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Community Finance Corporation

Preselected recipients only Tucson, Arizona · EIN 860683138

Community Finance Corporation is a private foundation in Tucson, Arizona. In tax year 2024 it gave $116,015 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $51,015. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $204,267 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$146,2677$836 million
2023$204,26711$967 million
2024$116,0155$2.2 billion

How to apply

Community Finance Corporation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Community Finance Corporation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona5$116,015

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Az Foundation Arizona Assurance
Tucson, AZ
See attached schedule k$51,015
Ua-College of Engineering Davinci Scholarship
Tucson, AZ
See attached schedule k$25,000
Tucson Unified School District Education Enrichment Foundation
Tucson, AZ
See attached schedule k$15,000
Flowing Wells School District
Tucson, AZ
See attached schedule k$15,000
So Az Research Science and Engineering Foundation
Tucson, AZ
See attached schedule k$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Community Finance Corporation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Community Finance Corporation give?

$116,015 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Community Finance Corporation?

Its 2024 filing lists Gary Molenda (Des Rep), Michael Hammond (President), Kendall Bert (Secretary) and Michael Arnold (Treasurer) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Community Finance Corporation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and science and research.

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