Kim Knotter has worked for more than 30 years in the nonprofit sector in fundraising,
operational management and capital fundraising in the Phoenix metro area. Kim currently is
under contract with Rio Salado Foundation and Arizona State Park Foundation and has worked
for the following organizations: Hospice of the Valley, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation, American Cancer Society, Planned Parenthood of Arizona, Phoenix Art Museum,
and Ballet Arizona.
Knotter moved to the Valley as a college graduate to take a job with the famed Goldwater’s
Department Store in the advertising and marketing department. Involvement in the arts and
cultural community led to her first major gifts officer position with Phoenix Art Museum. Kim
has worked on several major capital fundraising campaigns: Phoenix Art Museum, Ballet
Arizona, Ryan House and most recently Eisendrath Center for Water Conservation in Tempe,
Arizona.
Knotter is a long-time member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and served as
President and long-time volunteer on the board of directors for 10 years with The Arizona
Costume Institute. Kim is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Phoenix. Originally from
Amarillo, Texas, but a resident of Phoenix for more than 44 years, she has raised her two adult
children, Grey in Washington DC and Adriane Clair in San Francisco, with her chef husband,
David.