Fresh Start to Expand Services for Women of Color through $1.3M Investment from JPMorgan Chase
Through a $1.3-million commitment from JPMorgan Chase to Fresh Start Women’s Foundation, the local nonprofit will provide expanded resources and support directly to women of color across the Valley. Fresh Start was selected as one of eight organizations nationwide to be awarded a grant from JPMorgan Chase’s Annual Challenge competition, receiving funding to increase support services for women, […]
Amazon Donation to Provide Shoes to Maricopa County Homeless
Amazon has donated 640 pairs of tennis shoes and sandals to Phoenix-based Circle the City that will be distributed to people facing homelessness in Maricopa County as a way to promote sustainability and support the community. Shoes and footwear are always in need and are critical to the health needs of the homeless. Many people […]
Vitalyst Health Foundation Announces $700,000 in Grants
The Vitalyst Health Foundation Board of Trustees has approved $700,000 for four Systems Change Grants. The grants, each worth $175,000 over three years, are part of the Foundation’s ongoing mission to improve health and well-being for vulnerable populations across Arizona. Grant recipients are Activate Food Arizona, Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth, the Northern Arizona […]
Catholic Education Arizona Launches New Fund Raising Division ‘Changing Lives’
Catholic Education Arizona, the largest Catholic School Tuition Organization (STO) in Arizona, launched a new division to meet unmet student scholarship need. The new Changing Lives division will generate donations to ensure access to Catholic education for future generations. President and CEO of Catholic Education Arizona, Nancy Padberg, MBA, shared, “Educating children impacts families and […]
Businesses Partner to Benefit Food Bank with Egg Deliveries
Local breakfast restaurant Over Easy is teaming up with Shamrock Farms in April to raise funds (and eggs!) for United Food Bank for the third annual ‘Dollars for a Dozen’ fundraiser. Throughout the month of April, when dining at any of the 11 Over Easy locations throughout Arizona, guests will have the opportunity to donate […]
New Nonprofit Launches in Arizona to Support Families Experiencing Dyslexia
Dyslexia Road, a new non-profit organization is launching in Phoenix to support families with children experiencing dyslexia. The organization is founded by Christine Alm, Christi Brink, Maggie Freeman and Colleen Luke, a group of mothers whose children are navigating a dyslexia diagnosis. They are guided by an advisory board comprised of Courtney Levinus, Kate Moore, […]
Delta Dental of Arizona Awards More Than $740,000 in Local Grants
Delta Dental of Arizona, through its Foundation, has awarded grants to 33 non-profit organizations that are working to increase access to oral health services and provide nutritional programs for underserved populations across Arizona. These funds, totaling $743,536, were awarded to support projects and services promoting good oral health practices and increasing access to dental care […]
Avnet Awards 12 U.S. Community Grants to Support Efforts in STEM, DEI, Communities in Crisis, and the Environment
Avnet awarded twelve community grants that support various organizations across the U.S. Avnet focuses on four areas of giving and employee volunteerism: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion), Communities in Crisis, and the Environment. Grants are reviewed and selected on a quarterly basis. Grants awarded in the current cycle include: […]
Super Bowl LVII’s Mission 57 Is to Tackle Youth Food Insecurity in Arizona
GENYOUth, the national non-profit organization founded by America’s dairy farmers and the NFL to create healthier school communities, announced today the completion of its Mission 57: End Student Hunger initiative with the awarding of Grab and Go meal equipment and NFL FLAG-In-Schools kits to the Phoenix Union High School District (PXU). Combined with recent grants […]
$1.5M Gift from Steele Foundation Launches Fellowship in Barrow Alzheimer’s and Memory Program
Barrow Neurological Foundation is proud to announce that the Steele Foundation has endowed the Dan Cracchiolo and Pam Grant Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship in the Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Program at Barrow Neurological Institute. The generous $1.5 million endowment was made through the Barrow Grand Ball, the Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation’s annual […]