The Shipley Family Foundation concentrates local, community-focused giving in and around Nogales/Santa Cruz County, AZ, supporting youth development, education access, and animal welfare. Its grants are targeted and practical—scholarships for students, operational/ equipment support for the humane society, and consistent funding for local Boy Scout troops—indicating a preference for hands-on, place-based nonprofits that serve families and youth in the community.
Shipley Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated scholarships for Santa Cruz Center Educational Found in Nogales, with $10,000 awarded in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern sits alongside a local portfolio that mixes education support, youth programming, animal welfare, and direct-service grants in Santa Cruz County. The foundation gave $142,250 in annual grants, and its grants are small to mid-sized by private-foundation standards, often aimed at practical operating needs rather than large, multi-year awards. Within Nogales and nearby communities, the foundation has supported school-related scholarships, Boy Scout troop activities, and community organizations serving children and families. It also backed Santa Cruz Humane Society for a new wash tub for animals in both 2024 and 2025, showing attention to facilities and daily care needs. Other awards reached groups such as Boys and Girls Club, St. Andrews Children’s Clinic, and Constructing Circles of Peace, reflecting a grantmaking pattern built around local institutions and specific program or equipment requests.
Education and scholarships are a clear thread in the foundation’s work. In 2025, it gave $10,000 to Santa Cruz Center Educational Found for scholarship support, following the same amount in 2024. It also awarded $3,000 to St Andrews Preschool Childcare Cent in 2024 for scholarship support. Youth development appears through recurring support for scout and club programs. Triple Nickel Inc received $7,000 in 2025 for Boy Scouts Troop 555, after a $6,000 grant in 2024 for the same troop. Boys and Girls Club in Nogales received $5,000 in 2023 and $4,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for programs. Animal welfare is another consistent area. Santa Cruz Humane Society received $8,000 in 2025 and $6,000 in 2024 for a new wash tub for animals, after a $5,000 2023 grant for animal programs.
Typical awards are modest: the p25 grant size is $2,000, the median is $2,250, and the p75 is $5,000. The recent record shows a mix of one-off and repeated support, with several recipients appearing across multiple years, including scholarship, youth, and animal-welfare grantees. The foundation operates like a family foundation with local, place-based giving rather than broad geographic dispersion. It also funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$142K
$935K
$39K
$61K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
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Relatively small number of modest grants concentrated on a few repeat local grantees; multiple-year or multiple-grant support to the same organizations rather than broad, diversified funding.
Notable grantees: Santa Cruz Center Educational Foundation, Santa Cruz Humane Society, Triple Nickel Inc / Triple Nickel Boy Scouts (Troop 555)
Giving is concentrated in Arizona, and all listed grants went to U.S. recipients. Nogales is the main recipient city, with additional grants in Green Valley and Tucson. Recent awards in Nogales supported scholarships, youth programs, art, domestic violence services, and food hosting. Outside Nogales, the foundation funded St. Andrews Children’s Clinic in Green Valley and several disability, camp-supply, and medical-care grants in Tucson.
The recent grants point to scholarships and education support, youth programs such as Boy Scouts and Boys and Girls Club, animal welfare, specialized medical care for children, disability equipment, arts programming, domestic violence services, and food hosting. Several of these themes appear more than once across 2023–2025.
The foundation’s typical awards are small to mid-sized. The p25 grant size is $2,000, the median is $2,250, and the p75 is $5,000. Recent grants also include larger scholarships of $10,000 and facility or program grants in the $6,000–$8,000 range.
Its giving is local. All listed grants went to U.S. recipients, and the concentration is in Arizona, especially Nogales. Additional Arizona grants went to Green Valley and Tucson, but the pattern is still centered in Santa Cruz County and nearby communities.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year. Santa Cruz Center Educational Found received $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025, Santa Cruz Humane Society received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Triple Nickel Inc received support in 2024 and 2025 for Boy Scouts Troop 555.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Center Educational Found | NOGALES, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| Santa Cruz Humane Society | NOGALES, AZ | $8,000 | 2025 | NEW WASH TUB FOR ANIMALS |
| TRIPLE NICKEL INC | NOGALES, AZ | $7,000 | 2025 | BOY SCOUTS TROOP 555 |
| St Andrews Children's Clinic | GREEN VALLEY, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | Specialized Medical Care for Children |
