TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED 18 grants awarded this cycle: $3,657,717 Arts and Culture Total grants awarded in this area: $400,000 City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department $300,000/24 months To support a project to renovate the 1922 Memorial Hall building at Steele Indian School Park, which will be used for theatrical, dance and musical performances. http://phoenix.gov/PARKS/index.html Scottsdale (AZ) Center for the Performing Arts $100,000/12 months To support the Dayton Fowler Grafman Endowment for Classical Music. www.scottsdalearts.org Children Total grants awarded in this area: $756,800 Best Buddies Arizona, Phoenix $150,000/36 months To support extracurricular clubs in Valley high schools that offer social inclusion opportunities for special education students. http://www.bestbuddiesarizona.org Child Abuse Prevention License Plate Program; Arizona $150,000/36 months Community Foundation (fiscal agent) To provide continued support for the Child Abuse Prevention License Plate Program. www.azfoundation.org HomeBase Youth Services, Phoenix $18,800/12 months To support a comprehensive leadership training program for staff in partnership with AchieveGlobal. www.hbys.org Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc., $400,000/24 Months Scottsdale, AZ To support a capital campaign to build a permanent campus at Papago Park. www.libertywildlife.org Maricopa Council on Youth Sports and Physical $38,000/12 months Activity, Phoenix; Arizona Community Foundation (fiscal agent) To support the rollout of a web-based directory connecting children to community resources that promote healthy, active lifestyles. www.azfoundation.org Education Total grants awarded in this area: $351,500 All-Star Kids Tutoring, Scottsdale, AZ $51,500/12 months To recruit more volunteer reading tutors to work with struggling elementary school students. www.askt.org The College Depot, Phoenix; Arizona Community $300,000/48 months Foundation (fiscal agent) To support a collaborative effort to create a college access center to serve Valley students. www.azfoundation.org Healthcare and Medical Research Total grants awarded in this area: $1,557,400 Banner Health Foundation, Phoenix $1,500,000/36 months To support a capital campaign to expand the Children’s Hospital at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. www.bannerhealth.com California Institutes of Preventive Medicine, La Jolla, CA $9,400/12 Months To determine the feasibility of developing a web-based patient history survey tool that will benefit Maricopa County residents. www.caipm.org Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix $48,000/12 months To develop a curriculum and interactive program on palliative and end-of-life care for social workers and chaplains. www.hov.org Older Adults Total grants awarded in this area: $427,500 Civic Ventures, San Francisco $250,000/12 months To support a countywide process to convene stakeholders and identify steps to promote civic engagement among older adults. www.civicventures.org Community Services of Arizona, Inc., Chandler, AZ $85,000/12 months To support the implementation of a Mather LifeWays-model café in the Gilbert Community Center. www.csaz.org Friends of the Tempe (AZ) Public Library $92,500/12 months To support the next implementation phase of Tempe's older-adults programs for marketing, program support and engagement of four older adults in stipend positions. www.friendsofthetempelibrary.org Religious Organizations Total grants awarded in this area: $28,367 The Roman Catholic Church of Phoenix $28,367/4 months To complete the necessary capital improvements to Most Holy Trinity Preschool. www.diocesephoenix.org Other Total grants awarded in this area: $136,150 Arizona Planned Giving Institute, Phoenix $87,400/24 months To support the education and mentoring of nonprofit agencies to build an endowment. Arizona State University Foundation, Tempe, AZ $48,750/18 months To mentor nonprofits in fundraising using the ASU Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management together with the consulting services of Kay Sprinkel Grace. www.asufoundation.org