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    Partners in Action

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    SURPRISE, AZWebsite4808820800

    About Partners in Action

    Partners In Action creates social impact by empowering sustainable humanitarian projects that focus on improving the lives of individuals in underserved communities around the world. (Mission statement from site.)

    Focus Areas

    Orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) carePrimary education and boarding schoolsFood security / agricultureSustainable economic enterprises (piggery, poultry, farms)Community developmentChurch planting / spiritual formationCapacity building and trainingVolunteer missions

    Who They Fund

    underserved residents of Puerto Peñasco and Ixtapa, Mexicorural communities in Bukwo, Ugandaincarcerated individuals and people experiencing homelessness

    About Partners in Action

    Partners in Action Inc. shows a repeated pattern of funding ministry partners that connect Arizona-based organizations with work in Uganda, Mexico, Liberia, and U.S. faith and service programs. Its largest recent grant, $175,217 to Friends of Bukwo Global in 2024, supported healthcare, education, and economic development in Bukwo, Uganda, and the same organization received another $157,963 in 2023 and $77,300 in 2025. The foundation also backed Rocky Point Medical Clinic with $95,100 in 2024 and $87,500 in 2025 for care to underserved people in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. Alongside those international and cross-border efforts, Partners in Action Inc. funds Arizona ministries serving incarcerated people, people experiencing homelessness, first responders, youth, and families. Recent grants also point to support for education and meals in Puerto Peñasco, scholarships for children in Ixtapa, and recovery and chaplaincy work in Arizona. The grantmaking profile reflects a mix of direct service, faith-based outreach, and capacity-building support for existing ministry partners.

    What Partners in Action Funds

    Healthcare, education, and economic development in Bukwo, Uganda appear as a core project area. Friends of Bukwo Global received $175,217 in 2024 and $77,300 in 2025 for those purposes, showing sustained support over multiple years. In Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, Rocky Point Medical Clinic was granted $95,100 in 2024 and $87,500 in 2025 to provide health care to underserved residents. The foundation also supported Words of Hope Ministry with $85,511 in 2024 and $69,791 in 2025 for community development and well-being in Puerto Peñasco, including meals and scholarships. Education for children in Ixtapa, Mexico appears in a $56,605 grant to Love for Los Ninos Educational Scholars for scholarships and education.

    How Partners in Action Gives

    Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $14,772, a median of $55,360, and a p75 of $70,347. The pattern includes both repeated support and one-time awards: several recipients appear across multiple years, including Friends of Bukwo Global, Rocky Point Medical Clinic, Words of Hope Ministry, Kingdomworks Project, Direction Instruction & Guidance, and Arizona State Chaplain Service. Partners in Action Inc. is classified as a regular funder and accepts unsolicited applications for its quarterly reporting process and its domestic subordinate application, while annual requests are limited to existing ministry partners. The quarterly reporting form is tied to ongoing receipt and distribution of funds.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Partners in Action that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

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    Domestic Subordinate Application (Fiscal Sponsorship / Subordinate Relationship)

    Fiscal sponsorship / donor processingCapacity building / administrative support

    Who can apply: Applicants must not be involved in political activity, lobbying, or non-tax-exempt activities. Applicants must provide a business plan, organizational documents, financials, and (if available) EIN with IRS letter. PIA indicates it will exercise governance or contractual rights and supervise financial processing.

    Deadline: No specific deadline — standard application process; applicants are asked to allow up to 30 days for a response.

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    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $535K

    Total Assets

    $747K

    Total Revenue

    $1M

    Total Expenses

    $1.1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $15K and $70K, with a median of $55K.

    25th Percentile

    $15K

    Median

    $55K

    75th Percentile

    $70K

    Geographic Reach

    Local3 states funded

    About 86% of grants go to recipients in AZ.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Leadership

    JOSHUA WARD

    Accepts unsolicited proposals

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    vulnerable children and orphans (Liberia)
    youth and young leaders (including youth with disabilities)
    first responders, law enforcement and their families
    Christian families and faith communities

    Funding Style

    direct service deliveryfaith-based / evangelical supportcapacity building / traininginternational community development

    Topics

    primary health care delivery (mobile/clinic services)malaria prevention (mosquito net distribution)water safety and clean water technologieseducation & scholarships for childreneconomic development at community leveladdiction recovery and behavioral health servicesleadership development and chaplaincy training for first responders

