This small, Tucson-based family foundation concentrates its giving on strengthening local community infrastructure and supporting direct services for vulnerable women. Its grants are tightly focused geographically on Southern Arizona and split between a capacity-building gift to the regional community foundation and support for front-line services for homeless and low-income women.
The Evo and Ora Deconcini and Thu Family Foundation’s most distinctive pattern is its repeated support for Southern Arizona community infrastructure. A $25,000 grant to the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona in 2025 framed that priority clearly, with a purpose to build a thriving Southern Arizona through philanthropy. Alongside that place-based giving, the foundation also makes direct-service grants to organizations serving homeless and poverty-stricken women in Tucson, including Sister Jose Women’s Center, which received $10,500 in 2025 and $1,000 in 2023 for that work. The foundation’s grant history also shows a steady interest in local capacity-building and education. Tucson institutions appear often, including the University of Arizona Foundation for the Thu Education Fund and the University of Arizona College of Law Fund for academic programs. Outside Tucson, the foundation has supported scholarship and research pathways through the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and educational scholarships at the University of South Dakota Foundation. Its portfolio also includes animal welfare, disability services, criminal justice reform, climate research, and religious operating support, but the clearest thread is support for community-based institutions and direct services in Arizona.
Community philanthropy in Southern Arizona is a central theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $25,000 to the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona to build a thriving Southern Arizona through philanthropy, a grant that points to interest in local charitable infrastructure rather than only direct-service delivery. A second area is aid for homeless and low-income women. Sister Jose Women’s Center received $10,500 in 2025 and $1,000 in 2023 for aid to homeless and poverty-stricken women. That same concern appears in a 2025 grant of $1,000 to Upward Bound House for eliminating homelessness among families and children. The foundation also backs education and research. It gave $10,000 to Central Arizona College for educational scholarships and $2,500 to Barry Goldwater Scholarship to fund people intending to pursue research careers. In addition, the University of Arizona Foundation received support for the Thu Education Fund and for medieval studies.
$30K
$567K
$25K
$37K
Most grants fall between $500 and $1K, with a median of $850.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$850
75th Percentile
$1K
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Highly concentrated, local giving with few, moderately sized grants; mixes a major single gift to a community foundation with targeted support for hands-on service providers rather than broad national initiatives.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, Sister Jose Womens Center
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $850, and the 75th percentile is $1,000. That distribution matches a pattern of many modest awards and a few larger anchor gifts such as the $25,000 grant to the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona and the $10,500 grant to Sister Jose Women’s Center. The foundation appears to renew support across years for some recipients, including Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Sister Jose Women’s Center, the University of Arizona Foundation, Barry Goldwater Scholarship, and the University of South Dakota Foundation. It is a family foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Arizona, with 49% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Tucson appears repeatedly, including the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, Sister Jose Women’s Center, El Rio Foundation, Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the University of Arizona Foundation. Outside Arizona, grants also went to organizations in Virginia, Colorado, Tennessee, New York, South Dakota, California, and Maryland. All recorded grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation focuses on strengthening community philanthropy in Southern Arizona, direct services for homeless and low-income women in Tucson, and local capacity-building and place-based charitable investments. Recent grants also show support for education, animal welfare, disability services, criminal justice reform, climate research, and religious operating support.
Its grant sizes are usually small. The 25th percentile is $500, the median is $850, and the 75th percentile is $1,000. Most recent awards in the data cluster at $1,000 or below, with a few larger grants above that level.
Yes. Several recipients appear across more than one year, including Grace St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Sister Jose Women’s Center, the University of Arizona Foundation, Barry Goldwater Scholarship, and the University of South Dakota Foundation. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than entirely one-time giving.
Arizona receives the largest share of grants, with 49% going to recipients in the headquarters state. Tucson is especially prominent in the recent-grants list, but the foundation also gave to recipients in Virginia, Colorado, Tennessee, New York, South Dakota, California, and Maryland.
