3 ) ▁organization ▁focused ▁on ▁helping ▁so cio - e conom ically ▁dis adv ant aged ▁children , ▁gr ades ▁K - 1 2 , ▁within ▁the ▁communities ▁in ▁which ▁D PR ▁has ▁established ▁operations . ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁Foundation ▁awards ▁gr ants ▁and ▁commits ▁volunte er ▁time ▁to ▁organizations ▁local ▁to ▁D PR ' s ▁regional ▁offices . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁D PR ▁Foundation ▁has ▁awarded ▁more ▁than ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁to ▁organizations ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁grant ▁size ▁of ▁$ 4 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Organ izations ▁are ▁chosen ▁through ▁a ▁careful ▁selection ▁process , ▁beginning ▁with ▁a ▁nom ination ▁from ▁a ▁D PR ▁employee . ▁A ▁regional ▁task ▁force ▁research es ▁the ▁mission , ▁outcome ▁metrics , ▁track ▁record ▁and ▁future ▁plans ▁of ▁the ▁organization , ▁and ▁site ▁vis its ▁are ▁made ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁organiz ational ▁leaders ▁and ▁to ▁see ▁their ▁work ▁in ▁action . ▁The ▁D PR ▁Foundation ▁Board ▁makes ▁the ▁final ▁se lections . ▁The ▁opportunity ▁to ▁contribute ▁meaning ful ▁volunte er ▁time ▁is ▁a ▁determ ining ▁factor ▁in ▁dec iding ▁which ▁organizations ▁to ▁support . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁D PR ▁Foundation ▁granted ▁$ 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁youth ▁organizations . ▁ ▁Select ▁award - win ning ▁projects ▁▁ ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University , ▁McC ord ▁Hall ▁at ▁W . ▁P . ▁Care y ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁( Tem pe , ▁Arizona )