About For Arizona
To expand access to high-quality K-12 educational options in Arizona by identifying, funding, and scaling innovative school models and policies that improve student outcomes, especially for low-income and high-need students.
Focus Areas
K-12 educationeducation policyschool innovationschool choicestudent transportationsmall learning communitiesprogram replication and scaling
Who They Fund
K-12 studentsunderserved/transportation-disadvantaged studentspublic school districts and charter schools (as service partners)
Funding Style
direct service delivery
About For Arizona
A for Arizona centers its grantmaking on one problem: how K-12 students in Arizona get to school reliably and safely, while also supporting education models that can be created, scaled, or replicated. The foundation’s recent grants show a strong emphasis on transportation as a path to access, with six- and seven-figure awards going to school districts, charter schools, and education partners across the state. In 2024, Western Maricopa Education Center received $1,854,000 for innovative K-12 transportation options and education innovation, while Cartwright School District received $1,712,000 for the same broad purpose. Other large awards went to Empower College Prep, Laveen Elementary School District #59, and Chinle Unified School District, all in Arizona. The grant descriptions repeatedly connect transportation with student access, safe transit, and education innovation, and some awards also split funding between transportation and innovation components. The foundation’s active programs reinforce that pattern, including seed funding for new learning models, microgrants in Southern Arizona, and statewide transportation modernization grants administered through the Expansion & Innovation Fund.
What For Arizona Funds
Transportation is the clearest thread in A for Arizona’s giving. Arizona Autism Charter Schools Inc. received $2,000,000 to provide innovative K-12 transportation options and improve access to reliable, effective, and safe transportation for students. Similar support went to Osborn School District #8 and Tolleson Union High School District for the same purpose. The foundation also funds education innovation alongside transportation. Mexicayotl Academy of Excellence received $1,230,000, with $930,000 for transportation and $300,000 for education innovation. ASU Preparatory Academy received $950,000, split between transportation and education innovation. In Southern Arizona, A for Arizona backs smaller-scale experimentation through microgrants and regional grant opportunities that support PreK-12 innovation, learning model redesign, and community-based solutions in counties including Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz.
How For Arizona Gives
Typical grant sizes are substantial: the p25 is $73,828, the median is $200,000, and the p75 is $547,500. Recent awards also show a mix of large transportation grants and smaller microgrants, including a $25,000 Southern Arizona microgrant program. The foundation appears to use both one-time and repeated support for some recipients; Chinle Unified School District, Empower College Prep, and Tombstone Unified School District #1 each appear more than once in the recent-grants list. A for Arizona accepts unsolicited applications in several active programs, including the Expansion & Innovation Fund, Arizona Transportation Modernization Grants, and Southern Arizona microgrants. Its grantmaking is local and heavily concentrated in Arizona.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$23.4M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$16K
Total Expenses
$72K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $74K and $548K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$74K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$548K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
NED BLUM
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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