    Where Partners in Action Makes Grants

    Giving is concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 86% of grants. Phoenix appears frequently among recipients, along with Tempe, Goodyear, Paradise Valley, Sun City, Gilbert, Peoria, and Surprise. Outside Arizona, grants also reached Oceanside, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Melbourne, Florida; and Mansfield, Texas. Recipient-country data show all grants in the United States, even when the work described in the grant purpose involved Uganda, Mexico, Liberia, Israel, or Swaziland.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Partners in Action

    How does Partners in Action Inc. accept grant requests?

    It has three active pathways in the data: a quarterly reporting form that accepts unsolicited submissions for compliance and ongoing receipt of funds, an annual grant request for existing ministry partners that is not unsolicited, and a domestic subordinate application for organizations seeking fiscal-sponsorship-like support in the United States.

    What kinds of work does the foundation fund?

    The listed focus areas include orphaned and vulnerable children care, primary education and boarding schools, food security and agriculture, sustainable economic enterprises, community development, church planting and spiritual formation, capacity building and training, and volunteer missions.

    What is the typical grant size?

    Typical grants fall in the mid-five-figure range. The p25 is $14,772, the median is $55,360, and the p75 is $70,347.

    Does the foundation support recurring partners?

    Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Friends of Bukwo Global, Rocky Point Medical Clinic, Words of Hope Ministry, Kingdomworks Project, Direction Instruction & Guidance, and Arizona State Chaplain Service.

    What types of beneficiaries are named in the grant data?

