fund
Janet P. Miller Fund
Janice Brendle Wert Endowment Fund I
Janice Brendle Wert Endowment Fund II
Jasam Foundation of Arizona
Jeanne C. Harry Restricted Endowment Fund
Jeanne C. Harry Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Jeffrey Guylas Charitable Fund
The Jesse Gelsinger Perpetual Giving Fund
JHH Donor Advised Fund
Joan and Mark Casciari Fund
Joan Kaye Cauthorn Advised Fund
JobPath Fund
Joe Quinton Latta Legacy Fund
Joe W. Cherry Pass The Torch Fund
John and Joyce Barkley Community Food Bank Fund
John and Laura Almquist Fund
John B. Anderson Legacy Endowment Fund
John D. and Joyce N. Barkley Fund
John F. and Ruth E. Whalley Fund
John H. and Joan L. Tedford Scholarship Fund
Judge Mary Anne Richey
Scholarship Fund
Judith Sampson Fund
Judith Treistman Fund
Julia Pernet Community Fund
The Julian M. Babad Charitable Fund
Julian M. Babad Legacy Endowment
Julian M. Babad Music Fund
Jurist Charitable Fund
Kassie Davis and Bruce Beatus Fund
Kathleen Rector First Family Fund
Kathryn A. Pabst Memorial Fund
Kathryn Pooler Fund for St. Philip’s Preservation Endowment
Kavazanjian Family Charitable Fund
Keith Murfee-DeConcini Fund
Kent R. Burbank and Vicente A. Talanquer Endowed Fund
Kiley-Knox Family Fund
Kinerk Family Fund
King Family Charitable Fund
Kleinhans Family Fund
Kory Family Scholarship Endowment Fund
L.E.S. is More Charitable Fund
Lamb Family Advised Fund
Larry R. and Florence A. Adamson Fund
Las Donas de los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson
Laura Smallhouse Fund
Leonard L. White Educational Fund
Lew Murphy Mayor’s Fund for Children
LGBT&S Alliance FundFunk/Noffsinger Endowment
LGBT&S Alliance Fund Noel Matkin-Jim Sincox Tribute Endowment
LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
LGBTQ+ Endowment Fund
Libraries LTD. Reserve Fund
The Lil and Dave Fund
Linden Trust
Literacy Volunteers of Tucson Endowment Fund
Live Theatre Workshop Fund
The Loft Cinema Endowment Fund
Lorna Pabst de Acosta Charitable Fund
Lorraine Maria Hamilton Endowment Fund
Louise and Jerry Atlas Arts/ Education Memorial Fund
The Love and Light Fund
Lucille A. and Matthias P. Lowman Family Endowment Fund II
Lucille and Matt Lowman Family Fund
Lund Wolfe Computer Science
Scholarship
The Lyons Children’s Refugee Assistance Fund
Lyons New Opportunities
Nursing Scholarship
Mabel G. and Edward Werner Fund
Madden Family Donor
Advised Fund
Maggie Craig Chrisman Fund Mansell Fund
Marana High Alumni
Scholarship
Marcia Grand Endowment Fund
Marcia Grand Fund
Margaret and Harold Ingram
Scholarship Fund
Margaret J. Modine Fund for Children
Margaret T. Morris Children’s Fund
Marge Christensen Gould
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Marguerite Poole St. Philip’s In The Hills Preservation Endowment
Maria L. Urquides Scholarship Fund
Marian and Greg LaLonde Fund
Marion R. Sundt First Family Fund
Mark B. and Jean G. Higgins Fund
Mark Ross Capin Fund
Mary Ann and Darryl Dobras Fund
Mary B. Brown Advised Fund
Mary Jane McIntosh Atwood Scholarship Fund
Mason Scholarship Fund
Mayola B. Vail Unrestricted Fund
Meilei’s Fund
The Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Fund II
The Melody S. Robidoux Foundation Fund
MF Hannley Fund
The Michael and Katharine Anderson Family Fund
The Mike and Laura Sullivan Donor Advised Fund
Mildred F. Mahoney Memorial Fund
Mining Education Legacy Fund
Monte A. and Susan D. Webb
Legacy Fund
Montgomery Prize Award Fund
Moore Family Fund
Mullis Donor Advised Fund
