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Community Impact Grants
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Encompassing all of our core program areas, Community Impact Grants respond to the diverse needs in each of the communities we serve across Arizona. Additional consideration is given to programs that serve under-resourced populations.
How We Evaluate Applications
When to Submit a Request?
Application Documents
• Start-up organizations defined as nonprofits whose ruling year has been granted by the IRS for less than three years
• Individuals or individual scholarships
• Religious organizations, churches and programs that are purely denominational in purpose
• Legislative or lobbying efforts or organizations
• Animal shelters or agencies
• Organizations not located or providing services within the APS service territory
• Foundations or organizations which are grant-making entities that distribute funds to other nonprofit organization (pass through)
• Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law
• Sports teams or sporting programs
• Scouting troops
• Organizations whose primary mission is funding medical or scientific research
• Endowment, debt reduction, capital or building campaigns not part of established relationships
• Competitions, beauty pageants or talent contests
