Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Arizona

535 private foundations reported 1,417 arts & culture grants to organizations in Arizona on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $36.3M in all. 213 of them are based in Arizona.

Foundations535

Grants on record1,417

Total granted$36.3M

Their typical grant$5,000

Foundations that fund arts & culture in Arizona

20 of the 535: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Arizona organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.

• Amazonsmile Foundation

  Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023

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  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 436 Total there $41K Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
  • Millennial Music, Queen Creek - General support$1,804
  • Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson - General support$1,436
  • Jataba Dance Troupe Inc, Surprise - General support$816

• Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust

  Phoenix, AZ · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $24.5M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 58 Total there $2.9M Typical grant $7,500 Describes how to apply
  • Arizona Jewish Historical Society, Phoenix - Support creation of the Holocaust education center and gallery (Capital Campaign)$250,000
  • Arizona Theatre Company, Phoenix - Build Fundraising and Marketing Capacity$225,000
  • Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix - Build Fundraising Capacity$210,000

• The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation

  Scottsdale, AZ · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $47.7M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 13 Total there $2.3M Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • Ballet Arizona, Phoenix - Arts & Culture$1,000,000
  • Phoenix Symphony, Phoenix - Arts & Culture$250,000
  • Tucson Children's Museum, Tucson - Education$224,000

• American Express Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $23.2M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 13 Total there $1,435 Typical grant $40 Describes how to apply
  • Friends of Public Radio Arizona, Tempe - General support$348
  • Millennial Music, Queen Creek - General support$183
  • Arizona Street Railway Museum a Non-Profit Corporation, Gilbert - General support$173

• Texas Instruments Foundation

  Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $22.6M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 12 Total there $4,926 Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
  • Tucson Chinese Association Inc, Tucson - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,288
  • Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,180
  • Friends of Public Radio Arizona, Tempe - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$1,078

• Moreno Family Foundation

  Phoenix, AZ · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 7 Total there $478K Typical grant $25,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix - Arts$125,000
  • Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix - Arts$102,500
  • Ballet Arizona, Phoenix - Arts$100,000

• Terra Foundation for American Art

  Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $15.4M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 5 Total there $375K Typical grant $50,000 Describes how to apply
  • Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University, Tempe - Arts education$150,000
  • Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University, Tempe - Arts education$75,000
  • Heard Museum, Phoenix - Arts education$75,000

• The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation

  Atlanta, GA · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 5 Total there $375K Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Heard Museum, Phoenix - General operating support$100,000
  • Phoenix Childrens Hospital Foundation, Phoenix - Therapeutic arts program$100,000
  • Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix - Guided field trips$75,000

• The Shubert Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $42M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 5 Total there $240K Typical grant $40,000 Describes how to apply
  • Arizona Theatre Company, Tucson - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$75,000
  • Childsplay Inc, Tempe - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$75,000
  • Ballet Arizona, Phoenix - General operating support for dance productions and activities$55,000

• Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025

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  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 5 Total there $5,415 Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
  • Friends of Public Radio Arizona, Tempe - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,265
  • Ballet Arizona, Phoenix - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
  • Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Inc, Phoenix - Matching contribution (general operating support)$850

• The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $555M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 4 Total there $2.8M Typical grant $500,000 Describes how to apply
  • City of Bisbee, Bisbee - To support the naco heritage alliance with the rehabilitation and enhancement of historic buildings, new…$1,500,000
  • Borderlands Theater Teatro Fronterizo Inc, Tucson - To support general operations$600,000
  • Fort Apache Heritage Foundation Inc, Fort Apache - To support general operations$400,000

• The Ford Foundation

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $844.7M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 4 Total there $1.2M Typical grant $104,795 Describes how to apply
  • Arizona State University Foundation, Tempe - Core support for readying the museum phase 2, to disseminate and workshop practical, customized…$474,000
  • Indij Public Media, Phoenix - General support$375,000
  • Mijente Support Committee, Phoenix - General support and project support for institutional strengthening$315,000

• W K Kellogg Foundation

  Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $303.9M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 4 Total there $700K Typical grant $100,000 Describes how to apply
  • Mijente Support Committee, Phoenix - Promise of an Equitable Future$300,000
  • Cihuapactli Collective, Phoenix - Promise of an Equitable Future$200,000
  • Cihuapactli Collective, Phoenix - Promise of an Equitable Future$100,000

• Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust

  Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $22.7M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 4 Total there $267K Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
  • Arizona Community Foundation, Phoenix - Support for the Summer Youth Program Fund for organizations that provide academic enrichment, arts and…$150,000
  • Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center, Phoenix - Continued support to help children in grades K through 8th receive language arts and STEM-based mentoring…$75,000
  • Friends of Public Radio Arizona, Tempe - Provide support for on-air programming on the Phoenix public radio station.$40,470

• Edward Jones Foundation

  St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 4 Total there $1,400 Typical grant $300 Preselected recipients only
  • Childrens Museum of Phoenix, Phoenix - Arts, culture and humanities$500
  • River Cities Community Theater Players, Bullhead City - Arts, culture and humanities$500
  • Del E Webb Center for the Performing Arts, Wickenburg - Arts, culture and humanities$200

• Rob and Melani Walton Foundation

  Bentonviille, AR · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 3 Total there $375K Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Arizona Aerospace Foundation Inc, Tucson - To support Tucson Military Vehicle Museum$300,000
  • Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix - To support general operations$50,000
  • Arizona Science Center, Phoenix - To support general operations$25,000

• The Henry Luce Foundation Inc

  New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $49.3M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 3 Total there $250K Typical grant $50,000 Describes how to apply
  • IndiJ Public Media, Phoenix - General Operating Support$125,000
  • Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson - Support for gallery improvements and installation of artwork$100,000
  • Heard Museum, Phoenix - General Operating Support$25,000

• The Irving Harris Foundation

  Chicago, IL · latest return: tax year 2024

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  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 3 Total there $138K Typical grant $25,000 Preselected recipients only
  • Indigo Cultural Center, Phoenix - General operating support$100,000
  • Indigo Cultural Center, Phoenix - The rooted collective$35,000
  • Indigo Cultural Center, Phoenix - General operating support$3,500

• Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc

  Radnor, PA · latest return: tax year 2025

  Gave $8.8M in 2025
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 3 Total there $2,623 Typical grant $100 Describes how to apply
  • Phoenix Chamber Music Society, Phoenix - Matching gifts$1,250
  • Tucson Symphony Society, Tucson - Matching gifts$1,250
  • Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix - Matching gifts$123

• Fidelity Foundation

  Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024

  Gave $156.2M in 2024
  Arts & Culture grants in AZ 2 Total there $465K Typical grant $400 Describes how to apply
  • Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix - Property care; collections / archives$250,000
  • Childrens Museum of Phoenix, Phoenix - Construction$215,000

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Organizations several of these foundations fund

Arizona organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

How to use this list

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