About Heidenreich Foundation
The Heidenreich Foundation concentrates its giving on postsecondary career and technical education and direct student financial aid, primarily within Arizona. It also funds a smaller set of community-facing, faith-informed social service and youth support organizations. Grants tend to be sizable and targeted to enable access to workforce programs and wraparound services for vulnerable populations.
Focus Areas
Financial aid for career and technical colleges (medical, allied health, trade schools)Workforce development through postsecondary vocational training in ArizonaCollege access and student support programs (including TRIO-style services)Faith-based community services and youth support/rehabilitation programs
Who They Fund
students/individuals receiving financial aidwomen in recovery and their childrenchildren in orphanagesanimal rescue populations (horses and other animals)
About Heidenreich Foundation
The Heidenreich Foundation’s largest recent grants go to financial aid programs at postsecondary career and technical schools, led by a $237,411 grant to Pima Medical Institute in Phoenix and a $152,907 grant to Carrington College in Glendale. That pattern points to a funder that uses sizable, targeted awards to reduce tuition barriers for students pursuing vocational and workforce training. The foundation’s grant list also shows a second track of community support that reaches beyond education. In 2025, it gave $100,000 in general funds to The Pegasus Project Inc in Ben Wheeler, Tennessee, and $80,000 to Phoenix Dream Center for general support, alongside smaller awards tied to recovery, housing, and human-trafficking services. Its giving is not limited to one type of institution; it includes colleges, education foundations, rescue organizations, and social-service nonprofits. Recent grants also include support for an animal rescue group in Santa Rosa and an orphanage-focused nonprofit in Oakland, showing a mix of student aid and direct-service philanthropy.
What Heidenreich Foundation Funds
Career and technical education is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $200,557 to East Valley Institute of Technology Education Foundation in Mesa to support a financial aid program, and $20,845 to The Refrigeration School in Phoenix for the same purpose. Nursing and medical training also appear in the record: Arizona College of Nursing received $21,207, and West Coast Ultrasound Institute received $18,742, both for financial aid programs. Beyond education, the foundation supports human services and recovery work. Phoenix Dream Center received $2,500 to support programs in stopping human trafficking, while Parisi House on the Hill Inc received $10,000 to provide assistance and services to women and their children in recovery. The foundation also gave $25,000 to Dogwood Animal Rescue Project Inc for animal rescue and $25,000 to Little Flock Children’s Homes Inc to support orphanages.
How Heidenreich Foundation Gives
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster in the mid-teens to mid-twenties: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $18,742, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. Larger awards are present too, with several grants above $100,000 in the recent record. The pattern suggests targeted program support rather than many small gifts. Grants appear across multiple years, including recurring support to Pima Medical Institute, East Valley Institute of Technology Education Foundation, The Pegasus Project Inc, Phoenix Dream Center, and Little Flock Children’s Home. The foundation funds individuals indirectly through tuition scholarship or financial aid programs rather than making individual grants. It also accepts unsolicited applications for its tuition scholarship program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$998K
Total Assets
$1.6M
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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