Vitalyst Health Foundation offers 10 Arizona organization Spark grants
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Vitalyst Health Foundation is announcing recipients of its Spark Grants and System Change Grants. The grants will total $1M in funding to local organizations in the state.
The System Change Grants, worth $175,000 over three years each, were awarded to:
- Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics;
- Arizona Community Health Workers Association;
- Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro;
- Central Arizona Shelter Services; and
- EAR Foundation of Arizona.
These grants invest in efforts that positively address complex community health challenges and reduce structural and/or systemic gaps in health outcomes or opportunities.
The Spark Grant recipients receive $25,000 each and are as follows:
- Abolish Private Prisons; Greater Phoenix Economic Council;
- Parents of Addicted Loved Ones;
- Pastoral Care Associates; and
- Tooth B.U.D.D.S.
These Q3 grantees join three others previously approved in the 2023-24 fiscal year, a total of $300k in Spark Grants will be distributed this fiscal year, according to a press release.
These Spark Grants support collaborations in their journey to address systemic change, allowing partners to figure out solutions, which could then be further funded by a Systems Change Grant, the release states.
“We are excited to see how this money is used by such a diverse group of organizations and we expect to see changes across a number of areas in Arizona” said David Martinez III, Vitalyst Health Foundation’s director of strategic community partnerships. “Organizations like these are doing work that often goes unnoticed, and we are grateful to have a chance to recognize them and their contributions.”
