FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2022
Contact:
Andrea Katsenes
(602) 694-1275
Andrea.katsenes@cox.com
126 Central and Southern Arizona nonprofits receive grants for vital community programs
PHOENIX — Today, the 3,100 employees of Cox Communications are proud to announce that they have raised $608,708 and 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,” says 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, adds 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. She adds, “We provide a respite from the everyday worries of finances for those who are paid the least in the military.”
107 Maricopa and Pinal area nonprofits received grants totaling $464,860:
| 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. | $5,000 |
| VALLE DEL SOL INC | $5,000 |
| Valley Youth Theatre | $5,000 |
| Veterans Heritage Project | $5,000 |
| WHAM Art Association | $5,000 |
| Young Arts Arizona Ltd. | $5,000 |
| YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix | $5,000 |
TOTAL: $533,708.00
19 Pima | Cochise area nonprofits received grants totaling $75,000:
| PIMA | COHISE COUNTY NONPROFITS | GRANT AMOUNTS |
| Anytown Leadership Program, Inc. | $4,000 |
| Arizona Assoc. for Foster and Adoptive Parents | $2,500 |
| Arizona Burn Foundation | $4,000 |
| ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER | $4,000 |
| Arizona Technology Council Foundation DBA SciTech Institute | $5,000 |
| Bisbee Science Exploration and Research Center (BSERC) | $4,000 |
| Books for Classrooms | $5,000 |
| DAMES Differently Abled Mothers Empowerment Society | $4,000 |
| Earn to Learn | $4,000 |
| El Grupo Youth Cycling | $5,000 |
| Future for KIDS | $2,500 |
| Gabriel’s Angels | $2,500 |
| I Am You 360 | $4,000 |
| MIKID – Mentally Ill Kids In Distress | $4,000 |
| Reid Park Zoological Society | $2,500 |
| Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired | $5,000 |
| Southern Arizona Book Heroes | $5,000 |
| Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc. | $4,000 |
| Tucson Symphony Society | $4,000 |
TOTAL: $75,000
About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through broadband applications and services. As the largest private telecom company in America, we proudly serve seven million homes and businesses across 18 states. In metro Phoenix, we serve approximately 2.5 million product subscribers, and in Southern Arizona, approximately 400,000 product subscribers, with residential and business digital television, 1G high-speed Internet, security systems and digital telephone service over our own nationwide IP network. In Arizona, Cox generates nearly $5.5 billion in total economic impact annually. We’re dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and we celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that make each one unique. The 3,100 Arizona employees of Cox are proud to have volunteered more than 51,000 hours each year in the local communities where we live and work and have topped numerous J.D. Power and Associates’ studies of customer satisfaction and “Ranking Arizona-Best of Arizona Business” lists. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox.
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