ACF News

By: Kimberly Kur, JD, CAP®, Chief Development Officer Partnering with ACF and engaging with your professional advisors at calendar year-end can help bring charitable goals to life while maximizing individual tax advantages for the tax year. Consider a bunching strategy. You can benefit from a charitable tax deduction by combining multiple years of intended gifts…

The Arizona Community Foundation has partnered with the Steele Foundation to release an updated “Strengthening and Supporting the Teaching Job in Arizona” report, which provides an in-depth data analysis and policy scan of the labor market for educators in Arizona. This report builds on the findings of the 2018 report “Arizona State Funding Project: Addressing…

The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors are pleased to announce grant and scholarship distributions for the second quarter of its fiscal year. Between July 1 and September 30, 2023, a total of $26,186,667 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide regional offices in: Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley,…

The Arizona Community Foundation is poised to assist you with your year-end giving. So that we can provide the best possible service and ensure your charitable gifts qualify for a charitable income tax deduction in the 2023 tax year, please keep these important dates in mind: All documentation to create a new scholarship fund to…

The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff and funding collaborators awarded $1,363,086 in grants to northern Arizona nonprofit organizations at the annual Celebrating Flagstaff’s Nonprofit Organizations event on Thursday, August 17. This grantmaking wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of these collaborative donors: Cambium Wealth & Legacy Strategies Capstone Health Fund Erin & Tad Moore Charitable…

The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors are pleased to announce grant and scholarship distributions for the first quarter of its fiscal year. Between April 1 and June 30, 2023, a total of $25,302,565 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide regional offices in: Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley,…

The Arizona Community Foundation announces the transition of Chief of Staff Glenn Wike who will leave the foundation on September 1 to take the newly established Chief Executive Officer position with the Burton Family Foundation, an ACF supporting organization. In his new role, Wike will lead the Burton Family Foundation’s programmatic initiatives and strategies to…

By: Jennifer Perry, CAP®, M.B.A., Regional Director, ACF of Sedona A question I get asked frequently is: “Why would I work with a community foundation for my charitable giving versus giving directly to a charity?”  The answer can have many facets depending on each individual donor. But there are three main benefits that I encounter…

The Arizona Community Foundation’s Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy is pleased to announce that it has granted $432,750 to 35 nonprofit organizations serving LGBTQ people across Arizona. “We are proud to have this opportunity to invest in organizations that are actively engaged in work that supports the Center’s mission to advance justice and…

We are pleased to announce our 2023-24 scholarship recipients! In March, our Scholarship Committee reviewed and scored all submitted applications, and then interviewed each applicant. The Committee discussed the merit of each student and reviewed their recommendations with our Advisory Board for approval. These 17 students have been awarded $97,500, which was paid directly to…

ACF, The Arizona Republic, and ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy are pleased to announce the three winners in the Common Good Challenge, the fifth philanthropic prize competition offered under the New Arizona Prize banner. A total of 38 teams met the deadline to submit projects for consideration by the 32-member evaluation panel and six…

The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors and partners are pleased to announce grant, scholarship, small business relief, and loan distributions for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. A total of $115,797,418 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide regional offices in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona,…