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Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc

See schedule ocollaboratory is a community foundation with an evolved mission committed to coordinating the solving of southwest florida's major social problems by 2040. Since our founding in 1976, we have been supporting local causes and nonprofit work, but unfortunately, many of our social issues continue to stay the same or get worse.…

$8.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
166
Itemized grants FY2025
156
Organizations funded FY2024
27%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$5.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$900,000
Organizations funded a year
124 to 158
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
21
Total assets, FY2025
$183M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M 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
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsEducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementOther
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 arriving153$4.2M21%
FY2024156$5.6M27%
FY2023142$9.0M28%
FY2022124$5.3M30%
FY2021125$5.7M23%
FY2020154$5.8M26%
FY2019158$5.0M35%
FY2018135$5.3M40%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$11MHealth$8.2MEducation$5.3MAnimals$5.2MHuman Services$4.9MReligion$3.5MArts & Culture$3.0MHousing & Shelter$2.2MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The United Way of Lee County Inc$6,689,23798%
Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties Inc$1,528,70592%
Humane Fort Wayne Inc$1,000,000223%
Animal Refuge Center Inc$981,923938%
Amikids Inc$956,2454n/a
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc$848,95591%
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Inc$828,77890%
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs$817,5503n/a
Heart and Mind Foundation$800,000137%
Hope Clubhouse of Southwest Fl Inc$700,197914%
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All grantees of Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The United Way of Lee County Inc$6,689,23798%
Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties Inc$1,528,70592%
Humane Fort Wayne Inc$1,000,000223%
Animal Refuge Center Inc$981,923938%
Amikids Inc$956,2454n/a
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc$848,95591%
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Inc$828,77890%
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs$817,5503n/a
Heart and Mind Foundation$800,000137%
Hope Clubhouse of Southwest Fl Inc$700,197914%
Lehigh Community Services Inc$594,125922%
Holy Trinity High School$585,0004n/a
Swflcf Support Organization$569,6051n/a
Lee County Alliance for the Arts Inc$562,998923%
Goodwill Industries of Sw Florida Inc$507,96480%
Florida Gulf Coast University$493,2495n/a
Seminole Boosters Inc$445,00031%
Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc$443,10080%
Gulf Coast Humane Society Inc$435,80692%
Hope Hospice and Community Services Inc$426,46390%
Valerie's House Inc$424,018710%
The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools Inc$413,53084%
The Salvation Army$406,4119n/a
Community Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities Inc$400,00052%
Canterbury School Inc$399,64041%
Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc$356,79232%
The Legacy Foundation At Shell Point Inc$338,72891%
Cape Coral Animal Shelter Corporation$323,33269%
Bonita Bay Veterans Council$319,193927%
Southwest Florida Council Inc$318,00492%
Caloosa Humane Society Inc$317,26694%
Community Cooperative Inc$315,75992%
Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center Inc$275,154910%
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc$275,04593%
Finemark National Bank & Trust$260,1851n/a
Steve Rummler Hope Network$259,00096%
Florida Southwestern State College Foundation Inc$255,00054%
Upaya Zen Center Inc$250,0006n/a
Swfl Children's Charities Inc Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest$242,52564%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$235,67870%
St Hilarys Episcopal Church$235,1009n/a
The University of Florida Foundation Inc$226,45440%
Swflcf Support Organization Inc$215,0001n/a
Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida Inc$212,50041%
Hendry County School District$199,5403n/a
The Heights Land Company Inc$178,426730%
Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra Inc$178,00751%
Maranatha Bible and Missionary Conf$177,00061%
Baker Senior Center Naples Inc$174,69451%
Family Initiative Inc$174,551452%
