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 461 donations totaling 77,485.82, or a third of our goal.
Nearly all of these donations were in response to the envelope placed in Star last month. More donations will be published in the coming week.
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:
Barbara and Lee Beach, $300.
Gail Ben-Jamin $25.
Michael and Maria Bubla, $400.
Paul Capp, $400.
John and Pam Carter, $25.
Nancy Chidester, $100.
Marian A. Crane, $100.
Janet Dallamura, $50.
Carolyn and Augie DeLuca, $26.34.
Judy Derry, $100.
David Flory, $50.
Robin Gomez, $100.
Beth Grindell, $100.
Bradley and Sherrill Hammel, $100.
Judith Harmer, $25.
Marsha Haverty, $50.
Tim Hodgson, $52.37
Antonia Jensen, $50.
Mark Kelly, $100.
Beverly Kofron, $100.
Col. Martin J. Lenzini USMC, Ret., $100.
Katherine Locke, $25.
Judith McClintock, $100.
Richard and Lorraine Mullins, $100.
Donald Earl Myers, $1,200.
Jean and John Payne, $104.42.
Carole Roberson, $100.
Gloria Roberts, $841.
Stephen and Ruth Russell, $200.
James Seidman, $100.
Ismat A. Shafiqullah, in memory of Dr. M. Shafiqullah, $100.
Susan L. Simmers, $100.
Nancy Sunkel, $100.
Michael Thomsen, $100.
Three anonymous donations totaling $1,200.
