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: Canguros
Translating to ‘kangaroos’ in English, Canguros is a secular, bilingual Spanish immersion school in South St. Petersburg serving students from ages two through seven. “We are an educational nonprofit rooted in connection,” Foundation and Program Director Linda Rozo explained. “Connection for me is at the heart of who we are.” With a master’s degree in […]
Funded Partner Spotlight: Community Tampa Bay
Back in 2017, the Foundation issued its first grant to Community Tampa Bay, to support curriculum revision for their Camp ANYTOWN program, which brings together diverse high school students who look differently, live differently, and love differently to build a more diverse and inclusive community from the ground up. Through the years, we continued to […]
Funded Partner Spotlight: Juneteenth Celebrations
The Foundation was proud to award $15,000 in funding to support several Juneteenth activities and celebrations throughout the month. Events supported this year include the Juneteenth flag-raising June 7th, the Juneteenth Celebration at Deuces Corner Park June 14th, and Black Wall Street Shoppes last weekend. Flag Raising: Held at the Enoch D. Davis Center on […]
Let's Connect
At the Foundation, we love collaborating with mission-aligned organizations and change-makers. Have an idea for how we could work together?