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Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$24M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
483
Grants FY2025
330
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
269 to 330
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
23
Total assets, FY2025
$430M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementInternationalOther
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
FY2025still arriving327$24M19%
FY2024330$29M19%
FY2023326$32M16%
FY2022330$155M21%
FY2021288$43M28%
FY2020269$22Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$66MArts & Culture$56MHuman Services$46MHealth$42MReligion$28MYouth Development$24MHousing & Shelter$16MCommunity Improvement$4.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Creighton University$25,045,00061%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$21,744,54563%
Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix$14,998,925612%
Phoenix Symphony Association$8,171,000639%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc$7,600,000512%
Valleywise Health Foundation$6,511,500624%
Phoenix Art Museum$4,920,743628%
Catholic Charities Community Services Inc$4,733,90069%
The Heard Museum$4,277,755427%
Honorhealth Foundation$3,776,00063%
Umom New Day Centers Inc$3,674,900512%
Native American Connections Inc$3,529,900610%
Ballet Arizona$3,430,500619%
Arizona Opera Company$3,370,500622%
Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc$3,264,900610%
City of Phoenix$3,252,5004n/a
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc$3,230,500625%
Valley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association$3,190,00048%
Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center$3,160,63869%
Jewish Family and Children's Service Inc$3,125,50065%
Foundation for Senior Living$3,027,134529%
Maricopa County Community College District Foundation$2,897,000620%
Southwest Human Development Incorporated$2,825,00061%
Sun City Area Interfaith Services Inc Dba Benevilla$2,787,000631%
The Phoenix Theatre Company and Subsidiary$2,680,00057%
Child Crisis Arizona$2,663,50053%
A New Leaf$2,585,00062%
Foundation for Blind Children$2,534,000616%
Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc$2,339,000511%
Scottsdale Arts$2,215,000511%
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation$2,197,27259%
Chicanos Por la Causa Inc Cplc$2,195,65060%
Children's Museum of Phoenix$2,172,500523%
Human Services Campus Inc$2,101,00069%
Arizona Autism United Inc$1,815,00052%
Childsplay Inc$1,711,085523%
Arizona Theatre Company$1,675,000511%
Phoenix Gospel Mission$1,655,00064%
Maggie's Place Inc$1,570,500631%
Hospice of the Valley$1,511,50060%
Banner Health Foundation$1,502,50044%
Adelante Healthcareinc$1,465,00051%
First Place Az$1,383,000621%
1n10 Inc$1,370,500623%
Rosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc$1,362,000621%
Zion Institute$1,175,000431%
Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona$1,145,053618%
Duet Partners in Health & Aging Inc$1,131,000628%
Xico Inc$1,051,100668%
Xavier College Preparatory Roman Catholic High School Phoenix$1,037,0005n/a
Brophy College Preparatory$1,012,5005n/a
Saint Mary's High School Scholarship & Benefit Fund$1,010,00033%
Tempe Community Action Agency Inc$1,005,00066%
Nourishphx$1,004,90066%
Bourgade Catholic High School$1,000,0001n/a
Mayo Clinic$1,000,0001n/a
Notre Dame Preparatory High School$1,000,0001n/a
Desert Botanical Garden Inc$963,12962%
Dignity Health Foundation East Valley$920,00035%
New Pathways For Youth$916,000612%
Ican Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods$885,500415%
Arizona Musicfest Inc$852,000414%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona$840,536514%
St Joseph the Worker$825,500512%
Franciscan Renewal Center Inc$810,1254n/a
Valley Youth Theatre$788,750419%
New Life Center$785,00065%
Jazz in Arizona Inc$760,000616%
Catholic Education Arizona$750,00022%
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest$749,90061%
Valle del Sol Inc$745,74252%
United Food Bank$725,00021%
Black Theatre Troupe Inc$694,000629%
Act One$692,500622%
Artlink Inc$686,000542%
Open Hearts Family Wellness$680,00046%
Ryan House$675,000122%
Andre House of Arizona Inc$652,4006n/a
Aster Aging Inc (Fka East Valley Adult Resources Inc)$637,40066%
