Funding search · EIN 860846617 · Phoenix, AZ
The Pakis Family Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 134
- grants reported
- $4.0M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Step Student Expedition Program3 grants · $330,000
- Valleywise Health Foundation3 grants · $328,000
- Sandra Day O'Connor Institute4 grants · $222,000
- Fresh Start Women'S Foundation4 grants · $190,000
- Barrow Neurological Foundation4 grants · $160,000
- Local First Arizona Foundation4 grants · $130,000
- Arizona Community Foundation3 grants · $126,500
- Charities Aid Foundation of America1 grant · $125,000
- Human Services Campus1 grant · $120,000
- The Welcome To America Project3 grants · $108,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 134 grants.
- $200,000
Valleywise Health Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $130,000
Step Student Expedition Program · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General operating support
- $125,000
Charities Aid Foundation of America · Alexandria, VA · 2021
London business school
- $120,000
Human Services Campus · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $103,000
Valleywise Health Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Fresh Start Women'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated support for general corporate purposes
- $100,000
Step Student Expedition Program · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Designated support for general support
- $100,000
Step Student Expedition Program · Tucson, AZ · 2021
General operating support
- $92,000
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated support for "ladies of the court and for the legacy luncheon
- $91,500
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $75,000
Hustle Phx · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $65,000
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Designated support for "ladies of the court and for general operating support
- $63,000
The Welcome To America Project · Tempe, AZ · 2021
General operating support
- $60,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated for general support
- $56,000
Eight Arizona Pbs - Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $50,000
Hushabye Nursery · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated for general support
- $50,000
Local First Arizona Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated support towards fuerza local
- $50,000
Mayo Clinic Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Designated support for the orthopedic department at the arizona location
- $50,000
Televerde Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated for general support
- $50,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $50,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
For general support
- $50,000
Fresh Start Women'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Designated support for general support
- $50,000
Human Services Campus · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $50,000
Local First Arizona Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $40,000
Catholic Charities Community Services · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Mana house for veterans in honor of covid-19 crisis relief efforts
- $40,000
Umom New Day Centers · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $37,500
Bloedel Reserve · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2021
General operating support
- $35,000
Arizona Humane Society · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $35,000
Bainbridge Island Historical Societymuseum · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2021
General operating support
- $35,000
Teach for America · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
- $30,000
Episcopal Parish of St Barnabas On the Desert · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
General support
- $30,000
New Pathways for Youth · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $27,000
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated for general support
- $27,000
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $25,000
Ability360 · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Arizona Humane Society · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Designated for general support
- $25,000
Hospice of the Valley · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated support towards the dementia education campus
- $25,000
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
For simms/mann - ucla center oncology
- $25,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Designated support for the editorial staff and production process of the great river review
- $25,000
Valleywise Health Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $25,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $25,000
Phoenix Children'S Hospital Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $25,000
Travis Mills Foundation · Mount Vernon, ME · 2023
For general support
- $25,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Designated support for the women's board
- $25,000
Creighton Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted support to taliesin west
- $25,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Lighthouse for Hope · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Military Assistance Mission · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
- $25,000
The Welcome To America Project · Tempe, AZ · 2022
General operating support
- $25,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General operating support
- $25,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Valley · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Child Crisis Arizona · Mesa, AZ · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Circle the City · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Empower College Prep · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $25,000
Fresh Start Women'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $25,000
People Incorporated · Eagan, MN · 2021
Homeless outreach program
- $25,000
Startup Az Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $25,000
The Nature Conservancy Az Chapter Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Arizona thrives
- $23,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General support and unrestricted support
- $21,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $20,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated for general support
- $20,000
Bainbridge Island Parks and Trails Foundation · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024
Designated for general support
- $20,000
Bainbridge Youth Services · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024
Designated for general support
- $20,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted support to taliesin west
- $20,000
The Welcome To America Project · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $20,000
Usafa Endowment · Usaf Academy, CO · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $20,000
Arizona Humane Society · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $20,000
Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
For simms/mann - ucla center oncology
- $20,000
Phoenix Rescue Mission · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
For general support
- $20,000
Christ Lutheran Church and School · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support for the pre-school through 8th grade
- $20,000
Teach for America · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2021
General support
- $20,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2021
General operating support
- $20,000
Local First Arizona Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $20,000
Mother'S Grace · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
General support
- $20,000
Phoenix Children'S Hospital Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $20,000
Sojourner Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General support
- $15,000
Saint Matthew'S Parish School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2024
Designated for general support
- $15,000
The National Military Family Association · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Unrestricted support
- $15,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Mystic Seaport Museum · Mystic, CT · 2023
Designated support for the gala (silver sponsor)
- $15,000
People Incorporated · Eagan, MN · 2023
For support of the street outreach program
- $15,000
Saint Matthew'S Parish School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2023
For general support
- $15,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Designated support towards the steele children's resource center's panda program for unrerestricted support
- $15,000
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted support
- $15,000
Fresh Start Women'S Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Designated support for "ladies of the court"
- $15,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Panda for steele children's research center
- $15,000
Atascadero High School · Atascadero, CA · 2021
To improve the furnishing of the library
- $15,000
Lighthouse for Hope · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
General support
- $15,000
One Hundred Angels · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
General support
- $15,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Panda for steele children's research center located in phoenix
- $13,000
Be a Leader Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
General operating support
- $13,000
International Rescue Committee · Glendale, AZ · 2021
Welcome center
- $12,500
Saint Matthew'S Parish School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
Designated support to attend stu work
- $12,000
Tia Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Designated for general support
- $12,000
Saint Matthew'S Parish School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2021
General operating support
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