Open Foundations · Arizona

Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust 08-11-95

Phoenix, Arizona · EIN 866247076. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $23.8M across 456 grants in 2024, a median of $10K each.

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$23.8M
paid in 2024
456
grants paid
$10K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$429.9M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Angelica Gonzalez
Address
1202 EAST MISSOURI AVE, PHOENIX, AZ, 85014
Phone
4809485853
Form the request should take
Grantees are encouraged to talk to a program officer before submitting a Letter of Inquiry (LOI). The Letter of Inquiry (LOI) should describe the project - addressing its impact, effectiveness, feasibility, and sustainability. After review of the inquiry, organizations may be invited to submit a full proposal for consideration. Please refer to "What Makes a Strong Proposal" on the Trust's website (www.pipertrust.org). For assistance with the application process, email Angelica Gonzalez, Program Associate at [email protected] or call at 480-948-5853.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
For Responsive Grants, Eligible Organizations Must - A) BE LOCATED WITHIN OR PRIMARILY SERVING RESIDENTS OF MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ; B) BE TAX EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) OR AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF GOVERNMENT; C) HAVE BEEN IN ACTIVE EXISTENCE AS A 501(C)(3), UNLESS A GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITY, FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS; D) DELIVER PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH, CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, ARTS AND CULTURE, EDUCATION, OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS; E) NOT BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION OR INELIGIBLE TYPE III SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533219349104723. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

trustee advisedaccess studentseducation accessresources educationback-to-school resourcesemployee matchingholidayhonor

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 456 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Boys & Girls Clubs of the ValleyAZ$1,000,000Implement mental health services for youth in 30 Club locations
2Creighton UniversityNE$750,000Establish endowed chair position and a fellowship in health disparities at Virginia G Piper Medical Clinic at Society of St Vincent de Paul in Phoenix
3Maricopa County Community College District FoundationAZ$750,000Expand Licensed Practical Nurse program
4A New LeafAZ$500,000Support organizational capacity building project
5Child Crisis ArizonaAZ$500,000Support construction of new Center for Child & Family Wellness (Capital Campaign)
6Desert Botanical GardenAZ$500,000Support completion of the Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science (Capital Campaign)
7Southwest Human DevelopmentAZ$500,000Establish "Shared Services Hubs" for early childhood center business operations
8The Roman Catholic Diocese of PhoenixAZ$500,000Support for the 2024 Charity and Development Appeal
9The Translational Genomics Research Institute (tgen)AZ$500,000Advance scientific evidence for early cancer detection models
10Catholic Education ArizonaAZ$425,000Support new Changing Lives Division
11Arizona Autism UnitedAZ$400,000Expand programmatic access and services
12Hospice of the ValleyAZ$400,000Support Dementia Care and Education Campus (Capital Campaign)
13Tempe Community Action Agency IncAZ$400,000Support renovation of new housing and human services facility (Capital Campaign)
14Valleywise Health FoundationAZ$400,000Establish new learning facility for medical professionals (Capital Campaign)
15A New LeafAZ$375,000Support Transformational Capacity Building Project

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020512$40.7M
2021548$154.1M
2022469$31.7M
2023499$29.3M
2024456$23.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Arizona86%
California2%
Texas2%
District of Columbia2%
Kansas1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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