The Connie Hillman Family Foundation focuses its giving in southern Arizona on career-focused education and community health initiatives that support workforce entry and family wellbeing. Grants are directed primarily to local postsecondary and technical training programs, community clinics and hospital-run maternal/infant health services, with supplementary support for capacity-building and two-generation family programs. The foundation favors place-based investments that connect education, job training, and health services to improve economic and family outcomes in Pima County.
A defining feature of the Connie Hillman Family Foundation C/o Larry Radamson is the way it combines workforce training with community health in Tucson. The largest recent grants show that pattern clearly: $1,142,439 to Pima Community College Foundation for a center of excellence, workforce development programs, scholarships, and general programs, followed by $975,000 to Pima JTED for a community wellness and medical clinic. Those awards point to a funder that invests in pathways into jobs while also supporting the health services that can shape whether families can participate in those pathways. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches beyond education and clinic support into two-generation family services, maternal and infant health, STEM access, and local arts infrastructure. Social Venture Partners received support for a 2-gen program, while Banner Health Foundation received funding for a family-centered neonatal abstinence syndrome program. Other Tucson recipients include schools and cultural institutions, which suggests a place-based portfolio built around community systems rather than isolated projects. The foundation’s recent activity is concentrated in Tucson organizations serving Pima County and nearby communities.
Workforce development is a core area. The foundation awarded $802,000 to Pima Community College Foundation in 2025 for a center of excellence, workforce development programs, scholarships, and general support, and another $363,815 to the same organization in 2023 for the same broad set of purposes. Community health is another major strand. Pima JTED received $975,000 in 2024 for a community wellness and medical clinic, and Banner Health Foundation received $375,000 in 2023 for a family-centered neonatal abstinence syndrome program. The foundation also supports family stabilization and educational access. Social Venture Partners received $445,764 in 2024 for operations tied to a 2-gen program, while Flandrau Science Center received $34,000 in 2025 for K-12 school field trips for Title I schools in Pima County.
Typical grant size sits at $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $90,869 at the median, and $211,667 at the 75th percentile. Recent giving includes both large institutional awards and smaller targeted grants, with several repeat awards to the same recipients across multiple years. That repeat pattern is visible in organizations such as Pima Community College Foundation, Pima JTED, Social Venture Partners, Tucson Symphony Society, Children’s Museum of Tucson, St Luke’s Home, and Sarsef. The foundation’s structure is consistent with a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is stated in the provided data.
$2.7M
$12.9M
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$2.9M
Most grants fall between $50K and $212K, with a median of $91K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$91K
75th Percentile
$212K
About 95% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
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Concentrated, large grants to a small number of local institutions with repeat funding for core grantees; funding emphasizes program support for operationalizing workforce and health initiatives rather than many small, dispersed gifts.
Notable grantees: Pima Community College Foundation, Pima JTED, Banner Health Foundation, Social Venture Partners
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local. Ninety-five percent of grants go to recipients in Arizona, and the recent-grants list is entirely U.S.-based. Tucson is the center of activity, with grants to Pima Community College Foundation, Pima JTED, Social Venture Partners, Banner Health Foundation, and Tucson Museum of Art, among others. Other Arizona recipient cities appear as well, including Phoenix through Devereaux Advance Behavioral Health and Louisville, Kentucky through Woody Williams for the Tucson Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. The geographic pattern matches a Tucson-centered portfolio rather than a broad multi-state program.
The foundation supports workforce development, community wellness and medical clinics, family-centered neonatal abstinence syndrome services, two-generation family programs, STEM education, and selected arts and capital projects in Tucson and Pima County. Recent grants show recurring support for education-to-workforce pathways and community health services.
Typical grants are substantial: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $90,869, and the 75th percentile is $211,667. The recent grants list includes both seven-figure and smaller targeted awards.
Yes. Arizona recipients account for 95% of grants, and Tucson organizations make up most of the recent grant list. The grant record is local in scope, with only one recent recipient outside Arizona in the provided data.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Pima Community College Foundation, Pima JTED, Social Venture Partners, Tucson Symphony Society, Children’s Museum of Tucson, St Luke’s Home, and Sarsef. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-time-only gifts.