Ability360 Inc$632,50061%
Advance Community$631,500611%
CALA Alliance$623,000641%
Sounds Academy$621,047626%
Friends of the Children$600,00032%
Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona$587,00065%
Arizona Jewish Historical Society$580,000611%
Musical Instrument Museum$572,50041%
Stardust Non-Profit Building Supplies Inc$553,50058%
The Beatitudes Campus$550,00012%
Circle the City$537,00061%
Azcend$527,40062%
Make Way For Books$525,00049%
Mount Claret Roman Catholic Retreat Center Phoenix$501,0002n/a
Arizona Science Center$497,50044%
Neighborhood Ministries Inc$489,50052%
Homeless Youth Connection Inc$480,00065%
Arizona Food Bank Network$475,47153%
Encircle Families$475,250510%
Junior Achievement of Arizona$466,00044%
International Rescue Committee INC$460,00030%
Phoenix Conservatory of Music$457,500510%
Foothills Food Bank$453,50035%
Mercy Housing Southwest$452,500631%
The Neighborhood Christian Clinic Inc$445,000510%
Be a Leader Foundation$435,500614%
Family Promise - Greater Phoenix$428,750416%
Hope Ignites Phoenix$419,50055%
Theater Works Inc$415,00068%
Brighter Way Institute$390,00018%
Mesa Unified School District No 4$385,8006n/a
Grace Sober Living$380,000313%
Idea Museum Foundation$358,750533%
Neighbors Who Care Inc$355,500615%
Mesa Arts Center Foundation$315,00067%
Chandler Cultural Foundation$315,000324%
Camp Catanese Foundation$310,00026%
Valley of the Sun United Way$306,40540%
About Care Inc$305,500643%
Prisma Community Care (Fka Southwest Center Hiv/Aids Inc)$305,00051%
Friendly House Inc$301,50061%
The Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired$300,00028%
Lifestream Complete Senior Living Inc$297,00012%
Sonoran University of Health Sciences$287,69531%
Arizona Ecumenical Council$280,000414%
Southwest Shakespeare Company Inc$276,000514%
Fountain Hills Theater Inc$275,000515%
Indiana University Foundation$275,00010%
Musical Theatre of Anthem Inc$272,000617%
Liberty Wildlife Inc$268,000521%
Terros Inc$265,00030%
Central Arts Alliance$260,000312%
The Joy Bus$258,500311%
Mountain Park Health Center$250,00020%
Del E Webb Center for the Performing Arts$250,00035%
Area Agency on Aging Region One Inc$247,50060%
Arizona Lions Vision and Hearing Foundation of Md 21$246,000128%
Barrow Neurological Foundation$234,00060%
Phoenix Girls Chorus Inc$232,750391%
Tanner Community Development Corporation$232,50045%
Hope Community Services Inc$225,00033%
Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health$225,00010%
Rehoboth Community Development Corp$211,50068%
Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun Inc$210,000517%
Valley Leadership Corporation$207,000425%
The Phoenix Chorale$205,000610%
Childrens Action Alliance Inc$204,50033%
Greater Phoenix Urban League Inc$200,00031%
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona$197,90634%
Northwest Valley Connect$195,000511%
The Centers for Habilitationtch$194,90061%
Cultural Coalition Inc$193,000631%
Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc$192,83143%
Wickenburg Community Hospital Foundation$192,200258%
Candelen Inc$190,00022%
Future for Kids$187,500310%
Phoenix Chamber Music Society$185,000510%
West Valley Arts Council$185,000517%
Arizona School for the Arts$180,40061%
Family Involvement Center Inc$180,00022%
Care 4 the Caregivers$180,000238%
Drake University$180,00060%
East Valley Childrens Theatre$180,000513%
Lions Camp Tatiyee Inc$175,000120%
Elaine$175,000221%
Sojourner Center$170,00032%
Save the Family Foundation of Arizona$170,00031%
Phoenix Public Library Foundation$164,000618%
One Small Step Inc Clothes Cabin$156,500417%
Activate Food Arizona$153,500214%
The Foster Alliance$153,40052%
Arizona Women's Board$150,000612%
Child & Family Resources Inc$150,00021%
Keogh Health Connection$150,00024%
Paz De Cristo Community Center$147,40066%
Feeding Matters Inc$147,000212%
G Road$135,50041%
MIKID-Mentally Ill Kids in Distress$132,00011%
Center for the Future of Arizona$132,00052%
Gabriels Angels Inc$124,50046%
Creighton Community Foundation$123,50023%
Arizona Housing Inc$122,50061%
United States Veterans Initiative$119,70060%
Council on Foundations Inc$117,50060%
Delivering Dreams of Arizona$116,00024%
Diana Gregory Outreach Services$110,05057%
Hushabye Nursery$110,00030%
Arizona Justice Project$110,00036%
One Arizona$110,00021%
