Since 2017, CFSA has granted over $4.7 million to 115 nonprofits in Southern Arizona through its CORE Grants program. CORE Grants provide nonprofits with the flexible working capital necessary to maximize their impact and improve the quality of life in Southern Arizona.
Applications for CORE Grants 2024 will be accepted between November 6 and December 1, 2023.
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, innovative, and robust organization. Lastly and most importantly, CORE grants are rooted in mutual trust with the philosophy that organizations understand their unique needs and can demonstrate and achieve impact.
CORE Grants are scored according to a rubric representative of the following CORE characteristics.
- Community: Nonprofits play an integral role in their local community, have a keen awareness of its needs, and are continuously evolving and growing to meet those needs.
- Organizational Sustainability: Nonprofits have a business model that provides on-going financial support for their organization. They have boards and staff that are skilled, diverse, and knowledgeable and have shown longevity and a desire to move the organization forward to achieve the best results.
- Results: Nonprofits utilize different methods of evaluation and information-gathering to inform decision-making and organizational improvement as well as develop appropriate services to the community OR expand organizational knowledge of advocacy issues (if relevant.)
- Effective Programs: Nonprofits can clearly speak to the importance of their missions and programs and strategically align their programmatic or advocacy work with the larger good of the communities that they serve.
Important Dates
- November 6, 2023 | 12:00 AM MST: Application Opens
- November 7, 2023 | 5:30 PM MST : CORE Grant 2024 Information Session
- December 1, 2023 | 5:00 PM MST: Application Due
- December 2023 – March 2024: Application Review & Applicant Interviews
- April 17, 2024 | by 5:00 PM MST: Award Notifications
- May 15, 2024 | 5:30 PM MST: CORE Grantee Award Celebration
Questions? Contact our Community Investments Team at community@cfsaz.org or by phone at 520-770-0800.
To Apply
For application guidelines and requirements for 2024, please review our CORE Grants 101 Brochure.
All applications must be submitted online through the Common Grant Application. We strongly encourage you to review the tutorial video, which contains important information on how to register/login and submit an application. To view the video, click here.
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- First-time users of the Common Grant Application, click here to register for an account.
- If you have already applied for a grant using the Common Grant Application, you should have an account. Returning users, click here.