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The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$26M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
55
Grants FY2024
47
Organizations funded FY2023
26%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$250,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,000,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 52
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$25M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 26% of the organizations The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.7M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthCrime & LegalArts & CulturePublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving40$26M5%
FY202347$30M26%
FY202252$26M23%
FY202151$29M27%
FY202037$21M22%
FY201950$23M34%
FY201837$20M54%
FY201734$21Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$90MHealth$39MEducation$15MInternational$12MYouth Development$11MCrime & Legal$7.6MPublic Safety & Disaster$6.8MHousing & Shelter$2.9MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
PA
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
DC
HI
MS
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 84 grantees
All grantees of The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Semper Fi & America's Fund$81,717,000828%
Barrow Neurological Foundation$8,328,80986%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Inc$6,994,740816%
100 Club of Arizona$6,625,000634%
Hope for Haiti Inc$6,017,77666%
Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona$5,352,500756%
Team Rubicon Inc$4,610,92154%
University of Baltimore Foundation Inc$4,257,169412%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$2,952,00041%
Hualalai Ohana Foundation$2,507,801736%
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy$2,300,000633%
Hushabye Nursery$2,060,000575%
Brighter Way Institute$1,774,375614%
Umom New Day Centers Inc$1,657,84053%
Hawaii Island Humane Society Spca$1,510,000119%
Breakthrough T1d$1,469,75060%
National Center for Youth Law$1,450,00054%
A Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary$1,350,000419%
Year Up Inc$1,250,00030%
Child Crisis Arizona$1,200,00022%
Native American Connections Inc$1,120,00042%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Inc$1,100,00030%
Honorhealth Foundation$1,100,00032%
Prisma Community Care (Fka Southwest Center Hiv/Aids Inc)$1,085,000421%
Local First Arizona Foundation$1,056,53156%
Head Strong Project Inc$1,024,060114%
The Barack Obama Foundation$1,000,00011%
Homeless Youth Connection Inc$850,000314%
Circle the City$775,00036%
Candelen Inc$744,0002n/a
Junior Achievement of Arizona$600,00044%
Arizona Chamber Foundation$550,000213%
Celebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc$500,000211%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$500,00020%
Make Way For Books$500,00037%
Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc$500,00028%
St Joseph the Worker$500,00025%
Jobs for Arizona's Graduates$500,00039%
Maggie's Place Inc$439,00035%
1n10 Inc$435,000319%
New Pathways For Youth$375,00042%
Elevate Phoenix$343,32847%
Read Better Be Better$300,00048%
The Justice Project$300,0002n/a
Aliento Education Fund$275,00037%
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation$275,00033%
The Arizona Charter Schools Association$250,00019%
Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc$244,30922%
NYC Marine Corps Birthday Gala Inc$200,000512%
The Water Genome$200,000127%
Arizona Latino Leaders in Education$200,00025%
Redf$200,00040%
Huts for Vets$160,000430%
Adventist Healthcare Inc$159,00010%
Arizona Golf and Life Skills Inc Dba First Tee - Phoenix$150,00017%
Arizona Justice Project$139,0001n/a
Women Moving Millions Inc$125,00052%
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc$110,00027%
Every Third Saturday Inc$100,000112%
International School of Arizona$100,00041%
Caitlyn Jenner Foundation Inc$100,000129%
Boys & Girls Club of North Mississippi Inc$93,38017%
Arizona Grantmakers Forum$84,90157%
Robinson Ranch LLC$70,645317%
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$65,00050%
Phoenix Police Foundation Inc$50,00016%
The Innocence Project Inc$50,00010%
Almost Famous Theatre Company Foundation$40,000417%
Kaboom Inc$40,00010%
Cvs Health Charity Classic Inc$37,50017%
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona$32,60012%
Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services$27,00024%
Fireside Project Inc$25,00013%
Resilientme Inc$25,0001n/a
Hannahpearl Rescue$20,00029%
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc Dba Funders for Lgbtq Issues$15,00011%
Art Council of Greater New Haven Inc$13,33311%
Trends Charitable Fund$12,00032%
Golf Fore Africa Inc$10,00011%
The Ideal School of Manhattan$10,00010%
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Valleywise Health Foundation$10,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$5,00010%
Military Spouses Association of 29 Palms Inc$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($31M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 9 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 78 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $81,717,000 over 8y, 28% of budgetBarrow Neurological Foundation: $8,328,809 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Inc: $6,994,740 over 8y, 16% of budget100 Club of Arizona: $6,625,000 over 6y, 34% of budgetHope for Haiti Inc: $6,017,776 over 6y, 5.8% of budgetFree Arts for Abused Children of Arizona: $5,352,500 over 7y, 56% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $4,610,921 over 5y, 3.7% of budgetUniversity of Baltimore Foundation Inc: $4,257,169 over 4y, 12% of budgetArizona State University Foundation for a New American University: $2,952,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetHualalai Ohana Foundation: $2,507,801 over 7y, 36% of budgetMcDowell Sonoran Conservancy: $2,300,000 over 6y, 33% of budgetHushabye Nursery: $2,060,000 over 5y, 75% of budgetBrighter Way Institute: $1,774,375 over 6y, 14% of budgetUmom New Day Centers Inc: $1,657,840 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetHawaii Island Humane Society Spca: $1,510,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $1,469,750 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNational Center for Youth Law: $1,450,000 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetA Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary: $1,350,000 over 4y, 19% of budgetYear Up Inc: $1,250,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetChild Crisis Arizona: $1,200,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetNative American Connections Inc: $1,120,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetGreater Baltimore Medical Center Inc: $1,100,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHonorhealth Foundation: $1,100,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetPrisma Community Care (Fka Southwest Center Hiv/Aids Inc): $1,085,000 over 4y, 21% of budgetLocal First Arizona Foundation: $1,056,531 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetHead Strong Project Inc: $1,024,060 over 1y, 14% of budgetThe Barack Obama Foundation: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHomeless Youth Connection Inc: $850,000 over 3y, 14% of budgetCircle the City: $775,000 over 3y, 6.4% of budgetJunior Achievement of Arizona: $600,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetArizona Chamber Foundation: $550,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetCelebrity Fight Night Foundation Inc: $500,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $500,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMake Way For Books: $500,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetChrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc: $500,000 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetSt Joseph the Worker: $500,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetJobs for Arizona's Graduates: $500,000 over 3y, 8.9% of budgetMaggie's Place Inc: $439,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budget1n10 Inc: $435,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetNew Pathways For Youth: $375,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetElevate Phoenix: $343,328 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetRead Better Be Better: $300,000 over 4y, 8.1% of budgetAliento Education Fund: $275,000 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetArizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation: $275,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetThe Arizona Charter Schools Association: $250,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetGirl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc: $244,309 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNYC Marine Corps Birthday Gala Inc: $200,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetThe Water Genome: $200,000 over 1y, 27% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 78.

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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.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ53.7× affinity32 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · Thunderbirds Charities · Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust · The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation · Valley of the Sun United Way · American Express Foundation · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement · John F Long Foundation Inc · BHHS Legacy Foundation · Phoenix Suns Charities Inc · Burton Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation

How much does The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation give?
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation reported 55 grants totaling $26,048,282 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 52 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (46%), Health (20%), Education (8%).
Who are The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Semper Fi & America's Fund ($82M), Barrow Neurological Foundation ($8.3M), Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Inc ($7.0M).
Does The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust, Thunderbirds Charities.
Where is The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation based?
The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation is based in AZ.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 122 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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