Primavera has a number of special events to celebrate our four decades of work in the Tucson community! Events include an art exhibit in September; an October garden walk; a community party in November; and a presentation on Dec. 12 by acclaimed author Matthew Desmond.
Here are details:

Tickets for “An Evening with Matthew Desmond,” featuring the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of “Evicted” and “Poverty, by America,” on Dec. 12 at the Fox Tucson Theatre can be purchased here.
"An Evening with Matthew Desmond" Sponsorship Opportunities
We would like to thank the Primavera Foundation Board of Directors for being the presenting sponsor of the important event: “An Evening with Matthew Desmond,” featuring the author of “Evicted” and “Poverty, By America.” Other sponsorships are available to ensure that Primavera continues to guide people on pathways to success today and into the future.
Your gift means more families will get emergency housing and learn financial strategies so they can get back on their feet or even own a home. It means more Primavera participants will receive job skills and gain living-wage work. It means fewer people in the Tucson area will have to spend the night unhoused or unfed. You can change lives for the better with your gift.
- Your gift of $1,000 can house a Tucson family of four for an entire month.
- Your $10,000 sponsorship can give that same family housing and food for over five months.
Contact Margarita Bauza at mbauza@primavera.org if you are interested in sponsoring this event.
Sponsorship options that will support Primavera participants:
Presenting Sponsor – $30,000
Primavera Foundation Board of Directors
Gold Sponsor – $20,000
- Onstage recognition during the event.
- Full-page ad in event program
- Special signage.
- Eight (8) orchestra-level tickets
- Four (4) copies of “Poverty, By America.”
- Four (4) tickets to an invitation-only event with the author the following morning.
Silver Sponsor – $10,000
- Onstage recognition during the event.
- Half-page ad in event program.
- Special signage.
- Six (6) orchestra-level tickets.
Bronze Sponsor – $5,000
Tucson Electric Power
Friend of Primavera – $500
- Recognition in event program
- Two (2) orchestra-level tickets.