Search Through Grants for Children in Florida in the U.S.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to promote the arts, education, and initiatives that seek to better our world by utilizing nature and the sciences.

General Grants

Our Letter of Inquiry form is the first step in the general grant process. The letter of inquiry should be used for projects that fall outside our three programs' scope. Some additional areas of focus for our Foundation include:

Environmental Ingenuity

We are working with organizations to reduce human environmental impact and increase fresh and saltwater quality.

Medical Research

Focusing on funding initiatives involving high-mortality, under-funded diseases, specifically, but not exclusively, pancreatic and colon cancer.

Visual and Performing Arts

We fund projects that provide students and children in the regions we serve with opportunities to experience quality arts programming, both visual and performing.

Veterans Initiatives

We work with several veterans organizations to provide respite locations, therapeutic programming, and service animals for our wounded, recovering, and returning servicemen, women, and members.

Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Dunn Family Foundation is to support programs that utilize education to build a better society and employ innovative approaches to the use of testing and support materials for educational initiatives. 

Values

The work of the Dunn Family Foundation expresses the values of its founders Lloyd & Leota Dunn and that of Dr. Douglas Dunn, who was passionate in his own pursuit of and support for life long learning. Our founders believed that education is a prime vehicle for the betterment of society. Their belief was that excellence in testing allows educational assets and resources to be employed more efficiently and that materials developed to support teachers in their educational environments is a necessary part of the educational process. 

Areas of Interest

At this time, the Dunn Family Foundation has three main areas of interest: 

• The development and implementation of educational testing materials for children and adults.
• The development and implementation of educational support materials for use by teachers in the education of society's children and adults.
• The innovative use of education to build a better society.

Types of Grants

Initial grants will be given for project funding only. After an initial grant is made, the Foundation may make general operating grants to continue supporting the organization. 

Capital funding is only available for projects connected to previous Foundation support. No endowment funds will be granted.

For reference, the average grant size generally ranges from $5,000 to $25,000. 

Dunn Family Foundation Policy on F&A Costs

The Dunn Family Foundation recognizes that organizations often require Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs (a.k.a. indirect costs) be added to all grant requests. While we recognize that F&A costs are real, we work to focus our funding on direct costs and trust the sponsoring organizations will "keep the lights on" as part of their support for funded research. 

Extraordinary circumstances, when indirect costs exceed 10%, may be considered on a case by case basis. 

Our Mission

To invest in and be a catalyst for collaborations, policy and systems change that improve the health of South Florida communities, with a focus on vulnerable, low- to moderate-income populations. 

Our Vision

All South Floridians have an equal opportunity to achieve optimal health and well-being.

Focus Areas

Learn more about the three goal areas of the Health Foundation of South Florida to determine how your proposed project aligns with our grantmaking approach.

• Access to Care
  • We are interested in projects that:
    • Support outreach, education and enrollment efforts for the children’s health insurance program (i.e. KidCare), Medicaid, and the ACA health insurance marketplace.
    • Increase access to care, patient engagement, and/or improved health outcomes via digital health technology.
    • Expand the adoption of alternate delivery models that increase access to care, especially for uninsured and underinsured (e.g. nurse-managed health centers, telehealth/digital health, use of peers/navigators/CHWs).
    • Provide operating support to safety net clinics to maintain or expand minimum level of patients served and/or improve services.
    • Advocate for and help to inform state and regional solutions that increase access, availability, and utilization of healthcare.
• Health and Social Needs
  • We are interested in projects that:
    • Facilitate connections and collaboration between stakeholders across the healthcare and social services sectors to address the social needs of low-income South Florida residents.
    • Support the adoption of technology platforms, within a collaborative infrastructure, that allow for increased efficiencies in the referral of patients and clients in need of health and social services.
    • Support implementation, evaluation and scaling of social needs interventions, such as medical-legal partnerships and food pharmacies.
    • Advocate for and inform healthcare financing and payment mechanisms for social needs interventions.
• Thriving Communities
  • We are interested in projects that:
    • Increase the understanding of the connection between housing and health.
    • Strengthen the capacity of residents and community-based organizations to advocate for improved housing policies.
    • Pilot projects that couple health and housing, inclusive of supportive services models.
    • Support policy and advocacy activities that help fund, create, or protect affordable housing resources across our region.
  • In relation to our work with anchor institutions, we will fund projects implemented through the South Florida Anchor Alliance, for which membership and participation in work group meetings is required. Project objectives must align with the Alliance’s official Blueprint. We will support projects that:
    • Increase the number of regional institutions aligning internal practices and resources that contribute to an inclusive local economy.
    • Increase community benefit investments in community wealth building.
    • Support workforce pipeline programs targeting unemployed or under-employed individuals and communities.
• Other Community Needs
  • Preference will be given to proposals that demonstrate the following criteria:
    • An identified need is clearly demonstrated.
    • Goals, objectives, and outcomes are realistic and measurable.
    • Project budget fully explains how the Foundation’s funds will be used.
    • Opportunities to collaborate with other community partners are identified.