The largest recent grant is $25,000 to the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona for building a thriving Southern Arizona through philanthropy. Other notable larger awards include $10,500 to Sister Jose Women’s Center for aid to homeless and poverty-stricken women and $10,000 to Central Arizona College for educational scholarships.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY | TUCSON, AZ | $3,500 | 2026 | SECURE A FUTURE FOR ALL SPECIES |
| BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,500 | 2026 | PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THOSE WHO INTEND TO PURSUE RESEARCH CAREERS |
| GRACE ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | TUCSON, AZ | $2,500 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS OPERATING FUNDS |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW FUND | TUCSON, AZ | $1,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS |
| MORE THAN A BED | TUCSON, AZ | $1,500 | 2026 | CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN ARIZONA FOSTER, KINSHIP, ADOPTIVE AND CONGREGATE CARE |
| SONORAN INSTITUTE | TUCSON, AZ | $1,500 | 2026 | PROTECT LAND AND PEOPLE OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA |
| GIFFORD'S LAW CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | FIGHTING TO DRAFT, ENACT, AND DEFEND THE LAWS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS PROVEN TO SAVE LIVES FROM GUN VIOLENCE |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL FUNDS |
| THE CONSERVATION FUND | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2026 | PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, PARKS, HISTORIC SITES, WORKING FORESTS & FARMS |
| FLORENCE PROJECT | FLORENCE, AZ | $1,000 | 2026 | PREVENT CRUELTY TO CHILDREN & ANIMALS |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION | VERMILLION, SD | $1,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CHRYSALIS | PHOENIX, AZ | $750 | 2026 | FINDING BROAD-BASED SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC ABUSE |
| SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $750 | 2026 | INSPIRE COMPASSION, PROVIDING HOPE AND ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS AND PEOPLE |
| NO KID HUNGRY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $750 | 2026 | END CHILD HUNGER |
| MALARIA NO MORE | WASHINGTON, DC | $750 | 2026 | FUELING THE FIGHT TO END MALARIA |
| NATIONAL WOMENS TENNIS ORGANIZATION | FRANKLIN, WI | $500 | 2026 | FOSTER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR TENNIS COMPETITION |
| HETRICK-MARTIN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | PROTECT THE INTEREST OF LGBTQ YOUTH |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAM | ITHACA, NY | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT INCARCERATED PERSONS' ACADEMIC AMBITIONS |
| EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE | MONTGOMERY, AL | $500 | 2026 | CHALLENGE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, FIGHT POVERTY AND END MASS INCARCERATION AND EXCESSIVE PUNSHIMENT |
| PATRONATO SAN XAVIER | TUCSON, AZ | $500 | 2026 | FUND AND DIRECT ETHICAL CONSERVATION, CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL LANDMARK |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TUCSON | TUCSON, AZ | $500 | 2026 | YOUTH ASSITANCE |
| ASU FOUNDATION - THE CENTER FOR CORRECTIONAL SOLUTIONS | TEMPE, AZ | $500 | 2026 | CREATE A JUST AND FAIR APPROACH TO CORRECTIONS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TUCSON | TUCSON, AZ | $500 | 2026 | BUILD HOUSES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES |
| HORIZONS GREATER WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2026 | PREPARE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO SUCCEED |
| ICAN SHINE | PAOLI, PA | $500 | 2026 | PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES |
| SUDANESE AMERICAN PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION | PLANO, TX | $500 | 2026 | EMPOWERING SUANESE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE U.S AND PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID IN SUDAN |
| SISTER JOSE WOMEN'S CENTER | TUCSON, AZ | $500 | 2026 | AID HOMELESS AND POVERTY-STRICKEN WOMEN |
| INVISIBLE THEATRE | TUCSON, AZ | $500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATRE |
| CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK | AUSTIN, TX | $500 | 2026 | DISTRIBUTE FOOD TO INSECURE INDIVIDUALS IN CENTRAL TEXAS |
| FRIENDS OF PACC | TUCSON, AZ | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT PIMA ANIMAL CARE CENTER AND ENHANCE EFFORTS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF PETS IN NEED |
| GOLD RIBBON RESCUE | AUSTIN, TX | $500 | 2026 | SHELTERING, REHABILITATION, AND PLACEMENT OF GOLDEN RETREIVERS IN PERMANENT HOMES |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | TUCSON, AZ | $500 | 2026 | FEED THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY |
| HOLT INTERNATIONAL | EUGINE, OR | $500 | 2026 | EXPRESSING GODS COMPASSION FOR CHILDREN THROUGH ADOPTION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | BUILD A THRIVING SOUTHERN ARIZONA THORUGH PHILANTHROPY |
| SISTER JOSE WOMEN'S CENTER | TUCSON, AZ | $10,500 | 2025 | AID HOMELESS AND POVERTY-STRICKEN WOMEN |
| CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE | COOLIDGE, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THOSE WHO INTEND TO PURSUE RESEARCH CAREERS |
| NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE | PAYTON, CO | $2,500 | 2025 | RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RE-HOME DISCARDED BREEDING DOGS |
