Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona
Awards $228,000 in Grants

Sedona AZ (August 8, 2017) – The Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona and its collaborative partners have awarded more than $228,000 in grants through their annual competitive grants process to 47 nonprofit organizations serving Sedona and the Verde Valley.

Thanks to the generosity of local donors, an anonymous family foundation, the Arizona Community Foundation, and local funding partner Northern Arizona Healthcare Foundation, this year’s collaborative funding enabled the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona to greatly expand the amount invested in the local community.

A grant panel of local leaders guides the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona’s competitive grants process. Members of the local Board of Advisors collaborate with community members, volunteering their time and expertise to support a rigorous grant review and recommendation process to ensure funds are distributed in alignment with the community’s greatest needs.

The nonprofit organizations that received funding provide services in the areas of the animal welfare, arts & culture, education, environment & sustainability, community health, tolerance & diversity, social services, children, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. The 2017 grant recipients are listed below.

1. ABIDE Maternity Home
2. American Red Cross in Northern Arizona
3. Arizona Science Center
4. Arizona Town Hall
5. Arizona’s Children Association
6. AZ SciTech, Arizona Technology Council Foundation
7. Bread of Life Missions
8. Buena Vista Children’s Services
9. Camp Verde Adult Reading Program
10. Chamber Music Sedona
11. Civitan Foundation
12. SedonaKind
13. Cornucopia Community Advocates
14. Friends of Verde River Greenway
15. Gardens for Humanity
16. Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council
17. Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona
18. Jewish Community of Sedona
19. Northern Arizona Restorative Justice
20. Oak Creek Watershed Council
21. Old Town Mission
22. Rainbow Acres
23. Red Earth Theatre
24. Rotary Club of Sedona Charitable Fund
25. Runnin W Wildlife Center
26. Scorpion Booster Club
27. Sedona Community Center
28. Sedona Arts Center
29. Sedona Arts Festival
30. Sedona Public Library
31. Sedona Recycles
32. Senior Citizens of Camp Verde
33. Special Olympics Arizona
34. Steps to Recovery Homes
35. Teen Lifeline
36. The Verde Natural Conservation District Environmental  Education Center
37. Trauma Intervention Programs of Arizona
38. United States Veterans Initiative
39. Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition
40. Verde Valley Humane Society
41. Verde Valley Sanctuary
42. Verde Valley Senior Center
43. Verde Valley Sinfonietta
44. Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters
45. Yavapai County ADR Services
46. Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
47. Yavapai Food Council

To learn more about the organizations and projects supported through these grants or for more information about collaborating with the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona, contact Regional Philanthropic Advisor Tracey McConnell at 928.399.7218 or TMcConnell@azfoundation.org.