Grantmaking Guidelines

The Jim Moran Foundation has established its Grantmaking Guidelines to assist organizations in the process of requesting funds to support projects that align with The Foundation's mission, as follows:

The mission of The Jim Moran Foundation is to improve the quality of life for the youth and families of Florida through the support of innovative programs and opportunities that meet the ever-changing needs of the community.  Current Funding Focuses

• Education programs that provide academic enrichment and opportunities for quality learning.
• Elder Care programs that improve the quality of life for at-risk seniors in our community.
• Family Strengthening programs that provide safety and stability to children and families in our community including food security.
• Youth Transitional Living programs that help at-risk youth and young adults achieve self-sufficiency.

Our Mission and Values

The McKeen Fund was created as a Charitable Trust by Mrs. Noreen McKeen of Palm Beach, Florida. 

The Fund's Mission is to improve the lives of seniors, people with disabilities and disadvantaged children and families. 

Today, the McKeen Fund continues to support the donor's philanthropic philosophy and values, including an emphasis on giving to Roman Catholic organizations. The Trustees will also consider in addition to the donor's preferences, the demands of a changing world and its impact on the Fund's mission. 

Funding Priorities 

The purpose of the McKeen Fund is to provide support to medical, educational and social service organizations and programs that address the needs of vulnerable children and their families, and seniors. In education, grants focus on pre-k through secondary education, as well as enrichment programs and supportive services. 

Beyond Grants

The Fund also recognizes the donor's value of service and philanthropy going beyond just grantmaking. Fund resources extend to direct charitable activities, including leadership, expertise and a commitment to our grantees and other non-profit organizations. 

Grant applications will be considered where:

• Outside funding (including governmental) is not available;
• The project will be largely funded by the grant unless the grant request covers a discreet component of a larger project; and,
• Funds will be used for capital projects including equipment or endowments; or
• Funds will be used for specific programs that fit within the areas of interest.

Our Mission

The Foundation’s mission is to utilize its assets to assist any not-for-profit organization seeking to promote the arts or create programs that inspire, engage, and teach.

We hope that someday the arts will no longer be considered a school elective or an interest for the few but a necessity for living a full life and for the health of our hearts and minds. 

Through our partnerships in the community, we are utilizing the arts to harness its extraordinary power to inspire, raise educational outcomes for students, and enrich the overall quality of life in marginalized communities.

We believe that there is a great synergy in combining the talents of musicians, museum educators, nonprofit arts advocates, actors, teachers, and writers. We believe that the arts, in all forms, have significant intrinsic societal value and can take on multiple roles in youth education for healthy brain and social development. 

In keeping with our mission, the Foundation values and will support organizations protecting and utilizing nature to enrich peoples’ lives through conservation and beautification. We believe that a healthy environment means a healthier population overall. 

Studies have shown that children benefit both mentally and physically from outdoor activity and clean air. We seek to continue to work with organizations that understand the value of our human connection with and reliance on a thriving and accessible green infrastructure.

Our Foundation is also interested in supporting health science and medical research. We understand that supporting cutting-edge technology and research is paramount in gaining important ground on treating and hopefully curing all forms of cancers and diseases. We are specifically interested in supporting research in treating and curing pancreatic and other forms of high-mortality illnesses that have lagged in funding and medical advancement. 

