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The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust today awarded $8 million to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix to make needed elementary school building improvements to address important health and safety issues. The capital grant follows a needs assessment of the 25 Catholic elementary schools in Maricopa County, conducted by an independent firm, Architectural Resource Team, Inc.
March 2008
The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded grants that will move Maricopa County closer to creating a model for living the last third of life. Grants totaling $3.7 million will go to promote civic engagement among older adults, enhance resources for children, build important skills at local nonprofit organizations and support new construction, among other efforts.
January 2008
Two Arizona-based philanthropic organizations have committed $45 million to fund an innovative initiative to develop personalized molecular diagnostics. The ability to diagnose and treat disease based on every person’s unique physiological makeup is critical to enabling physicians to improve health outcomes while at the same time reducing medical costs.
October 2007
The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust announced grants totaling nearly $5.3 million that will support projects ranging from a new ASU Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence to an Arizona Bridge to Independent Living sports and fitness center for youth and older adults with disabilities.
September 2007
Responding to pressures local nonprofits face due to exploding community growth, The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded 16 grants totaling $5 million. The majority of the investments support capital campaigns to expand facilities and services in the fastest growing county in the nation.
June 2007
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (May 8, 2007) – As part of its commitment to ensure that Maricopa County children have the essential resources to learn and achieve academically, The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded 112 Valley public elementary schools grants totaling nearly $400,000 to purchase back-to-school clothing for their most needy students.
May 2007 Piper Trust grants in excess of $4.2 million were awarded to programs supporting arts and culture; children; healthcare and medical research; and religious organizations. A significant portion of the investment, more than $2 million, was directed to arts and culture organizations for new facilities and marketing efforts to attract and retain audiences. Other funded programs included medical services for young children and support for older adults through faith-based organizations.
February 2007 Grants address a range of issues, including expanding facilities for victims of domestic violence and child abuse; establishing an endowment to support operations at the Human Services
Campus; and renovating the Helen K. Mason Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Phoenix.
October 2006 Grants will fund a variety of programs including a collaboration to provide dental sealants for uninsured children; continued efforts to educate pediatricians and parents about healthy child development practices; and strategies to connect baby boomers with meaningful encore careers that benefit the community.
June 2006 As part of its commitment to ensure that Maricopa County children have the essential resources to learn and achieve academically, The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has awarded 95 Valley public elementary schools grants totaling $425,000 to purchase back-to-school clothing for their most needy students. In the last three years, the Trust has awarded 210 grants totaling $975,000 through its Back-to-School Clothing Project, although this is the first year the grants have been made public.
May 2006 Many of the grants support innovative new programs that will benefit children and youth, including a new helpline for parents and caregivers of young children; a project with 20 Catholic preschools to introduce nationally recognized curricula; and cutting-edge strategies to recruit and support Girl Scout volunteers.
February 2006 The Piper Trust plans to invest up to $50 million over the next five years to attract 10 of the world’s most distinguished leaders in the development of personalized medicine to the Valley. The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust’s Initiative in Personalized Medical Science and Technology will enable recognized research institutions in Maricopa County to attract 10 Piper Chairs – leading scientists, engineers and clinicians in the fields of bioscience, nanotechnology and advanced information technology who are working to advance personalized medicine.
January 2006 Among the grants are two programs for older adults that bring national models to Valley residents including a falls prevention program and a national self-care program for family caregivers providing at-home care for older adults.
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