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 670 donations totaling $125,141.34 or just over 55% of our goal.
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 filers can donate up to $938 for 2024 taxes. Single filers can donate up to $470 for 2024 taxes.
Donations are welcome throughout the year. Recent donations include:
Betty S. Anderson, in memory of Joan T. Jacobson, $100.
Ken and Elaine Baarson, $200.
Katherine Conover, $78.40.
Laddie and Sue Cox, $150.
James Cummins, $470.
Susan J. DeHart, $50.
Marilyn Dutari, $50.
Luise Faber, $100.
Debbie and Marc Fleischman, $104.42.
Randall J. Garland, $100.
Joanne and Michael Goldberg, $400.
Bruce Hilpert, $100.
James and Veronika H. Holmberg, $150.
Douglas Huestis, $200.
Dave and Jeanné Hunter, $31.55.
Steven Jarrett, $100.
Christos and Lynn Karabinas, $250.
Raye Kerr, $200.
Frank Kingman $26.34.
The Kooopmans, $100.
Joyce E. Lockhart, $10.
William Lucas, $500.
Alfred and Sandra Luckau, $50.
Dauree Lynch, $52.37
Bruce Macdonald, $100.
Duncan P. Macdonell, $250.
JoAnne Mallie, $10.72.
Sharon McQueen, $200.
Patricia McSweeney, $100.
Jan Panhuis, $100.
Jeffrey N. Pierce, $100.
Mike and Jeannette Pike, $300.
James Porter, $260.59.
Janet Pugh, $100.
Don and Helen Read, $100.
Lynn Roberts, $100.
Joyce T. Santiago, $50.
Carolyn Saunders, $52.37.
Sally Schleu, in memory of Elaine L. Cohen, $125.
Pam Shanahan, $100.
Carol N. Sontheimer, $50.
Charles W. Sprague, $200.
Debbie Summers, in memory of Hubert and Jeanette Summers, $260.59.
Mary Thiltges, $208.54.
Judith B. Ulreich, $200.
Alex Vanhuis, $50.
Nasario Verdugo, $20.
Joan Webb, $100.
James White, $52.37.
Witthoft Apprill Family Foundation, $500.
Kathleen Workman, $50.
Cindy Ware Carlson and Greg Ziebell, in memory of Marvin Humble, $100.
Mark S. Zimmer, $25.
Three anonymous donations totaling $500.