P/Arts Program

P/Arts Program Information

P/Arts stands for Philanthropic Arts and is our Foundation’s own initiative launched in 2019 to help catalyze non-profit, tax-exempt public charities, accredited schools and universities, and government or public agencies. We want to help implement or enhance educational programs utilizing the arts in daily curricula for early childhood education programs as well as K-12 students.

The P/Arts Program Was Created To Encourage Partnerships Within The Philanthropic Arts And Education Communities.

Organizations applying for P/Arts funding must be accredited 501(c)(3) organizations that are using performing and/or visual arts education to help:

• Enhance and Transform Existing Outdated Public School Curricula
• Motivate & Engage Children and Students
• Deepen Professional Development for Teachers, Professors, and Childcare Workers
• Link School and Home
• Use Evidence-Based, Arts-Based Instruction
• Help to Lessen the Education Achievement Gap

Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

History

Established and endowed by William and Jeanne Pratt in 1999, the PFF's work reflects the interests and principals of the Pratt family. In addition to community efforts, the PFF gives special consideration to promoting excellence in schools as well as advancements in healthcare and medical technology.

The PFF actively engages and supports a number of cornerstone organizations though a rigorous assessment-based initiative that provides core program grants. The PFF strives to support a variety of organizations that bring innovation to the stewardship of these causes.

Activities Supported Include the Following

• Housing Assistance
• Support and Assistance for Abused and Battered Women and Their Dependants
• Educational Assistance
• General Education Institutional Assistance (Public and Private schools and Universities)
• Disaster Relief
• Aid for Women in Crisis Pregnancies
• Disadvantaged Youth Programs
• Healthcare for Children

Our Story

Established in 1980, The Festus & Helen Stacy Foundation was formed through two special people with a heart for the Gospel and blessing the lives of others. The Stacy’s legacy has been passed down through their family who now hold this commitment which is dear to them personally.

The Stacy Foundation was funded by the APenn and Penn Champ oil and manufacturing companies. Festus Stacy founded these entities in Butler, Pennsylvania during 1932. He led as President/CEO over these corporations until he sold them in 1962.

What We Support

Our grants typically target ministries working in the areas of:

• Evangelism/Church Planting:
  • Engage in community & event outreaches.
  • Plant churches primarily in emerging nations.
• Leadership Development:
  • Train & equip upper lever leaders.
  • Develop indigenous leadership.
• Holistic Ministries:
  • Assist the poor, marginalized, and oppressed by serving both their physical & spiritual needs. People served: Imprisoned, enslaved, orphaned, widowed, homeless, handicapped, etc. 
• Media & Technology:
  • Engaging culture through forms of traditional and emerging Christian media.
• Stewardship:
  • Support organizations that serve, encourage & equip individuals on their journey to more generous & effective giving.
• Children & Youth:
  • Focus on children & youth, while also supporting individuals of all ages, gender & race.

Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

About Us

The Foxwynd Foundation comprises dedicated members of the Bentley family residing across the United States. Across numerous years, the family's philanthropic endeavors have catalyzed significant change on both domestic and international fronts, reflecting their deep-rooted commitment to humanitarian causes. This longstanding legacy of giving underscored the imperative to establish a family foundation.

With a diverse and passionate board of members, interests range from supporting domestic violence shelters and children's aid organizations to advancing renewable energy initiatives and safeguarding endangered species.

Today, the Foxwynd Foundation is dedicated to serving as a beacon of hope for communities in need, enhancing access to essential pillars of human dignity and potential, including healthcare, housing, and sustainable environmental initiatives. While presently focused on domestic causes, the foundation aims to expand its impact and secure international funding opportunities by the conclusion of 2024.

Priorities

• Healthcare
  • We support programs dedicated to assisting domestic violence victims, abuse survivors, and the protection of women's rights.
• Environmental Projects
  • We prioritize funding projects with a clear, measurable impact rather than initiatives with broad or abstract objectives. For example, we are more inclined to support tangible activities such as tree planting over programs like conservation education. Additionally, our focus is on building partnerships with organizations that are nonpartisan and refrain from engaging in lobbying activities.
• Housing
  • We are committed to funding established programs that address critical needs, including supporting shelters, preventing homelessness—particularly among children through initiatives such as orphanages—providing or establishing housing facilities, offering housing assistance to prevent eviction, and creating employment opportunities for individuals in need.

