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Southwest Human Development Received a $50,000 Grant

Southwest Human Development, Arizona’s largest early childhood nonprofit organization, received a $50,000 grant from Thunderbirds Charities to purchase audio-visual equipment […] More
 

A New Leaf and Thunderbirds Charities Partner to Help Vulnerable Youth

A New Leaf is pleased to announce the award of a $100,000 grant from Thunderbirds Charities to support children and […] More
 

West Valley Arts Council Received a Grant from Thunderbirds Charities

West Valley Arts Council (WVAC) received a grant from Thunderbirds Charities for Arts Education Partnerships, to support strengthening arts education […] More
 

Maricopa Health Foundation Receives $50,000 Grant from Thunderbirds Charities

Funds to benefit the Mariposa: Wings to Safety Domestic Violence Program and Refugee Women’s Clinic at Maricopa Integrated Health System […] More
 

ICAN: POSITIVE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH RECEIVES $25,000 GRANT FROM THUNDERBIRDS CHARITIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Stringham (480) 241-7128 Chandler, AZ (September 10, 2018) – A recent grant awarded to ICAN: […] More
 

Thunderbirds Charities Donates to K2 Adventures Foundation Programs

K2 Adventures Foundation would like to thank Thunderbirds Charities for their generous donation to our organization’s local programs. Our local Arizona programs would not be possible without the donations of local charities such as Thunderbirds Charities. More
 

Esperanҫa Announces Thunderbirds Charities Grant

Esperanҫa is proud to announce a $25,000 grant from Thunderbirds Charities, the charitable giving arm of the Thunderbirds – hosts of the Waste Management Phoenix Open presented by Ak-Chin Indian Community, in support of its Health Literacy Programs for At-Risk, Low-Income Latino Children and Adults. More
 

Thunderbirds Charities Funds Victim’s Services Program

Every 22 minutes someone becomes the victim of a violent crime in Arizona. When victims do not have the opportunity to get help, many turn to substances or struggle with overwhelming feelings and suicidal thoughts. More
 

MIM Receives Generous $50,000 Grant from Thunderbirds Charities

Thunderbirds Charities, the charitable giving arm of the Thunderbirds, hosts of the Waste Management Phoenix Open presented by Ak-Chin Indian Community, recently awarded $50,000 to the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). More
 

About Care’s Expansion into Queen Creek Seeking Volunteers & Donors

The Board of Directors for About Care, an East Valley-based 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization, are please to announce that the Thunderbirds Charities granted $25,000 to help About Care will be expanding its volunteer services to rural areas in the South East Valley. More
 

Thunderbirds Donate $200,000 to Child Crisis Arizona

Thunderbirds Charities recently donated $200,000 to Child Crisis Arizona – an organization dedicated to providing Arizona children a safe environment free from abuse and neglect. The funds will be used to renovate two Head-Start Classrooms and a playground which will allow Child Crisis Arizona to serve 40 additional children in their program. More
 

The Thunderbirds Step in to Support Local Olympian’s Dreams

Since her time as a middle schooler, Macy Eide has always dreamed about representing her country as an Olympic hockey player. Her hard worked finally paid off and her dream came true in July when she was officially asked to join the U.S. Jr. Olympic team. More
 

Scottsdale Arts Awarded $20K Grant for Early Childhood Education

Scottsdale Arts Education & Outreach is pleased to announce a grant of $20,000 from Thunderbirds Charities, the charitable giving arm of the Thunderbirds, to support Arizona Wolf Trap, an arts-integrated, early childhood development program. More
 

Thunderbirds Charities Donates $1 Million to Special Olympics Arizona, More Than $3.1 Million to Other Valley Charities During Spring Funding Cycle

Thunderbirds Charities, the charitable giving arm of The Thunderbirds – hosts of the Waste Management Phoenix Open Presented by The Ak-Chin Indian Community – awarded more than $3.1 million in grants to 51 Valley charities during its 2018 spring funding cycle – including a record one-time donation of $1 million to Special Olympics Arizona for its new State Competitions Distribution and Training Center. More
 

2018 WM Phoenix Open | Operation Shower

A look back at one of our favorite events from the Waste Management Phoenix Open – Operation Shower at the […] More
 

Thunderbirds Charities Funds Center for Cancer & Blood Disorder at Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Thunderbirds Charities has partnered with Phoenix Children’s Hospital for many years and has donated more than $2 million to the […] More
 

Breaking Barriers at Ability 360

We love all that’s going on with our friends over at Ability 360 and watching the persistence, can-do attitude and growth of the kids involved since Thunderbirds Charities first donated money to the organization in 2006. Continue Breaking Barriers Ability 360, the sky is the limit! More
 

Down Syndrome Network Awards the Outstanding Foundation Award to The Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds Charities – the charitable giving arm of The Thunderbirds – was on hand for the iCan Swim summer camp put on by the Down Syndrome Network. More
 

