Phoenix Community Development and
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 35-2175243. Reported 75 grants totalling $5,308,371 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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. For Phoenix Community Development and, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S31) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 71 distinct organizations, with 16% 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. 25% 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 $50,000. Half of what it reported fell between $30,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $856,740. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Vets | Phoenix, AZ | $856,740 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Small Business Light Rail Project | Phoenix, AZ | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alhambra Foundation for the Future | Phoenix, AZ | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mobile Home Relief | Phoenix, AZ | $208,965 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Live Love | Chandler, AZ | $166,666 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Banner Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Revitalization Corporation | Phoenix, AZ | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunland Flats | Phoenix, AZ | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Place Az | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Senior Living | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mesa United Way Inc | Mesa, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child Crisis Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fresh Start Womens Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Ministries Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pilgram Rest Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Umom New Day Centers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Year Up Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitiat for Humanity International Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 1N10 Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A New Leaf Inc | Mesa, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Stepping Stone Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Advocacy 31NINE | Gilbert, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Educational Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Science Center | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Technology Council Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arouet Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Circle the City | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Desert Botanical Garden | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent De Paul Diocese Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Firewheel STEM Institute | Chandler, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeward Bound | Mesa, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Public Library Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seedspot | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Marys Food Bank Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Take Charge America Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tempe Community Action Agency Inc | Tempe, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valley of the Sun United Way | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Valleywise Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vitalant | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zion Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest Human Development Incorporated | Phoenix, AZ | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Million Dollar Teacher Project | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Support My Club | Scottsdale, AZ | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Hands for Single Moms | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homeless Youth Connection Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Ignites Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Live and Learn Program | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Gospel Mission | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aguila Youth Leadership Instituteinc | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Catanese Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educare Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Childrens Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stand for Children Leadership Center | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| About Care | Chandler, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Accel | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elevate Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gem Housing Solutions | Peoria, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harmony Project Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Pathways for Youth Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paws for Youth Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Family Foundation of Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Step-Student Expedition Program Inc | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tempe Community Council Incorporated | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Welcome to America Project | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cop-Choice Neighborhood's Employment Site Assessment and Design | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abolish Private Prisons | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
3 of 71 (4%) 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.
- US Vets
SUPPORT OF U.S. VETS' TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND THE TEMPORARY RELOCATION EFFORTS - Small Business Light Rail Project
ASSIST COP WITH PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE BUSINESSES ALONG EXPANSION LIGHT RAIL - Banner Health Foundation
FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT BANNER HEALTHS CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM TO SIMULTANEOUSLY BUILD A PIPELINE FOR ITS GROWING NUMBER OF JOBS WHILE SUPPORTING THE ASPIRATIONS OF THEIR YOUNG, DIVERSE, ENTRY-LEVEL WORKERS. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT TRADITIONALLY LOW-WAGE WORKERS FACE. - Barrios Unidos Rehabilitation Programphoenix Revitalization Corp
FUNDING WILL SUPPORT A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT THAT WILL ANALYZE A LIVE PROJECT FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION WITHIN LIMITED SCOPE OF WORK. - Mobile Home Relief
FUNDING USED TO PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES NAVIGATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR RESIDENTS OF PHOENIX MOBILE HOME PARKSFACING EVICTION DUE TO THE SALE AND CHANGE OF USE OF THOSE PROPERTIES. A TOTAL OF 134 HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISED OF 393 RESIDENTS FROM THREE MOBILE HOME PARKS HAVE BEEN TRANSITIONED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. FUNDING ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THESE FAMILIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE STABILIZED IN THEIR NEW HOUSING ENVIRONMENTS. - Sunland Flats
ASSIST COP WITH FEES NEEDED FOR REMEDYING ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE ENCUMBERANCES AT SITE WHERE 90 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN SOUTH PHOENIX.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 of 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | $793,334 | $105,000 |
| 2022 | 66 | $3,282,666 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | $265,435 | $83,333 |
| 2024 | 2 | $966,936 | $483,468 |
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
98% 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 $50,000 -- 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 Phoenix Community Development and's own Form 990 Schedule I 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: 2201 E Camelback Rd Ste 405B, Phoenix, AZ, 85016.
EIN 35-2175243 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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