All Grantees
Thunderbirds Charities has impacted thousands of lives in Arizona and beyond by granting nearly 200 million dollars since its inception. You can search through all of the organizations who have received a grant from Thunderbirds Charities throughout the years below to learn more about their impact!
Southwest Human Development
Children's Developmental Center
Spring 2021
$61,000
Children’s Developmental Center
Fall 2019
$50,000
Audio-Visual equipment upgrade for the Children’s Developmental Center Clinic and the Good Fit Counseling Center’s playrooms
Spring 2018
$50,000
ADAPT SHOP: Bringing state-of-the art technology to meet the needs of young children with severe physical disabilities
Fall 2016
$33,000
The ADAPT Shop - Building Current and Future Capacity
Fall 2015
$100,000
The ADAPT Shop Family Resource Center
Fall 2013
$100,000
Special Olympics Arizona
2025 50th Anniversary Inclusive Sports State Competitions
Spring 2025
$400,000
2024 State Competitions
Spring 2024
$130,000
2022 Special Olympics Arizona State Competitions
Spring 2022
$120,000
2021 Special Olympics Arizona Programs and Competitions
Spring 2021
$120,000
2020 Special Olympics Arizona State Competitions
Spring 2020
$100,000
Arizona State Competitions
Spring 2019
$200,000
2018 SOAZ Competitions & to construct SOAZ Distribution and Training Center
Spring 2018
$1,000,000
Arizona State Competitions
Spring 2017
$150,000
2016 Special Olympics Arizona State Competitions
Spring 2016
$150,000
2015 SOAZ State Competitions
Spring 2015
$150,000
2014 Special Olympics Arizona State Competitions
Spring 2014
$150,000
St Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
Kids Cafe Vehicles
Fall 2024
$170,000
Kids Café
Spring 2019
$300,000
Rural Arizona School Pantry Program Expansion.
Spring 2018
$300,000
Kids Café Program Vehicles and Food.
Spring 2017
$300,000
Kids Cafe Truck and Equipment
Spring 2016
$166,500
Kids Feeding program
Fall 2014
$50,000
St. Joseph the Worker
Employment Without Barriers
Fall 2021
$150,000
Employment without Barriers - Jobs NOW!
Fall 2020
$150,000
Employment Heals Communities
Fall 2019
$150,000
Employment Heals Communities Program
Fall 2018
$150,000
Comprehensive employment support services to homeless or at-risk job seekers to overcome significant obstacles to get and keep meaningful jobs.
Fall 2017
$150,000
Comprehensive employment support services to homeless or at-risk job seekers to overcome significant obstacles to get and keep meaningful jobs.
Fall 2016
$100,000
Employment Heals Communities
Fall 2015
$100,000
Mobile Success Unit
Fall 2014
$100,000
Stand For Children Leadership Center
9th Grade On-Track
Spring 2025
$15,000
Every Child Reads
Fall 2021
$15,000
Every Child Reads
Fall 2020
$15,000
Every Child Reads
Fall 2019
$25,000
Family Engagement program for families & youth in need.
Spring 2018
$15,000
Family Engagement program for families & youth in need.
Spring 2017
$10,000
Stand Arizona Family Engagement
Spring 2016
$10,000
Stepping Up For Seniors
Impacting Lives of Seniors in Need
Spring 2025
$10,000
Impacting the Lives of Seniors in Need
Fall 2023
$10,000
Impacting the Lives of Low-Income Seniors
Fall 2021
$10,000
(1) Financial Assistance Project for Medical-related Financial Crises, and (2) Loneliness Project
Fall 2019
$10,000
Assist low income seniors with a financial crisis, i.e. medical equipment or services, basic needs.
Spring 2018
$10,000
Summer Youth Program Fund
Summer Youth Program Fund
2024 Summer Youth Program Fund
Fall 2023
$50,000
2023 Summer Youth Program Fund
Fall 2022
$50,000
2022 Summer Youth Program Fund
Fall 2021
$50,000
2021 Summer Youth Program Fund
Fall 2020
$50,000
2020 Summer Youth Program Fund
Fall 2019
$50,000
2019 out of school programs
Fall 2018
$50,000
2018 Summertime Youth Programming
Fall 2017
$50,000
2018 Summertime Youth Programming
Fall 2016
$50,000
summer youth programming
Fall 2015
$50,000
summer youth programming
Fall 2014
$25,000
summer youth programming
Fall 2013
$25,000
Teach For America Phoenix
Pre-Service Training
Fall 2021
$50,000
TFA's Innovative Education Response to COVID-19
Fall 2020
$50,000
TFA AZ Corp
Spring 2019
$265,000
Recruitment, development, and retention of teachers and leaders in low-income schools.
Spring 2017
$50,000
Fueling a leadership pipeline to promote educational equity in the state of Arizona
Spring 2016
$50,000
Teen Lifeline
Teen Crisis Hotline/Texline
Spring 2025
$200,000
Teen Crisis Hotline/Texline
Spring 2024
$100,000
Crisis Hotline
Spring 2023
$100,000
Teen Crisis Hotline/Texline
Spring 2022
$75,000
Teen Crisis Hotline/Textline
Spring 2021
$200,000
Crisis Hotline/Textline
Spring 2020
$200,000
Hotline/Textline
Spring 2019
$100,000
Program: Hotline/Textline: a free, confidential peer-supported hotline available to troubled teens 365 days a year to receive support, counseling and resources.
Fall 2017
$25,000
Crisis Hotline/Text Line
Spring 2016
$10,000
Crisis Hotline
Spring 2015
$5,000