Human Services Campus Inc is a Phoenix-focused funder concentrated on homelessness response and direct client services, often supporting collaborative, crisis-response efforts. Its grants fund service providers (shelters, outreach, legal/ID help), safety-net medical/dental care, and university-led homelessness initiatives, with many awards explicitly labeled for COVID relief or collaborative programs.
Human Services Campus Inc’s largest recent grant went to the ASU Foundation for the Homelessness Action Nexus, a clear sign that the funder supports coordinated responses to homelessness rather than isolated projects. In 2023, its giving also reached Community Bridges Inc, Brighter Way Dental Center, and Central Arizona Shelter Services, pointing to a pattern of support for service providers that work directly with people facing housing instability. The grants list shows a mix of collaborative awards and COVID assistance grants, which suggests the foundation uses targeted funding to help local providers respond to immediate pressures while keeping core services running. The foundation’s portfolio includes shelter-related support, homelessness-system coordination, and access to basic health services. Several awards are tied to Phoenix-area organizations, with some extending to Mesa and Carefree, all within Arizona. The recipient mix includes a university-affiliated homelessness initiative, a dental center, and agencies known for safety-net and housing-stability work. That combination places Human Services Campus Inc within a practical, service-oriented grantmaking pattern focused on local organizations serving people experiencing homelessness and related barriers.
A central theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is homelessness-system coordination. It gave $250,000 to the ASU Foundation for the Homelessness Action Nexus, showing support for a collaborative effort rather than a single direct-service site. Another coordination-oriented award went to Community Bridges Inc for a collaborative grant award, alongside support for Catholic Charities and Central Arizona Shelter Services for collaborative work. Health access is another clear thread. Brighter Way Dental Center received both a collaborative grant award and a COVID assistance grant, indicating attention to low-cost dental care for underserved residents. The foundation also funded Circle the City through a collaborative grant award, linking its giving to safety-net medical services. Barrier-removal services appear as well. Grants to Homeless Id Project and Chaplaincy for the Homeless reflect support for practical services that help people stabilize housing and navigate daily needs.
$250K
$38.1M
$26.1M
$21.3M
Most grants fall between $20K and $50K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Mix of one large, strategic investment (notably a $250k grant to ASU's Homelessness Action Nexus) plus multiple mid‑to‑small unrestricted and emergency grants to local service providers; repeats funding several local agencies and prioritizes collaborative or crisis-response awards concentrated in the Phoenix metro area.
Notable grantees: ASU Foundation (Homelessness Action Nexus), Community Bridges / Community Bridges Inc, Brighter Way Dental Center, A New Leaf, Homeless ID Project
Human Services Campus Inc’s recent grant sizes cluster around the middle of its distribution, with a p25 of $20,000, a median of $27,500, and a p75 of $50,353. The 2023 list includes both a single large anchor grant and a set of smaller operating-style awards near the median and lower quartile, suggesting a portfolio that mixes a major systems-level investment with more targeted support. The public charity’s pattern appears highly local and recurring within the same year, with multiple awards to the same recipient category and repeated support for some organizations in different grant types. The data shows programmatic, targeted funding rather than individual assistance or program-related investments. No application process is indicated in the provided record.
All recent grants in the provided list went to recipients in Arizona, and 100% of grants were made to organizations in the foundation’s headquarters state. Phoenix and its metro area are the main recipient locations, including Tempe, Mesa, Carefree, and multiple Phoenix-based grantees. The geographic pattern is local and concentrated, with no non-U.S. recipients in the recent-grants data.
Its recent grants go to homeless-service providers, safety-net health organizations, and collaborative homelessness initiatives. Examples in the data include a university-affiliated homelessness project, a dental center, shelter services, and agencies that provide case management, outreach, and related support.
The grant-size distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $20,000, median is $27,500, and p75 is $50,353. The recent list includes both a $250,000 grant and multiple awards at $20,000 to $25,000.
Its recent giving is entirely local to Arizona. Every grant in the recent list went to an Arizona recipient, with organizations in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, and Carefree.
The recent list shows repeated support to some organizations through different grant types. Brighter Way Dental Center appears twice in 2023, once as a collaborative grant award and once as a COVID assistance grant.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU FOUNDATION | TEMPE, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS ACTION NEXUS |
| ASU FOUNDATION | TEMPE, AZ | $250,000 | 2024 | HOMELESSNESS ACTION NEXUS |
| HOMELESS ID PROJECT | PHOENIX, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | COLLABORATIVE GRANT AWARD |
| ASU FOUNDATION | TEMPE, AZ | $250,000 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS ACTION NEXUS |
| COMMUNITY BRIDGES INC | MESA, AZ | $71,413 | 2023 | COLLABORATIVE GRANT AWARD |
| COMMUNITY BRIDGES | MESA, AZ | $51,413 | 2023 | COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT |
| A NEW LEAF | MESA, AZ | $50,000 | 2023 | COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT |
| BRIGHTER WAY DENTAL CENTER | PHOENIX, AZ | $49,000 | 2023 | COLLABORATIVE GRANT AWARD |
| BRIGHTER WAY DENTAL CENTER | PHOENIX, AZ | $29,999 | 2023 | COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT |
| ELAINE | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT |
| HOMELESS ID PROJECT | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT |
| CIRCLE THE CITY | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2023 | COLLABORATIVE GRANT AWARD |
| CENTRAL ARIZONA SHELTER SERVICES | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2023 | COLLABORATIVE GRANT AWARD |
| CHAPLAINCY FOR THE HOMELESS | CAREFREE, AZ | $20,000 | 2023 | COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | PHOENIX, AZ | $20,000 | 2023 | COLLABORATIVE GRANT AWARD |
HOMELESS ID PROJECT
$100,000COLLABORATIVE GRANT AWARD
COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT
HOMELESS ID PROJECT
$25,000COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT
CHAPLAINCY FOR THE HOMELESS
$20,000COVID ASSISTANCE GRANT