Our Mission

Our mission is to continue and further the philanthropic legacy of Gardner Cowles, Jr. and the Cowles family, which includes promotion of education, social justice, health, and the arts.

The Founder

The Cowles Charitable Trust was first established in 1948 by Gardner “Mike” Cowles, Jr. (1903-1985). Born into the Cowles publishing family of Des Moines, Iowa, Mike was the youngest of Gardner Cowles and Florence Call Cowles’ six children. A newspaper editor and publisher by trade, he was committed to his family’s traditions of responsible, public-spirited, and innovative journalism as well as philanthropy. 

The Cowles Charitable Trust supports the arts, education, the advancement of ethical journalism, medical and climate research.

The Impact Fund awards recoverable grants to legal services nonprofits, private attorneys, and small law firms who seek to confront economic, environmental, racial, and social injustice. Since our founding in 1992, the Impact Fund has made more than 800 recoverable grants totaling more than $10 million for impact litigation. We award grants four times per year, most within the range of US$10,000 to US$50,000.

Social Justice

The Impact Fund provides grants and legal support to assist in human and civil rights cases. We have helped to change dozens of laws and win cases to improve the rights of thousands. The cases we are funding allege that:

• In Texas and North Carolina, incarcerated people with mental health disabilities are forced to remain in jail despite being found not guilty and unable to proceed with a criminal trial.
• In Orange County, California there are currently 13 gang injunctions under effect, which disproportionately affect young men of color.
• In Chicago, Illinois, the city’s homeless shelter program is inaccessible to people with disabilities.
• In Springfield, Oregon, the city and its police department used excessive force against Black Lives Matter protesters.
• In West Virginia, the state fails to protect children in foster care from abuse and neglect. 
• In Montana, voter suppression laws disadvantage young adults and give priority to gun owners.
• In Gary, Indiana, a gun manufacturer negligently marketed and distributed its guns, leading to an epidemic of gun violence in the city. 
• In Vancouver, British Columbia, the police perpetuate systemic discrimination against Indigenous people through bureaucratic measures.

Environmental Justice

The Impact Fund provides grants to support local litigation for environmental justice. These grants are for cases aiming to help people or communities who are affected by environmental harm or who lack access to basic environmental needs, such as clean water, clean air, adequate waste treatment, and green spaces. The cases we are funding allege that:

• In Centreville, Illinois, the city’s failure to maintain its sewer system has caused raw sewage to flood peoples’ homes, endangering the property and health of a predominantly Black community.
• In Fresno County, California, the California Department of Transportation approved a highway expansion project that would increase air pollution and traffic in one of the state’s most environmentally burdened communities.
• In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the proposed expansion of a highway would divide the region's Black, Asian, and Latine neighborhoods and cause pollution and ill health.
• In North Dakota, the five-month closure of a highway in response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests disproportionately affected the livelihoods and health of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members.
• In Ontario, Canada, mercury contamination of the English-Wabigoon river system causes catastrophic environmental and health impacts for the Grassy Narrows First Nation.
• In Sacramento, California, the county government and Sacramento Area Sewer District violated the Clean Water Act by discharging raw sewage into nearby rivers.
• In the Eastern Coachella Valley in California, 1,900 residents of the Oasis Mobile Home Park suffer from arsenic-laced drinking water, wastewater contamination, and overcharging for utilities.

Economic Justice

The Impact Fund provides financial and other forms of support to cases fighting for economic justice. From workers' rights to consumer protection for vulnerable populations, impact litigation is a powerful tool to hold corporationss and the government accountable. The cases we are funding allege that:

• In Brooklyn, New York, a prominent mortgage lender engaged in predatory practices, leaving homeowners of color at risk of losing their homes. 
• In Washington, live-in caregivers are unconstitutionally excluded from the state’s wage-and-hour protections.
• In Ravalli County, Montana, the county has created a “modern-day debtors’ prison” by incarcerating people unable to afford pre-trial fees. 
• In San Diego, California, vehicle ordinances target unhoused vehicle owners even when no adequate housing alternative exists.
• In New York, a federal immigration detention facility is violating minimum wage and forced labor laws by forcing detainees to work for just a dollar a day. 
• In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the city and county destroy the property of unhoused individuals and conduct forced evictions from public spaces. 
• In Miami, Florida, insurance companies discriminate against a nonprofit community development corporation renting to tenants with Section 8 rental subsidies.

