Charitable Grants

Southwest Veterans Foundation Announce
Eleven Charitable Grants Totaling $11,000

The Southwest Veterans Foundation (SWVF) embraces the “season of giving” by announcing it had approved eleven charitable grants totaling $11,000 to local community organizations who provide support to Veterans and their families.

Four of these $1,000 grants were Veteran Suicide Prevention grants and went to:

• America’s Mighty Warriors                      https://americasmightywarriors.org
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of Arizona   https://www.hbotofaz.org/
• Operation Shockwave                            https://operationshockwave.org
• Team Veteran Foundation                     https://tvfaz.org

The other seven grants were unrestricted grants to seven grassroots, community organizations who are engaged daily serving Veterans and their families.

• Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society   https://therippleeffectaz.org
• Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona               https://biaaz.org
• Deep Sea Valkyries                               https://www.deepseavalkyries.com
• Helping Hands for Freedom                   https://www.helpinghandsforfreedom.org
• Catholic Charities MANA House             https://www.manahouseaz.org
• Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center          https://spiritinthedesert.org
• The Ripple Effect                                  https://therippleeffectaz.org

Rick Bauer, Chair of the SWVF Philanthropy Committee, pointed out that “these grass roots organizations are on the front lines of the daily mission to support Veterans and their families. We urge you to visit the websites of these great organizations to learn more about what they do and how they do it.”

Tom Sheets, Executive Director of the SWVF added, “this brings the total grants we have awarded to nearly $120,000. None of these grants would have been possible without the support and generosity of our members, donors, and supporters. We will continue providing grants to deserving, effective organizations as long as our fundraising efforts provide the resources.”

To learn more about these organizations or to donate to them directly, please visit their websites. To learn more about the SWVF or to donate, please visit https://swvcc.org/foundation. You can also mail checks to SWVF 3820 W. Happy Valley Rd., #141-455 Glendale, AZ 85310 (and save us merchant services fees) or call 602.677.2961.