
Community organizations SRP supports
Serving our community has been a part of SRP from the beginning. Learn about the organizations we support and how to apply for grants.
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Building Our Community, Together
At SRP, we place a high priority on community giving. We believe that when the community comes together, there is no limit to what we can all achieve. Watch the video below to learn more about the positive impact our community partnerships make every year.
SRP corporate contributions
SRP believes in a sustainable and vibrant future for us all, which is why we proudly support local nonprofits working to strengthen our communities.
We provide volunteers for community events, as well as monetary assistance through the following giving priorities:
Basic needs
Providing food, shelter, safety and other essentials to help underserved communities become self-sufficient.
Community education
Educational funds including classroom enrichment programs that focus on STEM education, safety, job-readiness and employment skills.
Community enrichment
Sponsorship of local events and programs that increase our quality of life in the Valley and encourage arts and culture, public/civic engagement and environmental sustainability.
Corporate giving guidelines
To ensure SRP funds go to those most in need, we’ve established corporate giving guidelines. Read on to see if you qualify.
Qualifying organizations:
- Public charity that is a nonprofit under 501(c)3 of the IRS tax code in Arizona
- County or municipality in the state of Arizona requesting funding under the section 170(c)1 IRS tax code
- Teacher in Arizona
- Tribal government in Arizona
Qualifying service areas:
- Gila County
- Maricopa County
- Apache County
- Navajo County
- Pinal County
- St. Johns
- Yavapai County
Qualifying focus areas:
- Basic needs services
- Education
- Arts and culture
- Public/civic engagement
- Environmental
Projects we cannot support:
- Individuals (specific students, researchers, travel expenses, conference fees, etc.)
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, sex or national origin
- Endowment programs
- Medical research projects or medical procedures for individuals
- Professional schools of art, academic art programs, individual high school or college performing groups
- Political or lobbying groups or campaigns
- Fraternal organizations, veterans' organizations, professional associations and other similar membership groups
- Organizations outside the geographic area where SRP provides electric or water service or employment
- Public or commercial broadcasting programs
- Religious activities or church-sponsored programs limited to church membership
- Debt-reduction campaigns
Under no circumstances will SRP donate service (water or electricity), equipment or services for which a fee is normally charged.
Support for basic needs
$1,887,286
donated in 2021
SRP donates to organizations and events that provide vital services to people in our communities. Through this giving priority we can:
- Provide food, shelter and safety from violence or crises
- Enable children to participate in programs that promote personal development and positive life choices
- Educate people about water and electrical safety
- A New Leaf
- Against Abuse
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Lung Association
- Apache County Youth Council
- Arizona Burn Foundation
- Arizona Community Action Association - Wildfire
- Arizona Foundation for Women
- Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix
- Assistance League of Phoenix
- Association of Arizona Food Banks
- AZCEND
- Banner Health Foundation
- Boy Scouts of America - Grand Canyon Council
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Casa Grande Valley
- Casa Grande Regional Medical Center
- Central Arizona Shelter Services
- Chandler Service Club
- Chicanos Por La Causa
- Child Crisis Arizona
- Community Action Human Resource Agency
- Dignity Health Foundation - East Valley
- Dress for Success Phoenix
- Drowning Prevention Coalition of Central Arizona
- Duet: Partners in Health & Aging
- First Place Arizona
- Foundation for Senior Living
- Fresh Start Women’s Foundation
- Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine
- Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona
- Helping Families in Need
- Homeless Youth Connection
- Homeward Bound
- Hospice of the Valley
- ICAN
- Jewish Family and Children’s Services
- Mesa United Way
- New Life Center
- New Pathways for Youth
- NourishPHX
- one·n·ten
- Paz de Cristo Community Center
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation
- Phoenix Community ToolBank
- Phoenix Indian Center
- Pinal Hispanic Council
- Pinal—Gila Council for Senior Citizens
- Positive Paths
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix
- Ryan House
- Save the Family Foundation of Arizona
- Sojourner Center
- Solari
- Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
- St. Joseph’s Foundation
- St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance
- STARS, Scottsdale Training & Rehabilitation Services
- Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona
- Teen Lifeline
- Tempe Community Action Agency
- Tempe Community Council
- The Board of Visitors
- The Centers for Habilitation
- The Salvation Army Metro Phoenix
- The Salvation Army Southwest Division
- UMOM New Day Centers
- United Food Bank
- United Way of Pinal County
- Valle del Sol
- Valley of the Sun United Way
- Valley of the Sun YMCA
- Valleywise Health Foundation
- VerdeCares
- Vitalant
- VMLC Charities
- Volunteer Nonprofit Service Association
- Waste Not
- West Valley Child Crisis Center
Support for community education
$1,211,100
donated in 2021
SRP invests in Arizona’s future by investing in education — supporting programs that enrich classrooms. Through this giving priority we can:
