Cox Employees Top Last Year’s Giving, Raise $115,000 for Regional Nonprofits
Cox employees have raised $115,000 for Southern Arizona nonprofits in the communities where Cox employees live and work. This is up nearly 10% from last year.
Twenty-two Southern Arizona nonprofits have been notified of their grants, ranging from $2,500 to $10,000. This marks the 28th year that Cox employees, through Cox Charities, have raised funds to help those in need of vital services. Since 1996, Cox Arizona employees statewide have raised over $11 million and awarded grants to more than 1,900 local Arizona nonprofits.
Charitable giving declined 2.1% last year, an event only seen four other times in the last 40 years: 1987, 2008, 2009 and 2022. The 260+ employees at Cox throughout Southern Arizona announced that their giving has increased this year, just like it has for the past two years in a row.
Recipient organizations are focused on education, diversity, environment and sustainability programs. Most of the funds come from employee-driven fundraisers and donations by Cox employees and their families.
A few Southern Arizona nonprofits that received Cox support:
● Books for Classrooms, a nonprofit that supports underfunded-schools and puts educator-reviewed books directly into classrooms. The organization has a catalog of over 1,500 books across twelve categories, tailored for K-12 students in southern AZ.
● Mary Gloria Foundation, located in Pinal County. The Maria Gloria Foundation offers a multitude of services ranging from providing food boxes and hygiene supplies for families to offering scholarships to community colleges.
● Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Vista in Cochise County with the mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. The organization has a 12,300 square foot facility with a gym, technology lab, art room, game room, activity room, teen room, kitchen, outdoor picnic and play area, and executive offices.
22 Pima | Cochise | Pinal area nonprofits received grants totaling $115,000:
Amphitheater Public Schools Foundation, Inc. $ 5,000
Arizona Dental Association Cares Foundation $ 5,500
Arizona Council on Economic Education $ 5,000
Arizona Science Center $ 2,500
Autism Society of Southern Arizona $ 6,100
Aviva Children’s Services $ 5,000
Banner Health Foundation $ 2,500
Bisbee Science Exploration & Research Center, Inc. $ 5,000
Books for Classrooms $ 5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Sierra Vista $ 5,000
Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation $ 5,000
Children’s Museum Tucson $ 5,000
Gabriel’s Angels $ 5,000
Junior Achievement of Arizona – Southern District $ 7,000
Literacy Connects $ 7,000
Reid Park Zoological Society $ 3,000
Saguaro City Music Theatre $ 2,800
Sister Jose Women’s Center $ 10,000
The Be Kind People Project $ 7,600
Tucson Jewish Community Center $ 3,500
We Care Tucson $ 5,000
Mary Gloria Foundation $ 7,500
TOTAL: $ 115,000