Oakwood Creative Care Inc$110,00033%
Arizona Community Action Association$110,00021%
Lifewell$105,00060%
Gompers$105,00011%
Justa Center Inc$105,00016%
Spaces of Opportunity$104,000212%
Isaac Elementary School District #5$103,8006n/a
Az Impact for Good$102,68233%
Mindfulness First$100,05328%
Jobs for Arizona's Graduates$100,00016%
Empact-Suicide Prevention Center$100,00010%
Brighter Bites Inc$100,00011%
Dsquared Homes for the Homeless$100,000223%
Horizon Health and Wellness Inc$100,00010%
Foothills Caring Corps Inc$100,00017%
Raza Development Fund Inc$100,00010%
YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix$100,00023%
MentorKids USA$100,00024%
Fibco Family Services Inc$100,00016%
Saavi Services for the Blind$100,00012%
Asian Pacific Community in Action$99,00056%
Greater Phoenix Leadership Foundation$97,000230%
Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped$95,00062%
University of Illinois Foundation$95,00050%
Friends of Public Radio Arizona$92,98661%
Chandler Unified School Distr$91,2006n/a
Aguila Youth Leadership Institute Inc$90,00046%
Hope Women's Center Inc$90,00015%
Cancer Support Community Arizona$90,00033%
Arizona Citizens for the Arts$90,000318%
Televerde Foundation$88,2101n/a
Christ Church Lutheran$85,5003n/a
Oral Educational Opportunities for the Hearing Impaired$85,00026%
The Arizona Pet Project$80,00025%
Philanthropy Southwest$79,03561%
Arizona Kosher Food Pantry$78,500134%
Matthew 1914 Project$77,000222%
Native Health$75,00010%
Independent Sector$75,0001n/a
Grantmakers in Aging Inc$74,03463%
Itheatre Collaborative$70,000342%
Greathearts Arizona$69,00060%
Arizona Grantmakers Forum$68,34139%
Ville de Marie Academy Inc$67,50051%
Regional Community Partners$65,0001n/a
Goldensun Peace Ministries$65,00032%
Deer Valley Usd$63,6006n/a
Baylor University$60,00060%
Fresh Start Women's Foundation$60,00012%
DOWN SYNDROME NETWORK INC DBA DSNetwork$57,800213%
Third Sector New England Inc$57,05030%
Development Enrichment Centers$55,00014%
Catholic Charities USA$55,0002n/a
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem$54,0003n/a
Theatre Artists Studio Inc$52,000217%
Peak Grantmaking Inc$51,54861%
Catholic Relief Services$50,0001n/a
Dysart Community Center$50,00025%
The Fabric Foundation$50,0001n/a
A Stepping Stone Foundation$50,000110%
Center For Civil Society$50,0001n/a
Phoenix Allies for Community Health$50,00025%
Arizona Historical Society$50,00011%
Goucher College$50,00040%
World Central Kitchen Inc$50,0001n/a
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations$41,01850%
Arizona Health Care Foundation$40,000610%
Arizona Educational Foundation Inc$40,00014%
Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc$40,00015%
House of Refuge Inc$40,00011%
House of Refuge Sunnyslope Inc$40,00021%
Scottsdale Community Partners$38,00061%
Marc Community Resources Inc$35,00060%
Arizona Diamondbacks Foundationinc$35,00020%
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation$31,00050%
Franciscan School of Theology$30,0002n/a
University of Chicago$30,00030%
Chandler Gilbert Arc$30,00060%
Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation$30,00016%
Community Bridges Inc$30,00060%
Valleylife$30,00060%
One Step Beyond Inc$30,00060%
The Opportunity Tree$30,00060%
Million Dollar Teacher Project$30,00028%
Civitan Foundation Inc$30,00060%
Equality Health Foundation$30,00011%
Scottsdale Training & Rehabilitation Services Inc$30,00060%
Young Arts Arizona Ltd$27,00057%
American Near East Refugee Aid$27,00040%
University of Dallas$25,50050%
Greater Phoenix Economic Council$25,00010%
American Journalism Project Inc$25,0001n/a
Corporation for Supportive Housing$25,00010%
Cihuapactli Collective$25,0001n/a
American Indian Veterans Memorial Organization$25,000130%
Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona Inc$25,00050%
Artists for Community Transformation Intl$25,0001n/a
Back to School Clothing Drive Association$25,0001n/a
Arizona Trans Youth and Parent Organization$25,0001n/a
Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico Inc$25,00012%
Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn$25,0001n/a
Elevatemed Inc$25,00013%
The Be Kind People Project Foundation$25,00011%
Friends of the Arizona Historical Society Inc$25,00039%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$25,00010%
