Foundations that fund organizations in Tempe, Arizona
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Tempe nonprofits
567 private foundations gave $89M to Tempe organizations in their latest filings; 32 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
936 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Tempe around $150K. 28 of these funders are based in Arizona; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 567
- Accept applications
- 32
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Tempe
- $89M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 936
- Typical median grant
- $150K
- Based in AZ
- 28%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Tempe organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 16 | $10M | $500K | Yes | Postsecondary education; K-12 education; Agricultural development |
| The Rob Walton Foundation | Bentonviille, AR | 1 | $8.0M | $8.0M | Preselected only | To support School of Conservation Futures and related progr… |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $6.2M | $6.2M | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally |
| W P Carey Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 3 | $4.0M | $1.7M | Preselected only | To support the School System Innovation Fund, a multi-year…; To support the Center on Reinventing Public Education, hous…; To support a special educational news event on water. |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $3.3M | $1.6M | Yes | To support a partnership that connects academic instruction…; To continue to support curricular development and public hu… |
| Flinn Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 18 | $2.6M | $75K | Preselected only | Support for general operating support; Support for 2019-2024 scholarship awards; Support for 2024 scholars seminar |
| Garcia Family Foundation | Tempe, AZ | 8 | $2.5M | $208K | Preselected only | Donation To fund the Watts College of Public Service and Co…; Donation General scholarship program and funding Human Serv…; Donation To fund efforts to end homelessness and advocate f… |
| Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust | Phoenix, AZ | 34 | $2.2M | $7,250 | Yes | Holiday Grant; Support leadership development and educational programs for…; An employee matching grant to provide general support |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 6 | $2.1M | $140K | Preselected only | For research on the observational signatures of quantum gra…; For the children's equity project; For the research and related work of luis welbanks in conne… |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 4 | $2.0M | $404K | Yes | Humility in inquiry: foundations and new directions; Utilizing empirical ethics to conceptualize religion-based…; Goal-directed outcomes in complex chemical systems |
| The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 6 | $1.7M | $175K | Yes | Education; Arts & Culture; Human Services |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 5 | $1.4M | $300K | Yes | For core support of the Center on Reinventing Public Educat…; As a one-time grant in support of the Freedom for Political…; For core support of the Center for Whole-Child Education |
| Barbara H Mullett Charitable Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $1.3M | $264K | Yes | Support for the Nina Scholars program.; Provide support for on-air programming on the Phoenix publi…; Support to help unsheltered adults return to permanent hous… |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1.1M | $275K | Yes | Core support for readying the museum phase 2, to disseminat…; Core support for the mccain institute to advance character-…; Core support for the american indian policy institute for p… |
| Caris Charitable Trust II Dtd 09162004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | General support |
| Randolph Foundation for Higher Education Inc | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Preselected only | Support |
| Dorrance Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | To support ASU's West Hawaii Reef Restoration |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $917K | $125K | Yes | 82598 employing the delphi method to develop guideposts tha…; 79556 engaging american indian and alaska native undergradu…; 81687 supporting the southwest health and reporting communi… |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 13 | $904K | $1,200 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways |
| Dorrance Foundation for Education | Scottsdale, AZ | 6 | $880K | $4,625 | Yes | Fall 2024 first generation scholarships for 72 current scho…; Fall 2024 finalist (turn down) scholarships for 13 scholars…; Fall 2024 first generation scholarships for 1 current schol… |
| The Blackstone Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $863K | $432K | Preselected only | Programmatic support for launchpad |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 3 | $813K | $114K | Yes | To support the convening of experts to study online disinfo…; To support newswell, an asu project focused on the provisio…; To provide a three-year sponsorship for the mccain institut… |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 5 | $777K | $100K | Preselected only | To evaluate the implementation and impact of body-worn came…; To design two new transformative undergraduate degree progr…; To provide operating support to stocktonia, a nonprofit new… |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 4 | $742K | $165K | Preselected only | In support of the no borders media lab; In support of the herberger institute for design and arts c…; To support a convening by macarthur fellows alex rivera (20… |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $718K | $102K | Yes | To support the development, adoption, and promulgation of c…; To support the second scientific software registries and re…; To develop comprehensive and timely measurements of the dyn… |
