· Private foundation
Lee & Bob Peterson Foundation Inc Dba Sunshine From Darkness
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k12 grants · $3k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $78k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| TEEN COURT | $26,150 |
| HARVEST HOUSE | $26,055 |
| BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $26,000 |
| THE OUT OF DOOR ACADEMY | $906 |
| WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE | $400 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $311 |
| ALL STAR CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | $308 |
| CHILDEREN FIRST | $300 |
| NEURO CHALLENGE FOUNATION | $259 |
| ASOLO THEATRE | $250 |
| SARASOTA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | $200 |
| Individual grant recipient | $125 |
| PROJECT PRIDE | $103 |
| HEALTHY START COALITION | $75 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | $51 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $26k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
4 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2023, 1 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- NANATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH ON SCHIZOPHRENIA AND DEPRESSION3× · 2020–2023 · $76k · revenue +35%
- FSFIRST STEP INCORPORATED2× · 2020–2022 · $55k · revenue +60%
WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INC3× · 2021–2023 · $6k · revenue +43%
Funded once
- ACART CENTER SARASOTA INCone grant, 2022 · $4k · revenue -3%
THE ACADEMY AT GLENGARY INCgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $500 · revenue +46%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The florida center supports the healthy development of young children, specializing in those with delays, disabilities or mental health challenges. our mission- "to help build and foster strong families and expand the potential of young…
The mission of the child protection center, inc. is the prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse. we envision a community where children are safe from abuse and free to thrive. to successfully address the issue of child abuse,…
The players theatre's mission is to entertain, educate, and engage the community in high quality live theatre.
The organization was formed in 1996 to provide a variety of effective treatment services to individuals and families who are affected by mental health, substance abuse disorders and co-occuring disorders
Forty carrots family center's mission is to nurture healthy child and family development through research-based, relationship-centered education and mental health services.
It is the mission of psycho-social rehabilitation center, inc. d/b/a fellowship house ("fellowship house") to assist adults with severe and persistent psychiatric disabilities, including individuals that also have co-occurring substance…
Our mission is "delivering care that changes people's lives"
None
Henderson behavioral health, inc. and subsidiaries (the organization) provides behavioral health care throughout broward and palm beach counties, the treasure coast and okeechobee. the organization charges fees based upon its patients'…
The mission of ardc is to be central florida's community resource for families and non-professional care givers affected by alzheimer's disease (ad) and related dementias through education, advocacy, research opportunities and…
Nextstep orlando enables paralyzed individuals with spinal cord injuries and neurological conditions through research-driven activity-based therapy that advances recovery, independence for a healthier, more fulfilling life.
A comprehensive, child-friendly facility where professionals from law enforcement, medical, child protection and therapeutic services collaborate to meet the individual needs of child victims and break the cycle of abuse.
How this is measured
10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 18 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH ON SCHIZOPHRENIA AND DEPRESSION ↗
- Who funds FIRST STEP INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds HARVEST HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds WESTCOAST BLACK THEATRE TROUPE OF FLORIDA INC ↗
- Who funds ART CENTER SARASOTA INC ↗
- Who funds THE ACADEMY AT GLENGARY INC ↗
- Who funds ALL STAR CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Children First Inc ↗
- Who funds NEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds ASOLO THEATRE INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Appleby Foundation · Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · The Appleby Charitable Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lee & Bob Peterson Foundation Inc Dba Sunshine From Darkness funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lee & Bob Peterson Foundation Inc Dba Sunshine From Darkness. Bigger dots raise more.
- Children First Inc: 100% of income from government
- Harvest House Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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