| GRACE ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | TUCSON, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS OPERATING FUNDS |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW FUND | TUCSON, AZ | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS |
| FLORENCE PROJECT | FLORENCE, AZ | $1,000 | 2025 | PREVENT CRUELTY TO CHILDREN & ANIMALS |
| SURFRIDER FOUNDATION | SOLANA BEACH, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROTECTION & ENJOYMENT OF OCEANS, WAVES, AND BEACHES |
| THE CONSERVATION FUND | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, PARKS, HISTORIC SITES, WORKING FORESTS & FARMS |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2025 | THU EDUCATION FUND |
| BALO USA | SEATTLE, WA | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT IMPOVERISHED WOMEN AND CHILDREN |
| MORE THAN A BED | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2025 | CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN ARIZONA FOSTER, KINSHIP, ADOPTIVE AND CONGREGATE CARE |
| UPWARD BOUND HOUSE | SANTA MONICA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | ELIMINATE HOMELESSNESS AMONG FAMILIES AND CHILDREN |
| UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LAW & POLICY | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAW AND POLICY PROGRAM |
| THEATRE BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | DEVELOP THE TALENTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FOR WORK IN THE PERFORMING ARTS |
| TUCSON OFF ROAD CYCLISTS ACTIVISTS | TUCSON, AZ | $1,000 | 2025 | TO PRESERVE THE TRADITION, CONDITION, AND ETIQUETTE OF THE TRAIL |
BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP
$2,500PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THOSE WHO INTEND TO PURSUE RESEARCH CAREERS
GRACE ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$2,500RELIGIOUS OPERATING FUNDS
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW FUND
$1,500SUPPORT THE JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN ARIZONA FOSTER, KINSHIP, ADOPTIVE AND CONGREGATE CARE
PROTECT LAND AND PEOPLE OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
GIFFORD'S LAW CENTER
$1,000FIGHTING TO DRAFT, ENACT, AND DEFEND THE LAWS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS PROVEN TO SAVE LIVES FROM GUN VIOLENCE
THE CONSERVATION FUND
$1,000PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, PARKS, HISTORIC SITES, WORKING FORESTS & FARMS
FLORENCE PROJECT
$1,000PREVENT CRUELTY TO CHILDREN & ANIMALS
CHRYSALIS
$750FINDING BROAD-BASED SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC ABUSE
SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY
$750INSPIRE COMPASSION, PROVIDING HOPE AND ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS AND PEOPLE
NO KID HUNGRY FOUNDATION
$750END CHILD HUNGER
NATIONAL WOMENS TENNIS ORGANIZATION
$500FOSTER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR TENNIS COMPETITION
SUPPORT INCARCERATED PERSONS' ACADEMIC AMBITIONS
CHALLENGE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICE, FIGHT POVERTY AND END MASS INCARCERATION AND EXCESSIVE PUNSHIMENT
PATRONATO SAN XAVIER
$500FUND AND DIRECT ETHICAL CONSERVATION, CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL LANDMARK
ASU FOUNDATION - THE CENTER FOR CORRECTIONAL SOLUTIONS
$500CREATE A JUST AND FAIR APPROACH TO CORRECTIONS
PREPARE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES TO SUCCEED
ICAN SHINE
$500PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
EMPOWERING SUANESE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE U.S AND PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID IN SUDAN
INVISIBLE THEATRE
$500COMMUNITY NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATRE
FRIENDS OF PACC
$500SUPPORT PIMA ANIMAL CARE CENTER AND ENHANCE EFFORTS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF PETS IN NEED
GOLD RIBBON RESCUE
$500SHELTERING, REHABILITATION, AND PLACEMENT OF GOLDEN RETREIVERS IN PERMANENT HOMES
HOLT INTERNATIONAL
$500EXPRESSING GODS COMPASSION FOR CHILDREN THROUGH ADOPTION
BUILD A THRIVING SOUTHERN ARIZONA THORUGH PHILANTHROPY
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE
$10,000EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP
$2,500PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THOSE WHO INTEND TO PURSUE RESEARCH CAREERS
RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND RE-HOME DISCARDED BREEDING DOGS
GRACE ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$2,000RELIGIOUS OPERATING FUNDS
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW FUND
$1,500SUPPORT THE JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
FLORENCE PROJECT
$1,000PREVENT CRUELTY TO CHILDREN & ANIMALS
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
$1,000PROTECTION & ENJOYMENT OF OCEANS, WAVES, AND BEACHES
THE CONSERVATION FUND
$1,000PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, PARKS, HISTORIC SITES, WORKING FORESTS & FARMS
BALO USA
$1,000SUPPORT IMPOVERISHED WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CHRISTIAN RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN ARIZONA FOSTER, KINSHIP, ADOPTIVE AND CONGREGATE CARE
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW - INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LAW & POLICY
$1,000SUPPORT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LAW AND POLICY PROGRAM
THEATRE BREAKING THROUGH BARRIERS
$1,000DEVELOP THE TALENTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES FOR WORK IN THE PERFORMING ARTS
TUCSON OFF ROAD CYCLISTS ACTIVISTS
$1,000TO PRESERVE THE TRADITION, CONDITION, AND ETIQUETTE OF THE TRAIL