MS 425
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Collection Summary | |
| Creator: | Amazon Foundation |
| Collection Name: | Amazon Foundation papers, |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1990-2002 |
| Physical Description: | 4.25 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Papers, 1990-2002 (bulk: 1998-2002). This collection contains material relating to the Amazon Foundation, a feminist and anti-discriminatory philanthropic organization that provided grants to community building projects with a focus on improving the lives of girls and women in Southern Arizona. Materials include administrative documents: such as financial, informational and organizational materials, award documents: including correspondence and printed materials on grants and scholarships, and photographic material: including photographs of foundation and grantee events and a photo album. The bulk of the material is in English. |
| Collection Number: | MS 425 |
| Languages Represented | English |
| Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
The Amazon Foundation is a feminist organization that provided grants to promote progressive social change and the betterment of the lives of girls and women in Southern Arizona as well as women and girls of color, lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender individuals and people with disabilities. The Amazon Foundation was founded in the 90s by philanthropist Kristie Graham who wished to use her wealth to effect social change. The foundation refined its mission in 2001 to focus their grant efforts on activist organizations with the hope that by targeting the root of social injustice much of the problems of equal access, economic justice, and violence would be solved. Direct-service programs in the borderlands area were retained due to a lack of services in that region. After founder and funder Kristie Graham relocated from Tucson in 2002 the Amazon Foundation closed its doors.
Papers, 1990-2002 (bulk 1998-2002). This collection contains the papers of the Amazon Foundation documenting its involvement in grant giving in Southern Arizona including Tucson. The bulk of the documents are grant files which contain the foundation's documents on each of their grantees. Included in these files are grant inquiries, proposals, approvals and rejections, programs, photographs, and correspondence. Also included are administrative documents such as financial forms and statements, informational materials about Amazon Foundation programs, and internal organizational documents such as committee notes and by laws. Photographic materials are also included in the collection and document foundation and grantee functions and activities. Most of the collection is in English with some Spanish documents.
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Amazon Foundation papers (MS 425). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
| Administrative Files , 1994-2002 | |||||||||||
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Arrangement: Alphabetical. This series contains the
administrative documents of the Amazon Foundation. It is divided into three
subseries.
Financial Documents: Contains documents of a financial nature
including tax forms, statements and grant amounts.
Informational Documents: Contains informational documents
relating to grants, scholarships, programs and the foundation itself.
Organizational Documents: Contains internal documents such as
by laws, computer databases, and committee papers.
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| Financial Documents , 1994-2001 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 990 Form 1999-2000. , 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 990 Form 2000-2001. , 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Amazon Foundation Check Requests. , 1995-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Amazon Foundation Grants. , 1994-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Financial Statements. , 1995-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Grants History. , 1994-2000 | |||||||||
| Informational Documents , 1998-2002 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Amazon Adventurers Information. , undated, 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Amazon Foundation Brochures. , 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Amazon Fund. , undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Amazon Fund. , 1998-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Grant Information. , undated, 2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Great Summer Information. , undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Scholarship Information. , undated, 2001 | |||||||||
| Organizational Documents , 1994-2002 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Board of Trustees. , 1994-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | By Laws. , undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Computer Database. , 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Furniture Donations. , undated, 2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Scholarship Committee. , 1994-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Summer Enrichment Breakfast. , 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Thank You notes. , undated, 1995-1999 | |||||||||
| Award Files , 1990-2002 | |||||||||||
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Arrangement: Alphabetical. This series contains files
relating to awards given by the Amazon Foundation. Included in some files are
correspondence, printed materials and photographs. Some materials are in
Spanish. It is divided into two subseries.
Grants: Contains information on grants awarded by the
foundation to individuals and other groups.
Scholarships: Contains information on scholarships awarded by
the foundation to individual students and their institutions.
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| Grants , 1990-2002 | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 21 | American Friends Service Committee. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Angel Charity. , undated, 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Arizona Children's Association. , undated, 1996-1999 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Arizona Citizen Action. , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. , undated, 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Arizona Women's Political Caucus. , 1999-2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Astrae Lesbian Action Foundation. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | ASUA Pride Alliance. , undated, 2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | ASUA Women's Resource Center. , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Asylum Program of Southern Arizona. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Black Women's Task Force. , undated, 1997-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Border Volunteer Corps. , undated, 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Borderlands Theater. , undated, 1997-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County. , undated, 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Brewster Center. , 1991-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Casa de Esperanza. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Center for the Contemplative Mind in Society. , undated, 1998 | |||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Central Arts Collective. , 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 39 | Child Abuse Survivors Network. , 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 40 | Children to Children. , 1995 | |||||||||
| 1 | 41 | Christmas in April. , 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 42 | City Life News and Publishing. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 1 | 43 | Colditz, Hazel (The Integration of SHE). , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | Community Shares of Southern Arizona. , undated, 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | CR Collective. , undated, 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Dance Matrix. , undated, 1992-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Desert Doula Childbirth Services. , undated, 1996-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Desert Voices. , 1995-1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Dewey, Janice (Nancy Mairs Documentary). , 1998-1999 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Dunbar Coalition, Inc. , 1995 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Environmental Flying Services. , 1994-1997 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Equipoise Gallery, Inc. , 1997-1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Equity Institute. , 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Ferguson, Kathryn (Walking Woman). , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Fish Out of Water Films. , undated, 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Forest Guardians. , 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 2 | 14 | Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | Green, Talia (Israel Project). , 1997-1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Green Thursday Theatre Project. , 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 17 | Hammond, Harmony (University of Arizona Art Department). , undated, 1993-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 18 | House of Hope. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 19 | In the West Productions. , undated, 1990-1995 | |||||||||
