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
Barrow Neurological Foundation
 

Barrow Neurological Foundation

Barrow Neuro-Robotics Rehabilitation Program
Fall 2024
$200,000
Barrow Emergency Stroke Treatment Unit #2
Spring 2020
$500,000
Robotic Equipment for the Neuro-Robotics Rehabilitation Center
Fall 2018
$350,000
Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU)
Fall 2015
$375,000
Be A Leader Foundation
 

Be A Leader Foundation

Pipeline of Postsecondary Access and Success Programs
Spring 2024
$125,000
Pipeline of Postsecondary Access and Success Programs
Fall 2022
$75,000
Pipeline of College Access & Postsecondary Success
Spring 2021
$50,000
PIPELINE of College-going Programs & Postsecondary Transition Project
Fall 2019
$50,000
PIPELINE of College-Going Programs & Matriculation Services
Spring 2018
$50,000
PIPELINE of College-Going Programs for middle and high school students.
Fall 2016
$50,000
Be A Leader Foundation PIPELINE of College-Going Programs
Spring 2015
$50,000
Be Kind People Project Foundation
 

Be Kind People Project Foundation

The BE KIND MAKE a DIFFERENCE May Community Initiative
Fall 2024
$50,000
Making A Differnce for At-Risk Youth - Wherever and However they Learn
Fall 2022
$50,000
The BE KIND City: our youth will make the difference
Fall 2019
$50,000

Benevilla

Spring 2023
$17,000
Benefitness Adaptive Gym
Spring 2021
$25,000
Volunteer Home Services
Spring 2020
$60,000
Volunteer Home Services program to help elderly and/or disabled individuals with assistance to enable them to remain living independently.
Fall 2017
$25,000
Helping Partners Program
Spring 2015
$15,000
Best Buddies Arizona
 

Best Buddies Arizona

Spring 2024
$25,000
Spring 2023
$36,000
Best Buddies Arizona School Friendship Project
Fall 2019
$25,000
Elementary School Friendship Program
Fall 2018
$25,000
Friendship Project
Fall 2016
$50,000
Best Buddies Arizona Middle/High School Project
Fall 2013
$25,000
Better To Give
 

Better To Give

Better To Give "Holiday Giving Store"
Spring 2015
$5,000
Better To Give "Holiday Giving Store"
Spring 2014
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona

Fall 2023
$40,000
Thunderbirds Charities Community Room at BBBSAZ
Fall 2021
$100,000
Phoenix Virtual Mentoring Program
Fall 2020
$25,000
Big Futures SUCCESS - College and Career Readiness Mentoring Program
Fall 2019
$20,000
Big Futures - College and Career Readiness Mentoring Program
Fall 2018
$20,000
STARS: Mentoring Program for Children of Prisoners.
Fall 2017
$20,000
Site-Based Mentoring for Minority, At-Risk, and Low-Income Students.
Fall 2016
$20,000
Site-Based Mentoring for Minority, At-Risk, and Low-Income Students
Fall 2015
$20,000
STARS - Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents
Fall 2014
$10,000
Billy’s Place
 

Billy’s Place

Billy's Place School Enhancement for Grieving Kids
Spring 2021
$10,000
Give Hope for Grieving Families in the Northwest Valley Group Expansion
Spring 2019
$5,000
Billys Place
 

Billys Place

Supporting Kids & Strengthening Families with Grief Services
Fall 2024
$30,000
Black Theatre Troupe
 

Black Theatre Troupe

Neighborhood Children's Literacy Programs
Fall 2020
$10,000
Neighborhood Children's Literacy Programs
Fall 2019
$10,000

Bloom365

Root It Out Violence Intervention Program
Fall 2024
$30,000
Youth Violence Intervention and Prevention Project
Fall 2023
$25,000
Boy Scouts Of America, Grand Canyon Council
 

Boy Scouts Of America, Grand Canyon Council

Grand Canyon Council Service Center (main headquarters): Roofing, Termite Control and Repairs.
Fall 2016
$75,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale
 

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale

Spring 2024
$50,000
Supporting our Community Youth During COVID-19
Spring 2021
$50,000
Establishing Makerspaces at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale's Thunderbirds and Lehi branches
Fall 2019
$100,000
Innovative Dream Makers
Fall 2018
$50,000
To expand sports and teen programs at the Thunderbirds Branch.
Fall 2017
$75,000
Paiute Branch transportation and program expansion
Spring 2016
$75,000
Technology Refresh at the Vestar Branch
Fall 2013
$41,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor
 

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley
 

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley

Thunderbirds Charities Leadership Academy
Fall 2024
$1,000,000
Cargo Van for BGCAZ Facilities Maintenance
Fall 2021
$50,000
Bridging the Digital Divide
Fall 2020
$150,000
Guadalupe Branch Renovation Project
Fall 2018
$200,000
Sands Branch Teen Tech Center
Fall 2018
$150,000
Academic Success- STEAM & Mentoringtion
Spring 2016
$40,000
Gymnasium for new BGCMP Branch
Fall 2015
$100,000
Guadalupe Field Project
Spring 2014
$100,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope Arizona
 

Boys Hope Girls Hope Arizona

Boys Hope Girls Hope Transportation
Spring 2024
$30,000
Scholar Success Transportation
Fall 2021
$30,000
Scholar Success Transportation Vehicle
Fall 2018
$50,000
Technology Expansion Capital Project.
Fall 2016
$100,000
The BHGH Learning Centers
Spring 2015
$30,000
BHGH Community Engagement Program
Spring 2014
$25,000
Bridges Reentry
 

Bridges Reentry

Beyond the Gates Mentoring with Transition to Success
Spring 2024
$25,000
Bridging AZ Furniture Bank
 

Bridging AZ Furniture Bank

Veterans Furniture Project - Safer Equipment
Spring 2018
$5,000
Brighter Way Institute
 

Brighter Way Institute

Thunderbirds Institute for Implantology - Phase III Expansion
Fall 2024
$100,000
Implantology Program Expansion
Spring 2023
$125,000
Oral Health Services for Homeless Individuals
Spring 2021
$75,000
Brighter Way Institute Downtown Dental Center Expansion
Fall 2019
$250,000
Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship
 

Camelot Therapeutic Horsemanship

Nine Student Scholarships for the 2019-2020 Lesson Season
Fall 2019
$10,000
Equine Assisted Horsemanship Lessons
Fall 2018
$10,000