With close to $75 million raised for Arizona charities, countless individuals and groups have benefited from the monies raised through the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Here are just a few of the many charities The Thunderbirds and its title sponsor has helped in recent years:
A Stepping Stone Foundation
A.T. Still University AZ School of Health Sciences
AASK Aid to Adoption of Special Kids
ACCEL Arizona Centers for Comprehensive Education and Life-Skills
Accept the Challenge
Adelante Healthcare Inc.
Aguila Youth Leadership Institute
Alzheimer’s Association, Desert Southwest Chapter
American Cancer Society, Great West Division
American Diabetes Association
American Indian Services
American Lung Association of Arizona
Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL)
Arizona Disabled Sports USA
Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
Arizona Helping Hands
Arizona Literacy & Learning Center
Arizona Opera
Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH)
Arizona Science Center
Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association
Arizona Women’s Education and Employment AWEE
Arizona’s Children Association
Arizonans for Children
Assistance League of East Valley
Assistance League of Phoenix
Audubon Arizona
Back to School Clothing Drive
Banner Health Foundation
Barrow Neurological Foundation
Be A Leader Foundation (BALF)
Benevilla
Best Buddies Arizona
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona
Booker T. Washington BTW Child Development Center
Boy Scouts of America, Grand Canyon Council “Camp Geronimo”
Boys & Girls Clubs of East Valley
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Metropolitan Phoenix
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona
Bridging AZ Furniture Bank
Camp Soaring Eagle Foundation
Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS)
Challenger Space Center of AZ
Chandler Christian Community Center
Chicanos Por La Causa
Child & Family Resources Inc.
Child Crisis Center
Child Crisis Center – East Valley Inc
Childhelp, Inc.
Children’s Museum of Phoenix
Childsplay, Inc
Christ Child Society
Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence
Circle the City
Civitan Foundation Inc
Communities in Schools of Arizona
Courtney’s Foundation Inc.
Craniofacial Foundation of Arizona
Creciendo Unidos Growing Together
Crisis Nursery
Crossroads Inc.
D-backs Youth Baseball Complex
Desert Botanical Garden
Desert Mission Inc
Desert Sounds Performing Arts Inc.
Desert Voices Oral Learning Center
Downtown Urban Communtiy Kids (DUCK)
Duet: Partners in Health & Aging
Dysart Community Center
Ear Candy Productions Inc.
Ecumenical Chaplaincy For Homeless
Educare Arizona
Empowerment Systems Inc.
Epilepsy Foundation Arizona
Esperanca, Inc
Family Promise – Greater Phoenix
Florence Crittenton
Foster Angels of Arizona Serving Together
Foundation for Blind Children
Foundation For Burns and Trauma
Foundation for Senior Living
Free Arts of Arizona
Fresh Start Women’s Foundation
Friendly House Inc
Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library
Future for Kids
Gabriel’s Angels
Genesis Program
Gift of Life Arizona Inc.
Girl Scouts -Arizona Cactus – Pine Council
Gompers Habilitation Center
Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona Inc.
Great Arizona Puppet Theater Inc.
Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk Foundation (Youth at Risk)
HandsOn Greater Phoenix
Happily Ever After League (HEAL)
Healthy LifeStars
Homeward Bound
Hope & A Future
Hospice of the Valley
Human Services Campus
ICAN – Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods
Interfaith Cooperative Ministries (ICM)
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS)
Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates (JAG)
Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA)
Keen Phoenix
Keogh Health Foundation
Kitchen of the Street Inc.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lions Vision Center
Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County
Maggie’s Place
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona
Marc Center of Mesa
Melonhead Foundation
Mental Health Association of AZ (MHZ)
MentorKids USA
Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled
Mission of Mercy, Inc
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
National Advocacy & Training Network (SEEDs)
National Council On Alcoholism – Greater Phoenix Area
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Arizona Chapter
Navigator Supporters Inc.
Neighborhood Christian Clinic
Neighborhood Ministries
Neighbors Who Care Inc.
Neurofibromatosis Inc. – Arizona
New Foundation Inc.
New Life Center
New Song Center for Grieving Children
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One Step Beyond Inc.
Open Table, Inc.
Parents for Paiute Neighborhood Center
Partnership for a Drug-Free America – AZ Chapter
Pedal Power Foundation
Phoenix Childrens Hospital
Phoenix Conservatory of Music
Phoenix Day Child and Family Learning Center
Phoenix Indian Center
Phoenix Public Library Foundation
Phoenix Rescue Mission
Phoenix Rotary 100 – Field of Dreams
Phoenix Symphony Association
Phoenix Theatre Inc.
Phoenix Zoo
POPSICLE Center Inc.
Project ChalleNGe Foundation
Prostate On-Site Project
Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun Inc.
Release the Fear
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix (RMHC Phoenix)
Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children
Ryan House
Save the Family
Sharing Down Syndrome AZ
Shoebox Ministry Inc.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Sojourner Center
Solid Rock Foundation
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC)
Southwest Center for HIV / AIDS
Southwest Human Development
Special Olympics Arizona
Stardust Non-Profit Building Supplies Inc.
Starlight Starbright Childrens Foundation
Stepping Stones of Hope
Summer Youth Program Fund
Sun Health Foundation
TCH, The Centers for Habilitation
Teach For America
Teen Lifeline
The Wellness Community
UMOM New Day Centers
United Cerebral Palsey of Arizona (UCP)
United States Veterans Initiative
Upward Foundation
Valle del Sol
Valley Youth Theatre (VYT)
VALLEYLIFE
VisionQuest 20/20
VOS YMCA
Waste Not Inc.
WellCare Foundation
West Valley Child Crisis Center
WHEAT World Hunger Ecumenical Arizona Task Force Inc
Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation
Young Arts Arizona Ltd.
YWCA of Maricopa County