NON-PROFIT PARTNERS
El Tour de Tucson enables nonprofit, charitable agencies to raise funds for their respective organizations. Last year our affiliate charities raised close to $6 million, moving the overall total nearly $121 million since El Tour started in 1983. To register to ride in El Tour with one of these great charities, visit the Registration Site.
El Tour Supporting Non-Profits
Non-Profit Partners ride in support of important causes. Click on a logo below to learn more about their work and join their team.
If you are a 501(c)3 and wish to become a beneficiary, please contact us at 520-745-2033 or info@eltourdetucson.org. If you are interested in your non-profit having an El Tour team, you can signup here: https://form.jotform.com/eltourtucson/el-tour-nonprofit-registration-2022
Banner Children’s at Diamond Children’s Medical Center
Banner Children’s at Diamond Children’s Medical Center offers a bright, healing environment where children feel safe while receiving the advanced care they need from the pediatric specialty physicians and researchers of the University of Arizona Steele Children’s Research Center, as well as community pediatric physicians.
American Liver Foundation
ALF’s mission is to promote education, advocacy, support services and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease.
ALS Association of Arizona
The ALS Association Arizona Chapter is dedicated to serving and empowering people living with ALS and their families. We provide free support, resources, and education to Arizonans impacted by ALS, allowing them to endure their diagnosis with dignity,
Arizona Cancer Foundation
American Diabetes Association
Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. We lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected by diabetes.
Arizona Chapter - Order of DeMolay
The Order of DeMolay is an international fraternal organization for young men ages 12 to 21. It was founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1919 and named for Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. DeMolay is a youth-led, adult-advised organization in which young men learn to plan, organize, and facilitate their own philanthropic and charitable programs. The organization’s purpose is to develop young men of character, leadership, and civic responsibility. DeMolay members participate in a variety of activities, including community service, leadership development, and social events.
Arizona Multihousing Charitable Foundation
The Arizona Multihousing Charitable Foundation (AMCF) is the philanthropic arm of the Arizona Multihousing Association (AMA). The AMA believes in giving back to the community through charities that impact our members and their residents. AMCF Mission: Enhance the lives of community members through the cultivation of opportunities and financial resources that address homelessness, support education, and inspire hope in our neighborhoods, while providing a philanthropic network for our AMA members to improve their own lives while positively impacting Arizona.
AZ Water Benefitting Water For People
The Bahati Foundation
The Bahati Foundation’s mission is to provide underrepresented youth access to noncompetitive and competitive cycling with resources and support, allowing success on and off the bike.
Beads of Courage, Inc.
Beads of Courage, Inc. is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and teens coping with serious illness, their families, and the clinicians who care for them through our Arts-in-Medicine Programs. We believe in creating a context for caring transactions to transpire through our community and encouragement programs. Since 2005, Beads of Courage, Inc. has established collaborative partnerships in caring with hundreds of hospitals nationally and internationally and worked with several community organizations to make healing happen through the use of beads as a historical art form. Through our programs, we provide the opportunity for COURAGE to be honored, HOPE to be given, and JOY to be experienced.
Ben's Bells Project
Come be part of TEAM KIND 2024!! Ben’s Bells founder, Jeannette Maré, took a tragic situation and chose to share her journey of healing and hope. Over the past 22 years, Ben’s Bells has grown from an initial Bell distribution to offer kindness education programming, beautiful visual reminders of kindness through murals, community engagement and volunteer opportunities, and so much more! We are grateful for the support we have received that allows us to make a difference in the community.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona Inc
Since 1963, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As Southern Arizona’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through young adulthood. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
The Biodiversity Group
We protect Life Overlooked™ through ground-breaking expeditions, developing novel technologies, and supporting a global conservation alliance.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson
The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson is to provide young people in our community, especially those who need us most, with a clear path to reach their full potential and pursue their dreams.
Catalina Council, Boy Scouts of America
Catalina Council’s mission is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The AIMS of the BSA are Character, Leadership, Citizenship, and Personal Fitness. We provide youth with programs and activities that allow them to: Try new things, provide service to others, build self-confidence, reinforce ethical standards.
