The Arizona Lottery funded a variety of beneficiaries throughout the state in FY09. The Lottery returned more than $129 million to State programs that help make Arizona a better place to live:
| FY09 BENEFICIARY |
FY09 $ TRANSFER* |
| General Fund |
$43,225,100 |
| Local Transportation Assistance Fund |
$21,850,000 |
| Healthy Arizona |
$20,897,400 |
| Heritage Fund |
$20,000,000 |
| County Assistance Fund |
$7,267,500 |
| Mass Transit |
$9,024,300 |
| Economic Development Fund |
$3,792,900 |
| CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Fund |
$2,722,800 |
| Department of Gaming |
$300,000 |
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|
| Total Back to Arizona: |
$129,080,000 |
*Unaudited numbers
Since the Lottery's inception in 1981, more than $2.3 billion has been returned to programs that support projects such as wildlife preservation, parks, public health, education, and transportation:
| FY 82 - FY09 BENEFICIARY |
FY 82-FY09 $ TRANSFER* |
| General Fund |
$916,409,600 |
| Local Transportation Assistance Fund |
$625,850,000 |
| Heritage Fund |
$358,526,500 |
| County Assistance Fund |
$175,203,500 |
| Healthy Arizona |
$103,535,800 |
| Mass Transit |
$92,670,600 |
| Economic Development Fund |
$60,476,900 |
| CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Fund |
$36,758,200 |
| Department of Gaming |
$1,500,000 |
| Homeless Shelter Services |
$1,000,000 |
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|
| Total Back to Arizona: |
$2,371,931,100 |
*Unaudited numbers
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