Your donations create a healthier community
We want to thank you! Whether it is a gift of money, time or talent, we are very grateful for the caring support of our donors. You are making an impact on the lives of many in our community. Donate online using our safe and secure online donation form.
El Rio Foundation is a Qualifying Charitable Organization under Arizona Personal Income Tax Code, making any charitable donation to El Rio Foundation eligible for a Charitable tax credit for Arizona taxpayers.
You Make a Difference When You Give the Gift of Health
Thanks to your support, El Rio Health provides life-changing care to one out of ten Tucsonans!
- Help a person in need of healthcare and make a direct impact.
- Reduce dollar-for-dollar what you pay in Arizona income tax.
- Benefit the entire community – keep your support local!
- Your investment changes lives!
How to Donate
When you donate to a qualifying charitable organization (QCO) in Arizona, like El Rio Foundation, you can claim a tax credit that reduces dollar for dollar what you pay in Arizona state income tax. Couples who file jointly in Arizona can reduce their 2025 state taxes by up to $987; individuals or head of household filers can claim a tax credit of up to $495.
El Rio Foundation’s QCO code is 20212.
To learn more about El Rio, take a tour, attend an upcoming educational lecture, donate or make a legacy commitment, please call 520-205-4947 or email us at foundation@elrio.org. Charitable contributions can also be made online at https://elrio.org/foundation/donate/ or mailed to El Rio Foundation, 839 W. Congress, Tucson, AZ 85745.
El Rio Foundation Tax ID: 86-0816675
Upcoming Events
NEON DREAMS - SHINE LOUD – Vecinos Block Party 2026
Save the Date – Saturday, May 2, 2026
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Past Events
El Rio Foundation 2025 Gala “Aloha” Celebrating 55 Years
Thank you for an amazing event!
Video Transcript
Video Title: El Rio Foundation Gala Aloha 2025
Length: 2:19
Link to YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1z1Z5ANeb8
Transcript
[0:00] [Music]: Upbeat Caribbean style music plays with male vocals that are indecipherable, and may be in a language other than English.
[0:00] [Visual]: Cars line up at the entrance to the El Rio Gala Aloha 2025 event, and the camera zooms in on the projected event logo on an exterior wall. El Rio Gala Aloha Celebrating 55 Years.
[0:03] [Visual]: Panning view of tropical flower leis
[0:00] [Visual]: Glass sliding doors with Westin etched on them open and hte camera moves through to the gala entrance, with a blue archway that looks like ocean waves, and the sides lined by children, mainly girls, in imitation grass skirts and other island and tropical-inspired dress, who clap and hula dance as the camera moves to the archway.
[0:08] [Visual]: El Rio Health 55 years logo projected on an interior wall.
[0:10] [Visual]: A tiki shack display, with island masks on a wooden wall and a surfboard with the El Rio Health 55 years logo, outside with a view of the Tucson mountains in the background.
[0:11] [Visual]: Gala guests wearing leis mingle.
[0:12] [Visual]: A man in an island-themed sport coat and purple slacks, wearing a lei, dances and then laughs and grins in front of an assembled group, also in island-themed formal wear and leis.
[0:15] [Visual]: A group of adults and the children from the earlier archway entrance scene pose together, giving a surfer hand sign.
[0:19] [Visual]: Another view of the entrance arch lined by children in imitation grass skirts and tropic-inspired dress, giving the surfer hand sign and smiling as the camera moves forward toward the arch.
[0:20] [Visual]: Smiling guests move through the entrance toward the archway, and inside the gala to a registration table.
[0:28] [Visual]: A four-man band in Hawaiian shirts sings and plays guitars and ukuleles on an outdoor balcony with the Tucson mountains in the background.
[0:31] [Visual]: Four women in bright dresses and with cocktails smile and wave to the camera.
[0:32] [Visual]: Guests pose for an event photographer.
[0:34] [Visual]: Close of of a band member singing and playing the ukulele.
[0:35] [Visual]: A man in a suite, Hawaiian shirt, and lei gives the surfer hand sign and grins while a staff member pours a drink down an ice luge in an ice sculpture of a crashing ocean wave. The same man then raises a blue cocktail and toasts the camera.
[0:38] [Visual]: Guests mingle in groups, greet each other, exchange hugs, and enjoy themselves.
[0:43] [Visual]: A staff member pours a drink through an ice luge in a sculpture, this one bearing the El Rio Health 55 years logo with magenta flowers embedded in it.
