Building a Legacy of Community Grantmaking  since 1998

AZ Grants Awarded    November 2009

Organization Name grant AMT Grant description
A & A Cottages, Inc. $50,000 Support for the EMPOWER program to provide transitional housing for 10 former foster care women and their children and to expand outreach support services to 20 additional clients in the east Valley.
AASK Arizona - Aid to Adoption of Special Kids $60,000 Support for the Community Advisor Program to match 20 youth, ages 17 through 21, aging out of the foster care system, with adult mentors to help them transition to independent living.
Arizona Association for Environmental Education $75,000 Support to develop a formal environmental literacy plan and promote environmental education in kindergarten through grade 12 classrooms throughout Arizona.
Arizonans For Children, Inc. $56,086 Support to maintain services at three Children's Visitation Centers where children in the custody of Child Protective Services participate in supervised visitations with non custodial parents and other family members.
Audubon Arizona $100,000 Support to provide education programs at the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center for more than 4,000 elementary school students and an additional 3,000 individuals through community outreach events.
Child Crisis Center $75,000 Support for the Family Resource Center, which provides programs designed to strengthen families and prevent child abuse.
Community Asset & Resource Enterprise Partnership $53,400 Support to increase hours at the CARE Partnership Pediatric Clinic for uninsured children in the east Valley and the Mesa School District.
Crisis Nursery, Inc. $75,000 Support for the Children's Community Beds Shelter Program and Family Day Respite Program to provide housing and child care for 500 children annually in the central Phoenix area.
Family Promise-Greater Phoenix $20,000 Support for the Transitional Housing Program to provide long-term affordable housing to 12 low-income and formerly homeless families with children.
Foothills Animal Rescue, Inc. $30,000 Support for a second year to provide in-house veterinary treatment, shelter, care and adoption for over 900 cats and dogs in Maricopa County.
* Foothills Food Bank $11,000 Support to purchase and install a walk-in freezer to increase food delivery services in the northeast Valley.
Foundation For Blind Children $50,000 Support for the Infant Early Intervention Program to provide support services, education and training to more than 200 blind, visually-impaired and multi-handicapped infants and their families annually.
Grand Canyon Wildlands Council $85,000 Support for a second year for the Tribal and Citizen Science Volunteer program, in collaboration with the Museum of Northern Arizona, to help sustain wildlife and habitats of the Mogollon Rim.
National Advocacy & Training Network $45,000 Support for a second year for the SEEDs program to provide services for 54 women annually who are fleeing domestic violence and recovering from substance abuse.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix $67,000 Support for the Homeownership Preservation Initiative, a pilot program to provide post-purchase counseling and education for 200 clients to ensure home retention and protection against predatory lending.
* On the Commons $75,000 Support for the Solar Commons Project to install a prototype solar system in the public commons to generate electricity and receive energy credits for affordable housing for low-income residents in Maricopa County.
* Paradise Valley Emergency Food Bank $10,000 Support to purchase and distribute food to needy families in the Paradise Valley Unified School District.
Rehoboth Community Development Corporation $35,000 Support for a third year for the PEACE program to provide 128 teen parents and foster care youth in west Phoenix with independent living skills workshops.
Teach For America, Inc. $100,000 Support to maintain and expand the early childhood initiative for prekindergarten students from low-income families.
Teen Lifeline $10,400 Support to upgrade technology and purchase a two-year subscription to the iCarol software program to improve services for teenagers in crisis.
* University of Arizona Foundation - UA Water Resources Research Center $73,000 Support for the Statewide Environmental Water Needs Assessment to quantify the water needs of rivers and streams, riparian systems and water supplies in Arizona.
* Without Walls Christian Center $35,000 Support to purchase a refrigerated truck for the Manna Food Bank to pick up and deliver donated food to more than 143,000 low-income individuals and families in the east Valley and south Phoenix.

*denotes this organization is a first-time NMPCT grant recipient.