About IMPACT The Palm Beaches

Impact the Palm Beaches is a philanthropic organization where women collectively award grants to nonprofits in Central and Northern Palm Beach County to ignite transformational change in our community. Membership consists of women who annually contribute $1,100 ($1,000 to the Impact grant and a $100 administrative fee). Once a year, Impact members gather at our Annual Award Celebration to award $100,000 grant(s) to local nonprofits. The exact amount of funds available to award in any given year depends on the number of women who join the organization. Since 2015, Impact has invested over $1.5 million.

The Town of Palm Beach United Way serves as the fiscal agent for Impact the Palm Beaches.

Once a year, Impact members gather at our Annual Award Celebration to award $100,000 grant(s) to local nonprofits. Since 2015, Impact has invested nearly $1.9 million.

We are Looking for:

Arts & Culture

Programs and projects that cultivate, develop, educate and improve the cultural climate.

Education 

Projects that further the ability to educate and improve education.

Environment

Improve, enhance or restore the surroundings and promote conservation of our natural resources.

Family 

Programs and projects that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families.

Health and Wellness 

Projects that positively impact the physical and/or mental health and wellness of the members of our community.

Grant Process

Impact the Palm Beaches annually grants awards of $100,000 to local nonprofit agencies that meet our eligibility requirements to help them fund high-impact projects. The number of $100,000 grants awarded each year is determined by how many members have joined Impact. For each member, $1000 is pooled to create grants. For every 100 members, a $100,000 grant is awarded. For residual funds under $100,000, merit grants are awarded.

There is one grant cycle per year beginning around September and ending in April/May. Grants finalists are identified after detailed review and evaluation by the Grants Review Committee and selected for final award based on vote by the membership at our Annual Awards Celebration. In April 2025, we awarded $358,000 across six agencies.

Nonprofit agencies are encouraged to apply through a Letter of Intent (LOI) as long as the agency meets all the grant eligibility requirements. In the Letter of Intent, agencies will provide an overview of their program or project, community need, target population and success measurements along with a financial budget for the program or project. Grant Committee members review agency submissions and will vote on which Letter of Intent applications to advance to the next stage of the process.

We seek to fund programs that:

• Reach underserved populations and address or satisfy unmet needs
• Solve a problem or create an opportunity for strategic change
• Create long term positive impact
• Are well-defined, studied, and deliberate
• Can demonstrate specific, measurable outcomes
• Are sustainable well into the future

Mission

The mission of the Gratis Foundation is to support programs in the fields of education, health care and medical research, humanitarian services, abused and neglected children, and assisting U.S. Military personnel and their families. It is the intent of the foundation to award grants based on achievement, excellence, significance, or leadership in a specific field or charitable endeavor.

Program areas

• Animal Welfare & Advocacy
• At-Risk Youth & Families
• Churches & Religion
• Education
• Food Pantries & Feeding Programs
• Health Care & Medical Research
• International Humanitarian Aid
• U.S. Military Personnel & Family Support

Program limitations 

Supports programs in the fields of education, health care and medical research, humanitarian services, abused and neglected children, and assisting U.S. Military personnel and their families.

States served 

• District of Columbia 
• Florida 
• Massachusetts 

Scaife Family Foundation Grant

For oost 40 years, the most vulnerable members of the community have been supported by the Scaife Family Foundation through charitable funding. Since its inception in 1985, the Foundation has provided more than $180 million in donations for non-profit  donations for non-profit programs.

We aim to help make the world a better place by continuing the legacy of generosity made possible by the Scaife Family. Our primary objective is to match the Foundation with non-profit organizations having similar interest areas and goals.

Mission Statement

The Scaife Family Foundation grant awards will support and develop programs that demonstrate the beneficial interaction between humans and animals, early intervention and prevention in the area of drug and alcohol addiction, and address issues surrounding the health and welfare of women and children.

Funding Priorities

All grant requests forwarded to the Scaife Family Foundation should align with at least one of these focus areas.

