Fiesta Events Inc
Scottsdale, AZ · EIN 86-0666998. Reported 149 grants totalling $7,578,005 to 111 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Fiesta Events Inc, the IRS classifies it under recreation & sports rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE N99Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 111 distinct organizations, with 13% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 15% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $25,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,488 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Donorschooseorg | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kaboom Inc | Bethesda, MD | $334,047 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Colorado River Inc | Bullhead City, AZ | $284,807 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A New Leaf Inc | Mesa, AZ | $174,451 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Science Center | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Future for Kids | Tempe, AZ | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Childrens Hospital Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Verde Unified | Camp Verde, AZ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Delivering Dreams of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laveen Youth Sports | Goodyear, AZ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Not My Kid Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Arizona Inc | Goodyear, AZ | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Southern Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $90,833 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Council on Economic Education | Phoenix, AZ | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Catanese Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creighton Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hopekids Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Be Kind People Project Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Barrow Neurological Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ryan House | Phoenix, AZ | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| ABILITY360 Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arcadia Scottsdale United Soccer Club | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Burn Foundation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arizona Golf and Life Skills Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Scottsdale Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Arizona | Prescott, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chinle Planting Hope | Chinle, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Food Bank Inc | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dignity Health Foundation-East Valley | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Diocesan Council for the Society of St Vincent De Paul Diocese Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friendly House Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus Pine Council Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Canyon University Cityserve | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heart for the City | Glendale, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| I C a N Improving Chandlers Area Neighborhoods | Chandler, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legacy Cares Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love Muziq Operation 13 2 | Sierra Vista, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mikeys League Inc | Chandler, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Paladin Sports Outreach | San Tan Vly, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Read Better Be Better | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Science of Sport | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southwest Human Development Incorporated | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor Inc | CASA Grande, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Opportunity Tree | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Treasure House | Glendale, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Treasures 4 Teachers Inc | Tempe, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tucson Childrens Museum Inc | Tucson, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Umom New Day Centers Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valleywise Health Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western School of Science and Technology Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Paws for Youth Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Coast Turf | Palm Desert, CA | $39,976 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nike USA Inc | Beaverton, OR | $34,980 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Community Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $33,204 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Accept the Challenge | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Back-to-School Clothing Drive Association | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona Incorporated | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cartwright School District #83 | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child Crisis Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civitan Foudation Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Down Syndrome Network Inc | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Educational Enrichment Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elevate Navajo | Vanderwagen, NM | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fostering Heroes Foundation | Glendale, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Community and Health Advancement | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gamers Outreach Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeward Bound | Mesa, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Arizona | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Golf Association of Arizona Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Can Succeed | Surprise, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kyrene Schools Community Foundation | Tempe, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lions Camp Tatiyee Inc | Lakeside, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manzanita Outreach | Cottonwood, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Military Assistance Mission Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mvp Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Inc | Chandler, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Playworks Education Energized | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosies House a Music Academy for Children Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save the Family Foundation of Arizona | Mesa, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Pocatello, ID | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Marys Food Bank Alliance | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steven M Gootter Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team of Physicians for Students | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tooth Budds Inc | Pima, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Central Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wheel Fun | Sedona, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turf Equipment Source LLC | Phoenix, AZ | $18,144 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Daktronics Inc | Brookings, SD | $16,457 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Precise Sign Co LLC | Phoenix, AZ | $15,606 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Autism Life and Living Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc | Elfrida, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Matthews Crossing | Chandler, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miracle League of Arizona | Scottsdale, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richard L Weisberg | Hereford, AZ | $12,086 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solid Rock Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emmett R Callahan | Bisbee, AZ | $8,432 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polywoodcom | Syracuse, IN | $7,782 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodmans Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $6,712 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thomas Printworks | Richardson, TX | $5,488 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
30 of 111 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Donorschooseorg
2022 FIESTA BOWL GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT - Boys & Girls Club of the Colorado River
2021 FIESTA BOWL GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT - Positive Coaching Alliance
FUNDING SUPPORTS THE YOUTH SPORTS CULTURE FOR THE UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS, GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL INITIATIVES, INDIAN COMMUNITIES & YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCES PROGRAMMING. - American National Red Cross & Its Constituents Chapters and Branches
FUNDS WILL BE APPLIED TO SUPPORTING THEIR BLOOD SAVES LIVES PROGRAMMING IN ARIZONA, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS IN ARIZONA SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES CONCERNING THE CONSTANT NEED FOR BLOOD DONATIONS AND UNDERWRITING THE COST OF SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOL BLOOD DRIVES. - Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
FUNDING WILL PROVIDE AWARDS TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE FOR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES, TUTORING, CAMPS, PROM EXPENSES, CLASSES, SWIMMING LESSONS AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT FUNDED IN ANY OTHER WAY. - Arizona Science Center
FUNDING WILL PROVIDE IMMERSIVE STEM LEARNING AT NO COST BY UNDERWRITING PLANNING, MATERIALS, AND DELIVERY OF FOCUSED FIELD TRIPS AND SCIENCE ON WHEELS FOR STUDENTS, AND THE EXPANSION OF VISITOR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CENTER.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 82 of 111 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $3,663,275 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 51 | $2,939,730 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 20 | $500,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $475,000 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
63% of its giving went to organizations in Arizona. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Arizona.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Fiesta Events Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 22 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 7135 E Camelback Road 190, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251.
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