| Lapan Memorial Sunshine Foundation Inc C/O David Lapan | Tucson, AZ | 3 | $709K | $668 | Yes | Support; Scholarships and educational expenses |
| Cdh Charitable Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 3 | $703K | $200K | Preselected only | Scholarship grant |
| The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | 1 | $633K | $633K | Preselected only | Academic recovery for low-income students |
| Toyota USA Foundation C/O Corporate Tax Department | Plano, TX | 1 | $599K | $599K | Yes | Close the stem gap for diverse students by removing barrier… |
| The Jazzbird Foundation C/O Robert Ravenscroft | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $553K | $553K | Preselected only | Foster education |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $543K | $543K | Yes | General operating support |
| Horejsi Charitable Foundation Inc | Salina, KS | 1 | $541K | $541K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | To provide support to the mccain institute for internationa… |
| Tandem Philanthropies Fka the Ark Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | To provide general support |
| Jeffrey Cook Charitable Trust Lawrence B Cohen Et Al Trustees | Boston, MA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Grant pursuant to a gift agreement |
| The McCain Institute Foundation | Peoria, AZ | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Funding for the mccain institute for international leadersh… |
| Nxp Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $400K | $200K | Preselected only | Funds used to advance the vision of asu as a new american u…; Nxp automated industrial technology endowed scholarship fun… |
| Six Tree Foundation | Atherton, CA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Aps Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | 7 | $366K | $35K | Preselected only | Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program (JBMSHP) at Ariz…; Strengthening Physics Instruction for Arizona Educators and…; Immersive Robotics for All (IR4All): Accessible Student and… |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | To support crpe's planning for the next phase of new englan… |
| The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement | Phoenix, AZ | 12 | $341K | $22K | Preselected only | Grant award-health equity funds; Grant award-it takes a village project; Grant award-education funds |
| Goff Family Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $326K | $163K | Preselected only | Program support |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $325K | $325K | Yes | Educ. general |
| Riva Yares Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $310K | $155K | Preselected only | Promote Arts; Operations |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $310K | $310K | Yes | Project support to improve attainment rates at uia and othe… |
| Homa & Irene Wood Foundation | Tempe, AZ | 1 | $307K | $307K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Dharma Karma Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $300K | $150K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; To advance research in the area of carbon dioxide removal,… |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 6 | $262K | $47K | Yes | Estimating Aedes aegypti spillover potential and evaluation…; Incorporating human behavioral systems in insecticide resis…; Novel insecticide delivery and formulation for resistance m… |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $260K | $130K | Preselected only | Sovereignty Through Education II - General Operation Support; JA K12 Financial Literacy Education |
| The Morgridge Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $256K | $4,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Expanding learning opportunities and success for Florida hi…; Student Support Foundation Clubs |
| Give Forward Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General operating support for next education workforce at a… |
| Khayami Foundation | Yorba Linda, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 3 | $245K | $95K | Preselected only | Educational programs; General operating support; Shabbat programming |
| The Cowley Family Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 4 | $233K | $52K | Preselected only | Charitable Donation |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $230K | $230K | Preselected only | To support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $225K | $113K | Yes | Support for workshops and public scholarship; General Operating Support |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 2 | $225K | $113K | Yes | Arts education |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $211K | $211K | Preselected only | To study the landscape of arts organizations serving commun… |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $210K | $105K | Yes | To support general operations; To support the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Lea… |
| The Steele Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $205K | $103K | Preselected only | Daniel Cracchiolo Chair in Constitutional Law; Storybook Preview Performances |
| The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $204K | $204K | Preselected only | Funding enhanced leadership, development and planning for 2… |