Women and Children

We partner with high-impact organizations that break down barriers and help women and children lead bigger, brighter lives free of violence, addiction, or abuse. Among other goals, we promote healthy relationships and social change to support the physical and emotional needs of women and children in crisis.

Addiction

Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, yet only 10 percent receive treatment. The most common reasons people don't seek treatment are denial that they have a problem, shame in acknowledging their condition or fear of what treatment and recovery may involve.

We support programs and organizations that eliminate these obstacles and provide addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery. This includes both residential and outpatient facilities that provide additional services like job placement and career counseling.

We also partner with nonprofits who are advancing the field of addiction through research, education and training to help counselors respond more effectively to substance use and related issues. Our funding has also trained thousands of physicians and medical school residents in recognizing and treating addiction, particularly alcoholism.

Animal Welfare

We support organizations that promote animal welfare and provide training for service dogs. We also partner with nonprofits who use the power of the animal-human connection in therapeutic settings to improve lives. This includes equine therapy programs, for example, to help heal adults and children with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities.

Florida Blue Foundation

The Florida Blue Foundation recently refreshed its strategic plan, and updated objectives and focus areas.

We will prioritize our resources to improve the health outcomes of Floridians, while aligning our efforts with community needs and serving as a thought leader and trusted partner in our communities.

Through our three new strategic Drivers of Health, we believe we are firmly positioned to make a difference in the health of individuals and communities in Florida through our philanthropic resources. The Foundation will focus its funding priorities on these three areas that have a significant impact on the health of Floridians: Food Security, Health Equity, and Mental Well-Being. As we look at the magnitude of the challenges presented by COVID-19, we will stay focused on the individuals, families and communities in need, even more so, after this pandemic.

Goal: Advance mental well-being for families and community members to mitigate the stressors associated with issues that often impact entire families and/or communities.

Background

The Foundation seeks to fund programs that support children, teens, and their parents/caregivers that are struggling to manage stress and the additional mental health challenges brought on in recent years by social media and the pandemic; as well as programs that are increasing the pipeline of mental health professionals. 

Dr. Harry J. Heeb Foundation Grant

Dr. Harry J. Heeb was born in Milwaukee in 1882, and attended the Marquette University Medical School graduating with an M.D. degree in 1904. He did his graduate Medical School work in Vienna, becoming a specialist in eye, ear, nose and throat medicine returning to the US in 1907. Dr Heeb was on the faculty at Marquette Medical School for more than 25 years, he served as a Chief of Staff at St. Joseph Hospital, a President of the Board of Trustees of the old Johnston Emergency Hospital, and was also the first examiner for the blind in the State of Wisconsin. He has been noted as one of the first to use the X-ray in Milwaukee medical practice. He also volunteered his time on several boards and was the member of several charitable organizations.

Funding Priorities

Assisting children, especially those who are underprivileged or abused.

Providing medical attention directly to persons afflicted with illnesses, diseases, or other disabilities related to eyes, ears, noses, and throats; or carrying on medical research in fields related to such illnesses, diseases, or disabilities.

Providing education and training (and equipment and materials to assist in such education and training) for any of the following: 

• Children, especially those who are underprivileged or abused.
• Those persons who provide education or training or social services for children as referred above.
• Those persons who themselves are afflicted with illnesses, diseases or other disabilities related to eyes, ears, noses and throats.
• Those persons who provide medical services or training to the afflicted persons referred to above. Providing education and training for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.

Geographic Focus

Florida and Wisconsin

Types of Support

• General Operating
• Program Support
• Project Support

Grant Range:

The average grant size is between $2,500 – $20,000.

The Hobbs Foundation focuses its investments in programs that encourage a path to academic achievement, family stability, economic security, and personal fulfillment. We identify high-performing organizations that are expansion capable, initiate innovative strategies, and demonstrate a rigorous approach to outcome evaluation and organizational capacity. Hobbs Foundation grantees and community partners exhibit high-impact responsiveness directed by a comprehensive understanding of the instruments of poverty and instability for children and families in Florida. 

Child Development and Family Stabilization

Increased support for organizations stewarding the consortium of child welfare services that provide early, critical interventions. These organizations have the capacity to address the specific psychological, emotional and developmental needs of children who have experienced childhood instability and insecurity. Support organizations that employ evidence-based therapeutic interventions in addressing the affects of stressors that can inhibit executive cognitive function, intellectual development, coping strategies, and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships.

