Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation General Grant

Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation General Grant is sponsored by Phoenix Suns Charities / Phoenix Mercury Foundation. Supports programs that benefit children and youth in Arizona, with a focus on education, health, welfare, and overall development. Funding priorities often include early childhood education, child advocacy, environmental education, and support for underprivileged youth.

Grant Application | Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation SUNSMERCURYFOUNDATION@SUNS. COM Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation General Grant Overview Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation’s mission is to use the platform of basketball to provide meaningful resources and support to strengthen and bring together the diverse communities we serve across Arizona.

Since its inception, Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation has distributed more than $45M to local non-profits and organizations in need.

Here is an overview of our Grants Process: Step One – Eligibility Verification Step Two – Basketball Initiative Overview Step Three – Internal Review ( Organization will be notified of approval to continue to step four ) Step Four – Grant Video & Application Submission ( Approval or denial may take up to six months ) Organization has been an established Arizona 501(c)(3) for at least 3 years.

Organization must operate with fiscal accountability and responsibility. Organization can provide a recent form 990, audited financial statements, a valid IRS determination letter and current W9 form. Organization must serve children/youth 18 years of age and under or families.

Organization must serve only residents within the Arizona geographic boundaries. Organization must demonstrate a non-discrimination policy regarding staff, employment, governing board and service based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or national origin, and provide evidence of the policy.

Organization must use the platform of basketball to provide meaningful resources and support to strengthen and bring together the diverse communities we serve across Arizona. That discriminate in the delivery of programs and services based on race, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, or disability. That are national organizations without local chapters in Arizona.

That influence legislation and/or elections, for political candidates, political campaigns. That focus on social or political issues outside the United States. That are for individuals, summer camps, animal welfare, or consumer interest.

That submit more than one general grant request from July through June per 501c3 organization. How will the video be assessed? An internal committee of Suns/Mercury team members score videos based on using basketball inspired programming to better the lives of children.

In addition, the committee assesses reach & access (how many kids have access to the programming), need (what is the community need applicant organization is fulfilling), demographics (are underserved diverse communities being reached). What is required length of time for video? No more than three minutes.

If video goes over three minutes, it will result in an automatic denial. No exceptions. What is the funding request range?

Grants are dedicated to basketball-inspired programming and typically range from $10,000 to $100,000. When planning your grant proposal, please keep in mind that requests for $10,000 or $15,000 are more commonly awarded. Does “basketball inspired programs" mean kids playing basketball?

Not necessarily. The committee also loves programs that teach math and science skills through basketball analytics, the teaching of media/technology/journalism through the sport of basketball and keeping kids healthy through activity! What are some platforms that can help an organization edit video footage?

Some examples are: Adobe Premiere Pro, Windows Movie Maker, Magisto, Lightworks, VSDC Free Video Editor, DaVinci Ressolve, Filmora, Freemake, iMovie, Clipchamp, HitFilm Express, Blender, Media 100, Hippo Video, Media Compressor, Camtasia, WeVideo, Final Cut Pro X, PowerDirector, and Machete. How will the video be uploaded?

If your organization is notified to proceed to ‘Step Four – Grant Video & Application Submission’ in Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation’s general grants process, you will need to provide a URL link to a YouTube or Vimeo video. This video link submission will be prompted after you have completed the application questions. Please note that we are now Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation, not Phoenix Suns Charities.

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