About Executive Council Charities
Provide grants to programs and nonprofit organizations that help youth in Arizona overcome adversity and reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.
Focus Areas
Youth servicesEducation and enrichmentFoster care supportHomelessness support for families/childrenRecreation and mentorship programs
Who They Fund
children and adolescentsyouth (general)
Funding Style
programmatic supportdirect serviceproject-based grants
Topics
youth development
About Executive Council Charities
Executive Council Charities’ giving is built around Arizona youth programs, with one recent recipient appearing at the top of the grant list in multiple years: Aspiring Youth Academy in Scottsdale received $345,348 in 2023 and $287,122 in 2025. The foundation’s stated goal is to support programs and nonprofit organizations that help youth in Arizona overcome adversity and reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. Recent grants show that approach in practice, with large awards to organizations serving children and adolescents through direct service, foster care support, enrichment, and mentorship. Phoenix-based Ocj Kids also received repeat support at a similar scale, including $238,174 in 2024 and $232,734 in 2025. Executive Council Charities operates through programmatic grants rather than individual aid or investments, and its named grant programs include Support Arizona Youth and the Executive Council Charities Grant Program. The grant record points to a steady focus on youth-serving nonprofits across the Phoenix metro area and other Arizona communities, with awards directed to programs that address adversity, child welfare, and community support.
What Executive Council Charities Funds
Youth development is the clearest thread in the portfolio. Executive Council Charities gave $176,607 in 2025 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Scottsdale Youth LLC for youth programs, and it also supported New Pathways for Youth in Phoenix with $86,750 in 2023, $68,010 in 2024, and $63,365 in 2025. Foster care support is another recurring area: Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation in Phoenix received $103,710 in 2023 and $83,577 in 2024, while Fostering Heroes Foundation in Glendale received $72,538 in 2025. The foundation also funds programs for children facing medical or family hardship, including $131,165 in 2024 to Arizona Burn Foundation in Phoenix and $93,410 in 2024 to Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children in Scottsdale. Special needs and recreation appear as well, with Special Olympics Arizona in Phoenix receiving grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
How Executive Council Charities Gives
The typical award size sits in a middle range: the 25th percentile is $10,363, the median is $24,375, and the 75th percentile is $40,250. The recent grants list also shows that the foundation makes repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially for youth programs. Its structure is programmatic and project-based, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Grantmaking is tied to named Arizona tax-credit umbrella programs, including Support Arizona Youth, and the organization does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$595K
Total Revenue
$2.9M
Total Expenses
$2.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
About 98% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MATTHEW DAVIS
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