How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Arizona?

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Arizona, currently The Thunderbirds, The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation, The David E Reese Family Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Arizona?

The Thunderbirds gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Arizona, $24M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Arizona?

$206M reached 212 philanthropy organizations in Arizona, from 640 funders. 57% came from funders also based in Arizona.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Arizona · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Arizona

$206M reached 212 philanthropy organizations in Arizona, from 640 funders, with no single one dominating.

$206M

granted

212

organizations

57%

from in-state

The short version

640 funders gave $206M to 212 philanthropy organizations in Arizona across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
57% of that came from funders also based in Arizona; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Arizona is The Thunderbirds, at $24M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Arizona Community Foundation, at $57M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Arizona

The funders giving the most to philanthropy organizations in Arizona, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1The Thunderbirds$24M 2The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation$8M 3The David E Reese Family Foundation$8M 4Jewish Community Foundation Of$8M 5Odom Family Foundation$7M 6The Kemper & Ethel Marley Fdn$7M 7American Online Giving Foundation Inc$7M 8Arizona Community Foundation$6M 9Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$5M 10The Fenster School of Southern Arizona$5M

Philanthropy organizations in Arizona that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

202 other philanthropy organizations$57M

Arizona Community Foundation$57M Thunderbirds Charities$23M Valley of the Sun United Way$15M Community Foundation For$12M Maricopa County Community College$11M Jewish Federation of Southern$7M Jewish Community Association Of$6M

How to find philanthropy funders in Arizona

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Start with the funders already active in Arizona
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Arizona are The Thunderbirds, The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation, The David E Reese Family Foundation. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
43% of philanthropy money in Arizona comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arizona.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Arizona?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Arizona, currently The Thunderbirds, The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation, The David E Reese Family Foundation. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Arizona?: The Thunderbirds gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Arizona, $24M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Arizona?: $206M reached 212 philanthropy organizations in Arizona, from 640 funders. 57% came from funders also based in Arizona.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.