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Gabe Zimmerman

Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Fund Established by Child & Family Resources, a nonprofit agency that provides services for families in southern Arizona. Zimmerman was a board member. More than $65,000 has been donated to causes he supported.
Gabe Zimmerman Scholarship Fund The University of California, Santa Cruz, created a scholarship in honor of Zimmerman, who graduated from the university with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. The scholarship is awarded to people who share Zimmerman’s commitment to public service. According to Marcus Frost, associate director of development for social sciences at the university, about $77,000 has been donated from 590 different individuals and organizations.
Tucson Trails Tribute A fund created by the Zimmerman family to promote conservation and healthy living in Tucson. Zimmerman was an avid hiker and outdoorsman. His family and fiancée hope to keep his passion alive through this fund. By the end of 2011, it had received more than $46,000.

John M. Roll

John M. Roll Memorial Fund A scholarship established by the Arizona State Bar and the University of Arizona for students of the James E. Rogers College of Law. Nancy Stanley, assistant dean of development and external relations at the College of Law, said both large and small donations had been made, including a $5 contribution from someone Roll once sentenced. “He said that at least Roll had treated him like a person,” Stanley said of the donor. About $55,000 has been collected.

Christina-Taylor Green

Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Fund/Memorial Scholarship The parents of Christina-Taylor Green raised nearly $290,000 for their fund under the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona before becoming a private group. In the past year, the fund has supported several projects, including a technology upgrade and a new playground at Mesa Verde Elementary School in Tucson. In addition, Running Start, an organization that supports young women who are interested in politics, established the Christina-Taylor Green Memorial Scholarship, intended for girls between the ages of 9 and 18, as part of its Young Women’s Political Leadership Program.
Christina-Taylor Green and Daniel Hernandez Jr. Scholarship Fund Established under the Community Foundation, by Phil and Carol Lyons of Tucson, the fund is for students in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. The scholarship honors Green and Daniel Hernandez Jr., a political science major at the University of Arizona and an intern for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who helped victims during the Jan. 8 attack; Hernandez is now a member of the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board.

Dorwan Stoddard

Dorwan Stoddard was shot and killed in an attempt to shield his wife, Mavy. A private fund has been set up for Mavy, who sustained serious leg wounds. Donations can be made at any Wells Fargo bank in the family’s name.

Ron Barber (wounded)

Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding The foundation started by Barber’s family when he was still in the intensive care unit has raised $298,330 in the last year. Through local programs, Barber and his family hope to promote mental health awareness and a positive platform for political discussion.

Other Funds

Tucson Together Fund In an effort to help the victims’ families with costs and needs not covered by insurance, the Tucson Together Fund has raised $504,297 since the shooting. Families of victims and survivors who were wounded can use the fund to cover medical costs, among other expenses.