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Arizona Community Foundation awards more than $74 million in fiscal 2020

Posted at 9:21 AM, May 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-15 12:21:16-04

The Arizona Community Foundation and its statewide affiliates awarded more than $74 million in grants, scholarships and loans during its 2020 fiscal year ending in March.

The distributions include more than 7,000 individual grants and scholarships, including $67,191,251 for health innovations, community improvement and development, environment and sustainability, arts and culture and quality education.

That money included $19 million toward education, $4 million of which went to more than 1,400 students in Arizona.

A number of Covid-19-specific distributions provided general support for organizations, including $5,000 from The Walter M. Wick Family Foundation to Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc. and $20,000 from the Carstens Family Funds to Central Arizona Shelter Services.

See more donors and read more from the Phoenix Business Journal.