South32 Hermosa Community Fund Grants

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 well-being, 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 134 grants, totaling $1,144,950, to organizations since its inception.

South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company. The South32 Hermosa project is 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, and 15 miles northeast of Nogales, Arizona. The company’s purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources and improving people’s lives now and for generations to come.

South32 Grant applications will open on January 21, 2025!

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.
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. In the case of nationally sponsored organizations, no portion of the grant can 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 as needed with agencies.
Requests up to $10,000 will be considered.
Only one application will be accepted per organization per fiscal year (unless approved by South32 Fund).
One of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s guiding principles is to honor our community’s rich diversity 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 based on 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, or any other status prohibited by applicable law.

Priority will be given to 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 the 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

Applications Open: January 21, 2025

Applications Close: February 18, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. (MST)

To Apply

The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona has moved to a new and improved grant portal! To apply, all applicants must create a new account on the portal.

Download the program budget template.

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