APS Foundation Inc concentrates its philanthropy on large, place-based investments in Arizona that strengthen children’s health and welfare, STEM/public science education, and civic/cultural legacy projects. Grants are typically capital or legacy-style gifts (naming opportunities, expansion campaigns, signature programs) aimed at visible community assets and statewide impact. The foundation shows a preference for a small number of sizable awards, including repeat support to flagship institutions in the Phoenix region.
APS Foundation Inc’s recent giving is defined by large, place-based gifts that support Arizona institutions through capital campaigns, legacy naming opportunities, and statewide education programs. One of the clearest signals is the repeated $500,000 legacy gift to Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for the Don Brandt lobby naming. The foundation also made a $600,000 grant to Arizona Science Center for the Grand Canyon Signature Experience and Rural Communities Professional Development Program, linking public science education with rural teacher support. That pattern extends beyond a single sector. APS Foundation Inc has backed child welfare expansion at Child Crisis Arizona, major legacy efforts tied to civic identity such as USS Arizona Legacy Foundation, and broad STEM access through Arizona universities and education nonprofits. Its grants often land with institutions that can carry visible, long-term projects: hospital infrastructure, scholarship and training initiatives, and community legacy funds. The foundation’s latest 990 year on file is 2025, and its grantmaking is concentrated in Arizona.
In children’s health and welfare, APS Foundation Inc gave $250,000 to Child Crisis Arizona for the Fostering Bright Futures Expansion Campaign, showing support for facility growth and service capacity. In shelter and housing stability, it awarded $150,000 to UMOM New Day Center for UMOM’s Family Emergency Shelter Capital Campaign and $50,000 to Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc for Emergency Shelter Services Single Adult Shelter. Its STEM and education portfolio includes $150,000 to ASU Foundation For A New American University for the Arizona STEM Acceleration Project - APS Foundation ASAP Fellows, $137,000 to Arizona Science Teachers Association Inc for Deeper Dive into Action (DDIA), and $100,000 to Arizona Educational Foundation Inc for Teach STEM: AI for Schools. For rural access and Native-serving education, the foundation gave $150,000 to Northern Arizona University Foundation Inc for the NAU Institute For Native-Serving Educators and $100,000 to American Indian College Fund for the Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program.
Typical grants cluster at a mid-to-large scale: p25 is $15,000, median is $35,000, and p75 is $80,250. The recent record also includes several six-figure and half-million awards, indicating a preference for a smaller number of substantial gifts rather than many small ones. Recurring support is present: Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation received the same $500,000 legacy gift in three consecutive years, and American Indian College Fund appears multiple times for the Navajo Scholars Program. APS Foundation Inc is a regular funder and funds individuals, with a regional Arizona focus.
$2.2M
$43.5M
$14M
$2.4M
Most grants fall between $15K and $80K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$80K
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Concentrated giving: few, large grants with an emphasis on capital/legacy naming and program expansion; repeat funding of flagship local institutions rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation, Arizona Science Center, Child Crisis Arizona, Arizona Community Foundation (Super Bowl LVII legacy grant), USS Arizona Legacy Foundation
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 76% of grants. Phoenix appears frequently, along with Tempe, Mesa, Flagstaff, Tucson, and other in-state locations. The largest share of recipient organizations is in the foundation’s headquarters state, but it also supports Arizona-linked institutions outside the state, including Denver-based American Indian College Fund, Boston-based Year Up United and Year Up Arizona, Irvine-based Mind Research Institute, and New York-based The New Teacher Project Inc. All recorded grants in the dataset go to US recipients.
The recent record shows a strong preference for capital, legacy, and capacity-building projects. Examples include hospital naming gifts, expansion campaigns, shelter capital campaigns, STEM teacher and educator professional development, and Native-serving scholarship and educator programs.
Yes. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation received the same $500,000 legacy gift in 2023, 2024, and 2025. American Indian College Fund also appears multiple times for the Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program.
Typical awards are mid-sized: p25 is $15,000, the median is $35,000, and p75 is $80,250. The recent list also includes larger six-figure awards and several $500,000 and $250,000 grants.
The data points to children’s health and welfare, STEM and public science education, Native and rural education support, shelter and housing stability, and civic or memorial legacy projects. These areas show up through named grants to hospitals, science education groups, universities, and shelter providers.