Myron Morris Fund
Nada I. Beck Educational Fund
NAMI Southern Arizona Endowment Fund
Nance Crosby Hope Has a Name Fund
Nance Crosby Youth Development Fund
Nancy and Harold Willingham Charitable Fund
Nancy M. and Peter E. Davis Community Fund
Neighborhood and Community Collaboration Fund
Neighborhood Chain of Survival Fund
Nichols Family Foundation Fund
Nogales Cemetery Endowment Fund
Nogales Cemetery Match Fund
Nogales International: Voces Calladas
Norell Jensen Charitable Fund
Ortiz Stay Well Fund
Oscar and Eleanor Hosmer Scholarship Fund
Oscar and Ernestine Armstrong Fund
O’Toole Fund
Pam Grissom Fund
Pamela and Charles Katzenberg Family Fund
Parrish Family Fund
Patricia Ann Hanson Fund
The Patricia J. Acton Fund
Patrick W. O’Hair Charitable Fund
Paul Lindsey and Kathy
Alexander Charitable Fund
Paula Van Ness Fund
Pauline Miguel Scholarship Fund
Peter F. Salomon Fund
Phil and Carol Lyons Family Fund
Philip J. Lyons Family Fund
Pima Alliance for Animal Welfare
Pima Council on Aging (PCOA) Operating Endowment
Pima Library Foundation Fund
Pizza Hut of Arizona, Inc. / Kyte Scholarship Fund
Plunkett Family Fund
PRO Neighborhoods Endowment Fund
R.B. and B.C. O’Rielly Charitable Fund
Ralph and Mary Darling Scholarship Fund
Ralph E. and Mary D. Darling Family Fund
Ray Davies Student Community Services Scholarship Fund
Real Need Fund
Redondo Days Endowment Fund
Renaye and Stanley Lehman Fund
Reuling Family Native American Programs Fund
Reverend Margaret M. Treadway Sloan Endowed Fund
Richard Raymond Glynn Memorial Fund
Robert and Constance Struse Fund
Robert and Judie Lasser Fund
Robert and Roberta Bracker Fund
Robert and Roberta Bracker Match Fund
Robert Lee Cherry Fund
Roger and Mary Baxter Scholarship Fund
Rosa Parks Scholarship Endowment Fund
The Rose Fund
Rose N Gordon Memorial Fund
Rotary Club of Tucson Fund
Roy A. Johnson Organ Scholarship Fund
Ruth Alexander Endowment Fund
Ruth Hannley Family Fund
Ryan McCray Memorial Scholarship
RYUNA Fund
Saddlebrooke Community Outreach Scholarship
Endowment Fund
Sandra Weber Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sankofa Fund
Continued
Santa Cruz Community Foundation Endowed Scholarship Fund
Santa Cruz Community Foundation Unrestricted Fund
Santa Cruz County Young Audiences Fund
Santa Cruz Endowed Scholarship Match Fund
Santa Cruz Humane Society Endowment
Sarah B. Smallhouse Advised Fund
Sarah P. Hausman Endowment for Audubon Society
Sarah W. and Golden R. Smith Unrestricted Fund
SARSEF-Betsy Bolding Resiliency and Constancy Fund
Scholarship for a Better Future
SculptureTucson Fund
Sean K. Ball Memorial Scholarship in Double Bass
The Selma and Lew Davis Family Fund
Shaaron Kent Endowment Fund
The Sheryll Erchinger Milo Memorial Scholarship Fund
Shropshire Family Charitable Fund
The Sidney Hopkins and Mayola B. Vail Family Fund
Simpson Family Fund
Skyline Country Club Scholarship Fund
South32 Hermosa Community Fund
Southern Arizona Behavioral Health Fund
Southern Arizona Emergency Relief Fund
Splendido Residents Association Endowment Fund
Splendido Residents
Association Scholarship Fund
St. Andrew’s Children’s Match Fund
St. Andrew’s Episcopal/ Hixson Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Stocker Foundation Fund
Stone Canyon Community Foundation Event Fund
Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund
Stone Canyon Community Legacy Fund
Sue Ann Reynolds Tuc
Society of Women Physicians Endowment
Sue Ann Reynolds Tuc.