Shell Museum and Educational Foundation Inc$172,39391%
Bright Community Trust Inc$170,00018%
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida$169,00050%
Emergency Assistance Foundation Inc$167,2241n/a
Bonita Wonder Gardens Inc$164,73284%
Good Sheppard United Methodist$164,5451n/a
Museum of New Jersey Maritime History$160,600660%
Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida Inc$159,22881%
Zion Lutheran Church$158,0009n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$155,6206n/a
Our Mother's Home of Southwest Florida Inc$154,74844%
Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Association Inc$153,08392%
School District of Lee County$150,5375n/a
Lee County Legal Aid Society Inc$150,000110%
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science$150,00010%
Alpha & Omega Freedom Ministries$150,000412%
Florida Arts Inc$143,05664%
Guadalupe Center Inc$142,01890%
Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Inc$141,807214%
Trailways Camps Inc$140,500320%
Diocese of Venice in Florida Inc$139,0007n/a
First Assembly of God$137,5793n/a
Redlands Christian Migrant Association Inc$136,29220%
Americans for Immigrant Justice Inc F/K/A Fla Immigrant Advocacy Center$133,00022%
The Pachamama Alliance$131,50041%
Economic Development Office$129,0872n/a
Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs Inc$126,98861%
Glades Education Foundation Inc$125,795437%
Iron Gait Percherons Inc$125,000428%
Estero Forever Foundation Inc$123,7581n/a
Highland United Methodist Church$123,4091n/a
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida Inc$122,01574%
Octagon Sequence of Eight Inc$121,55587%
Captiva Chapel by the Sea$121,2717n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$121,00020%
Gladiolus Learning and Development Center Inc$120,89381%
Captains for Clean Water Inc$120,59023%
Purdue Research Foundation$117,61410%
Bridge to a Cure Foundation Inc$115,470613%
Rvr Horse Rescue Inc$115,000442%
Fort Myers Community Concert Association Inc$113,71095%
Covenant Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers$113,5099n/a
Bridge a Life Inc$110,00055%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$110,00070%
All Hound Rescue of Florida Inc$110,000333%
Florida Rural Legal Services Inc$106,29212%
Lutheran Services Florida Inc$106,29210%
Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida Inc$105,07262%
Interfaith Charities of South Lee Inc$103,63514%
Friends of Lovers Key Inc$102,599130%
Cair Florida Inc$100,83418%
Sjc Boxing Club Inc$100,500260%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$100,30940%
Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc$100,00011%
Amherst College Trustees$100,00020%
Oblates of St Francis de Sales$100,0003n/a
Uncommon Friends Foundation Inc$99,33198%
Imaginarium Group Inc$98,87553%
Residential Options of Florida Inc$98,183218%
Fort Myers Beach Art Association Inc$96,282533%
Calusa Waterkeeper Inc$94,367319%
Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida Inc$94,17120%
Communities Reaching Out$92,5989n/a
Council on Foundations Inc$90,80090%
Bobby Nichols - Fiddlesticks Foundation Inc$90,06662%
Senior Houndsabound Inc$90,000327%
St Lukes Episcopal Church$89,6119n/a
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Inc$89,60050%
Lee Building Industry Association Builders Care$89,60056%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Florida Inc$89,60052%
Florida Repertory Company Inc$86,82761%
Liberty Youth Ranch Inc$86,00071%
Bideawee Inc$85,90190%
Florida Southwestern State College$85,0002n/a
One More Child Inc$82,5162n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$78,50040%
Animal Rescue of Labelle Inc$77,873721%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County$77,00032%
Judicial Watch Inc$75,00030%
Yellow Dogz LLC$75,0001n/a
Royal Palm Sailing Club Inc$73,28786%
Regis College$72,50010%
Bonita Springs Assistance Office Inc$71,14065%
Cgr S Mission Inc$70,000372%
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc$70,00031%
Miami-Dade Elderly Services$68,7143n/a
Lighthouse of Southwest Florida Inc$68,40832%
Paws Lee County Inc$67,85727%
Hearts & Homes for Veterans Inc$66,00015%
DISABLED ARTISTS FOUNDATION Inc$65,683230%
National Parkinson Foundation Inc$65,4922n/a
Organ Transplant Recipients of Southwest Florida Inc$65,0005n/a
New Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc$63,99151%
Pennsylvania Medical Society Charitable Trust Fka Fdn of the Pa Medical Society$63,50067%
Southwest Florida Community Prayer Breakfast Inc$61,6781n/a
Christian Medical Ministries Inc$61,300224%
Bobby Holloway Memorial Corp$60,47724%
