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

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Arizona, currently Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Arizona?

Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service gives the most to religion organizations in Arizona, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Arizona?

$95M reached 265 religion organizations in Arizona, from 482 funders. 21% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Arizona

Most of it comes from outside Arizona: only 21% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$95M

granted

265

organizations

21%

from in-state

The short version

482 funders gave $95M to 265 religion organizations in Arizona across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
21% of that came from funders also based in Arizona; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Arizona is Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, at $12M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Lutheran Social Services Of, at $15M.

Largest funders of religion in Arizona

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

1Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service$12M 2Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$11M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$8M 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$8M 5Arizona Community Foundation$3M 6National Philanthropic Trust$3M 7Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$3M 8Lilly Endowment Inc$3M 9American Online Giving Foundation Inc$2M 10World Hunger Ecumenical Arizona Task Force Inc$2M

Religion organizations in Arizona that draw the most

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

255 other religion organizations$35M

Lutheran Social Services Of$15M Diocesan Council for the Society Of$14M Phoenix Gospel Mission$7M Missions of Hope International$5M

How to find religion funders in Arizona

1
Start with the funders already active in Arizona
The funders giving the most to religion in Arizona are Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
79% of religion money in Arizona comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arizona.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Arizona?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Arizona, currently Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Arizona?: Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service gives the most to religion organizations in Arizona, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Arizona?: $95M reached 265 religion organizations in Arizona, from 482 funders. 21% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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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.