    The beneficiary descriptions include underserved residents of Puerto Peñasco and Ixtapa in Mexico, rural communities in Bukwo, Uganda, incarcerated individuals and people experiencing homelessness, vulnerable children and orphans in Liberia, youth and young leaders including youth with disabilities, first responders and law enforcement families, and Christian families and faith communities.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    ROCKY POINT MEDICAL CLINICPARADISE VALLEY, AZ$87,5002025PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED IN PUERTO PENASCO, MX
    LUKE 4 18 MINISTRYSUN CITY, AZ$84,9822025SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH THE INCARCERATED AND HOMELESS
    KINGDOMWORKS PROJECTGOODYEAR, AZ$81,3532025GOSPEL OUTREACH, MOSQUITO NET DISTRIBUTION IN UGANDA, BRING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS & TECHNOLGIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US
    FRIENDS OF BUKWO GLOBALPHOENIX, AZ$77,3002025HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BUKWO, UGANDA
    WORDS OF HOPE MINISTRYTEMPE, AZ$69,7912025FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, WELL-BEING, IN PUERTO PENASCO COMMUNITY; MEALS, SCHOLARSHIPS
    THE DUNAMIS INITIATIVEPEORIA, AZ$42,0452025CHRISTIAN ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES
    BRIDGES FOR PEACEMELBOURNE, FL$30,6002025FACILITATING AIDE TO ISRAEL
    DIRECTION INSTRUCTION & GUIDANCEPHOENIX, AZ$24,6342025SPEAK, TEACH, PREACH THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL MESSAGE
    ARIZONA STATE CHAPLAIN SERVICEPHOENIX, AZ$19,1742025CHAPLAINCY TRAINING OF FIRST RESPONDERS, DIRECT CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO OTHERS
    INHERITANCE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIESMANSFIELD, TX$12,0002025US MINISTRY PARTNER FOR BULEMBU MINISTRIES IN SWAZILAND
    VULN 837TEMPE, AZ$6,0772025WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES FIND THE COURAGE TO LEAD
    FRIENDS OF BUKWO GLOBALPHOENIX, AZ$175,2172024HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BUKWO, UGANDA
    ROCKY POINT MEDICAL CLINICPARADISE VALLEY, AZ$95,1002024PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED IN PUERTO PENASCO MX
    WORDS OF HOPE MINISTRYTEMPE, AZ$85,5112024FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, WELL-BEING, IN PUERO PENASCO COMMUNITY; MEALS, SCHOLARSHIPS
    KINGDOMWORKS PROJECTGOODYEAR, AZ$59,6002024GOSPEL OUTREACH, MOSQUITO NET DISTRIBUTION IN UGANDA, BRING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS & TECHNOLGIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US
    LUKE 4 18 MINISTRYSUN CITY, AZ$55,3602024SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH THE INCARCERATED AND HOMELESS
    HIM AND THEM RECOVERY MINISTRIESPEORIA, AZ$50,4222024CHRISTIAN ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES
    DIRECTION INSTRUCTION & GUIDANCEPHOENIX, AZ$44,3572024SPEAK, TEACH, PREACH THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL MESSAGE
    ARIZONA STATE CHAPLAIN SERVICEPHOENIX, AZ$12,6422024CHAPLAINCY TRAINING OF FIRST RESPONDERS, DIRECT CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO OTHERS
    ETERNITY CHANGERSOCEANSIDE, CA$8,2042024EMPOWER CHRISTIAN FAMILIES TO TALK ABOUT JESUS
    HOPE AND CARE OUTREACHLAS VEGAS, NV$6,9752024ORPHANAGES/SCHOOLS SERVING VULNERABLE CHILDREN & THEIR COMMUNITY IN LIBERIA
    TITUS FOUNDATION MINISTRYGILBERT, AZ$5,8202024ENGAGE, EQUIP, EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS
    FRIENDS OF BUKWO GLOBALPHOENIX, AZ$157,9632023HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BUKWO, UGANDA
    CAPRI LANDING HOLDINGSGOODYEAR, AZ$75,0002023GOSPEL OUTREACH, MOSQUITO NET DISTRIBUTION IN UGANDA, BRING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS & TECHNOLGIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US
    TITUS FOUNDATION MINISTRYGILBERT, AZ$70,3472023ENGAGE, EQUIP, EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS
    WORDS OF HOPE MINISTRYTEMPE, AZ$68,4692023FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, WELL-BEING, IN PUERO PENASCO COMMUNITY; MEALS, SCHOLARSHIPS
    ROCKY POINT MEDICAL CLINICPARADISE VALLEY, AZ$58,3042023PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED IN PUERTO PENASCO MX
    LOVE FOR LOS NINOS EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSPEORIA, AZ$56,6052023SCHOLARSHIPS, EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN IXTAPA MX
    PARACLETE AZSURPRISE, AZ$31,7552023CHAPLAINCY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES
    ETERNITY CHANGERSOCEANSIDE, CA$28,8752023EMPOWER CHRISTIAN FAMILIES TO TALK ABOUT JESUS
    CHAPLAIN SERVICES INCPHOENIX, AZ$14,7722023CHAPLAINCY TRAINING OF FIRST RESPONDERS, DIRECT CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO OTHERS
    DIRECTION INSTRUCTION & GUIDANCEPHOENIX, AZ$11,0322023SPEAK, TEACH, PREACH THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL MESSAGE

    ROCKY POINT MEDICAL CLINIC

    $87,500
    PARADISE VALLEY, AZ2025

    PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED IN PUERTO PENASCO, MX

    LUKE 4 18 MINISTRY

    $84,982
    SUN CITY, AZ2025

    SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH THE INCARCERATED AND HOMELESS

    KINGDOMWORKS PROJECT

    $81,353
    GOODYEAR, AZ2025

    GOSPEL OUTREACH, MOSQUITO NET DISTRIBUTION IN UGANDA, BRING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS & TECHNOLGIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US

    FRIENDS OF BUKWO GLOBAL

    $77,300
    PHOENIX, AZ2025

    HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BUKWO, UGANDA

    WORDS OF HOPE MINISTRY

    $69,791
    TEMPE, AZ2025

    FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, WELL-BEING, IN PUERTO PENASCO COMMUNITY; MEALS, SCHOLARSHIPS

    THE DUNAMIS INITIATIVE

    $42,045
    PEORIA, AZ2025

    CHRISTIAN ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES

    BRIDGES FOR PEACE

    $30,600
    MELBOURNE, FL2025

    FACILITATING AIDE TO ISRAEL

    DIRECTION INSTRUCTION & GUIDANCE

    $24,634
    PHOENIX, AZ2025

    SPEAK, TEACH, PREACH THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL MESSAGE