Arizona is the top giving state, with 76% of grants going to recipients there. Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Flagstaff, and Tucson appear repeatedly among recipient cities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500,000 | 2025 | Legacy Gift for Don Brandt - Naming of PCH Lobby |
| ASU Foundation For A New American University | Tempe, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | Arizona STEM Acceleration Project - APS Foundation ASAP Fellows |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | NAU Institute For Native-Serving Educators (INE) |
| UMOM New Day Center | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | UMOM's Family Emergency Shelter Capital Campaign |
| Arizona Science Teachers Association Inc | Tucson, AZ | $137,000 | 2025 | Deeper Dive into Action (DDIA) |
| Southern Arizona Research Science & Engineer Fndn | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | SARSEF STEM Education and Outreach Programs, including Fair |
| Arizona Educational Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | Teach STEM: AI for Schools |
| Year Up United | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Technology Training at Year Up Arizona |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program |
| The New Teacher Project Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | Arizona Rural Math Collaborative |
| Flagstaff Family Food Center | Flagstaff, AZ | $90,000 | 2025 | Feeding Futures: Building a Hunger-Free Community |
| Flagstaff Shelter Services | Flagstaff, AZ | $90,000 | 2025 | Emergency Shelter Program |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $54,800 | 2025 | Artificial Intelligence in Education Professional Learning Series |
| Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona | Flagstaff, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | Infrastructure Upgrades at Sharon Manor |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | Re-Engaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL) |
| A New Leaf Inc | Mesa, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | Shelter and Housing Services |
| Human Services Campus dba Keys to Change | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | Critical Client Services |
| Teach For America Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | Sponsor-A-Teacher: STEM |
| Camp Catanese Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | STEM and College Access Camps |
| Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | Emergency Shelter Services Single Adult Shelter |
| Urban Farming Education | Phoenix, AZ | $47,901 | 2025 | Cultivating STEM: Growing Teachers, Growing Minds |
| ASU Foundation For A New American University | Tempe, AZ | $40,200 | 2025 | The Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program (JBMSHP) |
| Agape House of Prescott | Prescott, AZ | $40,000 | 2025 | PV Expansion Project |
| Per Scholas Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 | 2025 | Per Scholas Phoenix: Creating Career Paths in Tech |
| Museum of Northern Arizona Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $32,000 | 2025 | Shifting Lifezones: STEM Learning Beyond Gallery Walls |
| Arizona Council on Economic Education | Phoenix, AZ | $32,000 | 2025 | Building Math Skills Through Personal Finance |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $31,500 | 2025 | Quantum Quest: A Quantum Computing Summer Camp for Girls |
| Strong TIES | Peoria, AZ | $30,000 | 2025 | STEAM Activation Series |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $26,300 | 2025 | GenCyber Initiative |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc | Prescott, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | STEM Exploration Programs |
| Valley of the Sun Young Mens Christian Association | Goodyear, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | Valley of the Sun YMCA Career Connected STEM Education |
| United States Veterans Initiative-Prescott | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | U.S. VETS Prescott Supportive Services for Veterans |
| Desert Caballeros Western Museum | Wickenburg, AZ | $20,000 | 2025 | A New Frontier $27M Capital Campaign |
| StRUT - Students Recycling Used Technology | Mesa, AZ | $15,800 | 2025 | AZ StRUT Techie Labs: Educating Arizona's Future Techies |
| Be A Leader Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 2025 | Be a Leader's Postsecondary Success Program: STEM |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 2025 | Academic Success and Career Pathways & Workforce Readiness |
| Comp-U-Dopt | Mesa, AZ | $15,000 | 2025 | Digital Equity & Tech Education for Maricopa County Youth |
| Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods | Chandler, AZ | $15,000 | 2025 | ICAN Positive Youth Development Program |
| Coalition for Compassion and Justice | Prescott, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | Paloma Village Housing Development |
| Southwest Human Development | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 MAKERS of Change Assistive Technology Challenge |
| Education Foundation of Yuma County | Yuma, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | Educator STEM Professional Development |
| Coding in Color | Avondale, AZ | $9,500 | 2025 | Web Development Certification Program |
