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!
All Grantees
RaeRae of Light
 

RaeRae of Light

Critical Needs Safety Net for Congenital Heart Defect Families
Fall 2025
$5,000
Raising Special Kids
 

Raising Special Kids

Interactive Online Resource Guide for Families of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
Fall 2019
$12,000
Partners in Care Symposium on Children with Special Health Care Needs.
Fall 2016
$10,000
Read Better Be Better
 

Read Better Be Better

Read Better Be Better
Fall 2022
$30,000
Creighton Elementary School District Project
Fall 2021
$31,500
After-School 3rd Grade Literacy Program
Spring 2019
$13,000
At-risk youth reading program, mentoring 8th graders with 3rd graders.
Fall 2017
$10,000
Rebuilding Together Valley Of The Sun
 

Rebuilding Together Valley Of The Sun

Safe at Home (S@H)
Fall 2021
$40,000
Safe at Home (S@H)
Fall 2020
$25,000
Safe at Home Program (S@H)
Fall 2019
$20,000
Safe at Home Program (S@H)
Fall 2018
$20,000
Safe at Home Program: providing low-income seniors, veterans or families with children repairs and modifications to their homes.
Fall 2017
$15,000
Safe at Home Program: providing low-income seniors, veterans or families with children repairs and modifications to their homes.
Fall 2016
$10,000
Safe@Home Program
Fall 2015
$5,000
Arizona Ramp Project
Fall 2013
$7,000
Release The Fear
 

Release The Fear

Inside-Out Bridging Possibilities Workshops for Incarcerated Youth
Fall 2014
$5,000
Inside Out Bridging Possibilities (IOBP) workshops
Fall 2013
$5,000

ResilientMe

R’s of ResilientMe
Fall 2023
$20,000
R's of ResilientMe
Spring 2021
$10,000
Rising Youth Theatre
 

Rising Youth Theatre

Arts for Youth Leadership Program
Fall 2024
$10,000
Arts for Youth Leadership Program
Fall 2023
$10,000
Arts Leadership Program
Spring 2022
$10,000
Rising Youth Theatre Arts Leadership Program
Fall 2020
$10,000
Rising Youth Theatre Youth Leadership Program
Fall 2019
$5,000
Youth Leadership Program
Fall 2018
$5,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona
 

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona

House Heroes
Fall 2020
$50,000
Help-A-Family
Fall 2019
$50,000
Help-A-Family
Fall 2018
$25,000
Help-A-Family: temporary housing/support for families with children receving critical medial treatment.
Fall 2017
$25,000
Help-A-Family: temporary housing/support for families with children receving critical medial treatment.
Fall 2016
$25,000
Rosie’s House A Music Academy For Children
 

Rosie’s House A Music Academy For Children

Creative Youth Development for Under-Resourced Youth
Fall 2019
$10,000
Propel Piano Project providing underserved youth free afterschool music programs.
Fall 2017
$5,000
Aim Wind and Brass After School Music Program for Underserved Youth.
Fall 2016
$7,500
Free Afterschool Piano Program for Underserved Youth
Fall 2015
$5,000
Ryan House
 

Ryan House

Sponsor-A-Stay Program
Fall 2025
$120,000
Sponsor-A-Stay - Respite Care for Children and Families
Fall 2023
$28,000
Sponsor-a-Stay Program
Fall 2021
$75,000
Sponsor-A-Stay Program at Ryan House
Fall 2020
$75,000
The Sanctuary Room and The Sponsor-A-Stay Program at Ryan House
Fall 2019
$150,000
To construct a climate-controlled storage facility for specialized beds and medical equipment for medically fragile children.
Fall 2017
$100,000
Child Life Program - Life-Enhancing Therapeutic Activities and Thunderbirds Charities Playground Upgrade
Fall 2016
$45,000
Life-enhancing Therapies for Children with Life-threatening Conditions
Fall 2014
$25,000
Sandra Day O’Connor Institute
 

Sandra Day O’Connor Institute

Camp O'Connor and the O'Connor Civics Challenge
Fall 2020
$50,000
Camp O'Connor
Spring 2019
$50,000
Camp O'Connor: Civics Education and Leadership Program for 7th & 8th grade students.
Fall 2017
$50,000
Camp O'Connor: Civics Education and Leadership Program
Spring 2016
$50,000
iCivics Maricopa County Teacher Training
Fall 2013
$5,000
Sandra Day O’Connor Institute For American Democracy
 

Sandra Day O’Connor Institute For American Democracy

Spring 2024
$50,000
O'Connor Institute Youth Civics Education Programs
Spring 2022
$50,000

SARRC

A-to-Z and Everywhere in Between Capital Campaign
Spring 2024
$100,000
Community School Expansion
Fall 2018
$75,000
Milestones, an infant development intervention program for parents who have a diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Fall 2017
$30,000
Intensive training program for parents with children diagnosed with Autism Sopectrum disorder.
Fall 2016
$25,000
JumpStart II - Education and Support for Tweens and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Fall 2013
$5,000
Sarsef-Southern Arizona Research Science and Engineering Foundation
 

Sarsef-Southern Arizona Research Science and Engineering Foundation

Fall 2024
$10,000
Save The Family Foundation Of Arizona
 

Save The Family Foundation Of Arizona

Homeless Families Intervention Project
Fall 2023
$100,000
Homeless Families Intervention Project
Fall 2021
$100,000
Valor on Eighth - An affordable housing community for formerly homeless and impoverished Veteran families.
Fall 2017
$200,000
Homeless Families Intervention Project Expansion.
Fall 2016
$75,000
Latchkey Prevention Program
Fall 2014
$60,000

Saving Amy

Spring 2025
$50,000
Spring 2024
$20,000
Spring 2023
$20,000
Rolling Forward Program
Spring 2022
$20,000
Rise Up Program
Spring 2021
$20,000
SciTech Institute
 

SciTech Institute

Arizona Chief Science Officers
Fall 2024
$15,000
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)
 

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)

Cultural Connections Through the Arts
Fall 2022
$5,000
Arizona Wolf Trap Program
Spring 2019
$25,000
Arizona Wolf Trap: An Arts-Integrated Early Childhood Development Program
Spring 2018
$20,000
Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services
 

Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services

Thunderbird's Art Institute
Fall 2025
$50,000
Handlebar Helpers
Fall 2018
$25,000
STARS' Therapeutic Autism Program (TAP)
Fall 2014
$50,000
SEEDs for Autism
 

SEEDs for Autism

Media and Computer Training Program.
Fall 2017
$15,000