ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS FOUNDATION

Financial Information

Total Assets: $1,405,140

Total Giving: $3,276,037

Area of Service:

Arizona

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

Diamonds Back Field Building Program
Grand Slam Award
Pinch Hitter Fund
Play Ball Scholarship Fund
Program Grants

Grants

The following grants were reported in 2007:
$764,004 to Bureau Of Reclamation – Reach 11 Youth Sports Complex, Glendale, AZ, for Equipment and supplies for improvement of little league fields, payable over 1 year.
$620,000 to United Way – Valley Of The Sun – Ticket Donation, Phoenix, AZ, to Support of suggested organizations, payable over 1 year.
$420,100 to United Way – Valley Of The Sun, Phoenix, AZ, to Support of suggested organizations, payable over 1 year.
$310,000 to Arizona Human Services Campus, Phoenix, AZ, to General program support, payable over 1 year.
$247,503 to Bureau Of Reclamation, Glendale, AZ, Equipment and supplies for improvement of little league fields, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to United Way – Valley Of The Sun, Phoenix, AZ, for Support of suggested organizations, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Children’s Museum Of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, to General program support, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs – Education Robson Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ, for General program support, payable over 1 year.
$49,814 to Creighton School District – Jay Bell Field, Phoenix, AZ, for Equipment and supplies for improvement of little league fields, payable over 1 year.
$34,317 to Muscular Dystrophy Association, Phoenix, AZ, for General program support, payable over 1 year.

Limitations

Giving limited to AZ.
No support for religious organizations which are purely denominational or sectarian in purpose.
No grants for debt reduction.

Summary

The foundation focuses its efforts on three main areas of need: homelessness, indigent healthcare and children’s programs of all types, including education and youth baseball field development.

Additional

Type of Grantmaker: Public charity.
Established in 1997 in AZ.

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

http://mlb.mlb.com/ari/community/index.jsp

Located in:

Phoenix,

Arizona

United States

Contact Information / Process

Initial Approach: Download application form for Diamonds Back Field Building Program; e-mail to request application for Grand Slam Award and Program Grants; complete online application for Pinch Hitter Fund and Play Ball Scholarship Fund .
Deadline(s): Dec. 31 for Diamonds Back Field Building Program

401 E. Jefferson St.
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2438

Contact: Mike Kennedy, Pres.
Phone: (602)462-6500
Fax: (602)462-6599
[email protected]

Donors & Leadership

Officers and Directors:
Ken Kendrick, Chair/Director
Michael Kennedy, President/Director
Derrick M. Hall, Vice President/Director
Debbie Castaldo, Secretary/Director
Tom Harris, Treasurer/Director
Brad Nelsen
Hope H. Ozer
Isaac Serna
Michael Yates
Patrick Paul
Jim Scussel

EIN:

860901615