FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2020
SOUTH32 AWARDS MORE THAN $65,000 IN GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
South32 today announced the names of eight charitable organizations selected to receive a total of
$65,650 in grants during the current cycle of the company’s Hermosa Community Fund:
- Arizona Trail Association
- Boys and Girls Club VIP Job Training
- Family Health Care Amigos
- Friends of Patagonia Pool
- Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona
- Patagonia Creative Arts Association
- Rich River Athletic Club
- Sky Islands Tourism Association
The South32 Hermosa Community Fund is held by the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
(CFSA) and was established by South32 in May of 2019. It supports non-profit groups working to
improve education, environment, health and welfare, recreation, civic enhancement, and arts, culture
and history in the county, in accordance with the community’s needs and priorities. Grants are awarded following a review of applications by a committee comprising independent reviewers, the CFSA, and representatives from South32. The next grant cycle will open in January of 2021. Moving forward, the South32 Hermosa Community Fund will have two grant cycles per year, in January and June.
To learn more about the fund, visit www.cfsaz.org/south32. To view the most current annual report of
giving from the fund, visit www.south32.net/hermosa/documents.
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About the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
Since 1980, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona (CFSA) has been a trusted philanthropic
partner helping individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits work together to create a stronger
community. These funding partnerships allow CFSA to improve the quality of life throughout the region by stewarding donor and community resources to create an equitable and vibrant community for all Southern Arizonans. To date, CFSA has awarded over $200 million in grants and scholarships to
nonprofits.
About South32
South32 is a globally diversified mining and metals company. We produce bauxite, alumina, aluminium,
energy and metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc at our operations in Australia,
Southern Africa and South America. We are also the owner of the Hermosa Project a high-grade zinc,
lead and silver development option, and have several partnerships with junior explorers with a focus on base metals. Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come, and to be trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources.
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