The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation Grant

The Foundation funds efforts to strengthen the daily opportunities and lifelong outcomes for the people and communities of the State of Arizona.

Funding priorities include:

• Human Services: programs that provide basic human needs: food, shelter, clothing, and support to those who are without resources; be it financial, emotional, mental, physical, and/or spiritual support

  • food banks and food delivery
  • homeless shelters and affordable housing
  • job creation and job training
  • youth development

• Health & Medical: leading local hospitals, medical centers and specialized medical institutions providing access to healthcare for high-need populations; programs designed to enhance skills and increase the number of practitioners across roles in healthcare

  • programs improving access to high-quality healthcare for low-income populations, rural populations and/or veterans
  • programs providing dental, vision or other health services to those in need
  • programs scaling innovative healthcare delivery systems to provide efficient, coordinated care

• Education: educational institutions and initiatives to help increase access to high quality education and training particularly for lower income students

  • higher education programs and scholarships for the three state universities in Arizona
  • college access and college success programming
  • programs that challenge the traditional school model that enhances learning for at-risk and underserved students

• Arts & Culture: cultural institutions that offer meaningful programs in the arts and sciences, prioritizing those to support exhibitions and projects that add to the creation of knowledge in the arts, especially Latin American art in the United States; select programs that nurture and develop artistic talent

• Spirituality: organizations that offer meaningful programs access to spiritual purposes and solace to those in spiritual need