We began working on the FUN-dation in early 2000 and became an official 501(c)(3) in March 2001. Seven Board Members govern the FUN-dation – all are active participants in the board’s decision making. We have monthly meetings to discuss upcoming projects. Our money is raised through the annual CD projects and the "Tim & Willy Christmas Breakfast Show at Night" along with various events throughout the year.
Our mission statement: Tim and Willy Kid's FUN-dation is a publicly supported foundation with a commitment to improving the quality of life for Arizona’s underprivileged children.
To date we've given away over $500,000 to charities such as the Neighborhood Center, MDA Research, SUNS and Diamondbacks Charities, JDRF Jr. Diabetes, Young Life, Rosie's House, Interfaith Cooperative Ministries, Back to School Clothing Drive Association, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Florence Crittenton Foundation, A Hand of Hope and the AZ Kidney Foundation – just to name a few.
The Neighborhood Center is where our main commitment has been in the past five years. It is located at 19th Avenue and Fillmore and it offers a safe place for kids in a very impoverished, dangerous neighborhood to find someone who cares. The Center offers a variety of after school tutoring programs, a number of programs which reward staying in school and making good grades, a food and clothing bank and the FUN-dation Fun Field which is a ball field for all sports that the FUN-dation helped fund with our first donations of $85,000.
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union has partnered with the FUN-dation and is now offering the Tim & Willy debit cards and checks with the Tim & Willy Kid’s FUN-dation logo right on the check. For every Tim & Willy account that is opened, or switched over, DSFCU will donate $5 to the FUN-dation. If you'd like to make a switch and support the FUN-dation at the same time, click here for information on how to join DSFCU or if you’re already a member, how to switch over and get the Tim & Willy Checking.
For information on how you can make a donation to the Tim & Willy Kid’s FUN-dation, please email Kaye Baker (President) at kaye@timandwilly.com
GRANT APPLICATION: If your organization works with underprivileged children and can benefit from community donations, please print out the following:
Tim & Willy Kids FUN-Dation Grant Application (PDF Format*)
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