Funding search · EIN 461127429 · Jackson, WY
Pharos Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 92
- grants reported
- $11.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- City Fund2 grants · $3.5M
- Heritage Foundation1 grant · $1.5M
- Arizona Leads3 grants · $1.0M
- All in Education3 grants · $520,000
- City Education Partners (San Antoni1 grant · $500,000
- The Opportunity Trust1 grant · $500,000
- San Joaquin a Plus1 grant · $500,000
- Phoenix Union High School Dist 2101 grant · $455,000
- Arizona Community Foundation2 grants · $425,000
- Northern Arizona University Foundat1 grant · $400,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 92 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.0M
City Fund · Beaverton, OR · 2022
General charitable support
- $1.5M
Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable support
- $1.5M
City Fund · Beaverton, OR · 2023
General charitable support
- $500,000
Arizona Leads · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $500,000
City Education Partners (San Antoni · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General charitable support
- $500,000
San Joaquin a Plus · Stockton, CA · 2023
General charitable support
- $500,000
The Opportunity Trust · St Louis, MO · 2023
General charitable support
- $500,000
Arizona Leads · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $455,000
Phoenix Union High School Dist 210 · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $400,000
Northern Arizona University Foundat · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $400,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $262,000
All in Education · Corona, CA · 2024
General charitable support
- $250,000
All in Education · Corona, CA · 2022
General charitable support
- $250,000
Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $250,000
Kipp New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2022
General charitable support
- $200,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General charitable support
- $150,000
Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $150,000
Aliento Education Fund · Gilbert, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $125,000
Arizona Latino Leaders in Education · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $55,000
Montclair Foundation · Montclair, NJ · 2024
General charitable support
- $50,000
Common Sense Institute · Greenwood Village, CO · 2024
General charitable support
- $50,000
Freedom Works Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable support
- $30,000
Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $25,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
General charitable support
- $25,000
Mental Health & Recovery Services · Jackson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
- $25,000
Teton Youth and Family Services · Jackson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
- $25,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2023
General charitable support
- $25,000
Kent School · Kent, CT · 2023
General charitable support
- $25,000
Arizona Community Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $20,000
Montclair Foundation · Montclair, NJ · 2023
General charitable support
- $20,000
Children'S Learning Center · Jackson, WY · 2022
General charitable support
- $15,000
Be a Leader Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $15,000
Children'S Learning Center · Jackson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
- $15,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Jackson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
- $15,000
Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $15,000
New Pathways for Youth · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $15,000
Vela Education Fund · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General charitable support
- $15,000
Be a Leader Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $15,000
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable support
- $15,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Jackson, WY · 2023
General charitable support
- $15,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Jackson, WY · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $10,000
Chicanos Por La Causa · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $10,000
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $10,000
Landmark Legal Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General charitable support
- $10,000
Phoenix Public Library Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $10,000
Teach for America - Phoenix · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General charitable support
- $10,000
Teewinot Institute · Wilson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
- $10,000
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $10,000
Homeward Bound · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $10,000
New Pathways for Youth · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $10,000
Palmetto Promise Institute · Columbia, SC · 2023
General charitable support
- $10,000
Santa Fe Dreamers Project · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General charitable support
- $10,000
Santa Fe Indian School · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
General charitable support
- $10,000
Teach for America - Phoenix · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable support
- $10,000
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Isac Amaya Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Mayo Clinic · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Palmetto Promise Institute · Columbia, SC · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Santa Fe Dreamers Project · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Santa Fe Indian School · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
St Mary'S Food Bank · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Teach for America - Phoenix · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable support
- $10,000
Teton Youth & Family Services · Jackson, WY · 2022
General charitable support
- $8,000
All in Education · Corona, CA · 2023
General charitable support
- $7,500
Be a Leader Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $5,000
Aliento Education Fund · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $5,000
Arizona Animal Welfare League · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $5,000
Ballet Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $5,000
Education Forward Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $5,000
Kbach Friends of Public Radio Az · Tempe, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $5,000
Montclair Art Museum · Montclair, NJ · 2024
General charitable support
- $5,000
Rising Youth Theatre · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Az · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $5,000
Dancer'S Workshop · Jackson, WY · 2023
General charitable support
- $5,000
Education Forward Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $5,000
Independent Institute · Oakland, CA · 2023
General charitable support
- $5,000
St Mary'S Food Bank · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $5,000
Capital Research Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable support
- $5,000
Education Forward Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $5,000
Kbach · Tempe, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $5,000
Kent School · Kent, CT · 2022
General charitable support
- $3,500
Friends of Public Radio Arizona · Tempe, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $2,500
Arizona Leads · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General charitable support
- $2,500
Social Venture Partners · Seattle, WA · 2023
General charitable support
- $2,000
Asu Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
General charitable support
- $1,500
Luckys Place · Sauk Rapids, MN · 2023
General charitable support
- $1,300
Champion Athletic Club · Warren, OH · 2023
General charitable support
- $1,000
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2024
General charitable support
- $186
Legacy Global Foundation · Mesa, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
- $10
Esplanade Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General charitable support
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