Opportunities for Funding

Emergency and urgent needs for nonprofit organizations may occur outside the routine cycles described above. These types of grant requests will be considered on an individual basis.

If your organization has an emergency need call the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona at 520-335-6015 or email info@lfsaz.org

The Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona offers capacity building grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of obtaining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training for their staff, Board, and volunteers.

The FY24 DEI grant is always open and is in the amount of $1000 per nonprofit organization.

This grant is being offered to nonprofits in Cochise and eastern Santa Cruz counties to promote population health and community wellness that is best achieved when diverse groups of people relate to one another with acceptance and respect, are valued and welcomed for who they are, and are given the same opportunities to grow, contribute, and develop within their community, regardless of their identity.

The grant is for the sole purpose of DEI training. The organization may select the DEI training that works best for them.

The Community Heart & Soul Seed Grant Program provides $10,000 in funding for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns to start the Community Heart & Soul model. Grant funding requires a $10,000 cash match from the participating municipality or a partnering organization.

Launching on April 22, 2022, the Nonprofit Solar Project was developed by the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) in partnership with local donors and Solar United Neighbors (SUN).

As part of CFSA’s Environmental Sustainability Impact Fund, the Nonprofit Solar Project offers local nonprofits the opportunity to meet a significant portion of their energy needs through solar power. Through the switch to solar, nonprofits will be able to reduce their carbon footprint and energy costs, freeing up resources for programming or other infrastructure needs.

Mini Grants are small grants of up to $2,000 that are available year-round to support innovative public programs that increase understanding of the human experience. Applicants may request up to $2,000 in Mini Grants per fiscal year (November 1 – October 31). Mini Grants can be used for capacity-building, program planning, and implementation of programs. Capacity-building may include training and education for constituents to help plan and/or implement public humanities engagements. The applicant organization’s budget must not exceed $500,000. Larger institutions must partner with a smaller institution that will lead the program or project. For more information please see the Arizona Humanities Grant Guidelines.

Seed grants fund the organizations to convene key parties and/or retain outside experts to educate those parties on the general technical and logistical aspects of collaboration. Seed grants may also be awarded to provide consulting expertise to an organization’s leadership through the process of defining ideal collaboration partners, creating a target list and approaching partners for opportunities. These grants will not exceed $2,500, but will be eligible to cover up to 100% of the associated costs Arizona Together for Impact will make these grants only in situations that it believes are reasonably likely to lead to a follow-on exploration grant (see below).

Implementation grants are awarded to support the one-time third-party start-up costs for Sustained Collaborations. Implementation grants may be used to pay for the costs of lawyers, accountants, and consultants, lease-breaking, moving costs, technology integration, severance, collateral materials (new business cards, signs, etc.), and other one-time costs for activities necessary to complete the transactions. Grants may not be used to cover staff time.

Exploration grants are available to support the one-time third-party costs associated with exploring the feasibility of a proposed transaction. Exploration grants may be used to pay for external facilitators, consultants, offsite meetings for relevant Board members and staff, etc. Grants may not be used to cover staff time.

This program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community in a primarily rural area, and does not include private, commercial or business undertakings.

Focused giving
BOK Financial and the BOKF Foundation contribute an average of $6 million to more than 600 nonprofit organizations each year. Our giving is focused on enhancing the quality of life and economic wellbeing in the communities where we operate in Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Our charitable contributions are focused on four pillars of giving.

Pillars of giving

Basic needs
We provide volunteer and financial support to organizations serving the most vulnerable members of our community. Our efforts largely focus on organizations providing direct services addressing such issues as poverty, hunger, healthcare, housing and safety.

Education
An equitable, robust educational system drives long-term community growth. We support local nonprofits whose primary mission is promoting basic education, including public school foundations, early childhood education, financial literacy, and institutions of higher education.

Economic development
Actions that raise the standard of living and economic health of our communities make them better places to live and work. We provide support to local chambers of commerce; nonprofits focused on workforce development, job training, etc.; and public/private partnerships investing in our communities.

United Way
Our focus on strategically investing in the community aligns perfectly with United Way’s approach to achieving its mission of mobilizing the caring power of communities to advance the common good.

Ineligible organizations/activities:
Individuals
Programs outside the geographic markets we serve
Fraternal organizations
Political organizations/activities/candidates
Public schools (K through 12) unless in partnership with BOK Financial "Partners in Education Schools" and "Adopt-a-School"
Industry and trade groups
Athletic programs
Religious organizations promoting a specific doctrine