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Foundations that fund nonprofits in Florida
In the IRS filings in CivicVane's data (tax years 2021–2025), 20,128 grantmakers listed 181,081 grants totaling $9.2 billion to 50,643 organizations in Florida. 19,114 of them are private foundations reporting on Form 990-PF and 1,014 are grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations, reporting on Form 990 Schedule I. 5,088 are based in Florida; the rest give in from other states.
The median grant to a Florida organization was $6,250. Palm Beach County received the most grants (28,389, from 4,545 funders), followed by Miami-Dade County (19,639) and Broward County (11,341). Matching grant purposes and recipient names to cause areas, the most common were education & literacy (20,202 grants), children & youth (15,946 grants) and health & mental health (14,627 grants).
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc (Lakeland, FL) funded the most different Florida organizations: 1,763, through 3,695 grants with a typical size of $1,500.
The 15 grantmakers that funded the most Florida organizations
Ranked by the number of different Florida organizations each funded in its filings for tax years 2021–2025. Typical grant = median of those grants. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out.
| # | Funder | Grants to FL organizations | Organizations funded | Typical grant | Most recent tax year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Publix Super Markets Charities Inc Lakeland, FL · EIN 59-6194119 | 3,695 | 1,763 | $1,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 2 | Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762 | 1,747 | 873 | $3,000 | 2023 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 3 | The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc Sarasota, FL · EIN 59-1956886 | 1,116 | 829 | $19,686 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 4 | The Miami Foundation Inc Miami, FL · EIN 65-0350357 | 807 | 615 | $32,500 | 2025 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 5 | Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc Tampa, FL · EIN 59-3001853 | 923 | 606 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 6 | Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc Orlando, FL · EIN 59-2142315 | 473 | 472 | $72,918 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 7 | Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc Venice, FL · EIN 59-1052433 | 700 | 447 | $21,262 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 8 | Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc West Palm Beach, FL · EIN 23-7181875 | 606 | 434 | $35,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 9 | The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc Jacksonville, FL · EIN 59-6150746 | 2,084 | 414 | $5,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 10 | The Batchelor Foundation Inc Miami Beach, FL · EIN 65-0188171 | 878 | 397 | $25,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 11 | Givewell Community Foundation Inc Lakeland, FL · EIN 59-3649871 | 457 | 365 | $23,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990 Schedule I |
| 12 | Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc Sarasota, FL · EIN 36-3442474 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 644 | 334 | $12,000 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 13 | Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc Delray Beach, FL · EIN 75-3126055 Gives only to preselected organizations, per its 990-PF | 450 | 332 | $40,000 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 14 | Td Charitable Foundation Portland, ME · EIN 14-1864317 | 592 | 327 | $7,500 | 2024 | IRS Form 990-PF |
| 15 | Debartolo Family Foundation Inc Tampa, FL · EIN 31-1739677 | 461 | 320 | $3,500 | 2025 | IRS Form 990-PF |
Counties with the most grants
| County | Grants | Funders | Total listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County | 28,389 | 4,545 | $1.3 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Miami-Dade County | 19,639 | 4,351 | $1.6 billion | Top 5 funders |
| Broward County | 11,341 | 2,983 | $455.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| Hillsborough County | 10,780 | 2,986 | $439.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Duval County | 10,751 | 2,325 | $585.8 million | Top 5 funders |
| Orange County | 9,821 | 2,440 | $539.2 million | Top 5 funders |
| Sarasota County | 8,779 | 1,532 | $407.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Collier County | 8,388 | 1,632 | $477.6 million | Top 5 funders |
| Pinellas County | 6,954 | 1,590 | $504.4 million | Top 5 funders |
| Lee County | 6,078 | 1,327 | $208.6 million | Top 5 funders |
County = where the recipient's ZIP code is.
Cause areas
Grants whose purpose or recipient name, as filed, contains keywords for each cause area. A grant can match more than one, and many grants (such as "general support") match none.
| Cause area | Grants matched | |
|---|---|---|
| Education & literacy | 20,202 | Top 5 funders |
| Children & youth | 15,946 | Top 5 funders |
| Health & mental health | 14,627 | Top 5 funders |
| Arts & culture | 10,570 | Top 5 funders |
| Environment & conservation | 6,703 | Top 5 funders |
| Food & hunger | 6,457 | Top 5 funders |
| Animal welfare | 5,357 | Top 5 funders |
| Basic needs & anti-poverty | 3,878 | Top 5 funders |
| Housing & homelessness | 3,580 | Top 5 funders |
| Older adults | 1,820 | Top 5 funders |
| Disability | 1,583 | Top 5 funders |
| Jobs & workforce | 596 | Top 5 funders |
| Immigrants & refugees | 168 | Top 5 funders |
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Order a Prospect Report for Florida ($149) See a full sampleSource: grant lists on IRS Form 990-PF (private foundations) and Form 990 Schedule I (grantmaking public charities) from the IRS e-file releases of 2024 to 2026, tax years 2021–2025, one filing per funder and tax year. Filings are often one to two years old, and a past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you. CivicVane is not affiliated with any funder listed.