The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) has awarded 64 Southern Arizona nonprofit organizations an historic $1.6 million from the CORE Grants program, established in 2017.
CORE Grants provide nonprofits with the unrestricted funding necessary to maximize their impact and improve the quality of life in Southern Arizona. CORE Grants provide flexibility for organizations to use dollars as they see fit to address emerging issues, boost salaries and benefits, invest in technology and infrastructure, and build communication and fundraising strategies, all leading to a healthier, more innovative, and more robust organizations.
CORE Grants have provided more than $9,000,000 to over 190 exceptional Southern Arizona nonprofits since the program began.
2026 CORE Grant Recipients:
- 3rd Decade Inc
- Administration of Resources and Choices
- African American Museum of Southern Arizona
- Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras
- Amerind Foundation, Inc.
- Amistad y Salud AKA Clínica Amistad
- Amphitheater Public Schools Foundation, Inc. (AKA Amphi Foundation)
- Arizona Community Health Workers Association
- Ayuda Smiles, Inc. dba Smiles For Veterans
- Border Youth Tennis Exchange
- Borderlands Theater-Teatro Fronterizo, Inc.
- Boys to Men Tucson, Inc
- Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern Arizona
- Center for Economic Integrity
- CGA Inc.
- Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona
- Community Investment Corporation
- Community Montessori School of Bisbee
- CommunityShare
- Contruyendo Circulos de Paz/Constructing Circles of Peace
- Flowers & Bullets
- Foundation for Creative Broadcasting (KXCI)
- Friends of Aphasia
- George Phar Legler Society Inc, DBA Valley of the Moon
- Greater Tucson Leadership
- Greater Vail Community ReSources
- Groundworks Tucson
- Homeless ID Project
- JobPath, Inc.
- Junior Achievement of Arizona
- Just Communities Arizona
- Lapan College and Career Club
- Lead Guitar
- Little Lotus Rescue & Sanctuary
- MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Tucson
- Native American Advancement Foundation, Inc. (AKA: NAAF)
- Native Seeds/SEARCH
- Our Neighbors Farm and Pantry
- Oracle Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation Inc
- Patagonia Regional Times
- Planned Parenthood Arizona
- Poder Casas Moviles
- Reveille Men’s Chorus
- Roots & Roads Community Hospice Foundation
- SARSEF
- S.M.I.L.E.
- Sequoia Springs Trauma Healing Center Inc.
- Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports
- Step Up to Justice
- STEP: Student Expedition Program, Inc.
- StrengthBuilding Partners
- Sunnyside Unified School District Foundation, Inc.
- The Drawing Studio Inc
- Tooth B.U.D.D.S., Inc.
- Tu Nidito
- Tucson Festival of Books
- Tucson Poverello House
- University of Arizona Mobile Health Program
- University of Arizona Poetry Center/University of Arizona Foundation
- University of Arizona Foundation for the benefit of the Center for Recruitment and Retention of Mathematics Teachers
- Watershed Management Group
- We Care Tucson
- Willcox Theater and Arts, Inc.
CORE Grants are rooted in mutual trust with the philosophy that organizations understand their unique needs and can achieve and demonstrate their impact. As a permanent community resource, CFSA understands that transformative impact takes time & trust, and will always promote inclusion and dignity for all.
Learn More About CORE Grants
CORE is made possible by the generosity of donors and fund holders in our community, with special thanks to the Connie Hillman Family Foundation for the generous matching grant. To learn more about becoming a Donor Collaborator for next year’s CORE Grants, contact the Philanthropy Team at philanthropy@cfsaz.org or learn more here.