The BBVA Compass Foundation provides grants to in their service area, which includes Tucson. They have several priority areas, including education, arts, and culture. Arts and culture giving priorities include facilitating access to and participation in cultural experiences for persons with low- to moderate-income levels and ensuring the availability of a broad array of artistic opportunities/venues that reflect the diversity of the community. Education priorities include addressing pressing needs in Pre-K - 12 education through public school-sponsored or facilitated curriculum-based programs; advancing Pre-K - 12 student performance through professional development, support and retention of teachers; facilitating merit-based access to higher education for underrepresented groups; and supporting research and special programs at higher education institutions. Typical grants range from $10,000 to $25,000. 

Native American Issues 

Deadline: October 1, 2011

Asian Arts & Cultural Organizations 

Deadline: November 1, 2011

Arts organizations and educational and cultural organizations are eligible to apply to the Asian Cultural Council for support for projects of exceptional importance involving cultural exchange between Asia and the United States or regional exchange among the countries of Asia. Grants to organizations generally do not exceed $10,000. 

Cultural Exchange Fund Awards 

Deadline: November 4, 2011

The Cultural Exchange Fund is a travel subsidy to assist U.S.-based presenting professionals and their organizations and companies in building partnerships and collaborations with international touring artists, companies, and their collaborators and to experience the work of artists from around the world in its cultural context. All applicants must be active members of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. APAP strongly encourages but does not limit travel to the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. The maximum amount awarded per individual organization, inclusive of travel costs and per diem, is $2,000. Group travel subsidies will be awarded only to groups of three or more individuals from different member presenting organizations. The maximum award for a group is $10,000, with no more than $2,000 awarded per organization in the group. Travel must occur between December 2011 and June 2012.

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US Audiences for Latin American Performing Artists

Deadline: February 10, 2012

The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation have announced a public-private partnership in support of the Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America program, which is designed to bring exemplary contemporary and traditional performing arts from Latin America to audiences across the U.S. that have little access to this work. The new initiative will support the presentation of dance, music, and theater artists and ensembles and will include community activities designed to provide audiences with a greater understanding of the artists, their work, and respective cultures. Grants will not exceed $25,000. The electronic application as well as online grant workshop details will be available on the site in September.

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Gibson Product Donations

Deadline: None, although requests for donations must be submitted at least 8 weeks before the project.

The Gibson Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing and supporting programs and other non-profit organizations in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment and health & welfare causes. The Gibson Foundation does NOT provide product donations to individual schools. Organizations requesting support have a better chance of getting donations when there is a direct mission fit. 

Deadline: October 16, 2011 

The Verizon Foundation provides grants to help people to increase their literacy and educational achievement for the 21st century. In the grant application, organizations must indicate what outcomes are targeted through programming and what results, as specified on the grant application, the organization will measure. Typical grants range from $1,000 to $30,000, with some larger grants. 

Deadline: November 1, 2011

The mission of The Lawrence Foundation is support organizations that are working to solve pressing environmental, educational, human services and other issues.  Most grants given in the last funding cycle dealt with environmental issues. Typical grants ranged from $1,000 to $5,000.  

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Deadline: November 1, 2011 

Central Arizona Project (CAP), Arizona's single largest resource for renewable water supplies, supports and funds charitable organizations which enhance the quality of life for CAP's customers and residents, primarily in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties. Through its charitable contributions program, CAP helps develop strong business relationships, answer community needs and create lasting commitments to the people and communities CAP serves. CAP's community support program primarily contributes in the areas of water education and the environment. To prepare individuals of all ages to better understand water and its effect on our environment, contributions are considered for primary and secondary schools, community colleges, universities and technical institutions or non-profit organizations interested in water issues and activities. Grants of up to $5,000.00 will be awarded.

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Deadline: November 15, 2011

Project Ignition grants provide support for public high school students in addressing teen driver safety through service-learning. Student teams host events, form community-wide partnerships, work on local and state policy, produce public service announcements, and more while receiving academic credit for their service-learning projects. Public schools in the United States that educate students in grades 9-12, ages 13 and older, are eligible to participate and receive project awards. Students must have a teacher/advisor and school permission to participate in the project. Initial grants of $2,000 will be made to twenty-five schools, with additional funding available for some after demonstrated program success.

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