Lura Turner Homes Inc$24,00060%
Helping Hands for Single Moms$24,00061%
Downtown Phoenix Inc$23,00050%
State of Arizona$22,5002n/a
Civic Ventures Dba Cogenerate$22,50030%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$21,35030%
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute for American Democracy$20,50060%
Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services$19,00042%
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy$16,00021%
Students for Life of America Inc$16,00030%
Arizona Humane Society$15,70030%
50th Street Girl and Boy Scout Youth Program$15,5006n/a
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$15,00030%
The Communications Network$15,00060%
US Naval Academy Foundation Inc$15,00030%
Valley Bloom$15,00013%
Media Arts Center San Diego$15,00011%
Lodestar Day Resource Center Inc$15,000236%
St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation$15,00010%
The Tia Foundation Inc$15,00015%
Black Mothers Forum Inc$15,00031%
Benedictine College$15,00040%
Life Perspectives$15,00020%
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Phoenix$15,0001n/a
St Gregorys Abbey$15,0001n/a
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporation$14,50030%
Scottsdale Artists' School Inc$13,25040%
Technology Association of Grantmakers Inc$13,21340%
Southern Methodist University$11,50020%
Grantmakers in the Arts$11,20040%
St Martin's Academy$11,00021%
Volunteers of America Inc$11,0001n/a
Mount St Scholastica$10,7505n/a
Westchester Childrens Museum$10,00021%
East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundatio$10,0002n/a
The Charro Foundation$10,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$10,00030%
Benchmark SchoolInc$10,00020%
University of St Thomas$10,00020%
Institute for Better Education$10,00020%
University of Arizona Foundation$10,00020%
Goshen College Inc$10,00020%
John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc$10,00010%
Arizona Buddhist Temple$10,0001n/a
Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center$10,00011%
Samaritan's Purse$10,0001n/a
Education Forward Arizona$10,00020%
The National Museum of Women in the Arts$9,00020%
The Welcome to America Project$8,50010%
Crosier Village of Phoenix$8,00030%
Arizona Latino Leaders in Education$7,50010%
Phoenix Shanti Group Inc$7,50011%
Hesston College$7,50010%
Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library Inc$7,50023%
American Friends of Yahad - in Unum Inc$7,50011%
Lake View Foundation$7,00043%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$6,75020%
Scottsdale Chamber Foundation Inc$6,0002n/a
Shoreline Community Services$6,00031%
Irise Foundation$6,0002n/a
Holy Rosary$6,0002n/a
Arizona Foundation for Women Inc$6,00021%
University of Mary$6,00020%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona Inc$5,08930%
The Commit Foundation$5,00010%
La Frontera Mariachi Conference Inc$5,000122%
Soles 2 Souls$5,000212%
Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation$5,00011%
Friends of Encanto Park$5,0001n/a
Step Student Expedition Program Inc$5,00011%
Local First Arizona Foundation$5,00010%
Spotlight Youth Theatre$5,00012%
Seeds for Autism$5,00011%
Valley Beit Midrash$5,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$5,00010%
The Pete C Garcia Victoria Foundation INC$5,00015%
The Singletons$5,00011%
Glsen Inc$5,00010%
Serving Hands International$5,0001n/a
Anti-Defamation League$5,00010%
Santa Cruz Advocates for the Arts$5,0001n/a
First Way Pregnancy Center$5,00010%
Impactone Breast Cancer Foundation$5,00011%
The Kings Men$5,00021%
John 17 Movement Inc$5,00011%
Veterans Community Project$5,00010%
Yuma Union High School District #70$5,0001n/a
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa$5,00010%
Alliance Defending Freedom$5,00010%
Aid to Women Center$5,00010%
Castaway Kids Inc$5,00014%
International Women's Forum Inc$5,00010%
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels$5,00010%
Mitchell Swaback Charities Inc$5,00010%
Banner Alzheimer's Foundation$5,00010%
Shot in the Dark Az$5,00011%
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$5,00010%
Colorado Academy$5,00010%
Grand Canyon University$5,00010%
Unlimited Potential Inc$5,00010%
Gabriel Project Inc$5,00020%
Little Africa Food Collaborative Inc$5,0001n/a
Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom$5,00011%
