OVERVIEW: Arizona Together for Impact supports sustained collaborations for sustainability, collaboration and capacity building among Arizona’s philanthropic organizations.
IP TAKE: There are a lot of powerful funding forces involved in Arizona Together for Impact. In addition to grantmaking, this is a great funder to know for networking and collaboration. One way to get on this funder’s radar is to schedule a call with a staff member to discuss ideas and opportunities.
PROFILE: Established in 2019, the Arizona Together for Impact (ATI) is a statewide pilot initiative and grantmaker based in Phoenix, Arizona. Fourteen Arizona philanthropies came together with a three-year funding commitment to create this $1.5 million fund. The network of organizations includes the following funders: the Arizona Community Foundation, the Bidstrup Foundation, the Burton Family Foundation, the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona, the Flinn Foundation, the Hickey Family Foundation, the Kiita Foundation, the Legacy Foundation of Southern Arizona, the Lodestar Foundation, the Satterberg Foundation, the Steele Foundation, the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, the Vitalyst Health Foundation and the Whiteman Foundation. This is an initiative of the Arizona Grantmakers Forum. The foundation aims to “improve the capacity, sustainability and financial health of nonprofits.” It funds local efforts for sustained collaborations that bring nonprofits together.
The Arizona Together for Impact looks to create systemic change through partnerships, mergers and collaborations. The types of formal collaborations supported include loosely integrated associations working together, joint programs with separate governance, shared support functions between groups and mergers that legally link organizations. ATI provides funding for preliminary discussions, exploration and implementation phases. In addition to monetary support, ATI also offers resources and tools to support collaborations among nonprofits and also workshops and research to aid leaders and consultants.
Grants range from $500 to $100,000. Seed grants are up to $2,000, exploration grants averaging $15,000 and implementation grants averaging $25,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving in the ATI news section. Grantmaking focuses on the entire state of Arizona. Past local grantees include ONE and the Alliance for Arizona Nonprofits.
This foundation accepts unsolicited letters of inquiry from nonprofits after internal and collaborative conversations between nonprofits occur. Download the grant application on the ATI website. ATI accepts applications on a rolling basis with no set deadlines. Direct general questions to Nora Hannah on the staff at nhannah@azgrantmakers.org or schedule a call with the organization.
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