South32 Hermosa Community Fund Grants - Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

South32

The South32 Hermosa Fund supports nonprofit organizations based in Santa Cruz County.

The South32 Hermosa Community Fund supports nonprofit organizations based in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Supported areas include: education and leadership, economic participation, good health and social wellbeing, and natural resource resilience. The South32 Hermosa Fund is held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and its geographic affiliate, the Santa Cruz Community Foundation. Providing grants since May 2019, this fund has awarded since its inception 178 grants, totaling $1,497,400 to organizations.

South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company. The South32 Hermosa project is located in the northern section of the Patagonia Mountains in Santa Cruz County. The project is approximately six miles south of the town of Patagonia, 50 miles southeast of Tucson, 15 miles northeast of Nogales, Arizona. The company’s purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come.

Questions? Contact community@cfsaz.org or call 520-770-0800.

Application Information

Applicant Criteria

Up to $80,000 will be available each cycle; requests up to $10,000 will be considered. Only one application will be accepted per organization during a fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). Organizations will not be eligible to reapply until the current grant and reporting are completed.

Eligibility Requirements

The applicant must be a 501(c)(3) in good standing, based in and doing charitable work in Santa Cruz County.
If applying with a fiscal sponsor, the fiscal sponsor must be a 501(c)3 in good standing.
The organization must have local leadership in the form of a board of directors or advisory committee, local financial support, and local program management and accountability. For nationally sponsored organizations, no portion of the grant may be used to support the national, state, or regional entity.
The proposed program must directly benefit people living in one of the above-defined local areas.
Grants are generally not made to individuals, for-profit organizations, government entities, capital fund drives, agency endowments, individual schools, or for sectarian purposes.
All grantees will be required to submit a final report at the end of the grant cycle or project completion. Organizations will not be eligible to reapply until the current grant cycle and reporting are completed.
Site visits will be scheduled with agencies as needed.
Requests up to $10,000 will be considered.
Only one application will be accepted per organization per fiscal year (unless approved by the S32 Fund).

One of the guiding principles of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona is to honor the rich diversity of our community and promote equal opportunities for all people. Awards made by CFSA’s grant panels support organizations that do not discriminate in their employment practices, volunteer opportunities, or delivery of programs and services on basis of: Race, Religion, Gender or Gender Identity (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), Gender Expression, Sexual orientation, Age, Ancestry, Citizenship, Ethnicity, Familial Status, Socioeconomic Status (economic circumstances), Color, Creed, Sex (including pregnancy), Phases of Parenthood, National Origin, Marital Status, Veteran Status (past, current or prospective service in the armed forces), Genetic Information, Physical Characteristics or Appearance, Mental or Physical Disability, Any other status prohibited by applicable law.

Priority will be given to organizations that:

Organizations that are working collaboratively with other agencies on the planning and implementation of the project.
Have involved staff, volunteers, and current/potential participants in planning and implementing the proposed program.
Enable individuals to identify, contribute, and enhance their skills, abilities, capacities, and assets, focusing on strengths rather than problems or deficiencies.
Can clearly articulate the outcomes the program/participants will achieve and be able to collect the data to demonstrate measurable progress toward the accomplishment of those outcomes.
Can clearly describe plans to sustain the organization and/or program beyond the grant period.

Important Dates & Guidelines

Applications Open: January 5, 2026
Applications Close: January 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM AZ Time

Additional Information

Site visits will be scheduled with organizations as needed.
All grant recipients will be required to submit a final report at the end of the grant cycle or project completion.

How To Apply

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Download the program budget template.

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