Twiford Foundation
Private foundation · Phoenix, AZ · EIN 86-0938381 · reported 2023–2025
45grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $50K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3219 E Camelback RD Number 575
Phoenix, AZ 85018-2307
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Ucla Foundation INSTRUMENT MAINTENANCE FUND | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 |
| The Phoenix Zoo SECRETARY BIRD HABITAT/ SECRETARY BIRD BALANCE - CURASSOW FEED | Phoenix, AZ | $61,000 |
| Children First Foundation ART TEACHER FOR TITLE 1 / ART SUPPLIES | Phoenix, AZ | $60,000 |
| Manhattan School of Music SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| The Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Jewish Free Loan JFL EDUCATION PROGRAM | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 |
| Musical Instrument Museum FIELD TRIPS/MEMORY CARE | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 |
| Manhattan School of Music SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| The Phoenix Zoo SECRETARY BIRD HABITAT | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 |
| The Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Manhattan School of Music L. JOHN TWIFORD VIOLIN SCHOLARSHIP & GLEN K. TWIFORD PIANO SCHOLARSHIP | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| The Phoenix Zoo BLUE BILLED CURASSOW FUND & AFRICAN VULTURE EXHIBIT | Phoenix, AZ | $38,500 |
| Rosie's House MIND OVER MATTER CAMPAIGN/ MARIACHI AND SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS | Phoenix, AZ | $35,000 |
| Madison Education Foundation STANDS/LIGHTS | Madison, NJ | $25,300 |
| Desert Botanical Garden EROICA BALLET | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 |
| Ballet Arizona EROICA BALLET | Chandler, AZ | $25,000 |
| Phoenix Public Library Foundation EMERGING READERS PROJECT | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 |
| Audobon SW of National Audubon BURROWING OWLS | Sante FE, NM | $25,000 |
| Phoenix Symphony HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 |
| Southwest Indian Foundation TWIFORD SCHOLARSHIP | Gallup, NM | $25,000 |
| Exit 12 Dance Company STORIES OF WAR | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League 2026 RISING ABOVE CONFERENCE | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Rosie's House MIND OVER MUSIC CAMPAIGN & SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AFTERSCHOOL | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 |
| Madison Education Foundation PROJECTOR | Madison, NJ | $25,000 |
| Rosie's House MIND OVER MUSIC CAMPAIGN/SUMMER CAMP | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 |
| Banner Health Foundation SOPHIE PLACE PROJECT | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 |
| Madison Education Foundation MADISON DISTRICT ARTS FUNDING | Madison, NJ | $20,000 |
| Phoenix Children's Chorus COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 |
| Gabriel's Angels ABC'S READING PROGRAM | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 |
| Barrio Bookmobile BOOKMOBILE VEHICLE UPGRADES/ BOOKMOBILE EXPENSES | Phoenix, AZ | $17,200 |
| Act One FIELD TRIPS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 |
| Free Arts of Arizona RESILITENT ROOTS PROGRAM | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 |
| Camp Catanese CAMP CATANESE | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 |
| Sandra Day O'Connor Institute CAMP O'CONNOR | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 |
| Valley Youth Theatre LITERACY AND THE ARTS | Port Orange, FL | $15,000 |
| Banner Health Foundation SOPHIE PLACE PROJECT | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 |
| Musicnova EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Xico Inc INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Young Arts Arizona Ltd ART OF INNER FREEDOM | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Phoenix Indian Center YOUTH PROGRAMMING | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Friends of Public Radio AZ SPOT 127 WORKSHOP | Tempe, AZ | $10,000 |
| Imprints of Honor AFTER SCHOOL CHARACTER AND CIVICS | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Act One FIELD TRIP FUNDING | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Musicnova STUDENT PROGRAMMING | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Act One FIELD TRIP FUNDING | Phoenix, AZ | $2,500 |
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