Planning Your 2025 Year-End Giving
At the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA), we believe in a vibrant and equitable Southern Arizona for all. That means supporting the nonprofits that meet our community’s needs, building partnerships with generous donors who want to make an impact, and serving as a trusted resource for bold ideas that can shape our future.
As a donor, your gift, whether large or small, helps create a stronger community. By giving through CFSA, you are not simply making a transaction. You are joining neighbors, businesses, and families who believe that a vibrant and equitable Southern Arizona is possible.
To learn more or make a year-end gift, email philanthropy@cfsaz.org or call 520-770-0800.
Year-End Grants from Your Donor Advised Fund
- The turnaround time from receipt of grant recommendations to the issuance of a check is approximately two weeks; however, it may take longer at the end of the year.
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Grant recommendations should be submitted through the Fund Advisor Portal by December 12, 2025, to facilitate the issuance of grant checks before the end of the year. Please contact CFSA at giving@cfsaz.org for assistance accessing the portal.
- If the grant needs to be counted for a year-end match, please contact CFSA as soon as possible by calling 520-770-0800 or emailing finance@cfsaz.org.
Year-End Gifts: Dates + Deadlines
- Checks sent via the U.S. Postal Service to CFSA must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2025. Our mailing address is 5049 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 201, Tucson, AZ, 85711.
- Checks sent via carriers such as FedEx, UPS, and DHL must be physically received on or before December 26, 2025.
- Online contributions may be made on our website until 11:59 PM on December 31, 2025, at cfsaz.org/give.
- Wire transfers of cash must be initiated by December 22, 2025. Please contact CFSA’s Finance Team for transfer instructions.
- Gifts of appreciated stock should be made by December 19, 2025. Please contact CFSA’s Finance Team as soon as possible for specific transfer instructions.
- Because they often take longer to complete, we recommend initiating mutual fund transfers by December 1, 2025. We recommend contacting your financial services firm as soon as possible because they may have deadlines for initiating transfers to ensure we receive them by year-end. Please contact CFSA’s Finance Team for specific transfer instructions.
- To make a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA, we recommend starting the process as soon as possible to ensure that CFSA receives your gift before December 31, 2025.
Although IRA Distributions cannot be contributed to a donor advised fund or a supporting organization, they offer an opportunity to reduce your taxable income while supporting critical nonprofits in our community through our CORE Grants Program, Center for Healthy Nonprofits, Field of Interest Impact Funds, and other initiatives and programs.