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 312 donations totaling $46,998.
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 $987 for 2025 taxes and $1,009 for 2026 taxes. Other Arizona filers can donate up to $495 for 2025 taxes and $506 for their 2026 taxes. Donations made during 2025 or from Jan. 1, 2026, through April 15, 2026, can be claimed on the 2025 Arizona income tax return. 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:
Holly Abeles, $125.
James and Linda Balch, $200.
Adele Barker, in memory of Jack Barker, $285.
Thomas Bean, $30.
Lorraine Becker, $100.
Regina Bohnert, $15.
Peter and Suzy Bourque, $100.
Nancy Bowersock, $50.
James Chiesa, $150.
Paul D'Andrea, $100.
Jeanine Delgman, $200.
Linda Dighton, $50.
Michael Downey, $100.
Sandy Elers, $250.
Charity A. Everitt, $500.
Irma Ficzeri, $100.
Simon Fisher, $100.
Ralph and Michelle Hartley, in honor of Ralph Hartley Sr. and Bea Hartley, $100.
William J. Hunchis $100.
Lynn Karabinas, $100.
Loraine Lehto, in memory of Howard and Jim, $50.
Mary Livingston, $50.
Diane Mitchell, $400.
Lisa Molera, $50.
Judy Moll, $50.
Milan Murchek, $200.
Neal Charitable Fund, $1,000.
Eunice Nelson, $100.
GH and LJ Nichols, $40.
Kay and Mike Niemann, $300.
Richard and Laura Page, $200.
Nancy Polster, $104.70.
Nancy H. Pope, $100.
Brenda Quick, $104.70.
Ismat A. Shafiqullah, in memory of Dr. M. Shafiqullah, $200.
Truman Spangrud, $100.
Phyllis Stewart, in memory of Mark Stewart, $495.
Don and Josie Tanner, in memory of our son, Tim Tanner, $100.
The Stofft Family, in honor of Herman Hageman, Michael Miller, Ken Renard, Joe Birrell and George Gans, $500.
Mary Thiltges, $104.70.
William L. Urbine, $50.
Michele Webb, $1,009.
K.S. Wootton, $25.
Shirley Younker, $100.
Mark S. Zimmer, $25.
Two anonymous donations totaling $461.28.
More donations will be acknowledged in the coming week.
