Florida · Nonprofit
GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC
GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC (Florida) receives grants from 95 organizations whose IRS filings report $16,115,443 to it, the largest being NAPLES CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC ($3,344,600). 55 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $10M
- Funders on record
- 95
- Grants received
- $16M
- Net assets
- $17M
What Grace Place for Children and Families Inc does
Mission
Grace place puts faith into action by educating children and families, providing pathways out of poverty. Our family literacy programs serve 1,300 students in golden gate city, where language barriers and poverty limit academic achievement and careers. (continuted on sch o)golden gate city is home to 35,000 residents facing complex challenges: higher poverty rates than any naples community and a large population of english language learners who require significantly greater educational support to attain high school graduation and future economic success. Grace place is a vital resource in this community, bringing the transformative power of early childhood education, afterschool programs and adult education for 20 years. These programs are not just services - they are the foundation that strengthens naples, collier county, and our entire community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
School age programs (k-12) served 520 students from five golden gate elementary schools, golden gate middle school and golden gate high school. A customized approach by grade level promotes literacy, targets academic achievement in reading and math, builds leadership skills, promotes wellness and explores college and career opportunities. Accomplishments: through targeted instruction, 75% of elementary students improved in their english language arts (ela) standardized test score from pre to post testing and 82% improved in math. 67% of students earned a b or better in ela and 69% of students earned a b or better in math. (continued on schedule o)through the choice academies, middle school attendance by improved 33% for the 2024-25 school year, when compared to the prior year. 69% of middle school students earned a b or better in ela and 61% of students earned a b or better in math. 100% of 12th graders graduated on time, 23 scholarships were awarded and 8 students received a full-ride scholarship to the college of their choice. When students achieve academic success, explore meaningful careers, and pursue college or technical training, they gain the tools to lift their families…
$3,173,641 spent47% of program spendingThe bright beginnings family literacy program, a nontraditional preschool model, cultivates confident, capable and literate parents prepared to guide their child through the crucial years of early development. This year, 93% of our four-year-olds were deveopmentally ready for kindergarten a key milestone for success. What sets bright beginnings apart is our requirement for parent enrollment, a unique approach that builds a culture of learning by strengthening english literacy, increasing parenting confidence and setting a strong foundation for lifeling learning. The bright beginnings family literacy model is a licensed, copyrighted program delivered by trained teachers using a structured, evidence-based curriculum.
$1,578,437 spent24% of program spendingNo child should have to learn on an empty stomach. That's why we've become the largest permanent food distribution site in collier county, addressing a critical need in our community. Our food pantry's impact: distributed approximately 570,000 pounds of food; served 3,500 families, and is open to all community members, not just grace place students. What makes our pantry special is that our choice pantry model allows families to select their own food from fresh produce, meats, and shelf-stable products. By addressing food insecurity, we're not just filling stomachs we're fueling minds and creating a stronger foundation for learning. Our food pantry is a vital resource that extends beyond our educational programs, touching lives throughout the community.
$1,465,683 spent22% of program spendingOur adult education programs open doors to opportunity through english language learning, financial and digital literacy, and citizenship exam preparation. This year, 288 adults took steps toward a brighter future60% improved their reading levels based on annual assessments. 118 students returned this year, after beginning coursework the prior year. Five students proudly became u.s. Citizens after passing the rigorous exam. Demand continues to grow, with waitlists reflecting the deep desire for learning, connection, and a better life.
$495,011 spent$9,000 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,712,772.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $15M to $18M (+20%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 8% · 2018 18% · 2019 10% · 2020 22% · 2021 31% · 2022 18% · 2023 29% · 2024 27% · 2025 16%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Lara Fisher
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Deborah Mathews Finch
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 30 funders to 49 funders, grant income rose $1.8M → $1.9M.
19 of 95 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 95 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 21% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
67% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 48% · 2018 26% · 2019 30% · 2020 25% · 2021 24% · 2022 28% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
63% of GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
66% of GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.5M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC?
- GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC (Florida) receives grants from 95 organizations whose IRS filings report $16,115,443 to it, the largest being NAPLES CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC ($3,344,600). 55 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC have?
- IRS filings report 95 organizations giving $16,115,443 in grants to GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC, 55 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC?
- NAPLES CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $3,344,600 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GRACE PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 95 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing