The Rio Salado Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that manages historically significant restorations and economic development projects along the Rio Salado Corridor and Papago Park funding more than $15 million in projects around Tempe Town Lake and Papago Park since 2001. The Foundation is the catalyst organization and the honest broker connecting individuals with projects to facil
itate their completion. Through public-private partnerships and support from the City of Tempe, major donors such as SRP, APS, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Vestar and Cox Communications, to name a few, have been instrumental in the success of our projects. The Foundation’s projects include the relocation of the Sandra Day O’Connor House in 2010 and renovation of the grounds of the historic Hayden Flour Mill site to create a Community Venue in 2012. The Foundation also participated in a collaboration to present the Papago Park Regional Master Plan, funded the grand opening of Tempe Center for the Arts and was instrumental in establishing the Children’s Splash Playground at Tempe Beach Park as well as other funded projects.
