Laura Grafman, an accomplished community leader and trustee of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. She helped steward a philanthropic legacy that reshaped the […]

Black Theatre Troupe’s David Hemphill has long been a leader of note. Now, he is taking the oldest African American theater company in the Southwest center stage for the troupe’s […]

Recently, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust announced the latest cohort of Piper Fellows. Nine outstanding leaders were selected for their record of impact in Maricopa County to receive a transformational […]

This week, Trustees of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust awarded a record-breaking $123 million in surprise grants to 71 Arizona nonprofits — the largest single-day grant initiative in Arizona history. […]

Starting at 8 a.m. today, Trustees of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust began a series of meetings with the CEOs and Board Chairs of each organization where they revealed each […]

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, a private foundation that honors the legacy of Virginia Galvin Piper, recently surpassed a grantmaking milestone of investing more than $500 million since its inception […]

Three organizations are joining forces to transform healthcare for underserved populations in Maricopa County. Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust is investing $10 million in a collaboration between Creighton University and […]

The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded $27.7 million in grants with most of the giving in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – a giving level far surpassing previous […]

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust selected Stacey Easterling as its Vice President of Programs. Easterling’s philanthropic and community-based leadership experience spans national, state, and local levels and she has a […]

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded $2,510,000 in emergency grants to help six hospitals and hospital systems in Maricopa County respond to the COVID-19 health crisis. The Trust also […]