Funding search · EIN 953735903 · Phoenix, AZ

Aps Foundation

Name: Aps Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

137
grants reported: $9.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $40,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

6 grants matching “navajo” · $465,000

$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2025
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
$40,000
Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Navajo Nation STEM Camp
$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
$25,000
Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Girl Scout Programs for Girls from the Navajo Nation
$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Phoenix Children'S Hospital Foundation3 grants · $1.5M
Arizona Science Center1 grant · $600,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University9 grants · $556,040
Northern Arizona University Foundation5 grants · $440,800
American Indian College Fund4 grants · $400,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul1 grant · $300,000
Arizona Educational Foundation4 grants · $275,000
The Phoenix Theatre Company1 grant · $250,000
Child Crisis Arizona1 grant · $250,000
Uss Arizona Legacy Foundation1 grant · $250,000

Giving over time

$2.2M

2022

$1.9M

2023

$2.7M

2024

$2.3M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 137 grants.

$600,000
Arizona Science Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Grand Canyon Signature Experience and Rural Communities Professional Development Program
$500,000
Phoenix Children'S Hospital Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Legacy Gift for Don Brandt - Naming of PCH Lobby
$500,000
Phoenix Children'S Hospital Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Legacy Gift for Don Brandt - Naming of PCH Lobby
$500,000
Phoenix Children'S Hospital Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Legacy Gift for Don Brandt - Naming of PCH Lobby
$300,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Eviction-Prevention, Emergency & Transitional Housing Programs`
$250,000
The Phoenix Theatre Company · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Centennial Capital Campaign Project
$250,000
Uss Arizona Legacy Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
USS Arizona Legacy
$250,000
Child Crisis Arizona · Mesa, AZ · 2022
Fostering Bright Futures Expansion Campaign
$250,000
Super Bowl Lvii · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Super Bowl LVII Legacy Grant to Arizona Community Foundation
$150,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Arizona STEM Acceleration Project - APS Foundation ASAP Fellows
$150,000
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
NAU Institute For Native-Serving Educators (INE)
$150,000
Umom New Day Center · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
UMOM's Family Emergency Shelter Capital Campaign
$150,000
Arizona Major Events Host Committee · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Final Four Legacy Grant to Arizona Major Events Host Committee
$137,000
Arizona Science Teachers Association · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Deeper Dive into Action (DDIA)
$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2025
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
$100,000
Arizona Educational Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
The Teacher Pipeline Project
$100,000
Tempe Community Action Agency · Tempe, AZ · 2025
Building Resilience Program Expansion and Capital Campaign
$100,000
The Salvation Army Southwest Division · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Cooling and Hydration Stations
$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
$100,000
Arizona Educational Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Teach STEM: AI for Schools
$100,000
Southern Arizona Research Science & Engineer Fndn · Tucson, AZ · 2024
SARSEF STEM Education and Outreach Programs, including Fair
$100,000
The New Teacher Project · New York, NY · 2024
Arizona Rural Math Collaborative
$100,000
Year Up United · Boston, MA · 2024
Technology Training at Year Up Arizona
$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
$100,000
Friends of Camp Colton · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
Creating Campfire Memories, The Next 50 Years of Camp Colton
$100,000
Mind Research Institute · Irvine, CA · 2023
ST Math: Accelerating Learning for Arizona Scholars
$100,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
$100,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2022
The McCain Institute
$90,000
Flagstaff Family Food Center · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Feeding Futures: Building a Hunger-Free Community
$90,000
Flagstaff Shelter Services · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Emergency Shelter Program
$88,883
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2025
Immersive Robotics for All (IR4All): Accessible Student and Teacher Training
$86,000
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
Green Drone AZ
$80,000
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
PITAS (Preparing Indigenous Teachers for Arizona Schools) Program
$71,500
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2025
Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program (JBMSHP) at Arizona State University
$70,000
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
Let's Talk Code
$63,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2022
ASU West STEM Connect
$60,000
Year Up Arizona · Boston, MA · 2023
Year Up Arizona's Innovative Technology Education Training Programs
$55,000
The University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2025
STAR Lab: Students Taking Advantage of Research
$54,800
Northern Arizona University Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Artificial Intelligence in Education Professional Learning Series
$50,000
Arizona Faith Network · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Heat Relief; Respite Centers
$50,000
Camp Catanese Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Engineering Pathway Program
$50,000
Clarkdale Foundation · Clarkdale, AZ · 2025
Clarkdale Selna-Mongini STEM Park Elements
$50,000
Knowledgeworks Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
STEM School Design for an Amphitheater Public Schools K-12 Pathway
$50,000
National Inventors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2025
Invention Project STEM Programming for Underserved Children in Arizona