Education Foundation of Collier County Inc$60,00022%
Global Scholars$60,00061%
South West Florida Horse Rescue Inc$60,000220%
Larc Inc$59,65031%
Charlotte Technical Center Assistance Fund Inc$58,677353%
Hispanic American Citizen Council$56,4541n/a
I Will Mentorship Foundation Inc$56,444219%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$56,30121%
ECHO Inc$55,55340%
University of Florida$55,5183n/a
Unity in Disasters$55,000130%
Bay Chamber Concerts Inc$55,00021%
Beyond Wellness Club Inc$55,0001n/a
Bucknell University$55,00030%
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church$54,0005n/a
North Naples United Methodist Church$53,6595n/a
Pace Center for Girlsinc$53,33730%
Florida Lions Conklin Centers$52,76990%
Sanibel Community Association Inc$52,00044%
Earn to Learn Fl Inc$51,000113%
Ding Darling Wildlife Society Inc$50,28241%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc$50,19912%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation of the Suncoast Inc$50,1971100%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$50,12870%
Feed Thy Neighbor$50,000111%
Horses Without Humans Rescue Organization$50,00034%
Lake Forest Academy$50,00020%
Fort Myers Christian Church$50,0002n/a
Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc$50,00011%
Feeding Children Everywhere Inc$50,00011%
Finding Hope Farm$49,7382n/a
Saluscare Inc$49,39560%
Wildlife Center of Venice Inc$49,26216%
Midwest Food Bank Nfp$49,16210%
Downtown Management Corporation of Fort Myers Florida Inc$48,28236%
Amigos En Cristo Ministries$48,000111%
Southwest Florida Attractions Assoc$47,7823n/a
Labelle Downtown Revitalization Corp$47,500314%
Saluscare$46,5131n/a
First Presbyterian Church$45,3356n/a
Protected Harbor Inc$45,16413%
Labelle Free Public Library Inc$45,000311%
Finding Hope Farm$45,0002n/a
Kindred Hearts Animal Rescue & Sanctuary Inc$45,000216%
Equality Florida Institute Inc$44,15620%
Foundation for Organ Donation and Sarcoidosis Awareness Inc$44,0001n/a
Diocese of Sw Florida$44,0003n/a
Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships$43,150122%
Christ Lutheran Church$43,0006n/a
St Matthews House Inc$42,50030%
Friends of the Mound House Inc$41,9824n/a
Gladiolus Food Pantry Inc$40,92631%
Brighter Bites Inc$40,50020%
Alliance Defending Freedom$40,00010%
Collier Health Services Inc$40,00010%
Young Life$39,98940%
Gulfshore Opera LLC$39,50032%
New Mission Systems Inc$38,00011%
Dr Piper Center for Social Services Inc$37,76741%
Artfest Fort Myers Inc$37,56433%
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation$36,79820%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$36,35060%
Winter Haven Hospital Foundation Inc$35,50022%
Institute for Culinary Awareness Research and Education I$35,5003n/a
Fort Myers Mural Society$35,0003n/a
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$35,00020%
Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project Inc$35,00034%
Organizacion Internacional de Latinos En El Esteri$35,0001n/a
Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church of the Elca$35,0002n/a
Mision Peniel Inc$34,1491n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$33,41020%
Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc$33,33320%
Tidewell Hospice Inc$33,17750%
The Early Learning Coalition of Southwest Florida Inc$33,00010%
Abuse Counseling & Treatment Inc$32,78230%
Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation Inc$32,282415%
David Lawrence Mental Health Center Inc$31,50030%
Laboratory Theater of Florida Inc$31,48228%
Florida Southern College$31,41020%
University of Cincinnati$31,4102n/a
Millcreek-West Unity Education Association$31,4102n/a
American Diabetes Association$31,41020%
Barrier Island Group for the Arts$31,38230%
Earth Shine Institute Inc$30,733574%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County Inc$30,53750%
St John's United Methodist Church$30,5001n/a
Southeast Beagle Rescue Inc$30,50027%
Charity for Change Inc$30,50025%
Hendry County Economic Development Council Inc$30,000210%
University of Wyoming Foundation$30,00010%
Basset Hound Rescue of Georgia Inc$30,00035%
Stowe Community Church$30,0001n/a
The Capital Good Fund$30,00011%
Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc$30,00020%
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$29,41040%
Gulf Coast Partnership Inc$29,2001n/a
Community Assisted and Supported Living Inc$28,51011%
The Nations Association Charities Inc$28,324118%
The Lee County Medical Society Inc$27,47417%
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc$27,26420%
National Council of YMCAs of the USA$27,0001n/a