- Provide professional development for teachers to build STEM education for K–12 students
- Help teachers better prepare students for higher education through enrichment activities and access to technology
- Help high school students develop job-readiness and employment skills
- Aguila Youth Leadership Institute
- Arizona Academic Decathlon Association
- Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation
- Arizona Council on Economic Education
- Arizona Educational Foundation
- Arizona Foundation for Agricultural Literacy
- Arizona Project WET
- Arizona Science Teachers Association
- Arizona State Envirothon
- Arizona Technology Council Foundation
- Arizona VICA Youth Foundation
- ASU Foundation - Arizona FIRST LEGO League
- ASU Foundation - Center for the Study of Race and Democracy
- ASU Foundation - Cesar Chavez Leadership Institute
- ASU Foundation - Del E. Webb School of Construction
- ASU Foundation - Department of Physics Modeling Instruction Program
- ASU Foundation - Hispanic Business Student Association
- ASU Foundation - Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
- ASU Foundation - Kyl Center for Water Policy
- ASU Foundation - Modeling Instruction in Physics
- ASU Foundation - Morrison Institute for Public Policy
- ASU Foundation- Mary Lou Fulton College of Teacher Education & Leadership
- Be a Leader Foundation
- Central Arizona College Foundation
- Checkered Flag Run Foundation Scottsdale
- College Connect Tempe
- Education Forward Arizona
- Elevate Phoenix
- Future Stars
- Jobs for Arizona Graduates (JAG)
- Junior Achievement of Arizona
- Live the Solution
- Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation
- NAU Foundation
- NAU Foundation - Arizona K-12 Center
- Phoenix Public Library Foundation - College Depot
- Preceptor XI Foundation
- Round Valley Unified Schools
- Show Low Unified School District
- Si Se Puede Foundation
- Teach for America - Phoenix
- The Environmental Education Center
- Treasures 4 Teachers
- Veterans Heritage Project
- Yavapai College Foundation
Support for quality of life
$1,044,738
donated in 2021
SRP is committed to building communities that celebrate diverse perspectives, promote civic engagement and champion environmental stewardship. Through this giving priority we can:
- Help identify and train local leaders
- Sponsor events that promote diversity and educate families on water and electrical safety
- Support environmental programs that focus on water resources
- Support professional arts organizations that reflect the diversity of SRP’s customers
- Act One Foundation
- Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits
- Apache County 4-H
- Apache County Fair
- Apache County Historical Society
- Arizona Asian American Association
- Arizona Community Tree Council
- Arizona Farm Bureau Federation
- Arizona Forward
- Arizona Grantmakers Forum
- Arizona Historical Society
- Arizona Informant Foundation
- Arizona Matsuri
- Arizona National Livestock Show
- Arizona Opera Company
- Arizona Opportunities Industrialization Center
- Arizona Parks and Recreation Fellowship
- Arizona Science Center
- Arizona Theatre Company
- Arizona Town Hall
- Arizona Women's Hall of Fame
- Arizona Women's History Alliance
- Asian Corporate Entrepreneur Leaders
- Audubon Arizona
- Ballet Arizona
- Black Theatre Troupe
- Celebracion Artistica de las Americas (CALA)
- Center for the Future of Arizona
- Chandler Center for the Arts
- Chandler Chamber Community Foundation
- Childsplay
- City of Apache Junction - Parks and Recreation
- City of Avondale - Parks and Recreation
- City of Buckeye - Aquatics
- City of Casa Grande Fire Department
- City of Casa Grande Parks and Recreation
- City of Chandler - Aquatics
- City of Chandler - Neighborhood Services
- City of Chandler - Parks and Recreation
- City of Mesa - Aquatics
- City of Peoria- Aquatics
- City of Phoenix - Aquatics
- City of Scottsdale - Parks and Recreation
- City of Scottsdale - Water Citizen Academy
- City of St. Johns - Community Development
- City of Tolleson - Parks and Recreation
- Desert Botanical Garden
- East Valley Veterans Parade
- Fountain Hills Community Theater
- Four Rivers Heritage Center
- Gila County 4-H
- Gila County Fair
- Gilbert Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Gilbert Leadership
- Gilbert Historical Museum
- Gold Canyon Arts Council
- Heard Museum
- Herberger Theater Center
- Higley Center for the Performing Arts
- Historical League Historymakers
- Keep Phoenix Beautiful
- Laveen Community Council
- Leadership West
- Liberty Wildlife
- Maricopa County Fair
- Maricopa County Farm Bureau
- Maricopa County NAACP
- Mesa Arts Center Foundation
- Mesa Leadership
- Natural Restorations
- One Community Foundation
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Phoenix Center for the Arts
- Phoenix Chinese Week
- Phoenix Pride Incorporated
- Phoenix Symphony Association
- Phoenix Theatre
- Pinal County Sherrif's Office
- Police Officers of Scottsdale Association
- Prescott Creeks Preservation Association
- Project CENTRL
- Pueblo Grande Museum
- Round Valley Rodeo Committee
- Sandra Day O' Connor Institute
- Scottsdale Cultural Council
- Scottsdale Leadership
- Show Low Youth Recreation & Sports Foundation
- St. Johns Fine Art Association
- Taylor Rodeo Inc.
- The Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Phoenix Zoo
- The State of Black Arizona
- Theater Works
- Town of Eagar
- Town of Florence - Parks and Recreation
- Town of Fountain Hills - Parks and Recreation
- Town of Gilbert - Parks and Recreation
- Town of Queen Creek - Parks and Recreation
- Valley Leadership
- Valley of the Sun Kiwanis Club
- Verde River Institute
- West Valley Arts Council
- White Mountain Historical Society
- Xico, Inc.
SRP’s exceptional employees
In addition to corporate giving, SRP employees donate time and resources in support of our communities.