Grants awarded
Who does Pharos Foundation fund?
Pharos Foundation has awarded $19 million across 181 grants to 102 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $8,000 and $50,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$18.7M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
102
Grants
181
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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| C City Fund | $3.5M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | OR | |
Turning Point USA INC
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$1.9M | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IN | |
| H Heritage Foundation | $1.5M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P Phoenix Union High School Dist 210 | $1.3M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Arizona Leads
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$1.0M | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| I Individual recipient | $778K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $750K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$650K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
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$638K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
| C City Education Partners (san Antoni | $500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
San Joaquin a Plus INC
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$500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$500K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MO | |
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$455K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
Achievement First INC
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$430K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CT | |
| N Northern Arizona University Foundat | $400K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Arizona Latino Leaders in Education
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$352K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AZ | |
| P Phoenix Chamber of Commerce | $350K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
The Center for Education Reform
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$325K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
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$250K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AZ | |
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley INC
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$225K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
| T The Heritage Foundation | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$120K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| I Individual recipient | $115K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Hoover Institution | $105K | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic | $105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
New Pathways for Youth INC
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$100K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| M Montclair Foundation INC | $75K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Children's Learning Center | $75K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Be a Leader Foundation
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$68K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WY | |
| K Kent School Corporation | $60K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WY | |
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Desert Botanical Garden
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$51K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| J Jackson Hole Community Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Common Sense Institute
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$50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CO | |
| S St John's Hospital Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Freedom Works Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Teach for America - Phoenix | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Phoenix Center for the Arts | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
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$50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WY | |
| B Big Brothers Big Sisters of AZ | $45K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Palmetto Promise Institute
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$40K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | SC | |
| O One 22 INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J Jackson Hole Classical Academy INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Fresh Start Women's Foundation | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Common Sense Media
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C Central Wyoming College | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WY | |
| K Kent School | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Dress for Success | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | SC | |
| I Individual recipient | $29K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$28K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | WY | |
| I Isac Amaya Foundation | $26K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| M Mental Health & Recovery Services | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Read Better Be Better
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AZ | |
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research INC
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
| S St Joseph the Worker | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | WY | |
| P Pacific Research Institute | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NM | |
| N National Right to Work Foundation | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NM | |
Vela Education Fund
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Education Forward Arizona
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| S St Mary's Food Bank | $15K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| V Van Vleck House & Garden | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$12K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| T The Montclair Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Landmark Legal Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| L La Phoenikera | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Social Venture Partners
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | WA | |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Ballet Arizona
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| F Friends of Public Radio AZ | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Kbach | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| C College Success Arizona | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Kbach Friends of Public Radio AZ | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Maricopa County Community College District Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
| T T74 | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Creo College Prep Charter School | $4K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Friends of Public Radio Arizona
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$4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | AZ | |
| P Prager University | $3K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Society of St Vincent De Paul | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Phoenix Animal Care Coalition
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AZ | |
| P Phoenix Union Foundation for | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Asu Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | OH | |
| L Leadership Institute | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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