Society of Women Physicians Endowment
Sunstreet Fund
The Susan Finley Fund
SVP Tucson Capacity Building Fund
The Reading RR Fund
The Stonewall Foundation Fund
Theo Gebler Match Fund
Theo Gebler Scholarship Fund
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Fund
The Thomas James Kiley and Darcy Ann Kiley Memorial Fund
Thomas N. Davis Memorial Fund
Thomas Smallhouse Fund
Tohono O’odham Community College Endowment Fund
Tom and Cele Peterson Fund Topaz Fund
Townsdin Living Trust Fund
True Concord Reserve Fund
Tucson Audubon Society
Esperanza Easement Fund
Tucson Change Fund
Tucson Charter Review Committee Fund
Tucson Music Teachers Association Scholarship Fund
Tucson Presidio Trust for Historic Preservation Endowment Fund
Tucson Realty and Trust Administrative Endowment Fund
Tucson Sunrise Foundation Inc. Fund
Tucson Symphony Orchestra Endowment Fund
Tucson Waldorf School Endowment Fund
Tucson Wildlife Center Fund
Tucson-Pima Library Foundation Endowment Fund
United Nations Association of Southern Arizona
USAF 162nd Tactical Fighter Group Fund
Ventana Canyon Patriot Golf Day Fund
Ventana Charitable Foundation Fund
Virginia Sugg Furrow Foundation
Visiting Nurses Association Fund
Viva La Vida Local Fund
The Wahlfeld Family Fund
Walt Whitman Endowment Fund
Walter S. and Norma R. Mann Fund
Waterfall Family Fund
The Wave Fund
The Westerly Fund 2
William A. Calder III Endowment for Tucson Audubon Society
William E. Hall Fund for Children
William G. and Kathleen Rector Trust
Women’s Endowment Fund
Youth On Their Own Endowment Fund
Yuma Library Foundation Endowment Fund
Greater Tucson Fire Foundation provides firefighters in Southern Arizona with services in the areas of cardiac health and fitness, cancer awareness and prevention, and mental health and wellness.
Southern Arizona Indicators Project Fund
Southern Arizona Senior Pride Fund
Sylvia Stan Mulka Endowment for the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
Sylvia Stan Mulka Fund
Tennis for Tucson Fund
The Promontory Fund
Tucson Chinese Cultural Center Endowment Fund
Tucson Connected Fund
Tucson Festival of Books Fund
Tucson Museum of Art Fund
Vetter-Chen Donor Advised Fund
Viner Foundation Fund
Viola Steinfeld O’Neil First Family Fund
Viola Steinfeld O’Neil Fund
YWCA of Southern Arizona Endowed Fund
Z Fund
Z Project Fund
Zonta Fund
Zonta Match Fund
40 Community Foundation for Southern Arizona Report to the Community Fiscal Year 2022Contributing Funds
Aaron Avery Wood
Brinckerhoff Administrative Endowment Fund
Bank of America Administrative Endowment Fund
Bettina and Dan Lyons
Administrative. Endowment Fund
Brenda B. and John Even Administrative Endowment Fund
Bruce and Katie Dusenberry Administrative Endowment Fund
Edward S. Frohling
Administrative. Endowment Fund
Harris Trust Bank of Arizona Administrative Endowment Fund
Intergroup of Arizona Administrative Endowment Fund
Joann & Edgar Butterbaugh Fund
Marshall and Ilsley Trust Company Administrative Endowment
National Bank of Arizona Administrative Endowment Fund
(July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
Northern Trust Bank of Arizona Administrative Endowment Fund Phelps Dodge Foundation Administrative Endowment Fund
Philip and Barbara J. Smith Administrative Endowment Fund
Southwest Gas Administrative. Fund
Sundt Corporation Administrative Endowment Fund
Tucson Electric Power Community Fund
William B. and Ann Laurie Moore Family Administrative Endowment Fund
African American Legacy Fund
African American Museum of Southern Arizona
Barbea Williams Performing Company Books for Classrooms
Diversity in Dentistry Mentorships
Sickle Cell Foundation of Southern Arizona
Tucson Educational Empowerment for Minorities
CORE Grants
Act One
Adult Literacy Plus of Southwest Arizona
AGR Foundation Inc. (Sol Dog Lodge)
Amerind Foundation, Inc.
Amistad y Salud
Amphitheater Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
Arivaca Coordinating
Council-Human Resource Group, Inc.
Arizona Justice For Our Neighbors
Bisbee Science Exploration & Research Center
Bootstraps to Share of Tucson, Inc. (BICAS)
Border Youth Tennis Exchange, Inc.
Boys & Girls Club of Bisbee
Boys to Men Tucson, Inc.
Cihuapactli Collective Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona
Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona
The Drawing Studio, Inc.
Friends of Aphasia
Grace-St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Greater Tucson Fire Foundation
Green Valley Assistance Services, Inc.
Growth Partners Arizona
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Tucson
Higher Ground A Resource Center
Integrative Touch for Kids
Iskashitaa Refugee Network
Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona
Our Neighbors Farm & Pantry
Parent Aid - Child Abuse
Prevention Center, Inc.
Patagonia Regional Times
Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center
Sahuarita Food Bank
SARSEF: Southern Arizona
Research, Science and Engineering Foundation
ScholarshipsA-Z
Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc.
Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports
Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children
Southern Arizona Senior Pride
Southside Presbyterian Church
Southwest Center for Economic Integrity
Southwest Fair Housing Council
Sr. Jose Women’s Center
The Inn of Southern Arizona
Tucson Children’s Museum, Inc.
Tucson Youth Music Center
UA Foundation - College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
UA Foundation - UA College of Education
Watershed Management Group, Inc.
Willcox Theater and Arts, Inc.
COVID-19 Community Support Fund
Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture
American Red Cross, Southern Arizona Chapter
Arivaca Coordinating
Council-Human Resource Group, Inc.
Arivaca Helping Hearts
Community Action Human Resources Agency
Community Food Bank, Inc.
Crossroads Mission
East Santa Cruz County Community Food Bank
Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports provides recreation, fitness, and sports opportunities for people with disabilities.
ARSOBO Arizona Sonora Border Projects for Inclusion
Bi-National Arts Institute
Junior Achievement of Arizona
Just Communities Arizona
Step Up to Justice
Sunnyside Unified School District Foundation, Inc.
Food Bank of Tombstone, Inc
Marshall Home For Men, Inc.
Our Neighbors Farm & Pantry
Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
St. Francis Shelter
Sunnyside Unified School District Foundation, Inc.
Willcox Community Food Pantry
Endowment for the Arts Fund
Ajo Council for the Fine Arts
Central School Project, Inc.
Hellene Henrikson
Legacy Fund
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
Eagles Wings of Grace Intl.
Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA
Interfaith Community Services
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
NAMI of Southern Arizona
Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission Inc.
Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center
Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese of Arizona
Santa Cruz Council on Aging, Inc.
Southern Arizona Animal Food Bank, Inc.
Sr. Jose Women’s Center
St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church
Sunnyside Unified School District Foundation, Inc.
Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network, Inc.
Youth On Their Own
YWCA of Southern Arizona
LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
Bootstraps to Share of Tucson, Inc. (BICAS)
Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., Tucson
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Inc.
Old Pueblo Community Services
Our Family Services, Inc.
Pima Council on Aging, Inc.
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, Inc.
Southern Arizona Senior Pride Splinter Art and Community Fund
Tucson Alliance for Housing Justice
Tucson LGBT Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Lyons Children’s Refugee Assistance Fund
Amphitheater Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Inc.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Southern Arizona, Inc.
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Phil and Carol Lyons Family Fund
Backyard Healthcare Project
Community Food Bank, Inc.
Disbursing Real Educational Academic Minority Scholarships
Flagstaff Shelter Services, Inc.
Handi-Dogs, Inc.
Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona, Inc.
Interfaith Community Services
ScholarshipsA-Z
St. Luke’s in the Desert, Inc.
Tynkertopia, Inc.
YWCA of Southern Arizona
Santa Cruz Community Foundation
Angel Heart Pajama Project
Border Youth Tennis Exchange, Inc.
Child Health & Resilience
Mastery
Family Health Care Amigos
Green Valley Assistance Services, Inc.
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Patagonia Creative Arts Association
Patagonia Regional Times
Santa Cruz Council on Aging, Inc.
The United Way of Santa Cruz County Arizona, Inc.
Shaaron Kent Endowment Fund - End of Life
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, Inc.
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services
Step Up to Justice
Shaaron Kent Endowment - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende
Casa Hogar Santa Julia don Bosco
Escuela de Educacion Especial de San Miguel
Feed the Hungry
Fundación de Apoyo Infantil
Jóvenes Adelante, A.C.
Mitigare Cuidados Paliativos
Ojala Niños, A.C.
Unidos Somos Familia, A.C.
South32 Hermosa Community Fund
Border Youth Tennis Exchange, Inc.
Construyendo Circules De Paz-Constructing Circles of Peace
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Family Health Care Amigos
Green Valley Assistance Services, Inc.
Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment, Inc.
International Association of Lions Clubs
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Mariposa Community Health Center
Nogales/ Santa Cruz County Public Library
Patagonia Community United Methodist Church
Patagonia Creative Arts Association
The Patagonia Museum
Patagonia-Sonoita Rotary Club
Santa Cruz Council on Aging, Inc.
Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
Sierra Vista Symphony Association
Sky Islands Tourism Association
Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc.
Stone Canyon Community Foundation
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
Aviva Children’s Services
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona
Casa de los Niños, Inc.
El Grupo Youth Cycling
Higher Ground A Resource Center
Imago Dei Middle School
Interfaith Community Services
Junior Achievement of Arizona Literacy Connects
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest Make Way for Books
Our Family Services, Inc.