[0:45] [Visual]: Staff work on the table settings in the dining room, with close ups of the water glasses etched with the El Rio logo, and wide angle shots of the room and with its island-themed decor and blue lighting.
[0:48] [Visual]: A cluster of fake palm trees next to a stage.
[0:49] [Visual]: Guests pose in groups, staff members wave to the camera. Guests begin to enter the dining room, and additional staff members in magenta flowered shirts and skirts, and crowns, leis, and accessories made from green leaves, welcome them.
[0:59] [Visual]: Assorted hula dancers perform in front of the stage, in festive island costumes.
[1:04] [Visual]: Scenes from the dining room: seated guests, El Rio staff on stage, performances, speeches. Children from the entrance archway pass out leis from table to table. Multiple scenes of guests wearing the leis, some of which light up.
[1:40] [Visual]: El Rio staff raise large number cards to form $16,846,350. Confetti is popped and the crowd cheers and applauds.
[1:50] [Visual]: Scenes of smiling guests waving from tables, dancing, and revelry, including a man doing a handstand.
[2:01] [Visual]: The DJ works his equipment on-stage as people dance to the YMCA, with arm motions.
[2:11] [Visual]: Fade to black, and text appears: Thank you to our sponsors, guests, and partners for supporting El Rio’s “Mission of Hope” Young Mental Health Program.
[2:11] [Visual & Music]: El Rio Foundation logo, text: elrio.org. Music concludes.
“Run for the Roses” – Vecinos Block Party 2025
El Rio Foundation 2024 Gala “BELIEVE – A Night in Neverland”
Thank you for a great event!
Video Transcript
Video Title: El Rio Foundation 2024 Gala Highlights
Length: 2:46
Link to YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzHZTxQVFSY
Transcript
[0:00] [Music & Visual]: Upbeat music plays. Camera pans down from overhead lights in a concrete ceiling to reveal the entrance to the gala. “Believe” and the “El Rio Health” logo are projected on the exterior walls, along with several Tinkerbell-style fairies, one of which moves across the wall.
[0:06] [Visual]: Children in “Believe” t-shirts and fairy wings line a green grass entrance, similar to a red carpet, and smile and applaud as the camera moves down the entrance.
[0:07] [Visual]: A smiling man in a suit high-fives children along the entrance.
[0:08] [Visual]: A man plays the saxophone as part of a band on a stage with “Believe” projected behind him.
[0:10] [Visual]: Gala guests wave to the camera.
[0:12] [Visual]: A woman raises one arm above her head and waves a crown of colored lights as she dances amid a crowd on the gala’s dance floor.
[0:14] [Visual]: A staff member pours a drink down an ice luge in a fairy-shaped ice sculpture. Text at the base of the sculpture reads: Amiga de El Rio.
[0:18] [Visual]: Children in “Believe” t-shirts and fairy wings pose with guests and a woman dressed as Tinkerbell against a backdrop featuring the El Rio Foundation logo.
[0:20] [Visual]: Guests move down the entrance line, high-fiving the children on the sides.
[0:21] [Visual]: A smiling woman mingles at the gala
[0:23] [Visual]: A woman in a black dress sings on stage with a band.
[0:24] [Visual]: Close up of the a dining room table setting, featuring a booklet entitled “Believe: A night in Neverland with El Rio.”
[0:26] [Visual]: Exterior of the gala with El Rio Health logo projected on the wall as guests arrive and are greeted at the door.
[0:29] [Visual]: Guests pose with a woman dressed as Tinkerbell against a backdrop featuring the El Rio Foundation logo.
[0:31] [Visual]: A woman dances on a crowded dance floor.
[0:32] [Visual]: A group of children pose with several adults, including a woman dressed as a princess and a man dressed as a pirate captain. The group waves as the camera moves closer, and the pirate captain makes silly faces.
[0:36] [Visual]: Close up of a band member playing a blue electric guitar on stage.
[0:38] [Visual]: Decorations inside the gala depict a lighted fairy house, as if it were in a forest setting.
[0:40] [Visual]: Gala guests mingle with a woman dressed as Tinkerbell among them.
[0:42] [Visual]: A round, blue-lighted device labeled 360 Photo Booth. Guests dance and pose with wands, crowns, and other props for the photo booth, which is set on an outdoor balcony at night, and includes several photographic lights.
[0:48] [Visual]: Guests pose and make faces for the camera while pointing to a decoration that shows a fairy sitting on a crescent moon.