| ARSOBO | Tucson, AZ | $4,000 | 2025 | To supply medical equipment for disabled persons. |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | NOGALES, AZ | $4,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMS |
| Cultural Arts Committee of Nogales | NOGALES, AZ | $3,000 | 2025 | ART EDUCATION AND PROMOTION |
| CONSTRUCTING CIRCLES OF PEACE | NOGALES, AZ | $3,000 | 2025 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS |
| Child Health and Resilience Mastery | TUCSON, AZ | $3,000 | 2025 | CAMP SUPPLIES |
| Rich River Athletics Club | TUBAC, AZ | $1,250 | 2025 | SPORTS PROGRAMS |
| Santa Cruz Center Educational Found | NOGALES, AZ | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| TRIPLE NICKEL INC | NOGALES, AZ | $6,000 | 2024 | BOY SCOUTS TROOP 555 |
| Santa Cruz Humane Society | NOGALES, AZ | $6,000 | 2024 | NEW WASH TUB FOR ANIMALS |
| St Andrews Children's Clinic | GREEN VALLEY, AZ | $5,000 | 2024 | Specialized Medical Care for Children |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | NOGALES, AZ | $4,000 | 2024 | PROGRAMS |
| St Andrews Preschool Childcare Cent | NOGALES, AZ | $3,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CONSTRUCTING CIRCLES OF PEACE | NOGALES, AZ | $2,500 | 2024 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS |
| Child Health and Resilience Mastery | TUCSON, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | CAMP SUPPLIES |
| Zonta Foundation Santa Cruz Z Club | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| Cultural Arts Committee of Nogales | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | ART EDUCATION AND PROMOTION |
| Rich River Athletics Club | TUBAC, AZ | $1,500 | 2024 | SPORTS PROGRAMS |
| TRIPLE NICKEL BOY SCTS | NOGALES, AZ | $7,000 | 2023 | BOY SCOUTS |
| ST ANDREWS CHILDREN CL | GREEN VALLEY, AZ | $5,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL CARE |
| SANTA CRUZ HUMANE SOC | NOGALES, AZ | $5,000 | 2023 | ANIMAL PROGRAMS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | NOGALES, AZ | $5,000 | 2023 | PROGRAMS |
| Arsobo Projects for Inc | TUCSON, AZ | $4,000 | 2023 | DISABILITY EQUI |
| CHILD HEALTH & RES MIN | TUCSON, AZ | $3,000 | 2023 | CAMP SUPPLIES |
| CONSTRUCTING CIRC | NOGALES, AZ | $2,500 | 2023 | SOCIAL PROG |
| BODERLANDS FOOD BANK | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | FOOD HOSTING |
| ZONTA FOUNDATION SC | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | COMM PROGRAMS |
| PATRON OF THE ARTS | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | ART EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF TUBAC PRESID | TUBAC, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION PROG |
| NOGALES COMMUNITY DEV | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY KITCH |
| PIMERIA ALTA HIST SOC | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUC PROGRAMS |
| LA LINEA ART STUDY | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | ART PROGRAMS |
| CULTURAL ARTS COMM | NOGALES, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | ART EDUCATION |
| RICH RIVER ATHLETICS | TUBAC, AZ | $1,500 | 2023 | FITNESS PROG |
| POR MI NOGALITOS | NOGALES, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
Santa Cruz Center Educational Found
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP
Santa Cruz Humane Society
$8,000NEW WASH TUB FOR ANIMALS
TRIPLE NICKEL INC
$7,000BOY SCOUTS TROOP 555
St Andrews Children's Clinic
$5,000Specialized Medical Care for Children
ARSOBO
$4,000To supply medical equipment for disabled persons.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$4,000PROGRAMS
Cultural Arts Committee of Nogales
$3,000ART EDUCATION AND PROMOTION
CONSTRUCTING CIRCLES OF PEACE
$3,000DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS
Child Health and Resilience Mastery
$3,000CAMP SUPPLIES
Rich River Athletics Club
$1,250SPORTS PROGRAMS
Santa Cruz Center Educational Found
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP
TRIPLE NICKEL INC
$6,000BOY SCOUTS TROOP 555
Santa Cruz Humane Society
$6,000NEW WASH TUB FOR ANIMALS
St Andrews Children's Clinic
$5,000Specialized Medical Care for Children
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$4,000PROGRAMS
St Andrews Preschool Childcare Cent
$3,000SCHOLARSHIP
CONSTRUCTING CIRCLES OF PEACE
$2,500DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS
Child Health and Resilience Mastery
$2,000CAMP SUPPLIES
Zonta Foundation Santa Cruz Z Club
$2,000SOCIAL SERVICES
Cultural Arts Committee of Nogales
$2,000ART EDUCATION AND PROMOTION
Rich River Athletics Club
$1,500SPORTS PROGRAMS
TRIPLE NICKEL BOY SCTS
$7,000BOY SCOUTS
ST ANDREWS CHILDREN CL
$5,000MEDICAL CARE
SANTA CRUZ HUMANE SOC
$5,000ANIMAL PROGRAMS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$5,000PROGRAMS
Arsobo Projects for Inc
$4,000DISABILITY EQUI
CHILD HEALTH & RES MIN
$3,000CAMP SUPPLIES
CONSTRUCTING CIRC
$2,500SOCIAL PROG
BODERLANDS FOOD BANK
$2,000FOOD HOSTING
ZONTA FOUNDATION SC
$2,000COMM PROGRAMS
PATRON OF THE ARTS
$2,000ART EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF TUBAC PRESID
$2,000EDUCATION PROG
NOGALES COMMUNITY DEV
$2,000COMMUNITY KITCH
PIMERIA ALTA HIST SOC
$2,000EDUC PROGRAMS
LA LINEA ART STUDY
$2,000ART PROGRAMS
CULTURAL ARTS COMM
$2,000ART EDUCATION
RICH RIVER ATHLETICS
$1,500FITNESS PROG
POR MI NOGALITOS
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP