Stone Canyon Community Foundation Grants

The Stone Canyon Community Foundation (SCCF), a fund held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, supports nonprofit organizations focusing on positively impacting educational success, quality of life and development of youth-in-need within the greater Tucson Area.

Stone Canyon Community Foundation grant applications will open November 1, 2025!

Application Information

Applicant Criteria

Only 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizations serving the greater Tucson area communities are eligible.

Proposals for grants are considered on the basis of supporting the Stone Canyon Community Foundation (SCCF) Mission and its Fundamental Strategies which state that SCCF’s primary focus is on “programs that help young people get and stay on track, taking advantage of educational and other opportunities for their own self-improvement and development.”

SCCF’s Grants Committee oversees all grant making, subject to the approval of the SCCF Advisory Board. Agencies receiving SCCF grants must serve their populations without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin and sexual orientation.

This policy supports the philosophy and intent set by the SCCF Advisory Board to make grants that have a lasting and positive impact on the population served by the applicant organization. To that end, the guideline is to recommend one year grants to the SCCF Advisory Board of up to $30,000. Organizations that have received grants previously are encouraged to apply again in following years.

Each year, the Grants Committee makes recommendations to the SCCF Advisory Board based on a review of the grant applications. This review may include additional research, such as a site visit or request for supplemental information. The amount of grants awarded will be determined by the SCCF Advisory Board and the Grants Committee. Any future year commitments are contingent on some level of measurable performance and the appropriations process.

SCCF will not consider requests for endowments, debt reduction or large capital funding.

Important Dates

November 1 – January 15: Agencies submit grant applications to Stone Canyon Community Foundation online. All grant applicants must submit a Common Grant Application to apply.
February: Committee reviews grant applications, conducts additional research and agency site visits.
March: Committee prepares a recommendation for grant funding to the SCCF Advisory Board for approval.
April: The Committee notifies all finalists, whether or not they have received a grant.

To Apply

All applications must be submitted through an online process with Common Grant Application. We strongly encourage you to review the tutorial video, which contains important information on how to register/log in and submit an application. To view the video: click here.

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.