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Announcing the Common Good Challenge
The Arizona Community Foundation, The Arizona Republic, and Morrison Institute for Public Policy are pleased to announce the official launch of the Common Good Challenge, the fifth philanthropic prize competition offered under the New Arizona Prize banner. With three awards of $100,000 to the top collaborative teams, the Common Good Challenge will offer an opportunity…
Statement on Proposition 308
The Arizona Community Foundation supports Proposition 308, a bipartisan campaign led by education, business, faith, and civic leaders, which Arizona voters will consider in November. If passed, the measure will allow all Arizona high school graduates who have lived in Arizona for a minimum of two years and graduated from an Arizona high school the…
Black Philanthropy Initiative grants to nine organizations in 2022
Through strategic grantmaking, the funds of ACF’s Black Philanthropy Initiative support nonprofit organizations that serve African Americans in such critical areas as health, education, economic development, and community building. 2021-2022 BPI grant recipients: ARG Cultivators Community Arizona Martin Luther King Living the Dream Celebration Black Family Genealogy and History Society Beyond the Hurt Chandler Unified…
ACF donors distribute $32.3 million in first quarter grants and scholarships
PHOENIX-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, 2022, a total of $32,296,382 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide regional offices in: Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley,…
ACF of Flagstaff celebrates local nonprofits at annual grant celebration
The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff and funding collaborators awarded $1,343,144 in grants to Flagstaff-area nonprofit organizations at the annual Celebrating Flagstaff’s Nonprofit Organizations event on Wednesday, August 17. Funding supported nonprofits who work in education, healthcare, arts and culture, social services, animal welfare, and the environment. The contributions from ACF of Flagstaff bring the…
ACF announces key leadership promotions
ACF is pleased to announce the promotions of two current team members, along with additional organizational changes. Angie Laskarides, MA, CAP was named Senior Regional Director and continues to lead ACF of Cochise and ACF of the Gila Valley. In this role, she will continue to oversee the two distinct regions that span a third of…
Joy of Giving 2022 event recap
By: Sheri Denny, Regional Philanthropic Advisor Our annual competitive grant cycle culminated in our Joy of Giving Luncheon held in August. We gathered to celebrate philanthropy in our county – the nonprofit organizations, staff, volunteers, and donors who meet the needs in our community. This year was meaningful for me not only because it was my first…
Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy awards $247,900
The Arizona Community Foundation’s Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy is excited to announce that it has awarded $247,900 in grant funding to 27 nonprofit organizations serving LGBTQ people across Arizona. This is the largest annual grant distribution in the 17-year history of the Kellenberger + Tollefson Center and ACF’s dedicated funds supporting the…
Amber Ramirez, Anne Medina-Doak to augment ACF’s complex asset, policy and public affairs teams
The Arizona Community Foundation is pleased to announce Amber Ramirez and Anne Medina-Doak joined the team as of July 2022. Ramirez is a Senior Philanthropic Advisor, while Medina-Doak is the Director of Policy & Public Affairs. Amber Ramirez joined ACF on July 1 as a key member of the development & donor engagement team and will…
2022-2023 Desert Mountain Foundation Scholars
We are pleased to announce our 2022-2023 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 22 students have been awarded $97,000, which was paid directly to…
ACF donors, partners distribute nearly $147.2 million in FY22
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, 2022. A total of $147,193,601 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai…
Philanthropists Next Door: Bill and Susan Cammock
Bill and Susan Cammock enjoyed successful careers in Ohio before retiring to Sedona. They quickly adopted their new town as their own and looked for ways to give back and make an impact. They made donations to educational and animal welfare causes–and to a new organization their neighbors told them about, the Sedona Community Foundation…