Arizona Craft Brewers Foundation

United For

Beer
Independence

The Arizona Craft Brewers Foundation (TIN: 81-3388145) supports medical hardships and educational challenges of brewing industry employees who live and work in Arizona.

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Craft For

A Cause

The Arizona Craft Brewers Foundation is a separate organization from the Guild, but relies upon the Guild for labor and organization. Funds that are raised for the Foundation during a campaign do not go to the Guild. All time and resources are provided to the Foundation by the Guild at no charge.

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COVID-19

Support Fund

During this period of uncertainty, we are collecting donations for the people who work in the AZ beer industry and have been affected by the pandemic. The Arizona Craft Brewers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions of $250 or more may qualify as tax deductible.

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#KeepArizonaBrewing #KeepArizonaWorking #KeepArizonaServing

Since its inception in 2016, the Arizona Craft Brewers Foundation has provided approximately $125K in support of the medical hardships and educational challenges of brewing industry employees who live and work in Arizona.

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Our Mission

About Us

George Hancock

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Educational Fund

This foundation funds educational grants that help support educational challenges of Arizona brewing industry employees.

Legacy Fund

Theresa Sorrels

This Fund was created in honor of the passing of Theresa who bravely fought brain cancer and inspired those in the Arizona brewing industry.

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If you or your business are in the liquor industry as a distributor, brewery, restaurant, bar or store and are interested in starting your own foundation, we're here to help!

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Helping People

People

Good Works

Recent

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2017

$25,000 was gifted to the a family that lost their brewer son to a traffic accident.
Within the same month, $5,500 was provided to a brewer when he lost his wife to brain cancer.
$9,400 was raised at a Tempe event to help a bartender who needed surgery to remove a tumor near her eye.

2018

There was a tragic double shooting in downtown Phoenix and two workers at a craft beer bar were killed. We passed on a small check to the family.
A brewery rep was having difficulty after a brain injury, the foundation held an event that raised $12,000 for her.
The owner of a Tucson brewery underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. The foundation raised $6,300 for her.
Funded a trip to a brewer’s conference for 9 brewery employees.
A distributor rep passed away from a cardiovascular event. The distributor and the foundation provided $5,500 to the family.

2019

Provided a small contribution to a brewer who lost work due to a bicycle accident.
Helped another organization run an event that provided $1,400 to children’s charity.
Provided a sales rep $2,500 after he lost his spouse.
Funded a trip to a brewer’s conference for 4 brewery employees.
Helped fund eye surgery for a distributor’s son.
Provided a benefit to a family when their son, a bartender at a local bar, unexpectedly passed.

2020

With help from people throughout the beer industry, we raised $45,000 from a March event for a designer who works for the Guild and several Arizona breweries.