OVERVIEW: The Jessie Ball duPont Fund supports economic opportunity, inclusive public spaces and efforts by educational, cultural and historic preservation institutions to address legacies of exclusion. It works nationally but concentrates much of … [Read more...] about Jessie Ball duPont Fund
Florida Grants
Green Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Miami-based Green Family Foundation supports education, arts and culture and civic engagement prioritizing the South Florida area. It also supports development and education in Haiti. IP TAKE: This funder prioritizes higher … [Read more...] about Green Family Foundation
Golisano Foundation
Laurence W. Levine Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Laurence W. Levine Foundation funds grantmaking related to education, health, the arts, Jewish causes, human rights and human services causes. IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available … [Read more...] about Laurence W. Levine Foundation
Helios Education Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Helios Education Foundation supports early grade success, college and career readiness and postsecondary success in the states of Arizona and Florida, with an emphasis on underserved and minority students. IP TAKE: Helios supports … [Read more...] about Helios Education Foundation
Ocean Reef Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ocean Reef Community Foundation (ORCF) supports nonprofit organizations in and around the private Ocean Reef community in Key Largo, Florida, while also helping Ocean Reef members pursue their individual charitable interests. IP … [Read more...] about Ocean Reef Community Foundation
Global Village Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: Global Village Charitable Trust primarily supports arts and culture, arts education and youth development, health and human services, Jewish causes, and select public policy, civil liberties and public-interest organizations. IP TAKE: … [Read more...] about Global Village Charitable Trust
Foundation for the Mid South
OVERVIEW: The Foundation for the Mid South advances racial, social and economic equity through investments in education, health and wellness, and economic development in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. IP TAKE: The Foundation for the Mid … [Read more...] about Foundation for the Mid South
Haven Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Haven Foundation provides emergency financial assistance to professional freelance artists whose careers and livelihoods have been disrupted by illness, injury, disability, natural disaster or other serious hardship. Founded by author … [Read more...] about Haven Foundation
J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Foundation
OVERVIEW: The J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Foundation supports education, health, arts and culture, and other charitable causes. Although the foundation is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Chicago remains an important center of its grantmaking. … [Read more...] about J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Foundation
Windhover Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Windhover Foundation supports arts and culture, education, youth development, health and human services, food security and other community needs. Grantmaking has particularly strong ties to Wisconsin, especially the Milwaukee and … [Read more...] about Windhover Foundation
Paulson Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Paulson Family Foundation is the philanthropic vehicle of billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson. Education is a top interest, but support also goes to health, arts and culture and Jewish causes. IP TAKE: The Paulson Family … [Read more...] about Paulson Family Foundation
George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Foundation
OVERVIEW: The George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Foundation supports medical research and healthcare, conservation, education, arts and cultural institutions, and a smaller mix of human services, veterans and public-policy organizations. IP TAKE: Ohrstrom is … [Read more...] about George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Foundation
Julie and Brian Simmons Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Julie and Brian Simmons Foundation supports education and youth, arts and cultural institutions, health and human services, environmental conservation, historic preservation, and sports and recreation. IP TAKE: The Simmons Foundation … [Read more...] about Julie and Brian Simmons Foundation
Naples Children Foundation
OVERVIEW: This funder hosts an annual wine festival and awards grants to Collier County, Florida, nonprofits in the areas of children, education, early learning, child advocacy, and children’s healthcare. IP TAKE: At first glance, grant … [Read more...] about Naples Children Foundation
Tampa Bay Abortion Fund
Wawa Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Wawa Foundation is a corporate funder supporting health, hunger relief and “everyday heroes” in communities Wawa serves. Although its philanthropic roots remain strongest in Greater Philadelphia and the Mid-Atlantic, Wawa has expanded … [Read more...] about Wawa Foundation
Quantum Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Quantum Foundation is a West Palm Beach-based health funder that supports organizations serving Palm Beach County, Florida. IP TAKE: Quantum is an accessible private health foundation for organizations working in its tightly defined … [Read more...] about Quantum Foundation
Pulte Family Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Pulte Family Charitable Foundation supports education, health, global development, veterans' causes, housing, and human services throughout the U.S. IP TAKE: This South Florida funder makes grants around the country, but maintains a … [Read more...] about Pulte Family Charitable Foundation
The Miami Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Miami Foundation is a community foundation serving Greater Miami. Its grantmaking spans health and wellness, economic stability, disability inclusion, arts and culture, community safety, environmental resilience, youth and families, … [Read more...] about The Miami Foundation
ElderSource (formerly Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging)
OVERVIEW: ElderSource, formally the Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging, is the state-designated Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center for Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns and Volusia counties. Based in … [Read more...] about ElderSource (formerly Northeast Florida Area Agency on Aging)
Whitehall Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Whitehall Foundation supports basic research in vertebrate and invertebrate neurobiology, with an emphasis on neural mechanisms underlying behavior. Its funding is restricted to researchers at the Assistant Professor level working at … [Read more...] about Whitehall Foundation
Topfer Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Topfer Family Foundation supports child abuse prevention and treatment, youth enrichment, job training and support services, children’s health, and aging in place. Grantmaking centers on greater Austin, Texas, with additional funding in … [Read more...] about Topfer Family Foundation
Humana Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana Foundation supports health equity, mental and emotional health, nutrition and related research, with place-based grantmaking focused on Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Louisville, Kentucky. It also … [Read more...] about Humana Foundation
John and Daria Barry Foundation
OVERVIEW: The John and Daria Barry Foundation supports education, veterans and environmental causes, with additional giving for medical research, community opportunity and grassroots leadership.. IP TAKE: Barry is a large, fast-growing family … [Read more...] about John and Daria Barry Foundation
Kanders Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Kanders Foundation supports higher education and schools, arts and culture, and Jewish religious and communal organizations. Recent giving is concentrated in New York and Palm Beach, Florida, with an especially large commitment to … [Read more...] about Kanders Foundation
Turner Foundation Inc
OVERVIEW: The Turner Foundation supports land, water and wildlife conservation and initiatives to advance clean energy in the U.S. IP TAKE: The Turner Foundation, an ally of conservation and clean energy initiatives, works mainly with state-level … [Read more...] about Turner Foundation Inc
Devon Creek Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Devon Creek Foundation supports reproductive and maternal health, women and girls, human rights, environmental conservation, clean energy, civic engagement, education, NGO capacity building and the arts. Its international health giving … [Read more...] about Devon Creek Foundation
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation supports biomedical engineering, selected academic institutions and professional societies, and civic and community infrastructure serving Asian American/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native … [Read more...] about Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
OVERVIEW: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is a major national grantmaker supporting journalism, community development and economic opportunity, arts and culture, and research on information, technology and society. The foundation’s … [Read more...] about John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
