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Southwestern Foundation for Education

Name: Southwestern Foundation for Education grants, 2022–2024
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.

103
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $9,751
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.

What they fund

community heritage culture education historic student tucson access

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Patronato San Xavier3 grants · $150,000
University of Arizona Honors College2 grants · $72,000
University of Arizona Foundation4 grants · $59,442
The University of Arizona Tucson Az1 grant · $56,689
Amerind Foundation5 grants · $51,800
U of a Foundation - Honors College1 grant · $50,000
Undocumented Migration Project4 grants · $40,000
International Community Foundation3 grants · $36,606
Friends of Tucson'S Birthplace5 grants · $36,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation4 grants · $33,000

Giving over time

$631,306

2022

$320,075

2023

$277,489

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 103 grants.

$56,689
The University of Arizona Tucson Az · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Education general support
$50,000
Patronato San Xavier · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Conservation general support
$50,000
U of a Foundation - Honors College · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Honors student scholarships for 2025 & 2026
$50,000
Patronato San Xavier · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Conservation of mural art at san xavier
$50,000
Patronato San Xavier · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Conservation of mural art at san xavier
$36,000
University of Arizona Honors College · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Honors student scholarships for 2023 & 2024
$36,000
University of Arizona Honors College · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Honors student scholarships for 2023 & 2024
$30,041
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Indigenous collaborative exhibit - media components
$24,000
Tucson Botanical Gardens Tucson Az · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Historic preservation exhibit
$20,000
Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Performance general support
$20,000
George Phar Legler Society · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Community general support
$20,000
Naco Heritage Alliance · Naco, AZ · 2024
Heritage general support
$20,000
Central School Project · Bisbee, AZ · 2023
West side block base rehabilitation
$19,149
U of a Foundation - Ua Poetry Center · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Poetry center - alley cat mural
$16,000
Tucson Amateur Astronomy · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Science general support
$15,900
Amerind Foundation · Dragoon, AZ · 2022
Amerind museum building electrical renovation plan
$15,900
Amerind Foundation · Dragoon, AZ · 2022
Amerind museum building electrical renovation plan
$15,000
Museum of Northern Arizona · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
Heritage festival arts/culture
$15,000
Friends of Tucson'S Birthplace · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Friends of tucson's birthplace raramuri rancheria
$15,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
University indian ruin strategic + maintenance plan
$15,000
Kxci · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Hvac project
$15,000
Kxci · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Hvac project
$15,000
Undocumented Migration Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Hostile terrain 94: completing the narrative
$15,000
Undocumented Migration Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Hostile terrain 94: completing the narrative
$13,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Community access program
$12,803
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2022
Wilder collaborative research and leadership - ecological stucy
$12,803
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2022
Wilder collaborative research and leadership - ecological stucy
$12,000
Alliance for Global Justice · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Mujeres de manzo film
$12,000
Alliance for Global Justice · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Mujeres de manzo film
$12,000
Little Chapel of All Nations · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Personal history of manuel enis (1912-1985)
$12,000
Little Chapel of All Nations · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Personal history of manuel enis (1912-1985)
$11,800
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Heritage/culture
$11,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2023
2024 next gen summit wilder
$10,000
Childrens Museum Tucson · Tucson, AZ · 2024
History general purpose
$10,000
Tucson Youth Music Center · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Education general purpose
$10,000
Amerind Foundation · Dragoon, AZ · 2023
Support for mission of organization
$10,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Taliesin west k-12 community access program
$10,000
Friends of Tucson'S Birthplace · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Support for mission of organization
$10,000
Imago Dei · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Support for mission of organization
$10,000
Rialto Theatre · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Support for mission of organization
$10,000
Sky Island Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Support for mission of organization
$10,000
Tucson Botanical Gardens · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Support for mission of organization
$10,000
Tucson Botanical Gardens · Tucson, AZ · 2023
La calavera catrina exhibition and education 2023
$10,000
Babbitt Brothers Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
Tower mitigation, stained-glass ventilator repair
$10,000
Babbitt Brothers Foundation · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
Tower mitigation, stained-glass ventilator repair
$10,000
Tucson Children'S Museum · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Discovery nights and the rooted heritage garden
$10,000
Tucson Children'S Museum · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Discovery nights and the rooted heritage garden
$10,000
U of a Foundation - African American Museum of Souther Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Celebrating and saving our stories - oral histories digitized
$10,000
U of a Foundation - African American Museum of Souther Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Celebrating and saving our stories - oral histories digitized
$9,835
Amistades · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Amistades 500 years chicano history
$9,758
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Mezzanine remodel project
$9,751
Youth Outdoor Experience Dba Ironwood Tree Experience · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Youth ambassadors for southwest cultures
$9,500
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Satm historic mural "arrival of the railroad"
$9,250
The Patagonia Museum · Patagonia, AZ · 2022
Museum lighting upgrade
$9,250
The Patagonia Museum · Patagonia, AZ · 2022
Museum lighting upgrade
$9,000
Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Historical commission stucy and recommendations
$9,000
Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Historical commission stucy and recommendations
$8,524
Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Tucson historic preservation foundation
$8,025
Museum of Northern Arizona · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
2023 heritage festival of arts and culture
$8,000
Rialto Theatre Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Rialto stagecrafters youth education program
$8,000
Rialto Theatre Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Rialto stagecrafters youth education program
$7,500
Los Descendientes Del Presidio De T · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Preservation fund
$7,000
Act One · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Tucson in-person and vr field trips
$7,000
Act One · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Tucson in-person and vr field trips
$7,000
Sonoran Glass School · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Repairs & improvements
$7,000
Sonoran Glass School · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Repairs & improvements
$6,050
Tucson Botanical Gardens · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Holiday celebrations in the barrio garden
$6,050
Tucson Botanical Gardens · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Holiday celebrations in the barrio garden
$6,000
Tucson Presidio Trust for Historic Preservation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
A timeline of the tucson basin: new master exhibit
$6,000
Southwest Folklife Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Culture, climate, & community cohort
$6,000
Southwest Folklife Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Culture, climate, & community cohort
$5,400
Literacy Connects · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Spotlighting student stories
$5,400
Literacy Connects · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Spotlighting student stories
$5,349
US Energy Department · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Drone for making sw documentaries
$5,000
Imago Dei Middle School · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Social and emotional development initiatives
$5,000
Amerind Foundation · Dragoon, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Amerind Foundation · Dragoon, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Arizona Women'S History Alliance · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Frances willard munds statue
$5,000
Arizona Women'S History Alliance · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Frances willard munds statue
$5,000
Dunbar Coalition · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Dunbar school historic classrooms restoration
$5,000
Dunbar Coalition · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Dunbar school historic classrooms restoration
$5,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Taliesin west k-12 community access
$5,000
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Taliesin west k-12 community access
$5,000
Friends of Tucson'S Birthplace · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Friends of Tucson'S Birthplace · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Imago Dei Middle School · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Imago Dei Middle School · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Literacy Connects · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Literacy Connects · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Southwest Folklife Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Southwest Folklife Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
The Foundation for Creative Broadcasting · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
The Foundation for Creative Broadcasting · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
U of a Foundation - Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium · Tucson, AZ · 2022
K-12 discovery field trip
$5,000
U of a Foundation - Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium · Tucson, AZ · 2022
K-12 discovery field trip
$5,000
Undocumented Migration Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$5,000
Undocumented Migration Project · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Support for mission of organization
$4,643
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Seri voices: phase one, workshop
$4,250
Watershed Management Group · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Guess that arroyo
$4,250
Watershed Management Group · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Guess that arroyo

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