2018 Arizona Special Olympics State Games

What a great weekend with Special Olympics Arizona and the Arizona Special Olympics State Games.  The Thunderbirds are a proud supporter of this great organization and want to congratulate all of the athletes who competed in the 2018 Games!  We look forward to this event every year and can’t wait to be back in 2019. More
 

Civitan Foundation Receives $80,000 Grant from Thunderbirds Charities to Renovate Camp Civitan’s Multi-Plex Activity Field

Thunderbirds Charities has awarded Civitan Foundation, Inc. $80,000 to renovate the sports and recreation field at Camp Civitan in Williams, Arizona. The Thunderbirds Charities originally built the multi-plex field with a grant in 2004. More
 

Ronald Mcdonald House Receives $25,000 Grant from Thunderbirds Charities to Provide Housing and Support for Families

Thunderbirds Charities has awarded Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix (RMHC) $25,000 to provide temporary housing and support services for families staying at the Valley’s three Houses while their children receive medical care and treatment. More
 

Thank You to Thunderbirds Charities for their Generous Support of Stem Education Programs and Desert Conservation in Partnership with McDowell Sonoran Conservancy and ASU Ecology Explorers

Thanks to the generous financial support of Thunderbirds Charities, hundreds of students from Title 1 schools in metro Phoenix will benefit from science-based field trips to explore the Sonoran Desert and learn STEM-based life science concepts. More
 

Thunderbirds Charities awards $25,000 grant to Paz de Cristo Community Center

Thunderbird Charities announced today an award of $25,000 to Paz de Cristo to assist with their programs to provide services for poverty and homelessness to those in need in the Phoenix East Valley. “The need for these services is great” said Arlen Westling, Executive Director of Paz. More
 

Thunderbirds Charities’ $100,000 Grant Will Expand Ability360’s Breaking Barriers Program For Youth And Teens With Disabilities

A $100,000 grant from Thunderbirds Charities will enable Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center to expand the Breaking Barriers program that provides more than 200 youth and teens with physical and intellectual disabilities the chance to participate in a variety of sports and fitness-related activities. More
 

Thunderbirds Charities Awards $25,000 to WHEAT’s Management Training Program

The existing gap of job readiness and successful job placement is very real. The frustration and hopelessness felt by those who have earnestly prepared for employment and are not successful is heartbreaking. The World Hunger Education, Advocacy & Training organization (WHEAT) is increasing workers' skills so that they qualify for higher paying jobs! More
 

Thunderbirds Charities recently awarded Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) – Arizona with a $50,000 grant.

The funds will enable PCA-Arizona to provide PCA workshops to underserved and underfunded middle schools throughout Maricopa County. “We at PCA-Arizona are incredibly grateful to the Thunderbirds for this grant, which will allow us to conduct a multitude of workshops that teach valuable life lessons for coaches, athletes and parents in Maricopa County,” said Rich Tomey, Chapter Executive Director. “The Thunderbirds and PCA both share a common mission to provide the young children of Arizona with a positive learning environment both on and off the field.” More
 

St. Joseph the Worker Receives 2017 Thunderbirds Charities Grant $150,000 will help further St. Joseph the Worker’s mission

St. Joseph the Worker (SJW) received a grant in the amount of $150,000 from Thunderbirds Charities in support of the Employment Heals Communities Program. Thunderbirds Charities’ support will help women, men, and families - referred by both the Individual and the Family Housing Hubs across Maricopa County - in ending their hardships and poverty through employment by providing direct program support, such as professional job development services, transportation assistance (bus passes), and crucial work essentials (safety equipment, tools, uniforms, non-slip shoes, and steel toe boots). More
 

Thunderbirds Charities Donates $300,000 to Bolster St. Mary’s Kids Cafe Program Including 2 New Refrigerated Trucks and “Grab And Go” After School Meals

Thunderbirds Charities, a major player in the growth and expansion of St. Mary’s Kids Cafe Program, has donated $300,000 to allow the food bank to purchase two new refrigerated trucks and to purchase food to help reach more of Arizona’s hungry children than ever before through a new program. More
 

Thunderbirds Charities provides a grant to OCJ (Opportunity, Community and Justice for Foster) Kids.

The Thunderbirds Charities provided a $25,000 grant to support OCJ Kids’ Transition Success Centers, which provides much-needed items, including clothes, shoes, diapers, hygiene products and more, to Arizona foster children – the most vulnerable people in our community. OCJ Kids procures and stores these items in its Transition Success Centers, and then provides them to the children through hundreds of foster group homes and families. More
 

Thunderbirds Charities Support National Award-Winning Local After School Music Program

“I’ve been involved since I was seven or eight. Ever since then, I’ve been building my skills.” Will Kratzenberg, a sophomore in High School and PCM student says. “[I started with piano and then went to audio production.] I had no place to go for sound production or learn how to build or reconstruct sound. PCM showed me how to work inside sound production DAWs and how to mix and even create my own songs. More