Painted Sky Elementary School PTO
Project Access, Inc
San Miguel High School
SARSEF: Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation
Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired
STEP: Student Expedition Program
Youth On Their Own
(July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
4Tucson, Inc.
ACLU Foundation of Arizona
Act One
Alley Cat Allies, Inc.
The American AntiVivisection Society
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc.
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation
American Heart Association, Inc.
American Legion
American National Red Cross
American Red Cross, Southern Arizona Chapter
Amerind Foundation, Inc.
Amigos de Educacion de Alamos
Amistad y Salud
Amphitheater Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
Angel Charity for Children, Inc.
Animal League of Green Valley Animal Loving Friends, Inc.
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
Arizona Community Foundation
Arizona Council on Economic Education
Arizona Early Music Society
Arizona Food Bank Network
Arizona Fraternal Order of Police Foundation, Inc.
Arizona Historical Society
Arizona Humane Society
Arizona Land and Water Trust
Arizona Opera Company
Arizona State University Foundation
Arizona Theatre Company
Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum, Inc.
ARSOBO Arizona Sonora
Border Projects for Inclusion
Arts for All, Inc.
Assistance League of Tucson, Inc.
Backyard Healthcare Project
The Bail Project
Ballet Arts Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Banner Health Foundation
Barbea Williams Performance Company
Be Kind People Project
Foundation
Beacon Group SW, Inc.
Beads of Courage Inc
Beloit College
Best Friends Animal Society
Bethany Christian Services
Bethlehem Association
Bethlehem University Foundation
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona
Bigfork Museum of Art & History
Bisbee Science Exploration & Research Center
Books for Classrooms
Bootstraps to Share of Tucson, Inc. (BICAS)
Border Solidarity
Border Youth Tennis Exchange, Inc.
Boys & Girls Club of Bisbee
Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Vista Inc.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson
Boys to Men Tucson, Inc.
The CALL Campus Crusade for Christ Inc.
Candlelighters Childhood
Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona
CARE
Casa de los Niños, Inc.
Casa Maria Catholic Worker
CASA Support Council for Pima County, Inc.
Casady School
Cascade Public Media
Cascadia College Foundation
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc.
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Inc.
Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson
Catholic Relief Services
Center for Action and Contemplation, Inc.
Center for Biological Diversity, Inc.
Center for National Independence in Politics
The Center for Women’s History and Leadership
The Centurions
Charity Navigator
Children’s Action AlliancePhoenix Office
Children’s Clinics for Rehabilitative Services
Children’s Medical Center Foundation
Children’s Music Fund
Claws and Paws Rescue, Inc.
Climate Emergency Fund
Cody’s Friends, Inc.
The Commons: Center for Food Security and Sustainability
Community Food Bank, Inc.
Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona
Community Partners
Congregation Beth Israel
Congregation M Kor Hayim
Connecticut Community Foundation, Inc.
Conquistadores Youth Golf Fund
Construyendo Circules De Paz-Constructing Circles of Peace
Cornerstone Services
Corpus Christi Parish
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
David A Paige Foundation
Days for Girls International
Defenders of the Black Hills, Inc.
Defenders of Wildlife
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Desert Cat Rescue & Sanctuary of Arizona - DCRSA
Desert Christian Schools, Inc.
Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona
Disabled American Veterans
Disbursing Real Educational Academic Minority Scholarships
Diversity In Dentistry Mentorships, Inc.
Doctors Without Borders USA, Inc.
The Drawing Studio, Inc. Dream Volunteers
Dunbar Coalition, Inc.
Earn to Learn
Eastside Audubon Society
Echoing Hope Ranch
Edge School, Inc.
Educational Enrichment Foundation
Ekvn-Yefolecv
El Grupo Youth Cycling
El Rio Health Center Foundation, Inc.
Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
Empower Coalition, Inc.
Episcopal Relief and Development
Equal Justice Initiative
Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary
Equinimity, Inc.
Ethel Walker Charitable & Educational Foundation
Evanston Roundtable Media
Family Health Care Amigos
Feeding America
Finally My Forever Home Rescue
First Congregational Church of Madison Foundation, Inc.
Flagstaff Shelter Services, Inc.
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, Inc.
Foothills Animal Rescue, Inc
Foundation For Creative Broadcasting, Inc.
Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation
Frankie V Polletta Charitable Foundation
Friends In Deed Foundation, Inc.
Friends of Bisbee Animal Shelter
Friends of Pima Animal Care Center
Friends of Sabino Canyon, Inc.
Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Arizona, Inc.
