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Naples Children Foundation Inc

To create lasting change by investing in proven programs that transform the lives of vulnerable children in collier county. Through strong partnerships, we bridge gaps in education and healthcare delivering measurable results that empower children, strengthen families, and transform communities.

$26M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
50
Grants FY2025
45
Organizations funded FY2024
2%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$200,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$3,031,030
Organizations funded a year
43 to 57
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$130M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 2% of the organizations Naples Children Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyEducationFood & NutritionHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving49$26M6%
FY202445$17M2%
FY202357$19M12%
FY202243$9.9M14%
FY202147$21M0%
FY202044$13M9%
FY201957$14M28%
FY201853$9.8M23%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$38MHuman Services$34MHealth$33MYouth Development$12MCrime & Legal$9.6MFood & Nutrition$8.5MArts & Culture$2.1MEmployment$1.8MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
MA
CA
CO
MO
MD
NM
TN
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 96 grantees
All grantees of Naples Children Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Boys & Girls Club of Collier County Flor$10,313,133932%
Guadalupe Center Inc$8,657,000911%
David Lawrence Mental Health Center Inc$7,228,48184%
Redlands Christian Migrant Association Inc$6,425,28791%
CHS Healthcare Foundation Inc$6,322,779629%
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc$5,535,50085%
University of Florida$5,360,2716n/a
Collier County Child Advocacy Council Inc$5,141,531929%
Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc$4,499,26396%
The Immokalee Foundation Inc$4,144,250911%
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc$4,125,00052%
University of Miami$4,084,41470%
Friends of Foster Children Forever Inc Dba Fostering Success Inc$3,396,896935%
Grace Place for Children and Families Inc$3,344,600910%
The University of Florida Foundation Inc$3,136,03021%
Meals of Hope Inc$3,048,871711%
The Florida State University Foundation Inc$3,001,01631%
NAMI Collier County Inc$2,963,081359%
Youth Haven Inc$2,834,57998%
Able Academy Inc$2,769,823933%
The Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida Inc$2,430,00091%
Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc$2,311,01893%
Florida's Vision Quest Inc$2,250,325541%
Golisano Children's Museum of Naples Inc$2,226,185649%
YMCA of South Collier Inc$2,222,548613%
Fun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc$2,140,990911%
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc$1,929,70093%
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$1,842,000916%
Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee Inc$1,782,200815%
Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board Inc$1,769,81154%
Nch Healthcare System Inc$1,679,865922%
Lee Health System Inc$1,469,00810%
Education Foundation of Collier County Inc$1,392,00086%
Better Together Strengthening Familes Inc$1,381,000917%
Collier Health Services Inc$1,335,07322%
Nami Lee County$1,288,2833n/a
YMCA of Collier County$1,212,67754%
Valerie's House Inc$1,135,000912%
Miami Children's Health System Inc$1,000,0001n/a
Child's Path Inc$992,65076%
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc$910,55291%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation of the Suncoast Inc$873,500942%
Shaman Software LLC$856,4354n/a
SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc$778,25291%
Lighthouse of Collier Inc$699,840615%
AVOW Hospice Inc$692,20070%
St Matthews House Inc$654,89891%
Brighter Bites Inc$629,62043%
North Naples Education Center Inc$622,200752%
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida$616,59391%
Literacy Volunteers of Collier County Inc$553,211927%
Pace Center for Girlsinc$535,01470%
United Arts Council of Collier County Inc$513,404918%
Starability Foundation Inc$504,00046%
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Inc$481,4533n/a
Florida Medical Practice Plan Inc$444,30929%
Taste the Impact Inc$425,000543%
Leadership Collier Foundation Inc$260,000514%
Midwest Food Bank Nfp$250,00020%
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry Incorporated$247,00024%
Naples Music Club Inc$240,000635%
Feeding Dreams Inc$226,70039%
Gulf Coast Junior Golf Tour Inc Dba the First Tee of Naples/Collier$225,00033%
The Salvation Army$225,0003n/a
Musicscores Violin Inc$197,346485%
Educational Pathways Inc$150,00026%
Naples Botanical Garden Inc$138,00021%
Florida Lions Eye Clinc Inc$123,127518%
Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc$84,1051n/a
Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida Inc$80,00021%
Good Wheels Inc$75,00011%
Angels Undercover of Collier County Inc$50,000142%
Moore Strategic Consulting$50,0001n/a
One by One Leadership Foundation Inc$50,0002n/a
Vectorpoint LLC$46,2502n/a
Ricky King Foundation Inc$35,000214%
Luminary Evaluation Group$25,5751n/a
Growth Design Corporation$21,8641n/a
Pearl$20,9703n/a
Civitas Strategies LLC$20,4001n/a
Naples Lions Club Foundation Inc$14,5692n/a
Rensselaerville Institute$10,95010%
Charity for Change Inc$10,00023%
Premier Ophthalmic Services$7,5811n/a
License to Coach LLC$7,3501n/a
Matt Bokor$5,5591n/a
Paradise Coast TV LLV$4,4001n/a
Naples Grande Beach Resort$3,5002n/a
Stampscom$3,0522n/a
Roberts Painting$1,3442n/a
Whitelaw Legal Group$1,2591n/a
Hodges University Inc$1,20030%
SPC Educational Solutions$1,0411n/a
Banyai Evaluation & Consulting LLC$1,0001n/a
Panera Bread$1522n/a
Exploritech Inc$1352n/a

