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Foundations That Fund Religion in Arizona

Imperigo has identified 312 funders that made 2,560 grants totaling $202.7M to 303 religion organizations in Arizona, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Religion Funding in Arizona

Total granted $202.7M
Funders 312
Grants 2,560
Organizations funded 303

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5.4M · through 2020 · 6.8% of their giving
$10.8M
2. Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc DBA Global Refuge
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.3M · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$15.7M
3. World Hunger Ecumenical Arizona Task Force Inc
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $953K · through 2023 · 5.9% of their giving
$2.7M
4. Thunderbirds Charities
31 grants to 6 organizations · largest $753K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$2.7M
5. Upward Bound Youth
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$2.0M
6. Jewish Community Association of Greater Phoenix
17 grants to 3 organizations · largest $108K · through 2025 · 10.5% of their giving
$1.1M
7. Arizona Community Foundation
123 grants to 31 organizations · largest $725K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$6.3M
8. BHHS Legacy Foundation
25 grants to 6 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$1.4M
9. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
263 grants to 87 organizations · largest $2.9M · through 2024
$25.6M
10. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix
25 grants to 6 organizations · largest $265K · through 2025 · 3.4% of their giving
$1.6M
11. Thriftology Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 28.8% of their giving
$191K
12. IFE Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $192K · through 2025 · 4.6% of their giving
$599K
13. Ccf-LA Supporting Organization
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2022 · 1.2% of their giving
$2.2M
14. First Baptist Church of Phoenix Foundation C/O Arizona Community Fdn
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 14.7% of their giving
$157K
15. Publicaciones Faro De Gracia
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$100K
16. Valley of the Sun United Way
24 grants to 5 organizations · largest $310K · through 2024
$2.7M
17. The Albertsons Companies Foundation
35 grants to 6 organizations · largest $525K · through 2024
$2.0M
18. Khyentse Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $389K · through 2019 · 3.4% of their giving
$389K
19. Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2022 · 1.0% of their giving
$1.2M
20. The Korea Gospel Mission Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2024 · 28.7% of their giving
$53K
21. Phoenix Community Development and Investment Corporation
4 grants to 4 organizations · largest $75K · through 2022 · 3.7% of their giving
$235K
22. Summit Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2019 · 3.9% of their giving
$200K
23. Warrior Notes
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2023 · 11.1% of their giving
$66K
24. Phoenix Suns Charities Inc
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$353K
25. Alliance for Transformational Ministry Group Exemption Return
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 26.2% of their giving
$29K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to religion 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. 15 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 religion 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 religion funding in Arizona, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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