Future Economy Collective
Gabriel’s Angels
Gallaudet University
Georgia Okeeffe Museum
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona
Give2Asia Go Near Ministry
Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
Gospel Rescue Mission, Inc.
Grace-St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Grand Canyon Trust
Greater Tucson Fire Foundation
Green Valley Assistance Services, Inc.
The Gregory School
Growth Partners Arizona
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity Tucson, Inc.
HALO Animal Rescue
Handi-Dogs, Inc.
Hands of a Friend MANOS
Amigas, Inc.
Hansen Foundation for Education
The Haven, Inc.
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Tucson
Helping Ourselves Pursue Enrichment, Inc.
Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter
HIAS, Inc.
High Atlas Foundation
Higher Ground A Resource Center
Hillel The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church
Homicide Survivors, Inc.
Hope Animal Shelter, Inc.
Hopi Education Endowment Fund
Housing Justice League, Inc.
Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona, Inc.
Humane Society of Southern Arizona
I Am You 360
Illinois Arts Alliance
Imagination Stage, Inc.
Imago Dei Middle School
Indigenous Educational Network of Turtle Island
Integrative Touch for Kids
Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, Inc.
Interfaith Community Services
Intermountain Deaconess
Children’s Services
International Association of Lions Clubs
International Fund for Animal Welfare, Inc.
International School for Peace
Itty Bitty Bottle Babies, Inc.
Izi Azi Foundation
Jazz in January, Inc.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Southern Arizona, Inc.
Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
Jewish History Museum
JobPath, Inc
Judicial Watch, Inc.
Junior Achievement of Arizona
The Junior State of America Foundation
Just Communities Arizona
Kino Border Initiative
La Jolla Playhouse
Laramie County Community College Foundation
Law College Association of the University of Arizona
Lead Guitar
League of Women Voters of Arizona
Legal Voice Literacy Connects
Literacy Network
Loft Cinema, Inc.
Looking Out Foundation
LULAC Foundation of Arizona
LULAC of Arizona
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Marcus J Borg Foundation, Inc.
Mariposa Community Health Center
Marshall Home For Men, Inc.
Mayfield Education and Research Foundation
Mayo Clinic Medical Students for Choice
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research
Minot State University
Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona
Moon & Stars Animal Rescue
Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
NAMI of Southern Arizona
Natick Performing Arts Center, Inc.
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.
National Book Foundation, Inc.
National College for DUI Defense Foundation
National Network of Abortion Funds
National Wildlife Federation
Native American Advancement Foundation, Inc.
Native Seeds/SEARCH
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Nature Conservancy of Arizona
Nebraska Czechs of Wilber
NEO Philanthropy, Inc.
No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength
No Kill Pima County
Nogales/ Santa Cruz County Public Library Not My Kid, Inc.
Ohio Wesleyan University
Old Pueblo Trolley, Inc.
Optimum Health Institute San Diego
Our Family Services, Inc.
Our Neighbors Farm & Pantry
Overlake Medical Center Foundation
Owl & Panther
Patagonia Area Resource Alliance
Patagonia Community United Methodist Church
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Patagonia Creative Arts Association
The Patagonia Museum
Patagonia Regional Times
Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center
Patagonia-Sonoita Rotary Club
Patronato San Xavier
Paws 4 Life AZ
Paws Patrol, Inc.
PAWSitively Cats
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PGA Foundation, Inc.
Phoenix Rescue Mission
Pima Animal Care Center
Pima Community College Foundation, Inc.
Pima Council on Aging, Inc.
Pima Paws for Life
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Planned Parenthood of Arizona, Inc.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
The Podium Society
The Primavera Foundation, Inc.
Project Syncere
PTA Arizona Congress of Parents & Teachers, Inc.
PTA Florida Congress
Puppies Behind Bars, Inc.
Red Cloud Indian School
Reid Park Zoological Society, Inc.
Rogue Theatre
Rolling Thunder Charities
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Southern Arizona
Roots & Roads Community Hospice Foundation
Sahuarita Food Bank
Salvation Army - Green Valley Service Center
The Salvation Army - Tucson
San Miguel High School
Santa Cruz Advocates for the Arts
Santa Cruz Council on Aging, Inc.
Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts
Santa Cruz Humane Society, Inc.
Santa Cruz Training Programs, Inc.
Santa Rita Abbey, Inc.
SARSEF: Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation
Save the Children Federation, Inc.
ScholarshipsA-Z
Second Harvest Heartland
Senior Citizen One Stop Information Center
Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers of the Green Valley District, Inc.
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Sickle Cell Foundation of Arizona, Inc.