St Martin de Porres Outreach Community Ministries Inc$27,00033%
Hodges University Inc$26,25010%
Christ Lutheran Church$26,0003n/a
Center for Popular Democracy Inc$25,00010%
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Inc$25,0001n/a
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc$25,00010%
Sanibel Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce Inc$25,00015%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay Inc$25,00010%
Joseph Project 863 Inc$25,0001n/a
Hope Equine Rescue Inc$25,000118%
Southwest Florida Christian Academy$25,0001n/a
University of Providence$25,00010%
Collier County Public Schools$24,1501n/a
Samaritan's Purse$24,0001n/a
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$23,61040%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$23,61040%
Save the Chimps Inc$23,61040%
Feeding America$23,61040%
Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida Inc$23,300215%
Youth Haven Inc$23,20020%
The Cleo Institute Inc$23,00021%
Patriot Services Group Inc$22,50020%
AVOW Hospice Inc$22,45120%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$21,88610%
Hands Up Charity$21,5002n/a
German Me Church Preservationassociation Inc$21,1242n/a
Luvybear Quilts 4 Tots Inc$21,0002n/a
Engage Estero Inc$20,976114%
Florida Lions Eye Clinc Inc$20,50023%
Bonita Springs Historical Society Inc$20,5002n/a
Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs Inc$20,40631%
Love Justice International$20,00010%
Nykols Rescues Inc$20,0002n/a
Commonwealth Health Foundation Inc$20,00020%
Swamp Girl Adventures$20,0001n/a
The Florida State University Foundation Inc$20,00020%
Dr Arthur Boyer Foundation Inc$20,0001n/a
Performing Arts Center Inc$20,00021%
Swinging with Purpose Inc$20,00026%
Pure Thoughts Inc$20,0001n/a
Mercy Chefs Inc$20,0001n/a
Tac Booster Club Inc$20,0002n/a
Send International of the United States Inc$20,0001n/a
Geisinger Health Plan$20,00010%
Sanibel Sea School Inc$19,14421%
Ghostbird Theatre Company$18,7823n/a
The Center of Progess and Excellence Inc$18,2861n/a
Mission Eurasia$18,00020%
Scholarship America Inc$18,0001n/a
Hope Ignites$18,00030%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$17,81030%
Columbus Learning Center Management Corp D/B/A Community Education Coalition$17,50010%
Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry$17,5002n/a
Bonita Springs Concert Band Inc$17,0002n/a
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$16,71820%
Lee Health System Inc$15,94210%
Lee Memorial Health System$15,4681n/a
Holiday 4 Heroes Corporation$15,00019%
Bags Basset Rescue$15,0002n/a
Affordable Homeownership Foundation Inc$15,00012%
American Cancer Society Inc$15,00010%
Sew & Sews$15,0002n/a
Southwest Florida Military Museum & Library Inc$15,00016%
Suncoast Basset Rescue Inc$15,00016%
Evangelistic Works Inc$15,0001n/a
Mr Lucky Dog S Sanctuary Inc$15,0001n/a
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$15,00010%
North Fort Myers Elks Lodge 2742$15,00014%
Vietnam Veterans of America Inc$15,0001n/a
Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast Inc$15,00010%
Union Church of Lake Bluff$15,0001n/a
The Heights Center Inc$14,60012%
New Hope Presbyterian Church$14,4792n/a
McGregor Baptist Church$13,9172n/a
Lee County Coalition for a Drug Free SWFL$13,737111%
Cultural Park Theatre Company Inc$13,40023%
Charlotte County School District$13,0001n/a
Temple Beth El of Fort Myers Inc$12,8342n/a
Sanibel Community Church$12,2171n/a
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$12,10320%
Good Wheels Inc$12,00010%
Special Equestrians Inc$11,89422%
American Heart Association Inc$11,57010%
Collier County Child Advocacy Council Inc$11,50011%
Barrier Island Parks Society Inc$11,43321%
Teen Challenge of Florida Inc$11,27210%
All Faiths Unitarian Congregation Inc$10,1921n/a
Seacrest School Inc$10,00010%
All Seated in a Barn$10,0001n/a
Florida Dental Association Inc$10,00010%
Labelle First Baptist Church$10,0001n/a
Hound Compassion Project$10,0001n/a
Droopy Basset Hound Rescue of Western Pennsylvania Inc$10,000115%
Florida Center for Government Accountability Inc$10,00014%
Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board Inc$10,0001n/a
Horse Protection Association of Florida Inc$10,00012%
The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress$10,00010%
Texas Prison and Police Horse Rescue$10,0001n/a
Life Choice Crisis Pregnancy Center Inc$10,00010%
Bhca Foundation$10,0001n/a
North Shore Community College Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Commonweal$10,00010%
Geisinger Health$10,00010%
The Bascom Corporation$10,00011%
Emory University$10,00010%
Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers$10,0001n/a
Maranatha Bible Church$10,0001n/a
Better Together Strengthening Familes Inc$10,00010%
Sancap Pak N Ship$10,0001n/a
Patterson Foundation$10,00010%
All Hounds on Deck Rescue$10,00018%
Friends of the Aberdeen Animal Shelter$10,0001n/a
Firehouse Community Theater Inc$10,0001n/a
Adoptable Greythounds of Florida$10,0001n/a
Riley's Rescue of Brevard Inc$10,000112%
Project Dentists Care of Southwest Fl Inc$10,00011%
Alliance of Therapy Dogs$10,00011%
Hounds of Peaceful Place Foundation$10,0001n/a
The Lisa Foundation$10,00014%
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School$10,00010%
Grace Lutheran Church$10,0001n/a
Bonita Bay Hurricane Relief Fund Inc$10,0001n/a
American Legion John F Murphy Post 303$10,0001n/a
Allina Health Foundation$10,0001n/a
New Horizons Service Dogs$10,00011%
Edison Festival of Light Inc$9,28214%
Theatre Conspiracy$9,2821n/a
Alvin a Dubin Alzheimer's Resource Center Inc$8,71811%
Building on Love Inc$8,50012%
National Association of Holiness Ch Urches$8,3471n/a
Serge Global Inc$8,17410%
YMCA of Southwest Florida Inc$8,0871n/a
The Nobilo Foundation Inc$8,00013%
Challenger Miracle Field of Wny$8,00014%
South Fort Myers High School Band Boosters$7,9001n/a
Shepherd of the Hills Christian Church$7,7001n/a
Sanibel Music Festival Inc$7,62515%
C3 Naples Church Inc$7,5561n/a
Forest Park Covenant Church$7,5001n/a
Highlands Historical Society Inc$7,50013%
Tighten The Drag Foundation Inc$7,500135%
North Carolina Wesleyan University Inc$7,14910%
Southwest Florida Library Network$7,00011%
Next Level Church Inc$7,0001n/a
United Negro College Fund Inc$7,00010%
Ana's Friends Inc$7,00011%
Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord$6,8111n/a
Mothers Against Drunk Driving$6,80010%
Northern Illinois Research Foundation$6,49612%
Candlelighters of Southwest Florida Inc$6,421123%
Cape Coral Art League$6,39116%
Florida Native Butterfly Society In$6,28217%
The Music Foundation of Sw Florida$6,282112%
Center for Abuse & Rape Emergencies of Charlotte County Inc$6,26510%
Providence Christian School Association Inc$6,2001n/a
Lifeline Family Center Inc$6,0841n/a
S S Cyril & Methodius Catholic Congregation$6,0001n/a
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America$6,00010%
The National Museum of Women in the Arts$6,00010%
Ocean County College Foundation$6,00011%
Nature's Cove Inc$6,0001n/a
Western Avenue Family Center$6,0001n/a
Nch Healthcare System Inc$6,00010%
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Florida Inc$5,90110%
Saint Michael Evangelical Lutheran Church of Fort Myers Florida$5,7051n/a
Everglades Wonder Garden$5,6001n/a
The Southwest Florida Foundation Incorporated$5,50016%
Sally J Pimentel Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center$5,50012%
Carpe Diem Farms Inc$5,5001n/a
Lee Healthcare Resources$5,2661n/a
New Life Mens & Womens Program$5,20011%
International Rescue Committee INC$5,15010%
Bat Yam Temple of the Islands Inc$5,0111n/a

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 21 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe United Way of Lee County Inc: $6,689,237 over 9y, 8.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties Inc: $1,528,705 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetHumane Fort Wayne Inc: $1,000,000 over 2y, 23% of budgetAnimal Refuge Center Inc: $981,923 over 9y, 38% of budgetFlorida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc: $848,955 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetLee Memorial Health System Foundation Inc: $828,778 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHeart and Mind Foundation: $800,000 over 1y, 37% of budgetHope Clubhouse of Southwest Fl Inc: $700,197 over 9y, 14% of budgetLehigh Community Services Inc: $594,125 over 9y, 22% of budgetLee County Alliance for the Arts Inc: $562,998 over 9y, 23% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Sw Florida Inc: $507,964 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSeminole Boosters Inc: $445,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetHarry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc: $443,100 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetGulf Coast Humane Society Inc: $435,806 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetHope Hospice and Community Services Inc: $426,463 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetValerie's House Inc: $424,018 over 7y, 9.8% of budgetThe Foundation for Lee County Public Schools Inc: $413,530 