Crespi Carmelite High School$5,0001n/a
Special Olympics Arizona Inc$5,0001n/a
Kid in the Corner$5,00012%
Reboot Recovery Inc$5,00010%
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Freedom House$5,00010%
Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of Eucharist$5,0001n/a
Pawsitive Friendships Inc$5,00011%
Meningitis Foundation of America Inc$5,0001n/a
USA West Province Society of Jesus$5,0001n/a
Trends Charitable Fund$5,000215%
Latina Dance Project Inc$5,0001n/a
Open Roads Academy Inc$5,00015%
Pipeline Worldwide$5,00011%
Treasures 4 Teachers Inc$5,00010%
Feedback Labs$5,00010%
The Odyssey School$5,00010%
The Kansas University Endowment Association$5,00010%
Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum$5,00010%
Desert Thunder Softball$5,00013%
Teen Lifeline Inc$5,00010%
GO2 For Lung Cancer$5,00010%
Sonoran Prevention Works$5,00010%
Historical League Inc$4,50033%
The Campbell Center$4,50020%
Rising Youth Theatre$3,60021%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$3,5002n/a
Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank Inc$3,50010%
Shemer Art Center & Museum Assoc Inc$3,50020%
Honor Flight Northern Arizona$3,50020%
Angel Charity for Children Inc$3,00010%
Project Roots Inc$3,00012%
United States Catholic Conference$2,5001n/a
Arizona Foundation for the Future of Nursing Inc$2,50010%
Institute of Reproductive Grief Care$2,5001n/a
Firewheel STEM Institute$2,5001n/a
Trellis$2,50010%
Aliento Education Fund$2,50010%
Benet Hill Monastery of Colorado Springs Inc$2,50010%
National Kidney Foundation of Arizona$2,50010%
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center$2,50012%
The Science Vortex of Verde Valley$2,50013%
Maricopa County Justice Museum & Learning Center Foundation$2,5001n/a
Arizona Humanities Council Inc$2,50010%
Foundation Financial Officers Group Inc$2,50010%
Be Better Be Different Legacy$2,50012%
Abilities Plus$2,00010%
Scottsdale Historical Society Inc$2,0002n/a
Kino Border Initiative Inc$2,00020%
Paradise Valley United Methodist Churh$2,0001n/a
The Board of Visitors$2,00010%
Scottsdale Leadership Inc$2,00020%
Friends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa$2,00010%
Therapeutic Harp Foundation$1,50021%
Mesa Historical Society Inc$1,50010%
Lakeview Iowa Historical Society$1,0001n/a
St Michael Indian School$1,0001n/a
Childrens Cancer Network$1,0001n/a
Northbridge College Success Program$1,00010%
North Valley Chorale$1,00011%
Helens Hope Chest$1,00010%
Dress for Success Phoenix$1,00010%
St George Antiochian Orthodox Church$1,0001n/a
Eenu-Usa Inc$1,0001n/a
Simon Says Theatre$1,0001n/a
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Inc$1,00010%
The Foundation for Living Medicine$1,00011%
Blackhawk Lake Resoration Fund$1,0001n/a
All Saints Roman Catholic Newman Center Tempe$5001n/a
Arizona's Children Association$36030%
Phonetic Spit$30020%
Donorschooseorg$25010%
Parents of Addicted Loved Ones$25010%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$23230%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$20010%
Feed My Starving Children Inc$15510%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$15320%
Phoenix Legal Action Network$12510%
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$10310%
Sauce Foundation Inc$1001n/a
Environmental Working Group$7010%
Polaris Project$5010%
Dog Ranch Rescue Inc$251n/a
Rotary Club of Sacramento Foundation$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 118 recipients with no EIN on record ($47M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 27 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCreighton University: $25,045,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetArizona State University Foundation for a New American University: $21,744,545 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetDiocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix: $14,998,925 over 6y, 12% of budgetPhoenix Symphony Association: $8,171,000 over 6y, 39% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc: $7,600,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetValleywise Health Foundation: $6,511,500 over 6y, 24% of budgetPhoenix Art Museum: $4,920,743 over 6y, 28% of budgetCatholic Charities Community Services Inc: $4,733,900 over 6y, 8.7% of budgetThe Heard Museum: $4,277,755 over 4y, 27% of