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 20222024. 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

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  • 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

$5.7M
2022
$4.3M
2023
$1.2M
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.