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
Aster Aging
 

Aster Aging

Neighbors Program for Vulnerable Seniors
Spring 2026
$30,000
Neighbors Program
Spring 2022
$25,000
Neighbors Program
Spring 2021
$25,000
Neighbors Program (Former Name: Assistance for Independent Living Volunteer Services)
Spring 2020
$25,000
Audrey’s Angels
 

Audrey’s Angels

Music Enrichment Program
Fall 2018
$5,000
Audubon Arizona
 

Audubon Arizona

Nature in Your Neighborhood educational program.
Spring 2017
$25,000
Nature in Your Neighborhood
Spring 2015
$10,000
River Connection: a nature science field trip program
Spring 2014
$10,000
Autism Life and Living
 

Autism Life and Living

Pathways to Competitive Integrated Employment
Spring 2026
$10,000

Ayuda Smiles

Smiles for Veterans
Spring 2026
$25,000

AZCEND

Chandler Food Bank
Fall 2024
$40,000
Chandler Food Bank
Fall 2023
$25,000
Chandler Food Bank
Fall 2020
$10,000
Chandler Food Bank Vehicle and Program Request
Fall 2019
$75,000
Chandler Food Bank
Fall 2018
$10,000
Chandler Food Bank program support.
Fall 2017
$10,000
Chandler Food Bank
Spring 2016
$10,000
Chandler Food Bank
Spring 2015
$10,000
Back To School Clothing Drive
 

Back To School Clothing Drive

Spring 2024
$25,000
New Clothes, New Beginnings program
Spring 2015
$15,000
New Clothes, New Beginnings Program
Spring 2014
$15,000
Ballet Arizona
 

Ballet Arizona

Banner Health Foundation
 

Banner Health Foundation

Banner Desert Medical Center – Emergency Department Expansion
Spring 2025
$450,000
Home Away from Home 2.0: Cancer Patient Housing Community
Spring 2023
$200,000
Cancer Patient Housing Assistance Program
Spring 2020
$75,000
Cancer Patient Housing Assistance Program
Spring 2019
$100,000
Barrow Neurological Foundation
 

Barrow Neurological Foundation

First Conversations in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
Fall 2025
$100,000
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
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

Youth Violence Intervention and Prevention Project
Fall 2023
$25,000

BloomKidz

Strengthening Integrated Pediatric Therapy & Family Support for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Spring 2026
$25,000