Mission Statement
The Phoenix Thunderbirds have been an integral part of the Valley of the Sun since 1937. Although, better known as the host organization for the Waste Management Phoenix Open, we are equally proud of our contribution to charity.
In 1986 Thunderbirds Charities, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation was established for the purpose of distributing money to charitable causes.
Funds are raised through the Waste Management Phoenix Open and direct gifts to Thunderbirds Charities. The tremendous support of our community allows us to achieve our charitable goals.
The mission of Thunderbirds Charities is to assist children and families, help people in need and improve the quality of life in our communities. Our charitable giving will be directed toward organizations based or with a significant presence in Arizona.
With close to $65 million raised for Arizona charities, countless individuals and groups have benefitted from the monies raised through the Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Here are just a few of the many charities The Thunderbirds have helped in recent years:
| A & A Cottages |
| A Hand of Hope |
| A New Leaf |
| A Stepping Stone Foundation |
| A.T. Still University AZ School of Dentistry & Oral Health |
| AASK Aid to Adoption of Special Kids |
| ACCEL Arizona Centers for Comprehensive Education and Life-Skills |
| Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre |
| All-Star Kids Tutoring |
| Alzheimer’s Association, Desert Southwest Chapter |
| American Diabetes Association |
| American Indian Services |
| American Lung Association of Arizona “Camp Not-A-Wheeze” |
| Arizona Action For Foster Children |
| Arizona BookPALS |
| Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL) |
| Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped |
| Arizona Literacy & Learning Center |
| Arizona Newspapers Foundation / Tribune in Education |
| Arizona Quest for Kids |
| Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped (ARCH) |
| Arizona Science Center |
| Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association |
| Arizona Women’s Education and Employment AWEE |
| Arizonans For Children (AFC) |
| Arizona’s Children Association |
| Assistance League of East Valley |
| Assistance League of Phoenix |
| ASU Sun Angel Foundation |
| ASUZOO |
| Audubon Arizona |
| Back to School Clothing Drive |
| Banner Health Foundation |
| Beatitudes Center DOAR (Developing Older Adult Resources) |
| Best Buddies Arizona |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona |
| Booker T. Washington BTW Child Development Center |
| Boy Scouts of America, Grand Canyon Council “Camp Geronimo” |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona |
| Bridging AZ Furniture Bank |
| Career Concepts for Youth |
| Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) |
| Challenger Space Center of AZ |
| Chicanos Por La Causa |
| Child Crisis Center -East Valley Inc |
| Children’s Museum of Phoenix |
| Childsplay, Inc |
| Christ Child Society |
| Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence |
| CI, Inc |
| Civitan Foundation Inc |
| Communities in Schools of Arizona |
| Crisis Nursery |
| D-backs Youth Baseball Complex |
| Desert Club |
| Desert Mission Inc |
| Desert Voices Oral Learning Center |
| Downtown Urban Communtiy Kids (DUCK) |
| East Valley YMCA |
| Esperanca, Inc |
| Family Promise – Greater Phoenix |
| Florence Crittenton |
| Fore Adoption Foundation |
| Foster Angels of Arizona Serving Together |
| Foundation for Blind Children |
| Foundation For Excellent Schools; FES Scholars Program |
| Free Arts of Arizona |
| Fresh Start Women’s Foundation |
| Friendly House Inc |
| Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library |
| Future for Kids |
| Gabriel’s Angels |
| Genesis Program |
| Gilbert Youth Soccer Association |
| Girl Scouts -Arizona Cactus -Pine Council |
| Gompers Habilitation Center |
| Grand Canyon University |
| Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk Foundation (Youth at Risk) |
| Habitat for Humanity Valley of the Sun |
| Happily Ever After League HEAL |
| Helping Hands Housing Services |
| HomeBase Youth Services |
| Homeward Bound |
| Hope & A Future |
| ICAN – Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods |
| Interfaith Community Care |
| Jewish Family and Children’s Services |
| Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates JAG |
| Junior Golf Association of Arizona |
| Kids Sport Stars powered by Azimuth Foundation KSS |
| Lions Vision Center |
| Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County |
| Maggie’s Place |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona |
| Marc Center of Mesa |
| Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation |
| Mending the Soul Ministries, Inc |
| Mental Health Association of AZ (MHZ) |
| MentorKids USA |
| Mesa Association of Sports for the Disabled |
| Mesa Family YMCA |
| Mission of Mercy, Inc |
| Mitzvah Corp DBA Camp Swift Foundation |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association MDA |
| National Minority Junior Golf Scholarship Association (NMJGSA) |
| Neighborhood Ministries |
| Neurofibromatosis Inc – Arizona |
| New Arizona Family |
| New Life Center |
| New Song Center for Grieving Children |
| notMYkid |
| Parents for Paiute Neighborhood Center |
| Phoenix Childrens Hospital |
| Phoenix Day Child and Family Learning Center |
| Phoenix Public Library Foundation |
| Phoenix Rescue Mission |
| Phoenix Rotary 100, Field of Dreams |
| Project Challenge Foundation |
| Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic of Arizona |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix (RMHC Phoenix) |
| Rosie’s House: A Music Academy for Children |
| Ryan House |
| Sage Foundation for Health |
| Save the Family |
| Scottsdale/PV YMCA |
| Sharing Down Syndrome AZ |
| Sojourner Center |
| Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center SARRC |
| Southwest Human Development |
| Southwest Leadership Foundation |
| Special Olympics Arizona |
| St. Mary’s Westside Food Bank Alliance “Kids Café” |
| Stepping Stones of Hope |
| Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research, 5th Annual Walkathon |
| Summer Youth Program Fund |
| Survivors On Our Own of AZ |
| TCH, The Centers for Habilitation |
| Teach For America |
| Teen Lifeline |
| The Arizona Character Education Foundation |
| The Foundation for Senior Living (FSL) |
| The Joanne Winter Arizona Silver Belle Championship |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society |
| The Melonhead Foundation |
| The Neighborhood Christian Clinic |
| The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, AZ Chapter |
| The Phoenix Conservatory of Music |
| The Society of St. Vincent de Paul |
| The Valley of the Sun JCC |
| The Wellness Community |
| Timber Trails |
| UMOM New Day Centers |
| United Cerebral Palsy of Arizona UCP |
| Valle del Sol |
| Valley of the Sun School and Habilitation Center (VOSS) |
| Valley Youth Theatre VYT |
| West Valley Child Crisis Center |
| Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation |
| Youth at Risk |
| YWCA of Maricopa County “Thunderbirds Haven House” |
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