[0:50] [Visual]: A chalkboard sign shows the “Face Paint Menu” and available options. The view pans to the painter creating a design on a young woman’s face, and then to a woman with a completed starburst design to the side of her left eye, who tilts her head to show it off.
[0:55] [Visual]: Guests in fantasy inspired dress smile and laugh in a scene featuring fantasy woodland decor. One woman in the group waves a transparent cape as if to reveal them to the camera.
[0:57] [Visual]: Guests greet each other, and move down the entrance giving high-fives to children in fairy wings.
[1:01] [Visual]: A staff member pours a drink down an ice luge in an ice sculpture of a forest, with text at the base: Long Realty, a Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate, and The Schaefer Team Real Estate, Anthony Schaefer. A woman collects the drink in a martini glass at the base of the sculpture. She turns and touches glasses in a toast with another woman.
[1:05] [Visual]: Microphones stands and instruments on the stage without musicians. Starbursts shine in artificial fog, with a background of “Believe” projected amid stars on the background. The El Rio Foundation logo appears on the front of a podium as the camera pans.
[1:08] [Visual]: Various details from the gala, including a hanging bubble decoration, a printed sign reading “Believe: A night in Neverland with El Rio. Your support changes lives. Thank You!” The sign is mounted within an El Rio etched water glass at a table setting, and a pen with the El Rio Foundation logo is clipped to it.
[1:11] [Visual]: El Rio staff in suites and fairy-inspired dresses smile and wave in front of the stage, and the “Believe” projection.
[1:14] [Visual]: Guests enter the dining room, while women dressed as Tinkerbell dance in front of the stage.
[1:17] [Visual]: Three boys in dapper suits perform on stage with a woman dressed as Tinkerbell
[1:18] [Visual]: A stage performance includes a woman dressed as Tinkerbell with fog, light, and sparkler effects. The El Rio Foundation logo is visible on the podium, and two El Rio staff members walk out on stage.
[1:22] [Visual]: Guests seated at dining room tables applaud.
[1:24] [Visual]: Children in “Believe” t-shirts with pose holding bundles of lighted crowns. Several adults are present, incuding one in a wheelchair.
[1:26] [Visual]: A guest fills out a form – possibly a pledge card – at their table. Other guests hold their cards up in the air as the cards are collected. Children move through the room handing out lighted crowns while guests wave from their tables.
[1:32] [Visual]: A woman wearing an El Rio badge and a transparent cape poses with a female guest and a woman in a Tinkerbell costume.
[1:35] [Visual]: Guests smile and wave from tables in the dining room, while children in fairy wings and “Believe” t-shirts continue to pass our lighted crowns and collect completed cards.
[1:43] [Visual]: An El Rio staff member speaks from the podium on stage, with “Believe” projected behind him and the El Rio Foundation logo prominent on the front of the podium. He is replaced by several adults and a trio of boys on stage.
[1:45] [Visual]: A El Rio staff member dances for the camera in the dining room.
[1:47] [Visual]: Guests smile and wave from their table. A standing couple points to the camera, and the woman strikes a pose while the man places a crown atop her head, with lights that begin to flash. More guests smile and wave from their tables from around the dining room.
[2:02] [Visual]: El Rio staff change places at the podium on stage, with the El Rio Foundation logo prominent. Staff raise cards with printed numbers, to create $465K.
[2:10] [Visual]: Guests dance on a crowded dance floor while the band plays on stage.
[2:14] [Visual]: A woman dressed as Tinkerbell waves her wand in front of a backdrop featuring the El Rio Foundation logo. A “magic sparkle” appears from her wand, and remains as the scene fades to a dark background with gold text: Believe in El Rio Health.
[2:22] [Visual]: The “magic sparkle” moves across the screen and fades to reveal new text: El Rio Health changing lives through care coordination.
[2:29] [Visual]: The “magic sparkle” moves across the screen again and fades to reveal new text: Thank You!
[2:36] [Visual]: The text fades out and is replaced by white text: To leanr more visit elrio.org
[2:41] [Music & Visual]: The music concludes as the El Rio Foundation logo appears, and the screen fades to black.
Whether it is a gift of money, stock, life insurance or a gift of time and talent, we are very grateful for the caring support of our donors and volunteers. You help people live healthier lives, relieve children and adults from dental pain, help people manage asthma, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, improve mental health and encourage family wellness. You help children get immunized and learn how to read and see better. Your contributions change lives everyday – Thank You!
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