· Private foundation
Myers Vitkin Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2026.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Arizona 5 Arts Circle | $7,000 |
| Heard Museum | $5,700 |
| Friends of Arizona PBS | $3,560 |
| NAU Foundation | $2,500 |
| Theater Artists Studio | $2,000 |
| Arizona Humane Society | $1,500 |
| Ballet Arizona | $1,190 |
| Los Altos History Museum | $1,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | $1,000 |
| Arizona Theater Company | $1,000 |
| Lowell Observatory | $1,000 |
| The Arboretum of Flagstaff | $1,000 |
| Museum of Northern Arizona | $1,000 |
| Bay Area Glass Institute | $1,000 |
| Literary Society of the Southwest | $900 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–26, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.
44 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2026, 18 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- THTHE HEARD MUSEUM6× · 2020–2026 · $20k · revenue +133%
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY6× · 2021–2026 · $10k · revenue +94%- TATHEATRE ARTISTS STUDIO INC5× · 2020–2026 · $8k · revenue +76%
Funded once
- FOFriends of Arizona Public Radioone grant, 2025 · $4k
- MCMayo Clinic Foundationone grant, 2025 · $2k
- FOFriends of Public Radio KBAQone grant, 2020 · $2k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.
Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…
Phoenix art museum creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. this mission is supported by seven strategic pillars:(continued on schedule o)1. be a space…
The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.
To inspire, educate and engage curious minds through science.
The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…
To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.
Founded in 1780, the american academy of arts and sciences honors excellence and convenes leaders from every field of human endeavor to examine new ideas, address issues of importance to the nation and the world, and work together "to…
The university of arizona foundation is committed to supporting and enhancing the vision, mission and values of the university of arizona through the development and management of private support.
Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…
How this is measured
56 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 56 of the 105 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds ARIZONA ARTS CIRCLE LTD ↗
- Who funds THE HEARD MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds THEATRE ARTISTS STUDIO INC ↗
- Who funds NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Arizona Theatre Company ↗
- Who funds BALLET ARIZONA ↗
- Who funds LOWELL OBSERVATORY ↗
- Who funds Museum of Northern Arizona Inc ↗
- Who funds DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC ↗
- Who funds Arizona Humane Society ↗
- Who funds ST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FLAGSTAFF SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds ASSOCIATION OF THE LOS ALTOS HISTORICAL MUSEUM AKA LOS ALTOS HISTORY MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds THE BAY AREA GLASS INSTITUTE INC ↗
- Who funds Hospice of the Valley ↗
- Who funds MARINES' MEMORIAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BOYCE THOMPSON SOUTHWESTERN ARBORETUM ↗
- Who funds HARMONY PROJECT PHOENIX ↗
- Who funds FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM INC ↗
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 · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · American Express Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Molly and Joseph Herman Foundation · Margaret T Morris Foundation · Burton Family Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · L Roy Papp Charitable Trust · The Herberger Foundation · The Papp Family Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Myers Vitkin Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Myers Vitkin Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
- Shrewsbury Youth & Family Services Inc: 11% of income from government
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
- Fisher College: 2% of income from government
- Fuller Craft Museum Inc: 1% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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