Mayo Family Foundation
Scottsdale, AZ · EIN 84-3757856. Reported 110 grants totalling $1,018,937 to 92 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mayo Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $10,000; the smallest was $75 and the largest $210,621. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ams Afg Rescue | Paradise Valley, AZ | $210,621 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Crisis Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $100,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Az Friends & Foster Care Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Az Langar on Wheels | Chandler, AZ | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Children Hospital | Phoenix, AZ | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valleywish Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $45,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Az Friends of Foster Children | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Technical Assistance Partnership | Phoenix, AZ | $32,525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rancho Solano School | Scottsdale, AZ | $29,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Atlanta, GA | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Phoenix Leadership | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Children's Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $24,999 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sojourner Dv Shelter | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uyghur American Association | Mclean, VA | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phoenix Rescue Mission | Phoenix, AZ | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Tempe, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Candelen Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Family Care Agency | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Refuge | Mesa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Recovery | Lake Wales, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refugees and Immigrants Community | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandra Day Oconnor Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph the Worker | Mesa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Health Care Children Fundati | Minnetonka, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Future Stars Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horses Help Foundation | Cave Creek, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laptops 4 Learning | Phoenix, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunkapi Programs | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,583 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cure Eilepsy | Chicago, IL | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Umom Homeless Shelter | Phoenix, AZ | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fresh Start | Phoenix, AZ | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hart Pantry | Peoria, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| House of Refuge Sunnyslope | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kitchen on the Street Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy of Aloha | Huntington Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Valley Mavericks Foundation | Litchfield Park, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mineclub Scottsdale | Scottsdale, AZ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Givebutter Angels on Patrol | Phoenix, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parents and Teachers at Simis | Phoenix, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Autistic Sociaty | Rockville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Alexis Joy Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Joy Bus Charity | Phoenix, AZ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Udonis Hastem Foundation | Miami, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rose Resources | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Phoenix, AZ | $1,735 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Epi Hab Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $1,520 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Payson Parks & Recreatio | Payson, AZ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| High Atlas Foundation | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rsps PTO | Charlotte, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sos Children's Villages | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fiesta Events Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,288 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Mountain Msdc | Tukwila, WA | $1,231 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona's Children Association | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nishkam Seva Gurdwara Sahib | Glendale, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pch Foundation Phoenix Children | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A New Leaf | Broken Arrow, OK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ability 360 | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Andre House of Hospitality | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona Brain Food | Mesa, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona Cancer Foundation for Child | Scottsdale, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA De Los Ninos | Tucson, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Challenge Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Family Care | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Circle the City | Phoeix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Compassion for Her | Colorado Springs, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elaine Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Senior Living | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gabriel's Angels Pets Helping Kids | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts Az Cactus Pine Council | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Servic | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maggie's Place | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mesa United Way Inc Foster 360 | Mesa, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mindfulness First | Scottsdale, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Pathways for Youth Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ocj Kids | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Playworks Education Energized | Okland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raising Special Kids | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sojourner Center | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foster Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Joy Bus | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiger Mountain Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| To Aid to Adoption of Special Kids | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treasure House | Glendale, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Umom Org | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley of the Sun United Way | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices for CASA Children | Scottsdale, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waste Not Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Go Fund Me | West Hollywood, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Curebound Cancer Research | San Diego, CA | $210 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| One Cause | Indianapolis, IN | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
14 of 92 (15%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 40%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Child Crisis Arizona
EMERGANCY SHELTER/FOSTER CARE - Az Friends & Foster Care Foundation
FOSTER CARE SUPPORT SERVICES - Sojourner Dv Shelter
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER - House of Refuge
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SUPPORT - Operation Recovery
HUMANITARIAN RECOVERY SUPPORT - Christian Family Care Agency
FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION AGENCY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 47 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | $281,620 | $24,999 |
| 2022 | 19 | $225,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $248,370 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 66 | $263,947 | $500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 90% of this one's giving went to organizations in Arizona. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mayo Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 8399 E Hartford Dr, Scottsdale, AZ, 85255. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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