The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund raises money so children from low-income households and active military families in Southern Arizona can attend camp on scholarships funded by Star readers.
Our goal is to raise $250,000 to send up to 800 kids to camp: 400 kids to weeklong YMCA and Girl Scout overnight camps and Camp Tatiyee, for school-age children with special needs and up to 400 more children from Title 1 schools to two shorter overnight camps: Sky School camp, a four-day, three-night science camp atop Mt. Lemmon, and to Camp Cooper, a three-day, two-night desert exploration camp on Tucson's westside.
Nearly all of today's donations were in response to our fundraising kickoff on Feb. 25 with an envelope in the Star. So far, we've received 444 donations totaling $79,504.61 or just over a third of our goal.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 44,814 children to go to overnight camp. We’re one of the oldest 501(c )(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient, with 97 cents from every dollar going to send kids to camp.
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Your contribution to the Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund Send a Kid to Camp fund qualifies for the Arizona tax credit for donations to qualifying charitable organizations. Our code is 20450.
Joint Arizona filers can donate up to $1,009 for 2026 taxes, and other Arizona filers can donate up to $506 for their 2026 taxes. Our EIN is 86-6053274, which is needed for some funders.
Credit-card donations and details on the camps we sponsor: azsendakidtocamp.org
Send checks, payable to Sportsmen’s Fund, to: Send a Kid to Camp, P.O. Box 16141, Tucson, AZ 85732-6141
For more information: Debbie Kornmiller at 520-954-3139 or info@azsendakidtocamp.org
Donations are welcome throughout the year.
Recent donations include:
Jack E. Abbott, $100.
Bert Akerboom, $200.
American Online Giving Foundation, $250.60.
Lorraine A. Backman $50.
Regina Bohnert, $15.
Shannon Bronson, $200.
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona Franklin Family Fund, $2,000.
Freja E. Cranston, $100.
Daniel and Charlotte Danek, $50.
Phyllis Dugger, $100.
H.A. Edwards, $500.
Amy Finkel, $150.
Janet Flory, $40.
James Gillie, $100.
Stanley Gordon, $50.
Beth Grindell, $100.
Lynn Hassler, $100.
Marsha Haverty, $50.
E. Horrigan, $100.
Connie King, $100.
Marlene Kotchou, $10.
Dana Lawson $100.
Linda Maneval $200.
Paul and Miriam Miltenberger, $987.
Gary Pugh, $100.
Vernon C. Reeb, $100.
Patricia Rickards, $500.
Dr. Thomas L. Rothe and Karinn Hamill Rothe Foundation, $1,000.
Bob Schmeltz, $200.
David B. and Onofre Schnack, $250.
Byron M. Snyder, $100.
Gail Spiegler, $300.
Laurie M. Tahija, in memory of Bonnie and Jerry Tahija, $500.
Catherine Thomas, in memory of Dad, $250.
Cedric Whitefeather, $25.
Marilyn Wilson, $100.
Stephen Windsor, $100.
Flora Yee, $104.70.
One anonymous donation of $261.28.
More donations will be acknowledged in the coming week.
