How We Work
As a place-based private nonprofit foundation, we advance racially equitable health outcomes in our area by improving the social drivers that shape them. We lead, fund, partner, and advocate to improve health, change systems, and strengthen our community.
Research Reports
Problems are put into perspective by data. Equity data and analysis help illustrate the scale and impact of issues, can point to new connections, and ensure the solutions we invest in are doing the work they promised to do.
Our Local ResearchCenter for Health Equity
Our Center for Health Equity invites people to learn, connect, and create together to change systems and strengthen our communities. We forge connections, foster dialogues, and support learning about the factors that shape our health.
Our CenterGrantmaking
Together with our partners, the Foundation strategically invests its grantmaking funds and supportive resources in community-driven initiatives that change systems and advance racially equitable health outcomes in South St. Petersburg.
Our GrantmakingA Vision of Equity
Equitable regions—where everyone in the community is able to live a long, healthy life—are more prosperous, and experience stronger, more sustained growth. By investing in equity, Pinellas County helps build a more stable, resilient community that is more likely to experience lasting social and economic success.
2024 Annual Report
2024 offered us a powerful opportunity to deepen our impact, connect with our community, and strengthen our work. Its completion also marked an exciting milestone, as we now celebrate a decade of impact in the community we’re proud to call home. Read on for more on our work to create a community in which all people can lead healthy lives.
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Looking Back to Move Forward
Today’s social change advocates can learn a great deal from stories about people who have previously stood together to challenge the status quo and fight for equity. This evolving project serves as an entry point for education, understanding, and further exploration into the history and opportunity for social change in Pinellas County.
Explore the history site
Recent Highlights
Funded Partner Spotlight: Metropolitan Ministries
In 2024, the Foundation awarded Metropolitan Ministries a $250,000 programmatic operations grant to support their NeighborHOPE program in South St. Pete. Extending over the course of several years, the grant is designed to help prevent homeless by offering families both emergency assistance and more comprehensive case management as needed, including access to wrap-around services. “It’s […]
We Run These Streets 5K: October 4th
Final Days of Registration for the City’s Newest 5K Run/Walk Celebrating South St. Petersburg We Run These Streets 5K, set for October 4th and hosted by the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, aims to spark joy, movement, and community (St. Petersburg, July 31, 2025.) – Registration will close next Thursday for the City’s newest […]
Spotlight Tampa Bay: How AI Can Strengthen Our Communities
The Tampa Bay Times and the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg bring together a panel of experts to discuss how artificial intelligence can strengthen our communities ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Times, in partnership with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, will host a free community conversation on artificial intelligence at […]
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At the Foundation, we love collaborating with mission-aligned organizations and change-makers. Have an idea for how we could work together?