Funding search · workforce development · Arizona
Who funds workforce development work in Arizona
15 funders have a record of paying for workforce development work by Arizona recipients: 39 grants totaling $8.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Phoenix Community Development and ($510,000), Connie Hillman Family Foundation ($2.3M) and Opus Foundation ($250,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Arizona recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Phoenix Community Development andPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $510,000 · through 2022Largest: $75,000 to UMOM NEW DAY CENTERS INC — funding will be utilized to support umoms workforce development efforts, including job training and support services provided at the employment center ensuring that more clients se…
Largest: $1.1M to PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — center of excellence, workforce development programs, scholarships and general programs
Opus FoundationMinneapolis, MN
4 matching grants · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Society of St Vincent de Paul in Phoenix — workforce development
Largest: $50,000 to Center for the Future of Arizona — donation to fund research and data analysis, raising awareness and mobilizing arizonans to action, bringing critical issues to public attention, with a focus on education, civic en…
Stepping Stones FoundationincPrescott Valley, AZCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $214,448 · through 2024Largest: $108,977 to STEP ONE FOUNDATION — support paid job training
Groundswell CapitalTucson, AZCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $32,200 · through 2023Largest: $6,200 to CORMAX RIGGING SUPPLY — workforce development through professional certifications, financial education
Burton Family FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to UMOM NEW DAY CENTERS — support for the workforce development and job readiness program
Largest: $15,000 to Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation — workforce development for az youth aging out of foster care
Largest: $300,000 to ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — funds used to advance the vision of asu as a new american university. gift designations include microelectronics commons-workforce development, the society of hispanic professional…
Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $13,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to AROUET FOUNDATION — arouet foundations 2025 reentry prosperity model: job training & support for justice-impacted women
The New World FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $3.0M · through 2023Largest: $3.0M to PRESTAMOS CDFI LLC — to support workforce development services to small, minority/women businesses in economically distressed rural areas
Largest: $520,000 to MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDAT — nursing workforce development program.
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