Arizona Private Grants

The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff is accepting grant applications to create a culture of community philanthropy and to generate the financial capacity to provide support in perpetuity for vital community programs which meet the ever-changing needs of a vibrant Flagstaff community. Donor Name: Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff State: Arizona Type of Grant: Grant Deadline:  05/22/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Awarding grants to Flagstaff’s nonprofit organizations is at the center of the Foundation’s service to the local community. In this effort grant applicants are their partners, bringing services and programs directly to people throughout the community. To help carry out this mutual goal, the Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff provides a variety of funding opportunities that enable schools, organizations and community groups to carry out projects, and maintain ongoing, high-quality services and programs.  The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff seeks to build on the strengths and assets of Flagstaff nonprofit organizations by offering a competitive grant program focused on Fields of Interest or initiatives in one or more of the following areas: Flagstaff Education Fund Educational Resources Fund Flagstaff Environmental Education and Conservation Fund Flagstaff Healthcare Fund Flagstaff Music Education Fun Pickard Arts & Culture Fund For Flagstaff Flagstaff Social Services Fund Flagstaff Victim Services Fund Flagstaff Youth Fund Flagstaff  Animal Welfare Flagstaff Substance Abuse Prevention Fund Funding Information Grants have typically been awarded from $750 to $5,000. Funds can be used to build the capacity of the organization support direct service projects and programs support capital expenditures. Please review the funding range available through this grant provide general operating support and indirect/direct administrative costs support one-year and/or renewable funding proposals (there is no guarantee for second year funding) Immediate Flagstaff Area  Proposals must specifically benefit the residents of Flagstaff. The approximate area covered by the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization including, Bellemont on the west Kachina Village and Mountainaire on the south, Winona on the east, and San Francisco Peaks on the north and also will include the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) service area. Eligibility Quiz/Criteria  You will be required to disclose if your organization meets the criteria listed below before you get access to the application. The applicant organization is fully authorized by its board and other applicable partners/collaborators to submit this application. Has your organizational profile been updated? Please check mailing addresses and contact information. Is your organization (or fiscal sponsor) a 501(c)(3) organization, school, municipality, or tribal entity that operates with fiscal accountability and responsibility? Religious organizations may apply for funding of non-sectarian programs. ACF requires all applicants for grants to comply with its non-discrimination policy. Please confirm that the organization applying for this grant does not unlawfully discriminate against employees, volunteers, board members, or the members, clients, or students it serves on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. If your organization is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is your tax-exempt status current? Applications from organizations with a non-exempt status at the time of submission will be declined. For more information, visit ACF.

This grant provides funding up to $5,000 for organizations in Graham and Greenlee Counties to support projects focused on economic stability, education, and health.

This grant provides funding to eligible tax-exempt organizations in Graham and Greenlee Counties to support projects focused on improving economic stability, education, and health, with a requirement for matching funds for construction initiatives.

Through an open, competitive cycle the APS funds will benefit & support eligible nonprofits through grants in the areas of arts & culture, community development, education, environment, and human services. Donor Name: Arizona Community Foundation State: Arizona County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/15/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Since 2001, APS has partnered with Arizona Community Foundation to provide funding to qualified nonprofit agencies that support growth and community needs in the west valley. Agencies eligible for funding must be nonprofit organizations with at least 3 years of continued operation serving residents in the geographical area: North to Bell Road (extend boundary line west when Bell Road ends), West to 459th Avenue, South to Estrella/Gillespie Dam, and East to 19th Avenue. In addition, the APS Fund encourages and supports projects that meet the following criteria: serve a variety of ethnic, economic or cultural backgrounds include new or creative solutions to problems or issues involve volunteers and in-kind gifts that demonstrate community involvement foster cooperative efforts between organizations. Funding Information The Fund will accept only one proposal from a qualified organization per year. Proposals may be submitted for a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $10,000. Eligibility Criteria  Any Arizona 501(c)(3) organization that has been in operation for a minimum of 3 years, government agency, or tribal entity that operates with fiscal accountability and responsibility. Religious organizations may apply for funding of non-sectarian programs. Organizations must demonstrate a non-discrimination policy regarding staff, employment, governing board and service delivery based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or national origin, and provide evidence of the policy. The application for this grant cycle is available online. If applicants do not have internet access, they are advised to contact local public libraries, which offer free public internet access. Organizations without 501(c)(3) status must use a fiscal agent to apply on their behalf. Fiscal agents must have a visible profile on the ACF website, and also be a 501(c)(3) organization. Organizations must be in good standing with the IRS at the time of review or the submitted application(s) will be immediately declined. For more information, visit ACF.

