The Piper Fellows Program acknowledges the never-ceasing demands of nonprofit leadership and offers the opportunity for nonprofit leaders to reach, retool, and revitalize.
Donor Name: Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa County (AZ)
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 08/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
- A Piper Fellowship offers the potential for up to $90,000 in grant funding to a Fellow’s organization
- Study & Travel
- Piper Trust offers fellowship awards of $30,000 (maximum) via an annual application and selection process to support professional development for outstanding leaders of nonprofit charity/501(c)(3) organizations serving Maricopa County.
Eligibility Criteria
- Qualified Organizations
- The candidate’s employing organization must be a nonprofit charity/501(c)(3) that provides services within Maricopa County for a minimum of 10 years in human services, health, education, arts and culture, or religious organizations. The employing organization must:
- Fully support the candidate’s request to participate in the Piper Fellows program/self-designed/professional development plan and state how management of the organization will be handled during absences for Fellowship activities.
- Guarantee all salary and benefits and continue full-time employee status of the candidate during absences.
- Be able to sustain regular operations during the candidate’s absences.
- The candidate’s employing organization must be a nonprofit charity/501(c)(3) that provides services within Maricopa County for a minimum of 10 years in human services, health, education, arts and culture, or religious organizations. The employing organization must:
- Candidates
- Strong candidates are leaders who have significant responsibilities for a nonprofit organization serving Maricopa County in the areas of human services, health, education, arts and culture, or religious organizations. A candidate for the Piper Fellows program should:
- Be an outstanding leader who has a demonstrated track record of leadership within the organization and service to the community.
- Be responsible for a significant level of management of the organization’s programmatic or operational activities.
- Have worked a minimum of seven years in the nonprofit sector as a paid, full-time employee of the nonprofit(s), though not necessarily for a single organization.
- Be a full-time employee of the applicant organization and reside in Arizona.
- Strong candidates are leaders who have significant responsibilities for a nonprofit organization serving Maricopa County in the areas of human services, health, education, arts and culture, or religious organizations. A candidate for the Piper Fellows program should:
For more information, visit Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust.
