Arizona · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Arizona

Imperigo has identified 367 funders that made 3,450 grants totaling $234.2M to 409 arts & culture organizations in Arizona, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Arizona

Total granted $234.2M
Funders 367
Grants 3,450
Organizations funded 409

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Phoenix Art Museum Endowment Fund Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10.6M
2. Arizona Community Foundation
423 grants to 146 organizations · largest $7.9M · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$27.0M
3. Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
172 grants to 66 organizations · largest $318K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$4.8M
4. Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona
102 grants to 59 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024 · 63.2% of their giving
$1.6M
5. Thomas R Brown Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2022 · 14.2% of their giving
$1.8M
6. Phoenix Men's Arts Council
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $380K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$983K
7. Arizona Humanities Council Inc
80 grants to 45 organizations · largest $20K · through 2023 · 48.8% of their giving
$920K
8. The Stonewall Foundation
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $143K · through 2020 · 38.3% of their giving
$698K
9. Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona
55 grants to 21 organizations · largest $145K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$2.1M
10. Burton Family Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
34 grants to 24 organizations · largest $201K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$1.5M
11. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix
78 grants to 28 organizations · largest $81K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$1.6M
12. Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $155K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$665K
13. Thunderbirds Charities
70 grants to 24 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$1.2M
14. The Charro Foundation
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 18.2% of their giving
$178K
15. West Valley Art Museum
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $80K · through 2025 · 68.1% of their giving
$160K
16. Kiwanis Club of Carefree Benefit Fd
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $38K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$326K
17. William Edwin Hall Foundation Inc C/O Community Foundation for S Az
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 22.9% of their giving
$135K
18. My Sisters Charities
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024 · 10.7% of their giving
$184K
19. The Wellik Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$309K
20. Vnsa-Volunteer Nonprofit Service Association Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $140K · through 2024 · 10.3% of their giving
$166K
21. David S & Norma R Lewis Foundation C/O Colleen a Cacy
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $60K · through 2022 · 5.1% of their giving
$291K
22. Phoenix Symphony Support Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$65K
23. Jackson Family Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2025 · 7.9% of their giving
$145K
24. BHHS Legacy Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $92K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$513K
25. United Fund of Globe-Miami Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$153K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture work in Arizona, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 12 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering arts & culture work, with an address in Arizona. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable arts & culture funding in Arizona, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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