The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and Valley of the Sun United Way have collectively distributed over $2,068,987 in grants to nonprofits over the last three weeks. These funds ensure nonprofits throughout Arizona receive the necessary support to assist those enduring the greatest economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent round of ACF grantmaking […]
The new Arizona COVID-19 Community Response Fund, established by the Arizona Community Foundation, has already doubled in size to over $1 million thanks to a $500,000 gift from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The Fund was established to support nonprofits on the front lines helping those most vulnerable to the economic and health-related impacts […]
The Arizona Community Foundation has established a community response fund to support Arizona nonprofit organizations as they assist in responding to the spread of COVID-19 across the state. ACF will seed the Arizona COVID-19 Community Response Fund with a $100,000 contribution from its discretionary funds. One hundred percent of contributions to this fund will be […]
The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, has awarded $5,000 Research and Development Grants to 31 artists throughout the state. Awarded through a competitive application and review process, Research & Development (R&D) Grants support Arizona artists as they work to advance their artistic practice, expand their creative horizons, and […]
The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors have announced the total for grant, scholarship, and loan distributions for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. A total of $64,869,934 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide Affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma. Funds […]
The Board of Directors of the Arizona Community Foundation has elected as chair Stephen O. Evans, retired Executive and Trustee of Equity Residential and current Chairman of the Evans Charitable Foundation. Evans succeeds Shelley Cohn, former Executive Director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, who served as chair since 2017. A member of the […]
Vitalyst Health Foundation has partnered with the Arizona Community Foundation, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and The NARBHA Institute to award Innovation Grants totaling $564,700 to four Arizona projects. These grants will help build healthy communities around the state. “Vitalyst’s Innovation Grants are awarded each year to support projects that use breakthrough approaches to […]
The Arizona Community Foundation’s Board of Directors recently elected Danny Bryant to the board. Bryant was elected during the Board’s January meeting and will begin his term in April of 2019. ACF Board members serve three-year terms, renewable up to two times. Bryant serves as the President and CEO of Pacesetter Home Centers in Yuma. […]
The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors will contribute a total of $15,761,526 in grants, scholarships and loan distributions during the second quarter of its fiscal year. The organization’s priority areas include health innovations, community improvement and development, environment and sustainability, arts and culture and quality education. A total of $3.9 million was awarded to […]
The Arizona Community Foundation and the Arizona Commission on the Arts have partnered to support Arizona artists including additional funding from the recently established Newton and Betty Rosenzweig Fund for the Arts, an endowment held at Arizona Community Foundation. The partnership will utilize the Arizona Community Foundation’s resources and collaborative practices and the Arts Commission’s […]
