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

Start with the funders already giving to science in Arizona, currently Association of Universities for Research, John Templeton Foundation, The Heising-Simons Foundation. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.

Who is the largest science funder in Arizona?

Association of Universities for Research gives the most to science organizations in Arizona, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to science in Arizona?

$23M reached 16 science organizations in Arizona, from 61 funders. 15% 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 · Science

Who funds science in Arizona

Three organizations take 72% of all science funding in Arizona, led by Lowell Observatory. Most of it comes from outside Arizona: only 15% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$23M

granted

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

61 funders gave $23M to 16 science organizations in Arizona across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% of that came from funders also based in Arizona; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of science in Arizona is Association of Universities for Research, at $9M.
The science organization drawing the most is Lowell Observatory, at $6M.

Largest funders of science in Arizona

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

1Association of Universities for Research$9M 2John Templeton Foundation$4M 3The Heising-Simons Foundation$1M 4Future Cryonics Foundation$1M 5Lowell Observatory Foundation$1M 6National Philanthropic Trust$520k 7Percival Lowell Trust Uw$449k 8The Orr Family Foundation$400k 9Alcor Endowment Trust Supporting$391k 10The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund For$384k

Science organizations in Arizona that draw the most

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

Lowell Observatory$6M Wiyn Consortium Inc$5M Lsst Inc$5M Soar Consortium Inc$3M Alcor Life Extension Foundation$2M

How to find science funders in Arizona

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Start with the funders already active in Arizona
The funders giving the most to science in Arizona are Association of Universities for Research, John Templeton Foundation, The Heising-Simons Foundation. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science 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.
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Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
85% of science money in Arizona comes from funders elsewhere, so national science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arizona.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Arizona?: Start with the funders already giving to science in Arizona, currently Association of Universities for Research, John Templeton Foundation, The Heising-Simons Foundation. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.
Who is the largest science funder in Arizona?: Association of Universities for Research gives the most to science organizations in Arizona, $9M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in Arizona?: $23M reached 16 science organizations in Arizona, from 61 funders. 15% 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.