| McDowell Sonoran Land Conservancy | Scottsdale, AZ | $8,000 | 2025 | Expedition Days Suite |
| Arizona Sustainability Alliance | Tempe, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | Food Tech for the Future |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500,000 | 2024 | Legacy Gift for Don Brandt - Naming of PCH Lobby |
| USS Arizona Legacy Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $250,000 | 2024 | USS Arizona Legacy |
| Arizona Major Events Host Committee | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 2024 | Final Four Legacy Grant to Arizona Major Events Host Committee |
| Friends of Camp Colton | Flagstaff, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | Creating Campfire Memories, The Next 50 Years of Camp Colton |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2024 | Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program |
| Mind Research Institute | Irvine, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | ST Math: Accelerating Learning for Arizona Scholars |
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation
$500,000Legacy Gift for Don Brandt - Naming of PCH Lobby
ASU Foundation For A New American University
$150,000Arizona STEM Acceleration Project - APS Foundation ASAP Fellows
Northern Arizona University Foundation Inc
$150,000NAU Institute For Native-Serving Educators (INE)
UMOM New Day Center
$150,000UMOM's Family Emergency Shelter Capital Campaign
Arizona Science Teachers Association Inc
$137,000Deeper Dive into Action (DDIA)
Southern Arizona Research Science & Engineer Fndn
$100,000SARSEF STEM Education and Outreach Programs, including Fair
Arizona Educational Foundation Inc
$100,000Teach STEM: AI for Schools
Year Up United
$100,000Technology Training at Year Up Arizona
American Indian College Fund
$100,000Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
The New Teacher Project Inc
$100,000Arizona Rural Math Collaborative
Flagstaff Family Food Center
$90,000Feeding Futures: Building a Hunger-Free Community
Flagstaff Shelter Services
$90,000Emergency Shelter Program
Northern Arizona University Foundation Inc
$54,800Artificial Intelligence in Education Professional Learning Series
Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona
$50,000Infrastructure Upgrades at Sharon Manor
University of Arizona Foundation
$50,000Re-Engaging Aspirational Learners (Getting REAL)
A New Leaf Inc
$50,000Shelter and Housing Services
Human Services Campus dba Keys to Change
$50,000Critical Client Services
Teach For America Inc
$50,000Sponsor-A-Teacher: STEM
Camp Catanese Foundation
$50,000STEM and College Access Camps
Central Arizona Shelter Services Inc
$50,000Emergency Shelter Services Single Adult Shelter
Urban Farming Education
$47,901Cultivating STEM: Growing Teachers, Growing Minds
ASU Foundation For A New American University
$40,200The Joaquin Bustoz Math-Science Honors Program (JBMSHP)
Agape House of Prescott
$40,000PV Expansion Project
Per Scholas Inc
$35,000Per Scholas Phoenix: Creating Career Paths in Tech
Museum of Northern Arizona Inc
$32,000Shifting Lifezones: STEM Learning Beyond Gallery Walls
Arizona Council on Economic Education
$32,000Building Math Skills Through Personal Finance
University of Arizona Foundation
$31,500Quantum Quest: A Quantum Computing Summer Camp for Girls
Strong TIES
$30,000STEAM Activation Series
Grand Canyon University
$26,300GenCyber Initiative
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
$25,000STEM Exploration Programs
Valley of the Sun Young Mens Christian Association
$25,000Valley of the Sun YMCA Career Connected STEM Education
United States Veterans Initiative-Prescott
$20,000U.S. VETS Prescott Supportive Services for Veterans
Desert Caballeros Western Museum
$20,000A New Frontier $27M Capital Campaign
StRUT - Students Recycling Used Technology
$15,800AZ StRUT Techie Labs: Educating Arizona's Future Techies
Be A Leader Foundation
$15,000Be a Leader's Postsecondary Success Program: STEM
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley
$15,000Academic Success and Career Pathways & Workforce Readiness
Comp-U-Dopt
$15,000Digital Equity & Tech Education for Maricopa County Youth
Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods
$15,000ICAN Positive Youth Development Program
Coalition for Compassion and Justice
$10,000Paloma Village Housing Development
Southwest Human Development
$10,0002024 MAKERS of Change Assistive Technology Challenge
Education Foundation of Yuma County
$10,000Educator STEM Professional Development
Coding in Color
$9,500Web Development Certification Program
McDowell Sonoran Land Conservancy
$8,000Expedition Days Suite
Arizona Sustainability Alliance
$5,000Food Tech for the Future
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation
$500,000Legacy Gift for Don Brandt - Naming of PCH Lobby
USS Arizona Legacy Foundation
$250,000USS Arizona Legacy
Arizona Major Events Host Committee
$150,000Final Four Legacy Grant to Arizona Major Events Host Committee
Friends of Camp Colton
$100,000Creating Campfire Memories, The Next 50 Years of Camp Colton
American Indian College Fund
$100,000Arizona Public Service Foundation Navajo Scholars Program
Mind Research Institute
$100,000ST Math: Accelerating Learning for Arizona Scholars