About Empower Coalition
Our mission is to improve lives in the greater Tucson community by empowering charitable organizations with resources necessary to carrying out their missions.
Focus Areas
Veterans and military familiesCommunity support in Tucson and southern ArizonaEvent-based fundraising
Who They Fund
veteranshomeless veteranswounded veterans (injured service members)Gold Star families / families of fallen service members
Funding Style
direct servicetargeted veteran supportmemorialization/grantmaking for memorialsprogram-restricted funding
About Empower Coalition
Empower Coalition Inc directs its giving toward veterans and military families in the greater Tucson community, with grants also used for Gold Star memorial work and support for wounded veterans. The foundation’s recent record shows repeated funding to the same local service organizations over multiple years, suggesting a steady pattern of support rather than isolated awards. Its largest recent grants went to YMCA of Southern Arizona for veteran assistance and Boulder Crest Foundation in Sonoita for veterans, alongside other sizable awards to Tucson-based providers serving veterans in different stages of need. The foundation’s mission statement emphasizes improving lives in greater Tucson by giving charitable organizations the resources they need to carry out their missions. That mission appears in the grant list through direct support for service providers such as Honor Flight of Southern Arizona, Old Pueblo Community Services, Esperanza En Escalante, and Project Healing Waters. Grants also reached organizations outside the immediate Tucson metro when the purpose fit the same veteran-serving focus, including a Gold Star memorial grant to Woody Williams Foundation. Across the recent grants, the common thread is targeted, program-restricted support for organizations working with veterans, military families, and related commemorative projects.
What Empower Coalition Funds
A central theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is direct assistance for veterans in Tucson and southern Arizona. In 2025, it gave $70,000 to Esperanza En Escalante, $50,000 to Old Pueblo Community Services, and $20,000 to Base Camp for Veterans Inc., all with the purpose of assisting veterans. It also backed Healing AZ Veterans with a $20,000 award. The foundation also supports programs tied to rehabilitation, reintegration, and veteran community life. Project Healing Waters received $25,000 in 2024, while Outdoor Adventures for Wounded Vets received $6,000 in 2023 for wounded veterans. Honor Flight of Southern Arizona was funded twice in the recent list, including $60,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025, both for veteran assistance. Memorialization appears as another clear area. The Woody Williams Foundation received $9,000 in 2023 for a Gold Star memorial, showing that the funder also supports commemorative work tied to families of fallen service members.
How Empower Coalition Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$250K
Total Assets
$377K
Total Revenue
$463K
Total Expenses
$340K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $51K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$51K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JON O'SHEA
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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