Child Welfare and Foster Care

Support for organizations that implement evidence-based therapeutic interventions in addressing the specific needs of children who have experienced childhood psychological stress due to neglect, abuse, and abandonment. Programs seek to implement effective strategies in facilitating permanent placement with a personal commitment to children living in out-of-home care.

Intervention in the reduction of negative outcomes for children and youth with family instability, psychological stress, and lack of positive adult role models; poverty and dependency, unemployment, incarceration, unstable living situations, relationships and family life, economic immobility, homelessness and socio-emotional difficulties. 

Education and Positive Mentorship

Increase support for organizations that demonstrate a critical understanding of their role in fostering long-term impact toward economic and social prosperity, addressing not only financial limitations to opportunity, but the socio-cultural mechanisms at the source of generational poverty and uncertainty for children and families. These organizations display personal commitment to the development of children and youth that reinforces positive attitudes about the importance of individual purpose and civic responsibility.

Mission

The Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman Foundation was created in 1967 to honor and memorialize Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman and to perpetuate their charity and concern for others. The Foundation's primary stated objectives are to support religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes in areas where the descendants of Alvah H. and Wyline P. Chapman now reside or have interests. The Foundation currently makes grants in support of not-for-profit organizations where directors and members live and are involved in the community.

Focus Areas

The Foundation will consider requests for support from organizations that have developed successful, innovative and creative programs that support the following:

• Children and families, especially those at risk
  • Non-profit organizations and programs that support children and families.
  • Programs and initiatives that provide resources for parents and kids, effectively improving resources for safety and health.
  • Not-for-profit organizations and programs that promote community engagement, public awareness.
• Education at all levels
  • Non-profit organizations and programs that facilitate learning, knowledge and skills.
  • The Foundation provides support for school facilities and supplies, scholarships, student assistance projects, classroom enrichment, cultural  programs such as dance, music, theater, visual arts, literary arts.
• Multicultural understanding and Multiethnic harmony
  • Greater cultural awareness and harmony builds a strong and resilient community.
  • The Foundation supports non-profit organizations and programs that provide resources for multicultural awareness and understanding.
  • Programs that foster trust and respect for intercultural communication and cross cultural understanding are eligible for grant awards.
• Substance abuse prevention
  • Grants have previously been awarded to non-profit organizations and programs that support the prevention, treatment, recovery from alcohol and drug abuse.
  • The Foundation supports programs that provide paths to sobriety, school-based or community-lead prevention programs.
• Programs serving the homeless
  • Grants have previously been awarded to not-for-profit organizations and programs that seek to empower and serve the needs of the homeless.
  • The Foundation supports comprehensive and solutions-focused rehabilitation services for the homeless including shelters, medical, psychiatric care, education, workforce training, young adult workshops, childcare, playgrounds, facilities.
• Natural & Historical Conservation
  • The Foundation supports community outdoor programs, urban renewal and restoration projects that enhance the natural environment and landscape. 
  • Historic preservation endeavors that seek to conserve and protect buildings of significant heritage are eligible for grant awards.

Funding

The Foundation rarely makes awards over $15,000.00.

Impact food security of families and communities to help mitigate associated costly issues, which can be detrimental to health, development and well-being

Driver of Health: Food Security

Goal: Improve access to affordable, healthy, and nutritional foods for vulnerable populations who live in food insecure communities.

Food Security Funding Priority

Florida Blue Foundation’s overall goal is to move families, children, individuals, and communities from food insecurity to food security. Priorities include:

Priority: Improving Access to Healthy Food

Food insecurity and the lack of access to affordable nutritious food are associated with increased risk for many chronic health conditions. This area of interest focuses on improving access to fresh healthy foods and promoting self-sufficiency through comprehensive community-based solutions. Programs may vary in scope but should include a nutrition education component to help mitigate the health risks associated with food insecurity.

The June & Julian Foss Foundation was established in 1997. It is comprised of the descendants of June & Julian Foss and their immediate families. The Philosophy of the June & Julian Foss Foundation is based on love of family, respect for diversity, intolerance of bigotry, and generosity of self. We consider society’s most important strength to be that of families, though we define family broadly. We value integrity, self-reliance, self-esteem, and spirituality, and we consider a sense of humor to be an important attribute. We intend to support programs and projects, especially those directed to children and youth, that promote these values and that encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and a sense of curiosity and wonder.