Sierra Club Foundation
Sierra Vista Symphony Association
Sky Island Alliance
Sky Islands Tourism Association
Smile Train, Inc.
Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc.
Soroptimist International of Desert Tucson
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired
Southern Arizona Cat Rescue
Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, Inc.
Southern Arizona Senior Pride
Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc.
Southwest Center for Economic Integrity
Southwest Fair Housing Council
Spay and Neuter Solutions
Special Needs Solutions, Inc.
Sr. Jose Women’s Center
St Michael & All Angel
Episcopal
St. Joseph’s Indian School
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Luke’s in the Desert, Inc.
Steady Strides Riding Center
Step Up to Justice
STEP: Student Expedition Program
Steven M. Gootter Foundation
Stronger Together
Community Services, Inc.
Student Mobilization, Inc.
Tanque Verde Lutheran Church
Team Hoyt Arizona
TEEM - Tucson Education
Empowerment for Minorities
Teen Challenge of Arizona, Inc.
Temple Emanu-El
The Chicago High School for the Arts
The Good Brothers Foundation
The Inn of Southern Arizona
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson, Inc.
Tohono Chul Park, Inc.
Tourette Association of America
Trans Lifeline Treasures 4 Educators, Inc.
The Trevor Project
Trustees of Phillips Academy
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Tucson Audubon Society
Tucson Botanical Gardens
Tucson C.A.R.E.S., Inc.
Tucson Cancer Conquerors, Inc.
Tucson Children’s Museum, Inc.
Tucson Conquistadores Foundation
Tucson Country Day School, Inc.
Tucson Desert Song Festival
Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson Girls Chorus Association, Inc.
Tucson Guitar Society
Edge High School provides an alternative to traditional education for youth who have dropped out of the public school system or are at risk of dropping out.Tucson Hebrew Academy
Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network, Inc.
Tucson Jewish Community Center, Inc.
Tucson Medical Center Foundation
Tucson Museum of Art
Tucson Pops Orchestra
Tucson Presidio Trust for Historic Preservation
Tucson Symphony Society
Tucson Wildlife Center, Inc.
Tucson Youth Music Center
Tucson-Pima Library Foundation
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Tynkertopia, Inc.
UA Foundation - Arizona
Public Media
UA Foundation - Athletics Department
UA Foundation - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
UA Foundation - College of Fine Arts
UA Foundation - College of Medicine
UA Foundation - College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
UA Foundation - Eller College of Management
UA Foundation - Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
UA Foundation - Norton School
UA Foundation - SALT Center
UA Foundation - Sarver Heart Center
UA Foundation - Tucson Village Farm
UA Foundation - Tumamoc Community Outreach
UA Foundation - UA College of Education
UA Foundation - UA College of Science
UA Foundation - UA Poetry Center
United Help Ukraine
United States Fund for UNICEF
United States Golf Association
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, Inc.
University of Arizona Foundation
University of California Irvine Foundation
University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Urban Autism Solutions
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
Watershed Management Group, Inc.
Western USA Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
The Willa Cather Foundation
William E. Morris Institute for Justice
The Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona World Central Kitchen, Inc.
Wounded Warrior Project, Inc.
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
YMCA of Southern Arizona
Youth Eastside Services
Youth On Their Own
YWCA of Southern Arizona
Board of Trustees
Styne Hill, Chair (starting January 2022)
Jan Lesher, Chair (through December 2021)
Ron Marx, PhD, Vice Chair
Daniel Arana, Secretary
Herbert J. Hoffman, Treasurer
Faisal Adil
Maribel Alvarez, PhD
Colette Barajas
Fred Chaffee
Marcel Dabdoub
Nicollette Daly, CPA
Nancy Davis
Rafael Barceló Durazo, ExOfficio
Matthew Harrison