| 2 | 20 | International Women's Day Committee. , undated, 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 21 | Inzalaco, Lorraine (Visible for a Change Exhibit). , undated, 2000 | |||||||||
| 2 | 22 | Jewish Family and Children's Service. , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 23 | Kore Press. , undated, 1996-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 24 | Las Sinfronteras. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 25 | Lesbian Avengers. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 26 | Lesbian Cancer and Health Project. , 1998-2000 | |||||||||
| 2 | 27 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance Fund. , 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 28 | Lesbian Health Fair. , 2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 29 | Lesbian Looks Film and Video Series. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30 | LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens). , 1995 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | Makino, Yuri (Media Arts). , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | Miles Exploratory Learning Center. , 1995-1998 | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | Our Town Family Center. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Pan Left Productions. , 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Peaceful Warrior Project. , undated, 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | PHASE (Project for Homemakers in Arizona Seeking Employment). , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 37 | Pima County Tucson Women's Commission. , undated, 1995-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 38 | Planned Parenthood. , 1998-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 39 | Primavera Foundation. , 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 40 | Primavera Services. , undated, 1994-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 41 | The Promotora Institute: The Way of the Heart. , undated, 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 42 | Proyecto Comadres. , 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 2 | 43 | Pueblo High School. , 1995 | |||||||||
| 2 | 44 | Queer Voice. , 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 45 | Randolph Soccer Club. , 2000 | |||||||||
| 2 | 46 | Saheli: Sisters in Action. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 47 | Salt of the Earth Labor College. , 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 48 | Scouting for All. , 2001 | |||||||||
| 2 | 49 | Small Discretionary Grants. , 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 2 | 50 | Soundoff Tucson Healthcare. , 2000-2002 | |||||||||
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| 3 | 1 | Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. , 1998-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Southern Arizona Alliance for Economic Justice. , undated, 1995-2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault. , undated, 1995-2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault. , 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Southern Arizona Gender Alliance. , undated, 1999-2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Southwest Alliance to Resist Militarization. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Southwest Center for Economic Integrity. , 2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Southwest Institute for Research on Women. , 1994-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | TECLA (Tucson Ecumenical Council Legal Assistance). , undated, 1994-1999 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | Terrill, Ceiridwen (Cumberland Island Project). , 1998 | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | TGNet Arizona. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Third Street Kids. , 1995 | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | Tucson Coalition Against Star Wars. , 2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Tucson Jewish Film Festival. , 1998 | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Tucson Miracles Basketball Program. , 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | Tucson V-Day. , 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 17 | Tucson Women Take Back the Night. , 1995-1998 | |||||||||
| 3 | 18 | Tucson Women's Artist Collective. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 19 | Tucson Youth at Risk. , undated, 1994-1998 | |||||||||
| 3 | 20 | Tucson/Pima Arts Council. , 1999-2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 21 | Unexpected Company. , 1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 22 | University of Arizona Black Alumni Dinner. , 1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 23 | University of Arizona Breastfeeding Support Project. , 1994 | |||||||||
| 3 | 24 | University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography. , undated, 1994-2001 | |||||||||
| 3 | 25 | University of Arizona Center for Disability Related Resources. , undated, 1996-2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 26 | University of Arizona Committee on LGBT Studies. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 27 | University of Arizona Department of Media Arts. , 1996-2000 | |||||||||
| 3 | 28 | University of Arizona Latin American Area Center. , undated, 1994 | |||||||||
| 3 | 29 | University of Arizona Poetry Center. , 1999 | |||||||||
| 3 | 30 | University of Arizona Sierra Vista Campus. , 1995-1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 31 | University of Arizona Urban Bush Women Program. , undated, 1993-1997 | |||||||||
| 3 | 32 | University of Arizona Women's Studies Advisory Council Plaza of Honor Project. , undated, 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 33 | Victim Investigation Information Services. , 1994-1995 | |||||||||
| 3 | 34 | Weisman, Alan (Gaviotas). , 1995 | |||||||||
| 3 | 35 | Wingspan. , undated, 1994-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 36 | Wingspan Domestic Violence Project. , undated, 1995-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 37 | WISE (Women's Inititative for Self Employment). , undated, 1994-1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 38 | Woman to Woman Program (Tucson Medical Center Foundation). , 1994 | |||||||||
| 3 | 39 | Woman Vision Productions. , undated, 1994-1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 40 | Women and Their Work. , 1996 | |||||||||
| 3 | 41 | Women Builders. , undated, 19969-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 42 | Women Make Music. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 43 | Women's Educational Media Project. , 1995 | |||||||||
| 3 | 44 | Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona. , undated, 1994-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 45 | Women's Funding Network. , 2000-2002 | |||||||||
| 3 | 46 | Women's Transition Project (Bisbee, AZ). , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | YWCA Tucson. , undated, 1994-2001 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Zuni Avenue Peace Center. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ZUZI! Move It Dance Company. , undated, 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| Scholarships , 1994-2002 | |||||||||||
| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Langston University (Lewis, Dena). , 1994 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Origins Society. , 1999-2000 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Pima Community College Fundraising Training. , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Pima Community College Scholarship Letters. , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Scholarship Transmittal Letters. , undated, 2001-2002 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Summer Enrichment Transmittal Letters and Receipts. , undated, 2000-2001 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | University of Arizona Scholarship Letters. , undated, 1999-2002 | |||||||||
| Photographic Materials , 2001 | |||||||||||
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This series contains photographs of foundation functions and
a photo album.
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| box | folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 11 | Photographs - General. , undated | |||||||||
| 4 | Photo Album - Summer Enrichment Brunch. , 2001 | ||||||||||