Arizona · Private foundation
Junior Hero
JUNIOR HERO IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 THAT MAKES IT FUN FOR FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY AND THOSE AROUND THEM. THE PROGRAM IS 100% VOLUNTEER RUN AND NO VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE PAY AT ANY LEVEL. Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the…
- $37k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $14,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 15
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $891k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Junior Hero funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $37k | 45% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $43k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $45k | 93% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $23k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $16k | 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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Youth Theatre | $60,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Take It From the Top Inc | $9,230 | 3 | 2% |
| Casa Brazil Inc | $5,060 | 3 | 6% |
| Lead Guitar | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Homeward Bound | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Kristin Chenoweth Arts and Education Fund | $2,700 | 2 | 0% |
| United Food Bank | $2,065 | 2 | 0% |
| From The Heart Productions | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Valley Guardians Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Accent Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Youth Theatre | $60,000 | 4 | 6% |
| Take It From the Top Inc | $9,230 | 3 | 2% |
| Casa Brazil Inc | $5,060 | 3 | 6% |
| Lead Guitar | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Homeward Bound | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Kristin Chenoweth Arts and Education Fund | $2,700 | 2 | 0% |
| United Food Bank | $2,065 | 2 | 0% |
| From The Heart Productions | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Valley Guardians Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Accent Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Swift Youth Foundation | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Edward Charles Foundation | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| The Foster Alliance | $212 | 1 | 0% |
| My AZ Recovery | $200 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($70k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Junior Hero supplied at peak.
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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: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Junior Hero
- How much does Junior Hero give?
- Junior Hero reported 11 grants totaling $37,441 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 15 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Junior Hero fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (48%), Education (32%), International (6%).
- Who are Junior Hero's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Phoenix Youth Theatre ($60k), Take It From the Top Inc ($9k), Casa Brazil Inc ($5k).
- Does Junior Hero fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Junior Hero accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Junior Hero?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Junior Hero based?
- Junior Hero is based in AZ.
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