Children's Clinics for Rehabilitative Services
Children’s Clinics sustains a 70+ year legacy of caring for children with complex medical conditions by providing primary care, specialty care, rehabilitative therapy services and behavioral health care in one convenient location. The mission of Children’s Clinics is to provide a family centered, comprehensive medical home to meet the special needs of children and families. The clinic serves over 5,000 children in southern Arizona, which equates to over 35,000 visits annually. In addition to providing integrated, coordinated care, the clinic also provides special events and resources that help families navigate the challenges of having a child with a complex illness.
Cooper Center for Environmental Learning (Camp Cooper)
The Cooper Center is an outreach program of the University of Arizona College of Education focused on inspiring children to live more lightly and sustainably on our planet through immersive Sonoran Desert experiences that foster a love and appreciation for the natural world. We focus on experiences on children and families with limited access to natural spaces and prioritize field trips for schools serving marginalized and under-resourced communities.
Courtney's Courage
Seeking a cure and strengthening families. Courtney’s Courage is dedicated to raising funds for children’s cancer research and to assist with support services for Tucson pediatric cancer patients and their families.
CYCLE Kids, Inc.
Easterseals Blake Foundation
Easterseals Blake Foundation is dedicated to a vision of a Southern Arizona community where all people live healthy, productive, and independent lives. EBF serves more than 30,000 individuals and families across 10 counties of Southern Arizona.
El Grupo Youth Cycling
El Grupo empowers youth through bicycles. Through our six different afterschool programs, youth ages 7-18 years old develop both bike and life skills. The programs use bicycles as a vehicle, literally and figuratively, to teach self-trust, communication skills, and goal-setting through positive youth development. Because of El Grupo, youth not only learn how to navigate streets – they learn how to effectively navigate the world.
Friends of Aphasia
Imagine losing, in an instant, your ability to communicate. Imagine struggling to say your own name, write a simple email, or read the newspaper. These are realities for individuals living with aphasia.
Friends of Pima Animal Care Center
Friends of PACC is a non-profit organization committed to providing resources to Pima Animal Care Center, with a vision to create a safe, healthy, and happy future for every pet served.
Gratitude and Grace Foundation
The Gratitude and Grace Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to making a profound and positive impact within our community and beyond.
Greater Southern Arizona Area Chapter, 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association
Greater Southern Arizona Area Chapter (GSAAC) is a 501c(3), organized and operated as an affiliate of the Ninth and Tenth (Horse) Cavalry Association. We are dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers of the United States by informing, educating, and engaging the community, especially the future leaders of our community, reinforcing the tremendous and often forgotten impact of these brave soldiers’ achievements past, present and future. The GSAAC is the lead Buffalo Soldier organization in creating a worthwhile memorial, honoring the Buffalo Soldier service in Arizona and the Southwest.
Homicide Survivors, Inc.
Homicide Survivors, Inc. is on a mission to help meet the crisis and long-term needs of families of murder victims through support, advocacy, and assistance.
Ignite Leaders
We exist to ignite bold-hearted leaders who will influence their families, schools and communities to change the world. We develop students to become bold-hearted leaders who know and love themselves; love and serve others; and recognize changing the world starts with them. They learn that a bold-hearted leader: is compassionate; is humble; is authentic; had integrity; and is responsible.
JDRF
The JDRF Ride isn’t just about cycling—it’s a global community with an ongoing commitment to find cures for type 1 diabetes (T1D). No matter where you live, how you choose to ride or how far you go, you’ll be surrounded by the T1D community—fellow riders, coaches, friends and family, cheering you on at every milestone.
Pima County Joint Technical Education District (JTED)
Pima JTED is a public school district in Arizona that serves over 27,000 satellite and central campus students, providing innovative tuition-free career and technical education to high school students in dozens of programs that provide opportunities to obtain nationally-recognized industry credentials and licenses. Programs include Licensed Nursing Assistant, Registered Medical Assistant, Culinary Arts, Fire Services, Law and Public Safety, Cosmetology, Engineering, Robotics and Automation, 3-D Animation and Virtual Reality Game Design, Air Transportation FAA Part 107 Drone Operator, Pharmacy Tech, Veterinary Sciences, and more.
