2012 Annual Report - Arizona Community Foundation

ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PAGE 25ANNE GUERRANT, PHOTO BY DAVID LANVINFOCUS ONSPORTS PHILANTHROPYAs home to many current and retired professional athletes, Arizona benefitsfrom the generosity of these individuals whose professional success hasled them to philanthropy. The Arizona Community Foundation managesseveral charitable funds established by professional athletes, some ofwhom also maintain a private foundation in addition to their fund at ACF.The Guerrant Foundation is a donoradvised fund created by former tennis proAnne Guerrant (pictured above) and herhusband, Terry. Established in 1999, thefund makes microloans through U.S.intermediaries to fledgling businesses indeveloping countries around the world.The Guerrants invite friends and thegeneral public to participate by makinggifts to the Guerrant Foundation, whichare then matched by the Guerrants. TheGuerrants also maintain a private foundationoutside of ACF. Their fund at ACF allowsthem to accept donations from otherfoundations and from company matchinggift programs, and ACF’s expertise makesit easy for their fund to receive gifts ofstock and mutual funds.Senior PGA Tour golfer and three-timeU.S. Open champion Hale Irwin and hiswife Sally recently established a donoradvised fund at ACF, the Hale & Sally IrwinFoundation. They chose ACF becauseof the custom services and solutionsavailable to help the couple fulfill theircharitable goals.Current and retired NFL players have fundsat ACF, including Simeon Rice and ArizonaCardinals strong safety Adrian Wilson.Joe Garagiola Sr., the former Major LeagueBaseball catcher who later became anannouncer and television host (picturedbelow), established the Garagiola FamilyFoundation in 2000 with his wife of 57years, Audrie. The fund benefits a varietyof Catholic organizations and schools, aswell as healthcare, medical research andyouth programs.PHOTO BY JASON LEVINE, ©2012 BOODAHJOOMUSICIF YOU ARE A CURRENT OR FORMER PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE OR AN ADVISORREPRESENTING ATHLETES INTERESTED IN PHILANTHROPY, CONTACT US AT(602) 682-2032 TO LEARN HOW WE CAN ASSIST YOU.One of the most recent funds to jointhe ACF family is the Ricky BarnesFoundation. A graduate of theUniversity of Arizona, Barnes is anup-and-coming star of the PGA.In January 2012, Ricky and his wifeSuzanne, a professional volleyballplayer, established the Ricky BarnesFoundation, a donor advised fundat ACF. The fund benefits a variety ofcauses, including childhood obesityand youth golf programs.“The Ricky Barnes Foundation is therealization of our continuing focus onhelping the community in as manyways as possible,” said Barnes, picturedabove with his wife Suzanne and sonBrady, along with ACF SeniorPhilanthropic Advisor Lora Golke (left)and Chief Financial Officer Paul Velaski.“This is just the start of a long andfruitful relationship between the RickyBarnes Foundation and our friends andsponsors, as well as the beneficiariesof the support we plan to provide.”