Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund (SCCF), a donor-advised fund held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, is pleased to announce that 27 local nonprofit organizations received a total of $420,000 through SCCF’s Annual Grant Round. Grants were provided to nonprofits that support SCCF’s mission to positively impact the educational success, quality of life, and development of youth-in-need within the greater Tucson area.
Rosemary Chansky, SCCF’s Grants Committee Chair, shared, “Due to the generosity of the Stone Canyon community, we are excited to grant the largest amount of funding ever in a single year. SCCF is proud to partner with local nonprofits supporting youth in the greater Tucson area.”
Julie Euber, CEO of SARSEF, expressed her gratitude for the organization’s ongoing partnership with the Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund. “We greatly appreciate the continued generosity of the Stone Canyon Community Foundation. With this grant, SARSEF will be able to directly impact our community through student-centered STEM education and outreach programs. Students in PreK through 12th grade will have the opportunity to engage with STEM in hands-on, creative, and impactful ways that will strengthen their individual STEM identities.”
2024 Stone Canyon Community Foundation Grantees:
- Amphi Foundation
- Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents
- Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
- Aviva Children’s Services
- Ben’s Bells
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson
- Boys to Men Tucson
- Casa de los Niños
- Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona
- Higher Ground A Resource Center
- Imago Dei Middle School
- Interfaith Community Servies
- Junior Achievement of Arizona- Southern District
- Literacy Connects
- Live the Solution
- Make Way for Books
- Our Family Services
- Painted Sky PTO- Thunderbird Resource Center
- Project Access
- San Miguel High School
- SAAVI Services for the Blind
- SARSEF
- Step: Student Expedition Program Inc
- The Edge School
- Tucson Children’s Museum
- Youth On Their Own
These grants were made possible through the generosity of the members of the Stone Canyon community.
“In 2008, our initial year of grantmaking, we awarded grants totaling $4,000. With this year’s grants, our cumulative grant award total exceeds $4 million,” shared Paul Snyder, SCCF’s Advisory Board Chair. “We are so thankful to our donors for their commitment to investing in the lives of Tucson’s youth in need. They are Tucson’s future!”
Learn more about the Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund here.
We share our grateful appreciation for the continued generosity of The Stone Canyon Community Foundation. With this grant, SARSEF will be able to directly impact our community with student-centered STEM Education and Outreach programs. Through this support, PreK-12th grade students will have opportunity to engage with STEM in hands-on, creative, and impactful ways that will strengthen their individual STEM identities. We are proud to partner with Stone Canyon Community Foundation to positively celebrate and support students in our community.
— Julie Euber, CEO of SARSEF
"We are incredibly grateful to receive funding from the Stone Canyon Foundation that will allow us to provide academic travel stipends to students who would otherwise not be able to participate in life changing experiences offered through travel and academic competitions."
— Tim Kromer, Executive Director Amphi Foundation
Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund has been a champion for teens experiencing homelessness since its founding 15 years ago. The Foundation’s most recent grant to Youth On Their Own (YOTO) in 2023 provided direct assistance to 437 unique YOTO youth, bringing their grand total to over 2,000 youth supported through their generous grant funding. Thank you, SCCF donors, for believing in YOTO youth and investing in their education!
— Elizabeth Slater, Chief Executive Officer Youth On Their Own
Junior Achievement of Arizona (JA) is beyond grateful to Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund and its financial support. With their help, JA served more high school students from limited means than ever before in the Southern District.
— Paloma L. Santiago, District Director Junior Achievement of Southern Arizona
Student impact:
• 89% found a career that matches their skills and interests.
• 72% learned of a new career pathway.
• 82% learned the requirements for their field of interest.
Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund has been a steadfast supporter of the Educational Enrichment Foundation for many years. Their generosity allows us to continue addressing student needs in Tucson Unified School District (TUSD), the largest district in Southern Arizona. Our programs reduce barriers and increase access to equitable opportunities for the 70% of TUSD students who qualify for federal free/reduced meals. In 2023, a grant from Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund paid the interscholastic fees for over 150 high school student athletes. Multi-year funding for these critical programs demonstrates Stone Canyon’s commitment to supporting our community’s students, making an impact in their overall health and academic success.
— Dawn Bell, Executive Director, Educational Enrichment Foundation
Because of the generous support and partnership of our friends at the Stone Canyon Community Foundation Fund, Imago Dei Middle School students across all five grades continue to enjoy and benefit from structured play at Playformance, a playbased fitness gym in downtown Tucson. Visits to Playformance provide our scholars with the tools needed to develop leadership and teamwork skills, learn about sportsmanship and fairness, and burn off some energy. It’s also a lot of fun!
— Cameron F. Taylor, Head of School Imago Dei Middle School
