The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust has announced plans to donate nearly $1.8 million to nonprofits in the state of Arizona.
"In response to these challenging times, the [trust] has remained steadfast in its outreach to and support of organizations on the front line, providing basic human services to families and individuals in the greatest need," said Pulliam Charitable Trust president and CEO Harriet M. Ivey.
The trust has stated that 86 percent of the $1.8-million sum will be directed toward human service providers. The grants include $715,000 to be distributed amongst 11 organizations that provide transition and permanent housing support, employment assistance, services to the elderly and healthcare; $368,000 to five organizations that provide child care services, youth education on dental and oral hygiene and summer youth programs; and $201,000 to four organizations working toward environmental protection and education programs.
Organizations such as Arizona PBS, Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, the Healing Hearts Animal Rescue and Refuge, the Sun Sounds Foundation and the International Rescue Committee will also receive nearly $250,000 in grants.
The grants "represent the trust’s goal of responding to alleviate immediate human needs, collaborating to leverage organizational impact, and investing over the longer horizon to change lives, preserve the environments, and enrich community life in the Valley," Ivey continued.
The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust was established in 1997 in tribute to the values of Nina Mason Pulliam, a journalist, businesswoman, humanitarian and native of Arizona and Indiana. The trust also supports the Nina Mason Pulliam Legacy Scholars program, which supports such schools as Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Arizona State University and the Maricopa Community Colleges.