Cox Communications, in partnership with its fiscal partner Arizona Community Foundation, is pleased to invite your nonprofit organization to apply for grants through Cox Charities. Donor Name: Cox Charities State: Arizona County: Cochise County (AZ), Maricopa County (AZ), Pima County (AZ), Pinal County (AZ), Yavapai County (AZ) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/24/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Focus Areas Education (with a priority on K-12 and STEAM) Diversity (with a priority on programs serving 80% or more of a target population or serve an inclusion, diversity, and equity initiative) Environment/Sustainability (with a priority on water conservation, waste, or carbon reduction) Digital Equity (with a priority on digital literacy programs, computer distribution, and or programs serving the under/unserved) Funding Information Multiple grants may NOT be awarded, typically ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. Eligibility Criteria Cox Charities supports programs that directly support Education, Diversity, Environment/Sustainability, and Digital Equity programs. Cox Charities does not fund general or capital campaigns. Any Arizona 501(c)(3) organization, government agency, and tribal entity that operates with fiscal accountability and responsibility. Religious organizations may apply for funding of non- sectarian programs. Cox Charities does not directly fund program administrative costs, supplies or general funds for individual public, private or charter schools. Cox Charities does not fund general or capital campaigns. Organizations must demonstrate a non-discrimination policy regarding staff, employment, governing board, and service delivery based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or national origin, and provide evidence of the policy. The application for this grant cycle is only available online. Organizations must serve one of the following geographic regions: Maricopa County (Phoenix and surrounding areas); Pinal County (Casa Grande and surrounding areas); Pima County (Tucson and surrounding areas); Cochise County (Sierra Vista and surrounding areas); Yavapai County (Congress and surrounding areas). Organizations without 501(c)(3) status must use a fiscal agent to apply on their behalf. Fiscal agents must have a visible profile on the ACF website, and also be a 501(c)(3) organization. Organizations must be in good standing with the IRS at the time of review or else the submitted application(s) will be immediately declined. Provide opportunities for Cox Communications Arizona employeesto engage as volunteers and/or to serve on the organization’s Board of Directors. For more information, visit Cox Charities.

he OneAZ Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 2024 Community Impact Grant. Donor Name: OneAZ Community Foundation State: Arizona County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/24/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Areas of support  Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship. Community Vitality. Developing Future Leaders. Funding Information 38 grants given in the amount of $5,000. Eligibility Criteria  Tax exempt status under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code and have been in existence for at least two years In compliance with the anti-discrimination laws at the local, state and federal levels Located within the state of Arizona. For more information, visit OneAZ Community Foundation.

The Master-Apprentice Artist Award provides direct support for master traditional artists living in Arizona to pass on art, culture, and heritage practices to apprentice learners. Donor Name: Southwest Folklife Alliance (SFA) State: Arizona County: All Counties Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes Deadline: 05/15/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The goal of this award is to strengthen the transmission of community-based traditions throughout the Southwestern United States. This award supports a master artist or tradition bearer to work with a qualified apprentice to engage in a teaching-learning relationship that includes one-onone mentorship and hands-on experience. Funds can be used to help cover artist fees, offset costs of raw materials, and support any travel essential to the exchange. Traditional master artists and culture bearers receive $5,000; apprentices receive $500. Artists are first nominated by peers within their community, cultural institutions, apprentices, or by self-nomination. SFA determines which artists are invited to full application, based on their mastery of an art form, their ability to describe how that form has been recognized by their cultural community, and their ability to share traditional knowledge. Applicants include a wide variety of artists, including those working in traditions including, but not limited to:  Handcrafts: weavers, basket makers, jewelers, makers of masks, ritual objects, textiles  Occupational folklife: adobe makers, leather workers, ironworkers, foodways workers  Oral traditions: storytellers, poets  Performing arts: dancers, vocalists, musicians Eligibility Criteria Applicants (master artists and apprentices) must reside in Arizona. Apprentices should be at least 16 years of age (can be younger if they are an immediate family member of the Master Artist). The art form must be traditional in nature, as per SFA’s definition of traditional art.  Applicants must be United States citizens, lawful permanent residents, or have permission from the U.S. Department of Immigration to work in the U.S.  All applicants must have been full-time residents of Arizona for at least one full year before applying and must remain residents of Arizona for the award year.  Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.  Practitioners are generally part of the same cultural community, with a focus on informally taught traditions rather than formal instruction or institutional education. Apprentice Eligibility Should have at least an intermediate-level experience in the art form.  Must be at least 16 years of age unless they are a child or immediate family member of the applying artist.  Should demonstrate a high level of potential to become a master artist, and a commitment to the apprenticeship’s demands.  Priorities are given to masters and apprentices within the same cultural community, and to underrepresented traditional art forms with few remaining local practitioners.  Apprentices do not need to be named until the artist is invited to the full application process. For more information, visit SFA.

This program provides financial assistance to small businesses in Phoenix that have experienced significant revenue loss due to nearby construction activities, helping cover essential operational costs.