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($150k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Naples Children Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 15 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 69 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoys & Girls Club of Collier County Flor: $10,313,133 over 9y, 32% of budgetGuadalupe Center Inc: $8,657,000 over 9y, 11% of budgetDavid Lawrence Mental Health Center Inc: $7,228,481 over 8y, 4.3% of budgetRedlands Christian Migrant Association Inc: $6,425,287 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetCHS Healthcare Foundation Inc: $6,322,779 over 6y, 29% of budgetFlorida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc: $5,535,500 over 8y, 5.4% of budgetCollier County Child Advocacy Council Inc: $5,141,531 over 9y, 29% of budgetLegal Aid Service of Broward County Inc: $4,499,263 over 9y, 5.9% of budgetThe Immokalee Foundation Inc: $4,144,250 over 9y, 11% of budgetHarry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc: $4,125,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $4,084,414 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Foster Children Forever Inc Dba Fostering Success Inc: $3,396,896 over 9y, 35% of budgetGrace Place for Children and Families Inc: $3,344,600 over 9y, 10% of budgetThe University of Florida Foundation Inc: $3,136,030 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetMeals of Hope Inc: $3,048,871 over 7y, 11% of budgetThe Florida State University Foundation Inc: $3,001,016 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetNAMI Collier County Inc: $2,963,081 over 3y, 59% of budgetYouth Haven Inc: $2,834,579 over 9y, 7.8% of budgetAble Academy Inc: $2,769,823 over 9y, 33% of budgetThe Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida Inc: $2,430,000 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetCatholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc: $2,311,018 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetFlorida's Vision Quest Inc: $2,250,325 over 5y, 41% of budgetGolisano Children's Museum of Naples Inc: $2,226,185 over 6y, 49% of budgetYMCA of South Collier Inc: $2,222,548 over 6y, 13% of budgetFun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc: $2,140,990 over 9y, 11% of budgetThe Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc: $1,929,700 over 9y, 3.1% of budgetNaples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $1,842,000 over 9y, 16% of budgetPathways Early Education Center of Immokalee Inc: $1,782,200 over 8y, 15% of budgetSouthwest Florida Workforce Development Board Inc: $1,769,811 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetNch Healthcare System Inc: $1,679,865 over 9y, 22% of budgetLee Health System Inc: $1,469,008 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEducation Foundation of Collier County Inc: $1,392,000 over 8y, 6.4% of budgetBetter Together Strengthening Familes Inc: $1,381,000 over 9y, 17% of budgetCollier Health Services Inc: $1,335,073 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetYMCA of Collier County: $1,212,677 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetValerie's House Inc: $1,135,000 over 9y, 12% of budgetChild's Path Inc: $992,650 over 7y, 6.0% of budgetCal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc: $910,552 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Foundation of the Suncoast Inc: $873,500 over 9y, 42% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $778,252 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetLighthouse of Collier Inc: $699,840 over 6y, 15% of budgetAVOW Hospice Inc: $692,200 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetSt Matthews House Inc: $654,898 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetBrighter Bites Inc: $629,620 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetNorth Naples Education Center Inc: $622,200 over 7y, 52% of budgetThe Conservancy of Southwest Florida: $616,593 over 9y, 1.2% of budgetLiteracy Volunteers of Collier County Inc: $553,211 over 9y, 27% of budgetPace Center for Girlsinc: $535,014 over 7y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 69.

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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.

Collier Community Foundation IncFL80.3× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Collier Community Foundation Inc · The League Club Inc · Suncoast Credit Union Foundation · Carol B Phelon Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc · United Way of Collier and the Keys Inc · Clark Family Foundation Inc · The Halstatt Charitable Foundation · The United Way of Lee County Inc · Barron Collier Jr Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Naples Children Foundation Inc

How much does Naples Children Foundation Inc give?
Naples Children Foundation Inc reported 50 grants totaling $26,078,280 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 57 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Naples Children Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (26%), Human Services (24%), Health (23%).
Who are Naples Children Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boys & Girls Club of Collier County Flor ($10M), Guadalupe Center Inc ($8.7M), David Lawrence Mental Health Center Inc ($7.2M).
Does Naples Children Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 2% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Naples Children Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Collier Community Foundation Inc, The League Club Inc, Suncoast Credit Union Foundation.
Where is Naples Children Foundation Inc based?
Naples Children Foundation Inc is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 100 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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