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Cox employees raise, give nearly $609K to Arizona nonprofits

126 central and southern Arizona nonprofits receive grants for vital community programs

The 3,100 employees of Cox Communications are proud to announce that they have raised $608,708 and recently distributed those funds to 126 Arizona nonprofit community champions focused on youth and education programs. Most of the funds come from employee-driven fundraisers and donations by Cox employees and their families.

This marks the 26th year that Cox employees, through Cox Charities, have raised funds to help the communities in which they live and work. Since 1996, Cox Arizona employees have raised $9.7 million and awarded grants to 1,719 local Arizona nonprofits.

One Cox Charities grant recipient is Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank in Chandler and its Meals to Grow Student Hunger Relief program.

“Food means tomorrow,” said Jan Terhune, executive director of Matthew’s Crossing. She explains that each week, 1,500 backpacks with six meals go to 85 schools. Cox Charities helps to make sure there is food in those backpacks and consequently, added Terhune, “attendance is improved and the kids have a better attention span because they are not worried about their tummies hurting.”

“I am immensely proud of our Cox employees who are great at their jobs and so committed to helping local nonprofits deliver vital services in our community,” said Percy Kirk, senior vice president and region manager for Cox Arizona. “This year, Cox employees raised nearly $40,000 more than last year for distribution in this 2022 grant cycle.”

The children of enlisted military receive backpacks full of necessary school supplies from the Military Assistance Mission (MAM) so they have the opportunity to succeed like their peers. With the help of Cox Charities to purchase school supplies, MAM Executive Director Margy Bons says that active military and reservists can focus on their mission while using their financial resources to pay the rent.

"We provide a respite from the everyday worries of finances for those who are paid the least in the military," Bons said.

Maricopa, Pinal area nonprofits received grants totaling $464,860 breakdown:

MARICOPA | PINAL NONPROFIT

GRANT AMOUNTS

A Dream and A Pencil

$1,500

A New Leaf

$7,500

Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels

$5,000

American Red Cross of Central and Northern Arizona

$5,000

Angels on Patrol, Inc.

$7,500

Arizona Burn Foundation

$7,500

Arizona Council on Economic Education

$6,550

Arizona Educational Foundation

$5,000

Arizona Humane Society

$2,300

ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER

$5,000

Arizona Students Recycling Used Technology

$4,000

Arizona Sustainability Alliance

$3,000

Arizona Technology Council Foundation DBA SciTech Institute

$4,000

Assistance League of East Valley

$5,000

Assistance League of Phoenix

$4,000

Back To School Clothing Drive

$4,350

Banner Health Foundation

$10,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBSAZ)

$5,000

Black Theatre Troupe, Inc.

$3,675

BLOOM365

$5,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale

$10,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor

$5,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (BGCAZ)

$10,000

Camp Catanese Foundation

$2,000

Career Concepts for Youth, Inc.

$2,500

AARP/Pinal Casa Grande Reading Prog.

$2,500

Chandler Center for the Arts

$2,000

Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.

$3,000

Children’s Museum of Phoenix

$2,000

Children's Cancer Network

$3,350

Civitan Foundation

$5,500

College Bound AZ

$4,000

Creighton Community Foundation, Inc.

$2,000

Deer Valley Education Foundation

$3,500

Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts

$5,000

Desert Botanical Garden

$5,000

Diana Gregory Outreach Services

$5,000

Doreen Katz Memorial Cancer Foundation

$2,000

Dress for Success Phoenix

$1,500

Earn to Learn

$5,000

Elevate Phoenix

$4,250

Foster Arizona

$4,250

Fresh Start Women's Foundation

$5,350

Friendly House

$4,250

Furnishing Dignity

$4,250

Fusion You INC

$5,500

Gabriel's Angels

$5,000

GiGi's Playhouse Phoenix LLC

$4,350

Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council

$3,000

HandsOn Greater Phoenix

$3,500

Heard Museum

$5,000

Helping Hands for Single Moms

$4,750

Homeless Youth Connection

$4,500

ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth

$2,000

Jazz In Arizona, Inc.

$1,500

Jewish Family & Children's Service, Inc. (JFCS)

$2,250

Jobs for Arizona's Graduates

$2,500

Joy Bus Diner

$47,067

Junior Achievement of Arizona, Inc.

$6,000

Kids in Focus

$5,000

Kids Need to Read

$2,500

Lions Camp Tatiyee, Inc.

$3,600

#LoveUp Foundation

$21,781

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona

$5,000

Maricopa County Historical Society d/b/a Desert Caballeros Western Museum

$3,500

Matthew's Crossing Food Bank

$2,000

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

$5,000

MentorKids USA

$4,085

Mesa Arts Center

$5,000

Mikey's League, Inc.

$3,000

Military Assistance Mission

$6,000

Million Dollar Teacher Project

$2,500

MKUU, Inc., Phoenix

$3,000

New Pathways for Youth

$3,000

notMYkid, Inc.

$2,500

OCJ Kids, Phoenix

$2,500

Pawsitive Friendships

$3,000

Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation

$5,000

Phoenix Film Foundation

$3,000

Phoenix Indian Center

$5,000

Phoenix ToolBank

$2,500

Read Better Be Better

$5,000

Save the Family Foundation of Arizona

$6,000

Saving Amy

$7,675

Si Se Puede Foundation

$7,675

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

$5,000

Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center

$5,000

Southwest Human Development

$5,000

Special Olympics Arizona

$2,500

Stand for Children Leadership Center

$5,000

State Forty-Eight Foundation

$4,000

Surprise Youth Foundation

$5,000

Teen Lifeline

$7,500

The Joy Bus

$5,000

The Nature Conservancy in Arizona

$6,400

The Opportunity Tree

$5,000

The Salvation Army, A California Corporation

$5,000

Translational Genomics Research Institute

$5,000

Treasures 4 Teachers

$2,500

Trees Matter

$5,000

UMOM New Day Centers, Inc.