Founded in 1990, Cardinals Charities supports programs designed to improve the quality of life and enhance opportunities for children, women, and minorities in the state of Arizona.
Cardinals Charities' grants are awarded on an annual basis in response to applications from various qualified non-profit organizations whose goals and programs align with the mission statement.
Since its inception, Cardinals Charities has distributed more than 9.1 million dollars to hundreds of worthy charitable organizations on behalf of the Arizona Cardinals and the National Football League.
Mission Statement
The Arizona Cardinals Charities Fund supports programs designed to improve the quality of life and enhance opportunities for children, women, and minorities in the state of Arizona.
Applications
The online application for the 2021 grant cycle will open on March 30, 2021. Deadline for submission will be 5:00 pm AZ time on June 15, 2021.
General Guidelines for Beneficiaries
- Organizations must be exempt under 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code
- At least 75 percent of funding must be spent in Arizona
- Grant application will be limited to once each year; however, organizations may reapply each year
2020 Grant Recipients
St. Mary's Food Bank
Persevere
ICM Food & Clothing Bank
Society of St Vincent de Paul
Community Initiatives YMCA
Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA
1N10 Inc. dba one-n-ten
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels (AHRA)
Arizona Educational Foundation
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
Arizona Opera
Arizona Science Center
Cancer Support Community Arizona
Genesis City
Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council
Helping Hands for Freedom
Helping Hands For Single Moms
Junior League of Phoenix
Mission of Mercy
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona
The Devereux Foundation dba Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Arizona
The Phoenix Symphony
Arizona Technology Council Foundation DBA SciTech Institute
Experience Matters Consortium, Inc
Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS)
Arizona Burn Foundation
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
Justa Center
Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/ Phoenix Zoo
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (BGCAZ)
Educare Arizona
Southwest Human Development
The Opportunity Tree
The Salvation Army, A California Corp
UMOM New Day Centers, Inc.
Brighter Way Institute
Arizona's Children Association
Teach For America Phoenix
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona
Barrow Neurological Foundation
Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona
Ryan House
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBSAZ)
Gabriel's Angels
Hospice of the Valley
Jewish Family & Children's Service (JFCS)
Read Better Be Better
Esperanca, Inc.
Homeward Bound
Legacy Foundation Chris-Town YMCA
The Bridge to Hope
American Red Cross in Arizona
Arizona Advocates for Ex-Offenders
Arizona Heart Foundation
Arizona Kids Think Too
Diana Gregory Outreach Services (DGOS)
Kids in Focus
Maggie's Place, Inc.
Million Dollar Teacher Project
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation
STEP: Student Expedition Program
Gompers
Phoenix Allies for Community Health (PACH)
Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix
Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired (SAAVI)
Valley of the Sun United Way (VSUW)
Creighton Community Foundation
Elevate Phoenix
Assistance League of Phoenix
Feeding Matters
Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc.
MIKID - Mentally Ill Kids In Distress
VALLEYLIFE
Christian Life Outreach operating Moms Pantry
OCJ Kids
GPVCAT,Inc dba Paradise Valley Emergency Food Bank
Arizona Diabetes Foundation
Arizona Helping Hands
Civitan Foundation, Inc.
Mitchell Swaback Charities, Inc./Harvest Compassion Center
Shoebox Ministry
Watts Family Maryvale YMCA
Arizona Autism United
Ballet Arizona
Black Theatre Troupe
Children's Museum of Phoenix
Dress for Success Phoenix
New Pathways for Youth (NPFY)
Raising Special Kids
United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO Arizona)
Sojourner Center
Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA
Kitchen on the Street
Musical Instrument Museum
ACCEL
Duet: Partners in Health & Aging
A Stepping Stone Foundation
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute
Community Alliance Against Family Abuse (CAAFA)
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Casa Grande Valley
Copper Basin Family YMCA
Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation
Aster Aging, Inc. (FKA East Valley Adult Resources, Inc.)
Child Crisis Arizona
Save the Family Foundation of Arizona
Kids Need to Read
College Bound AZ
Ross Farnsworth East Valley Family YMCA
United Food Bank
HandsOn Greater Phoenix
AZBrainfood
Mesa Arts Center Foundation
House of Refuge, Inc
Assistance League of East Valley
Chandler/Gilbert Family YMCA
Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley
East Valley Jewish Community Center
Si Se Puede Foundation
Matthew's Crossing Food Bank
St. Dominic Savio Academy, Inc.
FANS Across America Charitable Foundation
Will2Walk Foundation
Advocacy 31nine
Hoofbeats with Heart
Family Promise - Greater Phoenix
Support Education & Employment for Vets
Art Odyssey Arizona
notMYkid Inc.
Positive Coaching Alliance Arizona
Scottsdale/Paradise Valley Family YMCA
Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center (VOSJCC)
Waste Not
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale
HonorHealth Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Nick Lowery Youth Foundation
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Miracle League of Arizona
Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children
MentorKids USA
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
Desert Foothills Family YMCA
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University
+Swappow Plus Foundation
EMPACT- Suicide Prevention Center (SPC)
Future for KIDS
Junior Achievement of Arizona
Lost Our Home Pet Rescue
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
Treasures 4 Teachers
The Centers for Habilitation/TCH
Tempe Family YMCA
Arizona Sustainability Alliance
Down Syndrome Network
Impact One Breast Cancer Foundation
Hope for Addiction
A New Leaf
Friendship Retirement Corporation, Inc. dba Glencroft Center for Modern Aging
Glendale/Peoria Family YMCA
Treasure House
Stealing Hearts Rescue
Heart for the City
Homeless Youth Connection
Northwest Valley Family YMCA
New Life Center
Phoenix Conservatory of Music
Colorado River Regional Crisis Services (CRRCS)
One Step Beyond, Inc
Yarnell Regional Community Center
Yuma Family YMCA
Hope Community Services, Inc.
StreetLightUSA
Sounds of Autism
Southwest Valley Family YMCA
Special Olympics Arizona, Inc.
Rim Country Literacy Program
Echoing Hope Ranch
Paws Patrol, Inc
Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Vista
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona, Inc.
Amphitheater Public Schools Foundation, Inc. (Amphi Foundation)
Casa de los Niños
Literacy Connects
Make Way for Books
Educational Enrichment Foundation
Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona
Old Pueblo Community Services
SARSEF: S. Arizona Research, Science & Engineering Foundation
Assistance League of Tucson, Inc.
Our Family Services
Youth On Their Own (YOTO)
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
Primavera Foundation
Gospel Rescue Mission
Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse
Reid Park Zoological Society
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson
Therapeutic Ranch for Animals and Kids
Aviva Children's Services
Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF)
4Freedom (DBA: Power Over Predators)
Interfaith Community Services
Angel Heart Pajama Project
Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation, Inc.
DM50
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff
D.R.E.A.M.S. (Disbursing Real Educational Academic Minority Scholarships)
Flagstaff Family YMCA
Lowell Observatory
Sage Home
Flagstaff Arts Council
Flagstaff Family Food Center
Flagstaff Shelter Services, Inc.
Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona
Northland Family Help Center
United Way of Northern Arizona (UWNA)
Heroes & Horses, Inc.
People Who Care
Prescott YMCA of Yavapai County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arizona
Prescott Community Cupboard Food Bank, Inc.
Prescott Valley Charter School
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona
West Yavapai Guidance Clinic
Horses with H.E.A.R.T., Inc.
St. Vincent de Paul - St. Catherine Laboure; Chino Valley, Az
Prescott Area Shelter Services
Peeples Valley Fire Department
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Colorado River