Grants awarded
Who does Desert Financial Foundation fund?
Desert Financial Foundation has awarded $5.2 million across 87 grants to 19 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $5,500 and $27,155. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $5,068 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$5.2M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
19
Grants
87
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation
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$3.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| C City of Phoenix | $750K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Arizona State University | $394K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Arizona | $124K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$123K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
Grand Canyon University
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$120K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
Laptops 4 Learning
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$75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
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$61K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
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$60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
Maricopa County Community College District Foundation
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$57K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
Coconino County Community College Foundation
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$49K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| W West-Mec Alliance | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
Native American Connections INC
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
St Joseph the Worker
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$30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | AZ | |
| W West-Mec District No 402 | $30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | AZ | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AZ | — |
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$13K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| S Smith Chason Collegewest Coast Ultra Sound Institute | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Phoenix | $6K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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