Our mission is to promote change in the life situations of young people to help them grow into healthy, responsible adults, and to promote philanthropy within our family.

Priorities 

The Foundation’s priority interests are

• Children and young adults
• Children and young adults with mental illness or physical disabilities

The Foundation focuses on programs that

• Strengthen families
• Promote recognition of equality and respect for diversity
• Promote recognition of the innate value of self and others
• Promote respect for one’s own values and those of others
• Enhance capacity for individuals to recognize their own capabilities
• Enhance capacity for self-sufficient living

Size of Grants

Grants made by the Foundation generally do not exceed $5,000.

The Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation provides financial support to various domestic charitable organizations and institutions that work to improve the lives, minds, health and well being of children, adults, the elderly, animals and those physically challenged. It is our goal to provide a quality of life and dignity through humanitarian support, medical treatment, housing, education and the arts.

About the Foundation The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Foundation was established in 2001. It was the desire of Mr. & Mrs. Williams that the foundation be used exclusively for contributions to organizations, including governmental bodies, operated for religious, charitable, educational, veteran rehabilitative service, literary or scientific purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children.Funding Priorities

• Vocational rehabilitation for the blind and other handicapped persons.
• Educational purposes, provided, however, that such distributions shall not be made for capital improvements of educational facilities but rather shall be used by the educational institutions to establish scholarships for needy students.
• Supplementing the needs for health and comfort of sick and elderly people being cared for by governmental or qualified private charitable organizations, such as county nursing homes.
• Care and education of needy children through qualified children’s homes.
• Prevention of cruelty to children.
• Surgical and other treatment of cancer and/or heart disease to indigent or needy people in the Lake County community.

Types of Support

• Project Support
• General Operating
• Scholarships

About the Foundation

The Gordon J. Barnett Memorial Foundation was established June 24, 1955. The Trust was established for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Guidelines

Funding Priorities

• Educational institutions in states of Florida, Indiana, New York, and Oklahoma, including in such states primary or secondary schools, junior colleges, universities and trade or professional schools.

Geographic Focus

State of Florida with special consideration of educational institutions in Indiana, New York and Oklahoma.

About the Foundation

The Gordon J. Barnett Memorial Foundation was established June 24, 1955. The Trust was established for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Guidelines

Funding Priorities

• Religious Organizations in Florida.
• Ecological, literary, medical and scientific organizations in Florida.
• Community chests, United Appeals and institutions organized for the charitable purposes of preventing cruelty to children or animals in Florida.

Geographic Focus

State of Florida with special consideration of educational institutions in Indiana, New York and Oklahoma.

Mr. Harry Sudakoff was a successful builder and developer from New York City who relocated to Sarasota, Florida in the early 1960’s. His original foundation was formed in New York and was transformed into a Florida foundation in 1993. Mr. Sudakoff had a lifelong spirit of generosity and believed in making an impact with his contributions.

Fields of Interest:

• Arts
• Community
• Education for children and youth
• Environment
• Human Services for families and seniors
• Science

The William and Helen Thomas Charitable Trust honors the long-time philanthropists William and Helen Thomas, from Stuart, Florida by supporting nonprofit organizations providing services for education, the environment, medical needs, the underprivileged and other charitable purposes. 

Areas of Interest:

• Educational opportunities for deserving and needy students
• Preservation and protection of the natural environment
• Medical research and care for the treatment, prevention and cure of arthritis, blindness and diabetes
• Assistance for the poor, especially those of Appalachia and those of American Indian ancestry
• Assistance and care for orphaned children who are unlikely to be adopted because of age, handicap, or for other reasons

The G. Roxy and Elizabeth C. Martin Foundation was established in 1995. It was the desire of the Martins that the foundation be used exclusively to further the cause of charity.

The Foundation only supports a variety of charitable purposes in the areas of:

• Education
• Health and human services
• Arts and culture
• Religion
• Children and youth services
• Environment

Types of Support:

• Operating
• Program
• Project

The average grant size is between $2,500 – $20,000.