$50,000
Sarsef · Tucson, AZ · 2025
SARSEF 2025-26 STEM Programs
$50,000
The University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2025
BIO5 Institute's KEYS Research Internship
$50,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Getting REAL (Re-Engaging Aspirational Learners)
$50,000
Year Up United · Boston, MA · 2025
Tech Connect: Bridging the Gap to IT Careers in Phoenix
$50,000
A New Leaf · Mesa, AZ · 2024
Shelter and Housing Services
$50,000
Camp Catanese Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
STEM and College Access Camps
$50,000
Central Arizona Shelter Services · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Emergency Shelter Services Single Adult Shelter
$50,000
Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Infrastructure Upgrades at Sharon Manor
$50,000
Human Services Campus Dba Keys To Change · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Critical Client Services
$50,000
Teach for America · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Sponsor-A-Teacher: STEM
$50,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Re-Engaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL)
$50,000
Arizona Educational Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Teach STEM
$50,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Modeling Instruction Program in ASU's Department of Physics
$50,000
Lowell Observatory · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
Astronomy Discovery Center STEM Programs
$50,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
STEM Outreach for Rural Arizona Communities
$47,901
Urban Farming Education · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Cultivating STEM: Growing Teachers, Growing Minds
$47,500
S Az Research Science and Engineering Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Creating an Equitable AZ STEM Pipeline
$45,000
National Investors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2023
Invention Project STEM Programming for Underserved Children in Arizona
$44,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Arizona Project STEM: Connect2Next (Herein referred to as APS: Connect2Next)
$44,000
Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
EmpowerED for Student Success in STEM
$43,750
National Investors Hall of Fame · North Canton, OH · 2022
Invention Project, In-School STEM, Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs
$40,200
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
The Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program (JBMSHP)
$40,000
Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Navajo Nation STEM Camp
$40,000
Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
1496 One Generation (OG) Indigitize: Empowering Arizona's Tribal Communities Through CS & AI Education
$40,000
Agape House of Prescott · Prescott, AZ · 2024
PV Expansion Project
$35,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2025
Strengthening Physics Instruction for Arizona Educators and ASU Undergraduates
$35,000
Center for the Future of Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
STEM Professional Development for Educators
$35,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2025
Building Arizona's Future-Ready STEM Workforce through ASEMS
$35,000
Per Scholas · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Per Scholas Phoenix: Creating Career Paths in Tech
$35,000
Asu Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP)
$35,000
Translational Genomics Research Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
TGen's Bioscience Teacher Academy (TBTA)
$32,647
Year Up Arizona · Boston, MA · 2022
Technology Education and Career Pathways at Year Up Arizona
$32,000
Arizona Council On Economic Education · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Building Math Skills Through Personal Finance
$32,000
Museum of Northern Arizona · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Shifting Lifezones: STEM Learning Beyond Gallery Walls
$31,500
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Quantum Quest: A Quantum Computing Summer Camp for Girls
$30,000
Maricopa County Community College District Foundat · Tempe, AZ · 2025
CEI LabForce Dual Enrollment STEM Career Training Program
$30,000
Strong Ties · Peoria, AZ · 2024
STEAM Activation Series
$29,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Re-Engaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL)
$26,300
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
GenCyber Initiative
$26,000
National Energy Foundation · Murray, UT · 2025
STEM Explorers: Energy Innovation and Workforce Connections
$25,842
Lowell Observatory · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
Orbits Curiosity Camp (OCC): Pre-service Teacher Development and STEM Training
$25,000
Solari · Tempe, AZ · 2025
2-1-1 Arizona Transportation Program
$25,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Prescott, AZ · 2024
STEM Exploration Programs
$25,000
Valley of the Sun Young Mens Christian Association · Goodyear, AZ · 2024
Valley of the Sun YMCA Career Connected STEM Education
$25,000
Arizona Council On Economic Education · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Money Minutes Phase II
$25,000
Arizona Technology in Education Association · Chandler, AZ · 2023
Arizona STEM Learning Management System
$25,000
Bisbee Science Exploration and Research Center (Bs · Bisbee, AZ · 2023
Bisbee Science Mobile Lab
$25,000
Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Girl Scout Programs for Girls from the Navajo Nation
$25,000
Per Scholas · Bronx, NY · 2023
Per Scholas Phoenix Technical Training: A Pathway to Thriving Wages
$25,000
Arizona Educational Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Teach STEM
$25,000
Valley of the Sun Young Mens Christian Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Valley of the Sun YMCA STEM Learning
$24,697
The New Teacher Project · Boston, MA · 2023
Arizona Rural Educators Math Collaborative
$20,000
Comp-U-Dopt · Houston, TX · 2025
Digital Access and Tech Education for Maricopa County Youth
$20,000
Scitech Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Supporting Educators' STEM Workforce Skills Development
$20,000
Stardust Non-Profit Building Supplies · Mesa, AZ · 2025
Heat Relief Supplies
$20,000
Tynkertopia · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
TynkerSpace Initiative: Empowering Youth with Career-Ready STEM Skills and Certifications

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