ACF Now Accepting 2024 Grant Cycle Applications: Seize Your Funding Opportunity

The Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona announced it will be accepting applications for its new cycle of grant funding from July 26 to August 16. The grants, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, are available to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and tribal groups.

According to the application packet, the primary objective of ACF of Sedona is to foster a legacy of giving within the communities to improve the quality of life in Sedona and the Verde Valley. “ACF is an endowment organization that connects community needs to donors who have a passion for meeting those needs,” the statement read. Since its inception in 1991, ACF of Sedona has established 78 separate funds with assets exceeding $19 million and has awarded over $12 million to area nonprofit organizations, schools, and municipalities.

Grants will be awarded from various field of interest funds:

* The Sedona Animal Welfare Fund for organizations working with pets and wildlife

* The Sedona Arts Fund, which supports fields of fine arts and performing arts

* The Tolerance Learning Center Fund, which aids cultural diversity education and training

* The Greater Sedona Fund for the Environment, supporting projects to preserve open space and reduce pollution

* The Sedona Community Fund, benefitting projects for the residents of the Verde Valley and Sedona.

* The Sedona Health Care Fund, which supports healthcare services for residents

* The Roof For All housing fund, assisting workforce, senior, and transitional housing as well as emergency shelters

* The Social Welfare and Justice Fund, offering resources for marginalized people, including food, human services, and housing

Recipients can utilize the funds for organizational capacity building, capital improvements, direct services and programs, general operational support, or renewable funding proposals.

The Grants Award Celebration will be held at the Sedona Performing Arts Center on Friday, November 15, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., with grant recipients being notified by November 1.

“We’re moving it up this year, and [the ceremony] will be held on National Philanthropy Day, so it’ll be a wonderful celebration,” said ACF Regional Director Sheri Denny.

Denny reported a notable increase in the number of organizations applying for grants in recent years. In 2023, 91 applicants marked a roughly 30% increase from the previous year. The 2023 grant cycle awarded $276,000 to 49 local charities and schools, with additional funding provided by the Burton Family Foundation.

For more information regarding the process or program eligibility, contact Denny at sdenny@azfoundation.org or (928) 583-7816.

Visit azfoundation.org for more details about the 2024 ACF Competitive Grant Cycle or to request an application packet.