Top 100 foundations & funders, Tuition Tax-Credit STOs, and CTSO membership data — filterable by region and chamber level. State picker scales to all 50 states. Hover focus tags to see what each funder funds. Data sources: IRS 990 + Candid + AZ STO Tax Credit + Perkins V + HOSA / DECA / SkillsUSA registries.
| # | Foundation / Funder | Focus Areas | HQ · Region | Annual Giving ▼ | % AZ-Focused | AZ-Reaching $ | Type |
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Verified Top 100 funder data is built state-by-state from IRS 990 + Candid + state STO tax-credit registries. Arizona is the lighthouse state with 12 of 100 currently confirmed. As FFH expands into each state, this scaffold absorbs the next 88 AZ funders + the Top 100 for each new state.
| # | STO | Focus | HQ | 2024 Receipts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona Tuition Connection EIN: 27-1815554 | K-12 Scholarships STEM | Phoenix, AZ PHOENIX | $22M | Certified STO |
| 2 | Institute for Better Education EIN: 86-0796862 | K-12 Rural | Tucson, AZ TUCSON | $18M | Certified STO |
| 3 | Arizona Christian School Tuition Org EIN: 86-0865076 | K-12 | Chandler, AZ PHOENIX | $15M | Certified STO |
| 4 | Catholic Education Arizona EIN: 86-0937500 | Catholic K-12 | Phoenix, AZ PHOENIX | $12M | Certified STO |
| 5 | Arizona Leadership Foundation EIN: 86-1066911 | Leadership Civic | Scottsdale, AZ PHOENIX | $8M | Certified STO |
| 6 | School Choice Arizona EIN: 27-3082612 | K-12 | Scottsdale, AZ PHOENIX | $6M | Certified STO |
| 7 | Northern Arizona Christian School EIN: 86-0871234 | K-12 Rural N. AZ | Flagstaff, AZ FLAGSTAFF | $2M | Certified STO |
| ⭐ | FFH Force for Health Foundation STO PROPOSED Establish under FFH Foundation umbrella · separate 501(c)(3) entity | Rural Health Education STEM | AZ statewide STATEWIDE | Target $1-3M Y1 | Proposed Certified STO |
Establishing an FFH-aligned Certified STO under the FFH Foundation umbrella creates a tax-credit-incentivized donation funnel for AZ donors. ~$120M/yr flows through AZ STOs total; capturing even 1-3% = $1-3M Y1. Donors direct dollars to FFH-aligned health-education programs (FitFAMILY FORCE Ambassador stipends, Train the Brain school licensing, rural-school health curriculum) AND get an AZ state tax credit. Parallel funding stream that runs independent of RHT or grant cycles.
| # | CTSO | Focus Cluster | AZ Members | FFH Partnership Fit | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FFA | Agriculture Rural | 13,200 | Rural-health add-on curriculum + FitFAMILY FORCE for ag communities. Largest AZ CTSO — anchor partner. | ⭐ ANCHOR |
| 2 | SkillsUSA | Trade · Industrial · Health | 7,500 | Health-occupations track overlap. Co-curricular health-trade competitions. | High |
| 3 | HOSA | Health Science | 5,800 | Direct overlap with FFH mission. Don't compete — partner. Rural-public-health curriculum, PHIT data case competitions, FitFAMILY FORCE Ambassadors as chapter add-on. | ⭐ ANCHOR |
| 4 | DECA | Marketing · Hospitality · Mgmt | 4,200 | Health-business case competition partner. Rural health business model challenges. | Med |
| 5 | FBLA | Business | 3,500 | Rural healthcare business plan competitions. PHIT-data-driven case studies. | Med |
| 6 | FCCLA | Family · Consumer Sciences | 2,800 | Maternal-fetal health, family wellness, brown-skin moms content fits perfectly. Anchor partner. | ⭐ ANCHOR |
| 7 | TSA | Technology · STEM | 1,900 | PHIT data analysis competitions. Tech-track health-data projects. | Low-Med |
| 8 | BPA | Business Professionals | 900 | Health-admin career pathway add-on. Smaller chapter footprint. | Low |
Combined, the three anchor CTSOs reach 21,800 AZ students — over half of all CTSO membership. FFH partners with each as a curriculum + competition + Ambassador-program supplier. Move 1 (Year 1): partner with all three. Move 2 (Year 2-3): pursue AZ state-CTSO recognition for FFH (My Healthy Force) as complementary org. Move 3 (Year 5+): federal Perkins V CTSO recognition only if traction supports.
Annual returns from foundations + 501(c)(3) orgs. Includes contributions, grants paid, total assets. The base layer for all funder data.
→ IRS Tax-Exempt Org SearchAggregated 990 data + funder profile enrichment. Premium tier required for grant-by-grant Schedule I detail.
→ candid.orgAnnual report on AZ tuition tax-credit STOs: certified list, contributions received, scholarships disbursed. ~$120M/yr program.
→ azdor.gov · Tax Credits ReportsState CTE plan including CTSO recognition, funding allocations, performance indicators. Names which CTSOs are state-recognized.
→ azed.gov · CTE PlanMembership counts, chapter list, programmatic data for the health-science CTSO. FFH partnership target.
→ hosa.orgLargest AZ CTSO at 13,200 members. Rural-agriculture overlap with FFH mission.
→ ffa.orgEach CTSO's national org publishes state-level membership. Aggregated for the membership chart.
→ ACTE (Association for CTE)Region split: North = Coconino/Apache/Navajo/Yavapai · Central = Maricopa/Pinal/Gila · South = Pima/Cochise/Santa Cruz/Yuma/La Paz/Graham/Greenlee/Mohave (Mohave often counted W). Chambers: Greater Phoenix Chamber · Tucson Metro Chamber · Greater Flagstaff Chamber.
→ AZ Commerce Authority