Funding · Florida · Disaster and safety
Who funds disaster and safety in Florida
Disaster and safety funding in Florida is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc leads, and the money reaches 1,233 groups. Funders are thin on the ground: 1,233 disaster and safety organizations share only 1,452 funders between them.
The short version
- 1,452 funders gave $248M to 1,233 disaster and safety organizations in Florida across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 62% of that came from funders also based in Florida; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of disaster and safety in Florida is Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc, at $42M.
- The disaster and safety organization drawing the most is The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc, at $10M.
Largest funders of disaster and safety in Florida
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety organizations in Florida, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Disaster and safety organizations in Florida that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find disaster and safety funders in Florida
- 1Start with the funders already active in Florida
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Florida are Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc, United Way Suncoast Inc, United Way of Central Florida Inc. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
38% of disaster and safety money in Florida comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Florida.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Florida?
- Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Florida, currently Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc, United Way Suncoast Inc, United Way of Central Florida Inc. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Florida from out of state.
- Who is the largest disaster and safety funder in Florida?
- Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Florida, $42M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Florida?
- $248M reached 1,233 disaster and safety organizations in Florida, from 1,452 funders. 62% came from funders also based in Florida.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.