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetCommunity Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities Inc: $400,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetCanterbury School Inc: $399,640 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetLegal Aid Service of Broward County Inc: $356,792 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetThe Legacy Foundation At Shell Point Inc: $338,728 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetCape Coral Animal Shelter Corporation: $323,332 over 6y, 9.4% of budgetBonita Bay Veterans Council: $319,193 over 9y, 27% of budgetSouthwest Florida Council Inc: $318,004 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetCaloosa Humane Society Inc: $317,266 over 9y, 4.0% of budgetCommunity Cooperative Inc: $315,759 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetCharlotte Harbor Environmental Center Inc: $275,154 over 9y, 10% of budgetClinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife Inc: $275,045 over 9y, 3.0% of budgetSteve Rummler Hope Network: $259,000 over 9y, 6.1% of budgetFlorida Southwestern State College Foundation Inc: $255,000 over 5y, 4.2% of budgetSwfl Children's Charities Inc Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest: $242,525 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $235,678 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Florida Foundation Inc: $226,454 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHealthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida Inc: $212,500 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetThe Heights Land Company Inc: $178,426 over 7y, 30% of budgetGulf Coast Symphony Orchestra Inc: $178,007 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetMaranatha Bible and Missionary Conf: $177,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetBaker Senior Center Naples Inc: $174,694 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetFamily Initiative Inc: $174,551 over 4y, 52% of budgetShell Museum and Educational Foundation Inc: $172,393 over 9y, 1.4% of budgetBright Community Trust Inc: $170,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetThe Conservancy of Southwest Florida: $169,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBonita Wonder Gardens Inc: $164,732 over 8y, 3.6% of budgetMuseum of New Jersey Maritime History: $160,600 over 6y, 60% of budgetChildren's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida Inc: $159,228 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetOur Mother's Home of Southwest Florida Inc: $154,748 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetSouthwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Association Inc: $153,083 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetLee County Legal Aid Society Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 10% 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 200.

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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.

The United Way of Lee County IncFL118.8× affinity60 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The United Way of Lee County Inc · Collier Community Foundation Inc · Suncoast Credit Union Foundation · Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation · The League Club Inc · Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc · Cape Coral Community Foundation · John E & Aliese Price Foundation · Carol B Phelon Foundation · The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · Daniel R & Anne M Harper Foundation

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 Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc

How much does Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc give?
Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc reported 166 itemized grants totaling $5,194,549, out of $8,318,465 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 124 and 158 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (21%), Health (16%), Education (10%).
Who are Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The United Way of Lee County Inc ($6.7M), Habitat for Humanity for Lee and Hendry Counties Inc ($1.5M), Humane Fort Wayne Inc ($1.0M).
Does Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The United Way of Lee County Inc, Collier Community Foundation Inc, Suncoast Credit Union Foundation.
Where is Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc based?
Southwest Florida Community 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 474 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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