budgetHonorhealth Foundation: $3,776,000 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetUmom New Day Centers Inc: $3,674,900 over 5y, 12% of budgetNative American Connections Inc: $3,529,900 over 6y, 10% of budgetBallet Arizona: $3,430,500 over 6y, 19% of budgetArizona Opera Company: $3,370,500 over 6y, 22% of budgetCentral Arizona Shelter Services Inc: $3,264,900 over 6y, 10% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc: $3,230,500 over 6y, 25% of budgetValley of the Sun Young Men's Christian Association: $3,190,000 over 4y, 7.5% of budgetSouthwest Autism Research and Resource Center: $3,160,638 over 6y, 8.8% of budgetJewish Family and Children's Service Inc: $3,125,500 over 6y, 5.4% of budgetFoundation for Senior Living: $3,027,134 over 5y, 29% of budgetMaricopa County Community College District Foundation: $2,897,000 over 6y, 20% of budgetSouthwest Human Development Incorporated: $2,825,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetSun City Area Interfaith Services Inc Dba Benevilla: $2,787,000 over 6y, 31% of budgetThe Phoenix Theatre Company and Subsidiary: $2,680,000 over 5y, 6.7% of budgetChild Crisis Arizona: $2,663,500 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetA New Leaf: $2,585,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetFoundation for Blind Children: $2,534,000 over 6y, 16% of budgetGirl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Inc: $2,339,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetScottsdale Arts: $2,215,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetThe Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation: $2,197,272 over 5y, 9.2% of budgetChicanos Por la Causa Inc Cplc: $2,195,650 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetChildren's Museum of Phoenix: $2,172,500 over 5y, 23% of budgetHuman Services Campus Inc: $2,101,000 over 6y, 8.5% of budgetArizona Autism United Inc: $1,815,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetChildsplay Inc: $1,711,085 over 5y, 23% of budgetArizona Theatre Company: $1,675,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetPhoenix Gospel Mission: $1,655,000 over 6y, 4.0% of budgetMaggie's Place Inc: $1,570,500 over 6y, 31% of budgetHospice of the Valley: $1,511,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBanner Health Foundation: $1,502,500 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetAdelante Healthcareinc: $1,465,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetFirst Place Az: $1,383,000 over 6y, 21% of budget1n10 Inc: $1,370,500 over 6y, 23% of budgetRosies House A Music Academy for Children Inc: $1,362,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetZion Institute: $1,175,000 over 4y, 31% of budgetFree Arts for Abused Children of Arizona: $1,145,053 over 6y, 18% of budgetDuet Partners in Health & Aging Inc: $1,131,000 over 6y, 28% of budgetXico Inc: $1,051,100 over 6y, 68% 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 200.

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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.

Thunderbirds CharitiesAZ237.1× affinity135 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

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 Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust

How much does Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust give?
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust reported 483 grants totaling $24,494,226 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 269 and 330 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Arts & Culture (18%), Human Services (15%).
Who are Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Creighton University ($25M), Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University ($22M), Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocese Phoenix ($15M).
Does Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thunderbirds Charities, Arizona Community Foundation, The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement.
Where is Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust based?
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust 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 610 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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