KXCI Tucson
KXCI is a diverse, independent, and community-based radio station serving Tucson and Southern Arizona. Founded in 1983, KXCI is committed to connecting the communities of Tucson and Southern Arizona to each other and the world with informative, engaging, and creative community-based programming.
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Arizona)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is more than just mothers. We’re fathers, sisters, brothers, families, and friends. We’re truly a grassroots organization, made up of people who care about making an impact in Arizona to keep your loved ones safe. MADD’s mission is to end impaired driving while working tirelessly to support victims at no charge, advocate for stronger laws and create a future of No More Victims.
National MS Society - Arizona/New Mexico Chapter
The National MS Society mission statement: We will cure MS while empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives. The Society: -Funds cutting-edge research, drives change through advocacy, facilitates professional education, collaborates with MS organizations around the world and provides services designed to help people with MS and their families move their lives forward -Invested more than $1.1 billion to advance MS research and paved the way for every effective MS treatment available today, including the first therapies for primary progressive and pediatric MS -6.5 million people access nationalMSsociety.org every year -Partners with the healthcare community to promote access to comprehensive high-quality healthcare and has launched the careers of 120 MS specialists.
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC TEAM TEAL)
The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition has grown from an impassioned grassroots effort into a major force in raising awareness. We support survivors and caregivers, and fund research to advance treatment and find a cure. As a member of NOCC TEAM TEAL your impact will go past the finish line as you truly make a difference with your miles to support the ovarian cancer cause!
Pima Community College Foundation
The Quell Foundation
A Race Against Blindness
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona
RMHC Southern Arizona nurtures the health and well-being of children and their families. We envision a world where children have access to medical care and their families are supported and actively involved in their children’s care.
Rob Dollar Foundation
Bringing more safety and awareness for the cycling community.
Rotary International
People of action who ending polio in the entire world forever
The Salvation Army Tucson
San Juan Diego Institute
Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports
SAAS provides sports, recreation, and fitness programming for people with physical disabilities and visual impairments. Adaptive cycling means everyone can enjoy riding a bike, handcycle, trike or tandem. SAAS offers wheelchair basketball, tennis, rugby, and softball for adults and youth. Sign up to ride with the SAAS-Ascension Cycling Team in El Tour de Tucson to support accessibility for everyone!
Special Olympics Arizona
Children and adults with intellectual disabilities inspire us daily at Special Olympics events worldwide. Whether individuals have Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, or another intellectual disability, they are accepted, welcomed, and celebrated at Special Olympics Arizona.
Spiritual Guardians
Faith based nonprofit for combat wounded veterans and first responders
Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network (TIHAN)
A diverse coalition of individuals, businesses, faith communities, and nonprofit groups working together to provide a compassionate response to HIV and to help people with HIV to live well! Through a host of programs and services, we serve people living with HIV. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, TIHAN does NOT allow any proselytism or promote any specific religious beliefs.
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services
Tu Nidito is your place for grief support where children, teens, young adults and families find comfort, hope and support while they are grieving the diagnosis of a serious medical condition or the death of a loved one. All programs are offered in English and Spanish, at no cost to children and families.
Ukrainian Patriot
We are a group of Ukrainians and internationals working tirelessly to aid volunteers defending Ukraine and the civilians caught in the crossfire. We are helping to aid in trauma therapy response and also assist animal rescue operations. Join us and help keep Ukraine and the world more safe and free!
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
United Way of Tucson responds to our community’s needs, transforms lives and brings long-lasting systemic change to our community by focusing on the underlying issues. We fight for education, financial wellness, equality and healthy communities for every person in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Our role as community convener enables us to serve more than 250,000 people each year by forming strategic partnerships, mobilizing the best resources and being the catalyst for needed, positive change.
Uphill Into The Wind
Offering FREE bicycle loans to individuals wishing to participate in, and fundraise for, a charity cycling event who don’t have a bike of their own and can’t afford to purchase one.
We Ride 4
We Ride to Give…..giving more kids a chance to experience healthier lifestyles by engaging them in outdoor fun.
Wounded Warrior Project
Youth On Their Own
Youth On Their Own (YOTO) supports the high school graduation and continued success of youth experiencing homelessness.