The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Tucson, and Pima County will accept proposals for funding from arts and culture organizations in Tucson and Southern Arizona. The Arts Foundation will steward local, regional and federal funds to complement a 3-year initiative to equitably rebuild arts economies in the borderlands and strengthen civic participation. Operating Support Grants will invest in Southern Arizona’s arts economy to 1) Restore/create jobs and 2) Incentivize arts & civic engagement. The grant program is open to 501(c)3 Arts Organizations located within the Arts Foundation’s service area, which includes counties and Tribal Nations that reside between the southern edges of the Gila River to the US-Mexico international border. *Fiscally sponsored organizations residing within Pima County may apply. Operating Support Grants intend to make awards that will impact a broad constituency. This includes a wide geographic range and organizations that support underserved populations such as those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Applicants will be asked to complete an online form including contact information, artistic mission, arts programming, demographics, and budget.

Since its inception in 2000, the Diamondbacks Foundation has significantly contributed to youth sports in Arizona through the "Diamonds Back" Youth Field Building Program. This initiative has successfully built or refurbished 42 baseball and softball fields, offering children across the state access to quality playing facilities. The program, in collaboration with the corporate sponsor APS, local businesses, and donations from individual players, equips the fields with new lights, electronic scoreboards, fencing and backstops, as well as updated irrigation systems and field surfaces. The fields' locations are selected via a grant application process. This opportunity aims to enrich youth recreation and sports by providing well-equipped fields for baseball and softball enthusiasts. Grant renewed every year. Grant Annual deadline: July 31st

This grant provides funding for collaborative projects in the planning phase that seek to create systemic change in community health by addressing complex issues through equity-focused solutions.

Jewish Community Foundation Small Grants Program in Arizona offers an expedited process for local organizations to apply for grants of $5,000 or less. In the first combined grant cycle, the Jewish Community Foundation and Jewish Federation (now the Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix) awarded over $1.4 million to support Jewish organizations, programs, and services locally, in Israel, and overseas. The grants provided core operating support and program funding to address the needs of the Jewish community. FUNDING PARAMETERS • One-time grants up to $5,000. Requests for more than $5,000 will be rejected. • Only organizations whose program or project serves the Greater Phoenix Jewish community. • Organizations may not receive more than one small grant in a 12-month period. • Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) organization, a school, or a synagogue, or must have a fiscal agent that falls into one of those categories. • Small grant applicants are eligible to participate in the CJP’s annual grant cycle. WHAT WE FUND We will review applications that serve the local Jewish community in the following categories: • Time-sensitive or urgent needs or opportunities: or requests that capitalize on a time-limited opportunity (funding or otherwise) • New programs • Events that serve a significant number of people in the Jewish community • Capacity building WHAT WE DO NOT FUND • Organizations that are NOT recognized as registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities • General operating support or general support for ongoing programs • Capital, endowment, ongoing or other fundraising campaigns • Equipment purchases to replace or upgrade equipment for an office, existing program or service • Scholarships or grants to individuals • Projects in their entirety • Proposals from organizations that do not follow our application procedures • Renewed support to past grantees that have not met our reporting requirements HOW AND WHEN TO APPLY • Applications may be submitted anytime to [email protected]. • Applications not submitted on this form will be rejected. 12-point font is preferred. • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. • After review of your application, we may request additional information. • The CJP will endeavor to notify grant applicants within 45 days. During the peak months of the annual grant cycle (December through February), it may longer to process small grant applications.

Glendale Pandemic Response Small Business Assistance Program in Arizona offers grants for working capital, including payroll, lease payments, business loan payments, utilities, and inventory. The program also provides access to high-quality webinars and workshops in English and Spanish, offering practical tips for small businesses to improve their economic position, recover from interruptions/closures, and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fiesta Bowl Charities strives to enhance organizations that contribute to the success of their communities through youth, sports, and education. Donor Name: Fiesta Bowl Charities State: Arizona County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/17/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Fiesta Bowl Charities will accept proposals that support the following areas: Youth Sports Education Fiesta Bowl Charities encourages proposals that: Leverage matching funds Engage strategic, mission-driven collaborations and partnerships Build the capacity of the organization Support direct services projects Support program projects Support direct costs associated with carrying out the program, project management, marketing, consultants, supplies, postage, travel, training or equipment, newly-acquired information technology, etc. will be allowed. Direct costs can also include directly attributable administrative support, legal or accounting functions, with distinct and measured effort on the project. Eligibility Criteria Organizations may submit ONE application to one of three funding opportunities: $50,000 (Touchdown Grant), $25,000 (Field Goal Grant), and $15,000 (Kickoff Grant). Amount requested must match dollar for dollar to the application selected. Any Arizona 501(c)(3) organization that operates with fiscal accountability and responsibility. Religious organizations may apply for funding of non-sectarian programs. Organizations without 501(c)(3) status must use a fiscal agent to apply on their behalf. Fiscal agents must have a visible profile on the ACF website, and also be a 501(c)(3) organization. 100% of the applicant organization’s project must serve residents within the Arizona geographic boundaries. Organizations must demonstrate a non-discrimination policy regarding staff, employment, governing board and service delivery based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or national origin, and provide evidence of the policy. Organization must be fully authorized by its board and other applicable partners/collaborators to submit this application. Fiesta Bowl Charities may ask you to provide additional details and information about your grant request at any time. For more information, visit ACF.