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Foundations That Fund Education in Arizona

Imperigo has identified 788 funders that made 5,647 grants totaling $1.1B to 703 education organizations in Arizona, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Arizona

Total granted $1.1B
Funders 788
Grants 5,647
Organizations funded 703

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Arizona Community Foundation
414 grants to 160 organizations · largest $3.6M · through 2024 · 8.6% of their giving
$35.6M
2. A for Arizona
51 grants to 33 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2023 · 30.6% of their giving
$13.5M
3. Greathearts Arizona
42 grants to 16 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 99.1% of their giving
$13.4M
4. Asu Research Enterprise
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $9.0M · through 2021 · 81.7% of their giving
$12.5M
5. Imagine Schools Non-Profit Inc
29 grants to 10 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$10.5M
6. Helios Education Foundation
37 grants to 17 organizations · largest $6.5M · through 2024 · 12.6% of their giving
$16.5M
7. Burton Family Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
73 grants to 41 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 21.3% of their giving
$8.2M
8. Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
150 grants to 34 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 13.6% of their giving
$9.2M
9. Legacy Traditional School - Avondale
14 grants to 7 organizations · largest $700K · through 2024 · 97.5% of their giving
$3.9M
10. Legacy Traditional School - Surprise
15 grants to 8 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.7M
11. Legacy Traditional School - Phoenix
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $950K · through 2024 · 99.5% of their giving
$3.7M
12. Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande
13 grants to 8 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 97.8% of their giving
$3.4M
13. Legacy Traditional School - Glendale
12 grants to 8 organizations · largest $900K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.3M
14. Thomas R Brown Family Foundation
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2022 · 24.5% of their giving
$3.0M
15. Arizona Elks Major Projects Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2024 · 81.4% of their giving
$2.6M
16. United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc
72 grants to 18 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024 · 11.4% of their giving
$4.5M
17. Ellis Center for Educational Excellence C/O Arizona Community Foundation
30 grants to 14 organizations · largest $225K · through 2023 · 21.8% of their giving
$2.4M
18. Thunderbird School of Global Management
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.0M · through 2020 · 10.3% of their giving
$4.1M
19. Bible Education Legacy Fund Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $879K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.9M
20. Cochise Private Industry Council Arizona Work Southeastern Arizona
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $390K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.9M
21. Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona
15 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 7.3% of their giving
$5.1M
22. Asu Enterprise Partners Outreach Hub
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.8M · through 2024 · 82.0% of their giving
$1.8M
23. Mercy Care
17 grants to 7 organizations · largest $520K · through 2024 · 10.9% of their giving
$3.3M
24. Vista Charter School
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.6M
25. Valley Guardians Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 78.4% of their giving
$1.6M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 16 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 education 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 education funding in Arizona, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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