A for Arizona
Roswell, GA · EIN 85-1341587. Reported 128 grants totalling $44.1M to 85 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 85 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 24% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $122,000. Half of what it reported fell between $34,000 and $400,000; the smallest was $6,333 and the largest $2,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinle Unified School District | Chinle, AZ | $3,255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $2,555,584 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Empower College Prep | Phoenix, AZ | $2,098,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crane Elementary School District #13 | Yuma, AZ | $2,029,139 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| City of Chandler | Chandler, AZ | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Osborn School District #8 | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tolleson Union High School District | Tolleson, AZ | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West-Mec Alliance | Glendale, AZ | $1,854,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cartwright School District | Phoenix, AZ | $1,712,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tombstone Unified School District #1 | Tombstone, AZ | $1,410,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mexicayotl Academy of Excellence | Nogales, AZ | $1,327,657 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heritage Academy Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $1,277,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laveen Elementary School District #59 | Laveen, AZ | $1,255,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado River Union Hs District | Bullhead City, AZ | $1,239,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asu Preparatory Academy | Tempe, AZ | $1,194,640 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mohave Valley Elementary School District | Mohave Valley, AZ | $1,159,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vista College Preparatory Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $1,125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chicanos Por La Causa Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $925,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Cruz Valley Usd #35 | Rio Rico, AZ | $833,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yuma Elementary School District | Yuma, AZ | $810,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pima Jted | Tucson, AZ | $691,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Blind Children | Phoenix, AZ | $629,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phoenix International Academy | Phoenix, AZ | $595,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nogales Unified School District #1 | Nogeles, AZ | $575,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tanque Verde Unified School District #13 | Tucson, AZ | $559,222 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bowie Unified School District | Bowie, AZ | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avondale Elementary School | Spring Valley, CA | $496,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Desert Sage School | Tucson, AZ | $492,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dysart Unified School District | Surprise, AZ | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Show Low Unified School District | Show Low, AZ | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce | Phoenix, AZ | $308,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leman Academy of Excellence Inc | Tucson, AZ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pensar Academy | Litchfield, AZ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kaizen Educational Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $296,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schola Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $255,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bisbee Unified School District #2 | Bisbee, AZ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Charter Schools Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $249,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Marana Unified School District | Marana, AZ | $240,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paradise Valley Unified Schools | Phoenix, AZ | $238,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Flagstaff | Flagstaff, AZ | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Mothers Forum Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bisbee Az | Bisbee, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope College Career and Readiness Academy | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morrison Education Group Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Success School | Surprise, AZ | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mountain Institute Cted - Ctec Campus | Prescott, AZ | $189,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mobile Elementary School District | Maricopa, AZ | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Highland Prep | Phoenix, AZ | $171,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Catanese Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $166,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Espiritu Community Development Corporation | Phoenix, AZ | $158,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holbrook Unified School District #3 | Holbrook, AZ | $155,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Academy of Building Industries Inc | Fort Mohave, AZ | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alhambra School District #68 | Phoenix, AZ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edkey Inc | Mesa, AZ | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Liberty Tradition Charter School | Tucson, AZ | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Challenge School Inc | Glendale, AZ | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Western School of Science and Technology Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Topock Elementary | Topock, AZ | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vail Unified School District #20 | Vail, AZ | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Self Development Academy-Phoenix Inc | Mesa, AZ | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Utterback Middle School | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vail Unified School District #20 | Vail, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greathearts Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Love Your School | Scottsdale, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Highland Prep | Surprise, AZ | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Patagonia Elementary School District | Patagonia, AZ | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Somerset Academy Arizona Inc | Las Vegas, NV | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gowan Science Academy PTO | Yuma, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holladay Fine Arts Magnet Elem School Holladay PTO | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Connects | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midtown Primary School | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No More Failing Schools | Vail, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sarsef-Southern Arizona Research Science and Engineering Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scholarshipsa-Z | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ajo Unified School District | Ajo, AZ | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA Academy | Phoenix, AZ | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| CASA Grande Elementary School District #4 | CASA Grande, AZ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Edison Project | Glendale, AZ | $8,300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Academy of Mathematics & Science South Inc | Tempe, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Flagstaff Unified School District | Flagstaff, AZ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Intelli-School | Phoenix, AZ | $6,334 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pas Charter Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $6,333 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sc Jensen Corporation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $6,333 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
23 of 85 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Chinle Unified School District
TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE K-12 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE, EFFECTIVE, AND SAFE TRANSPORATION FOR STUDENTS. - Western Maricopa Education Center
INNOVATIVE K-12 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND EDUCATION INNOVATION - Mexicayotl Academy of Excellence
INNOVATIVE K-12 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ($930,000) AND EDUCATION INNOVATION ($300,000) - Asu Preparatory Academy
INNOVATIVE K-12 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ($675,000) AND EDUCATION INNOVATION ($275,000) - Heritage Academy
INNOVATIVE K-12 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ($880,000) AND EDUCATION INNOVATION ($50,000) - Chicanos Por La Causa Inc
INNOVATIVE K-12 TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 44 of 85 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29 | $1,307,800 | $39,000 |
| 2021 | 45 | $19.3M | $125,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $10.4M | $212,500 |
| 2023 | 24 | $13.0M | $327,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
96% of its giving went to organizations in Arizona. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $122,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from A for Arizona's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1016 Sasha Lane, Roswell, GA, 30075.
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