    ARIZONA STATE CHAPLAIN SERVICE

    $19,174
    PHOENIX, AZ2025

    CHAPLAINCY TRAINING OF FIRST RESPONDERS, DIRECT CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO OTHERS

    INHERITANCE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES

    $12,000
    MANSFIELD, TX2025

    US MINISTRY PARTNER FOR BULEMBU MINISTRIES IN SWAZILAND

    VULN 837

    $6,077
    TEMPE, AZ2025

    WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES FIND THE COURAGE TO LEAD

    FRIENDS OF BUKWO GLOBAL

    $175,217
    PHOENIX, AZ2024

    HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BUKWO, UGANDA

    ROCKY POINT MEDICAL CLINIC

    $95,100
    PARADISE VALLEY, AZ2024

    PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED IN PUERTO PENASCO MX

    WORDS OF HOPE MINISTRY

    $85,511
    TEMPE, AZ2024

    FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, WELL-BEING, IN PUERO PENASCO COMMUNITY; MEALS, SCHOLARSHIPS

    KINGDOMWORKS PROJECT

    $59,600
    GOODYEAR, AZ2024

    GOSPEL OUTREACH, MOSQUITO NET DISTRIBUTION IN UGANDA, BRING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS & TECHNOLGIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US

    LUKE 4 18 MINISTRY

    $55,360
    SUN CITY, AZ2024

    SHARING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH THE INCARCERATED AND HOMELESS

    HIM AND THEM RECOVERY MINISTRIES

    $50,422
    PEORIA, AZ2024

    CHRISTIAN ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES

    DIRECTION INSTRUCTION & GUIDANCE

    $44,357
    PHOENIX, AZ2024

    SPEAK, TEACH, PREACH THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL MESSAGE

    ARIZONA STATE CHAPLAIN SERVICE

    $12,642
    PHOENIX, AZ2024

    CHAPLAINCY TRAINING OF FIRST RESPONDERS, DIRECT CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO OTHERS

    ETERNITY CHANGERS

    $8,204
    OCEANSIDE, CA2024

    EMPOWER CHRISTIAN FAMILIES TO TALK ABOUT JESUS

    HOPE AND CARE OUTREACH

    $6,975
    LAS VEGAS, NV2024

    ORPHANAGES/SCHOOLS SERVING VULNERABLE CHILDREN & THEIR COMMUNITY IN LIBERIA

    TITUS FOUNDATION MINISTRY

    $5,820
    GILBERT, AZ2024

    ENGAGE, EQUIP, EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS

    FRIENDS OF BUKWO GLOBAL

    $157,963
    PHOENIX, AZ2023

    HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN BUKWO, UGANDA

    CAPRI LANDING HOLDINGS

    $75,000
    GOODYEAR, AZ2023

    GOSPEL OUTREACH, MOSQUITO NET DISTRIBUTION IN UGANDA, BRING WATER SAFETY AWARENESS & TECHNOLGIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US

    TITUS FOUNDATION MINISTRY

    $70,347
    GILBERT, AZ2023

    ENGAGE, EQUIP, EMPOWER YOUNG LEADERS

    WORDS OF HOPE MINISTRY

    $68,469
    TEMPE, AZ2023

    FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, WELL-BEING, IN PUERO PENASCO COMMUNITY; MEALS, SCHOLARSHIPS

    ROCKY POINT MEDICAL CLINIC

    $58,304
    PARADISE VALLEY, AZ2023

    PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED IN PUERTO PENASCO MX

    LOVE FOR LOS NINOS EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARS

    $56,605
    PEORIA, AZ2023

    SCHOLARSHIPS, EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN IXTAPA MX

    PARACLETE AZ

    $31,755
    SURPRISE, AZ2023

    CHAPLAINCY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES

    ETERNITY CHANGERS

    $28,875
    OCEANSIDE, CA2023

    EMPOWER CHRISTIAN FAMILIES TO TALK ABOUT JESUS

    CHAPLAIN SERVICES INC

    $14,772
    PHOENIX, AZ2023

    CHAPLAINCY TRAINING OF FIRST RESPONDERS, DIRECT CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO OTHERS

    DIRECTION INSTRUCTION & GUIDANCE

    $11,032
    PHOENIX, AZ2023

    SPEAK, TEACH, PREACH THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL MESSAGE