Clyde Kunz
Marian LaLonde, Ex-Officio
Wanda Moore
Richard Mundinger
Ethan Orr, PhD
Anne Roediger
Barbara Smith
Allison Vaillancourt, PhD
Taunya Villicana
Steven Wagner, JD, CPA
Kendal Washington White, PhD
Governance Committee
Fred Chaffee, Chair
Styne Hill
Jan Lesher
Ron Marx, PhD
Marian LaLonde
Kendal Washington White, PhD
Executive Committee
Styne Hill, Chair
Ron Marx, PhD, Vice Chair
Daniel Arana
Nancy Davis
Herbert J. Hoffman
Jan Lesher
Ethan Orr, PhD
Marcel Dabdoub
Marian LaLonde
Fred Chaffee
Community Investment Team
Ethan Orr, PhD, Chair
Allison Vaillancourt, PhD, Vice Chair
Tammi Barrick
Fred Chaffee
Cindy Godwin
Styne Hill
Jan Lesher
Anne Maley
Carlos Michel
Isaac Rothschild
Erin Russ
Barbara Smith
Karin Uhlich
Finance and Audit Committee
Herbert J. Hoffman, Chair
Anne Roediger, Vice Chair
Bob Friesen
Styne Hill
Jan Lesher
Gerald Miron
Richard Mundinger
Luke Schneider
Investment Committee
Nancy Davis, Chair
R. Michael Sullivan, Vice Chair
Mary Bernal
Nicollette Daly
Yamen Fellah
James Good
Matthew Haertzen
Matthew Harrison
Styne Hill
Jan Lesher
Richard Mundinger
Gordon Reynolds
Melody Robidoux
African American Legacy Fund Advisory Board
Kendal Washington White, PhD, Chair
John-Peter Wilhite, Vice Chair
Cydne Bolton
Trehon Cockrell-Coleman
Dr. Sylvester Gaskin
Ashley La Russa
Dr. Shannon Roberts
Jeffrey Sawyer
Timothy Williams
Anthony Young
Campus Advisory Board
Phil Amos, Chair
Richard Mundinger
Jan Lesher
Gerald Miron
Jim Murphy
Anne Roediger
Lauren Ortega
Tom Warne
LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund Advisory Board
Kent Burbank, Chair
Kristen Birner, Emeritus
Tabitha Fox, Emeritus
Cynthia Garcia, Emeritus
Kimberly Kotov
Deanna Lewis
JP Martin
Sylvia Mulka, Emeritus
Douglas Noffsinger, Emeritus
Adam Ragan
Candace Shelton
Ethan Smith Cox
Jason Thorpe
Karin Uhlich, Emeritus
Pima Alliance for Animal Welfare Advisory Board
Tammi Barrick, Chair
Katie Beddingfield
Monica Dangler
Ashley Davis
Lindsey Dittmer
Kim Eisele
Dr. Francisco Garcia, MD, MPH
Harbhajan Khalsa
Diann Neal
Laura O’Brien
Cara Ryan
Marcie Velen
Professional Advisory Committee
Steven C. Wagner, JD, CPA, Chair
Laura Alexander, MA, CFRE
Sandra Bensley
Janet Davis, CPA, CFP
W. Craig (Hoot) Gibson, CLU
Matthew Harrison, CFA
Doug Haynes, CFP
Jeff Hicks, CFP
Anne Hoff, CPA
Evelyn Kleinhans, CPA
Kyle Larson, CFP
Daren J. Layton, Esq.
Alexandra L. Miller, CPA, P.C.
Angela C. Moore, Esq.
Ana Perez-Arrieta, Esq.
Robin Randall, CPA
Thomas S. Robertson, III
Jane Larriva Rojas, MBA
Jordan Underhill, CRPC
Sherri L. Vis, MBA
Craig Hunter Wisnom, Esq.
Santa Cruz Community Foundation Advisory Board
Daniel Arana, Chair
Pierre Baffert
Manuel Coppola
Sabrina Hallman
Tom (TJ) Morgan
James Welden
Claudia Wise
Christopher Young
Mayra Zuniga
Staff 2021-2022
Jenny Flynn, President and CEO
Shari Stapleton-Smith, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO - HR Manager
Paula Van Ness, Director, Center for Healthy Nonprofits
Rose Snyder, Coordinator, Center for Healthy Nonprofits
Georgia Schwartz, Manager, Community Foundation Campus
Kjersten Erikson, Assistant Manager, Community Foundation Campus
Jeaiza Quiñones Ivory, Director, Community Investments
Natalia Gabrielsen, Program Manager, Community Investments
David Gardner, Program Manager, Community Investments
Enedina Miller, Program Manager, Community Investments
Missy Bowden, Chief Financial Officer, Finance
Jeanne Alegria, Accountant, Finance
Lahsha Brown, Grants Finance Associate, Finance
Cat Kiesel, Accounting Manager, Finance
Anne Reid, Gift and Fund Coordinator, Finance
Andrés Cano, Director, LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund
Tamara McKinney, Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
Megan Litwicki, Manager, Marketing and Communications
Mark Montoya, Chief Operating Officer (through February 2022)
Emily Walsh, Chief Operating Officer (starting June 2022)
Michael Wiley, Data Systems Manager, Operations
Kelly Huber, Vice President for Philanthropy, Philanthropy
Mary Louise Luna, Senior Director of Gift Planning, Philanthropy
Laura Maher, Major Gifts Officer, Philanthropy
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