The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund raises money so children from low-income households and active-military families can attend summer camp at little or no cost to their families.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 44,007 children to go to 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.
We send local kids to weeklong YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Scout overnight camps, as well as overnight camping at Camp Tatiyee for school-age children with special needs. Our goal is to raise $225,000 to send more than 500 kids to camp. So far, we’ve received 533 donations totaling $91,277.47, or just over 40 percent of our goal.
Nearly all of these donations were in response to the envelope placed in Star in February. More donations will be published in the coming week.
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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. We do not share our donors’ names.
Joint filers can donate up to $841 until April 15 for 2023 taxes, and any time this year up to $938 for 2024 taxes. Single filers can donate up to $421 for 2023 taxes or $470 for 2024 taxes.
Donations are welcome throughout the year. Recent donations include:
Arnie Adler, $100.
Delores Albanese, in memory of Ben Kirchner, $50.
Vicente Amparano, $35.
Adele Barker, $208.54.
Dave Beeson, $150.
David Berg, $100.
Ed and Linda Bolyard, $50.
Deanne Callor, $100.
Campbell family, $700.
Sara Chavarria, $841.
Jennifer Citron, $841.
Jeanne Clark, in memory of Carol Dow, $50.
Judy Cox, $100.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Crawford, $250.
Janice Darrell, $104.42
James Davis, $150.
Robert E. Dionne, $75.
Dreaded Snowbirds, $50.
Ed and Ester Dresp, $100.
Margaret Ellsworth, $100.
Ann Fahland, $841.
Frederick Frelinghuysen, $100.
CJ Garan, $841.
Kathy and Peter Garcia, $50.
Mona Gentz, $50.
Sharon Gillingham, in memory of Lance Gillingham, $100.
Kenneth Halbach, $150.
Gayle Hartman, $100.
Linda Howell, $50.
Suzanne Johnson, in memory of Lou Johnson, $200.
Gary and Anne Jones, $150.
Connie King, $100.
Marylouise Lehman, $20.
Jeanne Lewis, $50.
Ray Lindstrom, in memory of my daughter Karen Lindstrom, $300.
John and Barbara Lundgren, $100.
Anne Maley-Schaffner, thank you for raising funds for such an important cause, $500.
John Munger, $50.
Jerald S. Olson, $100.
Nancy Polster, $104.42.
Reddick family, $500.
Betty Ribeiro, in memory of Jorge Ribeiro, $100.
Barbara Riggs, in memory of Mel Haskell, $200.
Dennis J. Riley, in memory of JHR, CMR, RJR, $150.
Donald F. Romano, Sr. in honor of Fred A. Romano, $100.
Tom and Eileen Rotkis $1,000.
Cynthia Rupp, $50.
Helen Sanders, in memory of Ned Mackey, $100.
Vivian Schwab, $100.
Charles Schwinn, in memory of Charles Robert Schwinn III, $100.
Marjorie Shea, $100.
Dean P. Spady, $500.
Gail Spiegler, $300.
Stuart Spivack, $250.
Lee Surwit, $200.
Dr. Donna A. and David W. Tang, $100.
John and Angela Taylor, $938.
Gary and Luanne Thomson, $100.
Dolores A. Townsend, $25.
Amalia Walther, $50.
Thomas Warburton, in memory of camp nurse Elsie Warburton, $100.
Elizabeth Ann Ward-Racy, $421.
Susan K. Willis, $15.93.
Kathy Yackanin, $50.
Five anonymous donations totaling $1,347.34.
