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Tulsa is a major hub for grantmaking in Oklahoma. One Tulsa funder to know is the Grace and Franklin Bernsen Foundation, which fund a variety of causes across the city.
The Women's Foundation for the State of Arizona focuses on the needs of women throughout the state. Here are some essential things to know about the funder and its approach to philanthropy in Arizona.
Popular media often reduces the southern border to a site of chaos and victimhood. Guest authors Favianna Rodriguez, Lane Harwell and Anita Khashu say funders should empower people there to tell their own stories.
The Abell-Hanger Foundation is a local funder that focuses on West Texas. These are the top things to know about the foundation and how to approach it for support in this region.
Pooling commitments from some of the nation’s biggest philanthropies, Blue Meridian Partners is carrying on its antipoverty efforts with grants in three Sun Belt cities. The aim is to draw in more local, multisector support.
With backing from funders like the Ballmer Group and the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Partners for Rural Impact is expanding the scope of its work in the underinvested field of rural education to new states.
This year, Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf launched a new foundation. We get a status report from Executive Director Julie Heinrich on the heels of its first foray into grantmaking.
Here’s a look at how Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, a health insurance company funder, approaches philanthropy and supports communities throughout its state.
A majority of the giving circles that exist in the philanthropic world today are women-centric. However, there are active men’s giving circles too, such as this one, which focuses on Arizona’s Jewish community.
The 80|20 Foundation has cloud computing roots and a city-specific focus on San Antonio. Here’s what local groups should know about the 80|20 Foundation and how to approach this funder for a grant.
Our new deep dive report on rural philanthropy covers a distinct, emerging field of giving. Despite misunderstandings and a lack of good data, rural places present ample opportunity for equity-forward funding.
Sue Ann Arnall has been working to reduce social and economic barriers in Oklahoma. Here are some things that grantseekers should know about the Arnall Family Foundation and its local giving.
Carnell Chosa’s philanthropic journey began with his experiences growing up in the Jémez Pueblo community in New Mexico. We connected with him to learn about his story, the foundation he started, and more.
The Judith and Jean Pape Adams Foundation is a significant funder of the arts in Tulsa as well as ALS disease research. Here are some basic facts about this funder and what it donates to locally in Oklahoma.
Here's a look at what the Arizona Coyotes Foundation funds and how nonprofits in Arizona can approach this NHL team grantmaker for support.
A campaign asking funders to support more BIPOC-led climate action is seeing real impacts among participating funders and the groups they’re backing. The amount pledged is growing, but progress remains hard fought.
The Santa Fe-based Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation can be a challenging funder to get to know because of its limited transparency and online presence. Here are some key facts to keep in mind.
Woody and Gayle Hunt have deep ties in El Paso and the surrounding region. Through their family foundation, they’re boosting education in public health, one of many under-resourced healthcare priorities in the area.
The Albuquerque Community Foundation is helping its city become an emerging hub of philanthropy in the southwest. Here’s what New Mexico groups should know about the community foundation’s giving strategy.
This Central Texas foundation is a prime example of a regional health funder doubling down on equity as it serves booming Austin and several rural communities. Here are a few noteworthy steps it’s taking.
Beginning in 2018, Patricia Mejia oversaw the San Antonio Area Foundation’s adoption of trust-based philanthropy practices. It wasn’t always easy, but the move is paying off for grantees and the foundation.
Here is an overview of both the Whiteman Foundation and the Whiteman 4G Foundation so that Arizona grantseekers can better understand how they operate alongside each other.
Eleven private foundations make up the Tucson Foundations, which are overseen by the Lohse family. Here are a few things to know about the Tucson Foundations and how they approach grantmaking in the region.
The Trends Charitable Fund is an extension of Trends Magazine, a publication geared toward affluent readers in Arizona. This is a good funder for nonprofits in the state to know, since it keeps its focus on Arizona.
Since 1994, the firm PICOR has channeled its charitable efforts through the PICOR Charitable Foundation. Here are a few things to know about this foundation, including how and where it gives in Arizona.
Here’s what local nonprofits in the Southwest should know about Phoenix Suns Charities and how to secure a grant from this NBA sports team funder.
The Anschutz family is the wealthiest in Colorado, and though its best known philanthropy is that of Philip Anschutz, the smaller Anschutz Family Foundation is a stalwart supporter of rural communities in the state.
Back in 1930, Louise and Thomas Marshall created the Marshall Foundation. Here are a few things to know about how the foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people in the Tucson area of Arizona.
Here’s what nonprofits should know about the Arizona-based Lovell Foundation’s planned sunset and how they can still secure a grant from this funder before the end of 2024.
Texas billionaire Charles Butt is a significant donor to education in the state and beyond, with an emphasis on supporting public schools. Here’s a crash course on his foundation, which gives millions to the cause annually.