Recipients include a community college foundation, a JTED district, health and hospital foundations, a social venture organization, museums, a science center, a homeless-services foundation, and arts groups such as Ballet Arts Foundation and Tucson Symphony Society. The foundation also supported I Am You 360 for housing aged-out foster care people ages 18-22.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIMA JTED | TUCSON, AZ | $975,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS & MEDICAL CLINIC |
| PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $802,000 | 2025 | CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GENERAL. |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS | TUCSON, AZ | $234,236 | 2025 | OPERATIONS - 2-GEN PROGRAM |
| TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART | TUCSON, AZ | $198,355 | 2025 | EXHIBITION SUPPORT |
| TUCSON SYMPHONY SOCIETY | TUCSON, AZ | $177,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM AND ENDOWMENT SUPPORT |
| SARSEF | TUCSON, AZ | $109,131 | 2025 | STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| CFSA | TUCSON, AZ | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST LUKE'S HOME | TUCSON, AZ | $75,731 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RENOVATION OF FACILITIES |
| FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER | TUCSON, AZ | $34,000 | 2025 | K-12 SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY |
| STEP UP | TUCSON, AZ | $2,500 | 2025 | TOAST AND JAM EVENT |
| PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $1,142,439 | 2024 | CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GENERAL PROGRAMS |
| PIMA JTED | TUCSON, AZ | $975,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY WELLNESS & MEDICAL CLINIC |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS | TUCSON, AZ | $445,764 | 2024 | OPERATIONS, 2-GEN PROGRAM |
| BALLET ARTS FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $211,667 | 2024 | FOR PROGRAMS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN BALLET |
| ST LUKE'S HOME | TUCSON, AZ | $186,126 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RENOVATIONS OF FACILITIES |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF TUCSON | TUCSON, AZ | $110,882 | 2024 | FOR BUILDING AQUISITION AND REFURBISHMENT AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT |
| PRIMAVERA FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & RESOURCE CENTER |
| SARSEF | TUCSON, AZ | $90,869 | 2024 | STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| TUCSON SYMPHONY SOCIETY | TUCSON, AZ | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM AND ENDOWMENT SUPPORT |
| BANNER HEALTH FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $375,000 | 2023 | FOR FAMILY CENTERED NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME PROGRAM |
| PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $363,815 | 2023 | CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GENERAL PROGRAMS |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA | TUCSON, AZ | $178,807 | 2023 | FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR LEADERSHIP CAMPUS BUILDING |
| SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS | TUCSON, AZ | $90,000 | 2023 | OPERATIONS, 2-GEN PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF TUCSON | TUCSON, AZ | $89,118 | 2023 | FOR BUILDING AQUISITION AND REFURBISHMENT |
| TUCSON SYMPHONY SOCIETY | TUCSON, AZ | $75,000 | 2023 | FOR STEINWAY PIANO REFURBISHMENT AND MAJOR ARTIST SUPPORT |
| BALLET ARTS FOUNDATION | TUCSON, AZ | $68,279 | 2023 | FOR PROGRAMS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN BALLET |
| SARSEF | TUCSON, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| I AM YOU 360 | TUCSON, AZ | $10,000 | 2023 | HOUSING FOR AGED OUT FOSTER CARE PEOPLE AGES 18-22 |
| HOMING PROJECT | TUCSON, AZ | $10,000 | 2023 | TO BUILD PALLET HOMES FOR UNHOUSED POPULATION |
| DEVEREAUX ADVANCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2023 | SERVICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED |
| WOODY WILLIAMS | LOUISVILLE, KY | $9,000 | 2023 | FOR TUCSON GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT |
PIMA JTED
$975,000COMMUNITY WELLNESS & MEDICAL CLINIC
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$802,000CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GENERAL.
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS
$234,236OPERATIONS - 2-GEN PROGRAM
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART
$198,355EXHIBITION SUPPORT
TUCSON SYMPHONY SOCIETY
$177,500PROGRAM AND ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
SARSEF
$109,131STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM
CFSA
$100,000GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT
ST LUKE'S HOME
$75,731CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RENOVATION OF FACILITIES
FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER
$34,000K-12 SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY
STEP UP
$2,500TOAST AND JAM EVENT
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$1,142,439CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GENERAL PROGRAMS
PIMA JTED
$975,000COMMUNITY WELLNESS & MEDICAL CLINIC
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS
$445,764OPERATIONS, 2-GEN PROGRAM
BALLET ARTS FOUNDATION
$211,667FOR PROGRAMS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN BALLET
ST LUKE'S HOME
$186,126CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RENOVATIONS OF FACILITIES
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF TUCSON
$110,882FOR BUILDING AQUISITION AND REFURBISHMENT AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
PRIMAVERA FOUNDATION
$100,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & RESOURCE CENTER
SARSEF
$90,869STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM
TUCSON SYMPHONY SOCIETY
$50,000PROGRAM AND ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
BANNER HEALTH FOUNDATION
$375,000FOR FAMILY CENTERED NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME PROGRAM
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$363,815CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GENERAL PROGRAMS
GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
$178,807FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR LEADERSHIP CAMPUS BUILDING
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS
$90,000OPERATIONS, 2-GEN PROGRAM
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF TUCSON
$89,118FOR BUILDING AQUISITION AND REFURBISHMENT
TUCSON SYMPHONY SOCIETY
$75,000FOR STEINWAY PIANO REFURBISHMENT AND MAJOR ARTIST SUPPORT
BALLET ARTS FOUNDATION
$68,279FOR PROGRAMS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE IN BALLET
SARSEF
$25,000STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM
I AM YOU 360
$10,000HOUSING FOR AGED OUT FOSTER CARE PEOPLE AGES 18-22
HOMING PROJECT
$10,000TO BUILD PALLET HOMES FOR UNHOUSED POPULATION
DEVEREAUX ADVANCE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
$10,000SERVICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED
WOODY WILLIAMS
$9,000FOR TUCSON GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT