Arizona · Public charity
A for Arizona
A FOR ARIZONA is organized and operated for educational purposes and studies, analyzes and educates community leaders and the general public on methods, practices, and policies that prioritize student success, expand access to quality schools and allow school leaders flexibility to be entrepreneurial and innovative, with the goal of…
- $13M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 24
- Grants FY2024
- 30
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 53%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $346,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,854,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 27 to 37
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 53% of the organizations A for Arizona funded were first-time grantees, receiving 46% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.7M went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 24 | $13M | 38% |
| FY2023 | 30 | $10M | 53% |
| FY2022 | 37 | $19M | 89% |
| FY2021 | 27 | $1.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinle Unified School District | $3,255,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc | $2,555,584 | 4 | 11% |
| Empower College Prep | $2,098,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Crane Elementary School District #13 | $2,029,139 | 4 | n/a |
| Osborn School District #8 | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Chandler | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tolleson Union High School District | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West-Mec Alliance | $1,854,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cartwright School District | $1,712,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tombstone Unified School District #1 | $1,410,000 | 2 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinle Unified School District | $3,255,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc | $2,555,584 | 4 | 11% |
| Empower College Prep | $2,098,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Crane Elementary School District #13 | $2,029,139 | 4 | n/a |
| Osborn School District #8 | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Chandler | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tolleson Union High School District | $2,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West-Mec Alliance | $1,854,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cartwright School District | $1,712,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tombstone Unified School District #1 | $1,410,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mexicayotl Academy Inc | $1,327,657 | 3 | 28% |
| Heritage Academy Inc | $1,277,000 | 2 | 76% |
| Laveen Elementary School District #59 | $1,255,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado River Union Hs District | $1,239,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Asu Preparatory Academy Inc | $1,194,640 | 3 | 1% |
| Mohave Valley Elementary School District | $1,159,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vista College Preparatory Inc | $1,125,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Chicanos Por la Causa Inc Cplc | $925,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Santa Cruz Valley Usd #35 | $833,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Yuma Elementary School District | $810,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pima Jted | $691,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Foundation for Blind Children | $629,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Phoenix International Academy | $595,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Nogales Unified School District #1 | $575,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tanque Verde Unified School District #13 | $559,222 | 4 | n/a |
| Bowie Unified School District | $550,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Avondale Elementary School District No 44 | $496,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Desert Sage School | $492,000 | 1 | 31% |
| Show Low Unified School District | $450,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dysart Unified School District | $450,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | $400,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce | $308,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Pensar Academy | $300,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Leman Academy of Excellence Inc | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Kaizen Education Foundation | $296,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Schola Inc | $255,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bisbee Unified School District #2 | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Charter Schools Foundation | $249,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Marana Unified School District | $240,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Paradise Valley Unified Schools | $238,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of Flagstaff | $210,000 | 1 | 19% |
| Hope College Career and Readiness Academy | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of Bisbee Arizona | $200,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Success School | $200,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Morrison Education Group Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Black Mothers Forum Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Mountain Institute Cted - Ctec Campus | $189,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mobile Elementary School District | $180,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Madison Highland Prep | $171,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Camp Catanese Foundation | $166,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Espiritu Community Development Corp | $158,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Holbrook Unified School District #3 | $155,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc | $130,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Academy of Building Industries Inc | $125,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Alhambra School District #68 | $125,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Edkey Inc | $110,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Liberty Traditional Charter School | $95,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Challenge School Inc | $85,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Western School of Science and Technology | $65,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Vail Unified School District #20 | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Self Development Academy - Phoenix | $54,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tucson Unified School District | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vail Unified School District #20 | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Love Your School | $40,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Greathearts Arizona | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Highland Prep | $36,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Patagonia Elementary School District | $34,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Somerset Academy Arizona Inc | $34,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Holladay Fine Arts Magnet Elem School Holladay PTO | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Midtown Primary School | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| No More Failing Schools | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern AZ Research Science & Eng FDN | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Gowan Science Academy PTO | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Literacy Connects | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Scholarshipsa Z | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Ajo Unified School District | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Casa Academy Inc | $15,500 | 1 | 1% |
| East Midvale Elementary | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Edison Project | $8,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Flagstaff Unified School District | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Intelli-School | $6,334 | 1 | 1% |
| Pas Charter Inc | $6,333 | 1 | 0% |
| S C Jensen Corporation Inc | $6,333 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($60k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
A for Arizona supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · GenYOUTH Incorporated · Kids Need to Read · Burton Family Foundation · Share Our Strength · St Mary's Food Bank Alliance · Musical Instrument Museum · Fiesta Events Inc · Arizona Food Bank Network · Valley of the Sun United Way · Phoenix Suns Charities Inc · Arizona Diamondbacks Foundationinc
How this is measured
About A for Arizona
- How much does A for Arizona give?
- A for Arizona reported 24 grants totaling $13,046,242 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 37 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does A for Arizona fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (95%), Human Services (2%), Health (1%).
- Who are A for Arizona's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Chinle Unified School District ($3.3M), Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc ($2.6M), Empower College Prep ($2.1M).
- Does A for Arizona fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as A for Arizona?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, GenYOUTH Incorporated, Kids Need to Read.
- Where is A for Arizona based?
- A for Arizona is based in AZ.
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