| William S & Ina Levine Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Operational support |
| Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc | Madison, CT | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Abbett Family Foundation | Chandler, AZ | 2 | $184K | $92K | Preselected only | Branding, marketing support, site recommendation implementa…; Asu gammage educational initiatives in support of disney mu… |
| Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation | Paradise Valley, AZ | 3 | $183K | $10K | Preselected only | Stem program support; General support; Arizona historymakers sponsorship |
| Jtmf Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $180K | $180K | Preselected only | Speech Biomarkers for Cognitive Decline reserach project |
| The Yardi Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $164K | $82K | Preselected only | Support for education. |
| Beavers Charitable Trust | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $159K | $80K | Preselected only | Scholarship funding; Curriculum development |
| The Spencer Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $156K | $156K | Yes | Support early literacy for preschoolers |
| The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Providing Low-Income Arizona Students with the K-12 Financi… |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | To support strategy and implementation planning for the Uni… |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | For newswell, a project on local news, inaccuracy, and arti… |
| Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Education |
| Burgum Foundation C/O Arthur Companies Inc | Arthur, ND | 1 | $146K | $146K | Preselected only | Education programming |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $140K | $8,400 | Preselected only | Bioenergetics, population genetics, and the origin of cellu…; Extremes of random fields: critical points, excursion compo…; Collaboration on problems in algebraic combinatorics |
| Margaret T Morris Foundation | Prescott, AZ | 4 | $135K | $15K | Yes | General Purposes; shell, 3 year commitment? |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $130K | $50K | Preselected only | To provide support for the mccain global leaders program an…; Mccain institute sedona forum support; To provide support for initial research and development on… |
| R L Johnson Family Foundation of Arizona | Scottsdale, AZ | 2 | $130K | $65K | Preselected only | To partner with families in growing students who live chris…; To provide education for elementary, middle school, seconda… |
| Kellwood Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $126K | $126K | Preselected only | Financial Support |
| Anderson Valley Foundation | Hastings, NE | 1 | $117K | $117K | Preselected only | Pet rescue |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $112K | $56K | Preselected only | Support the Development of Family Engagement Assessment for…; Support for expansion of tutoring program to youth on proba… |
| William T Grant Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $111K | $111K | Yes | Changed mindsets, changed futures? enduring effects of two… |
| Marco Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $110K | $55K | Yes | General Operational Support |
| Wayland Educational Foundation Xxxxx7006 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $107K | $54K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Onerefugee | Salt Lake City, UT | 10 | $103K | $2,800 | Yes | To help with education for refugees from other countries. |
| The Irving Harris Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support and the children's equity project |
| James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Capital campaign support |
| No Missing Links Foundation | Gilbert, AZ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Education |
| Doris L Hastings Charitable Foundation Trust | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Bruce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Civic |
| Mary H Storer Foundation | Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General use |
| The Herberger Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Performing arts whose chosen audience is children |
| Fairfax Foundation | Mentor, OH | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General |
| General Service Foundation | San Ramon, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Aanhpi for equity |
| The Lodestar Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 5 | $95K | $10K | Preselected only | McCain Institute - Human Rights Defenders; Sandra Day O'Connor School of Law - in Memoriam of Milton R…; McCain Institute's Partnership with the Athens Democracy Fo… |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $94K | $47K | Preselected only | In support of using high-throughput experimentation techniq…; In support of advancing the national ocean biodiversity str… |
| Kao Family Foundation | Olathe, KS | 1 | $90K | $90K | Preselected only | Organization's general charitable purposes |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $83K | $83K | Preselected only | To support exhibition hosting costs and to support programs… |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Tempe, Arizona?
Gates Foundation, The Rob Walton Foundation, The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc, W P Carey Foundation Inc, Walton Family Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Tempe organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Tempe. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.