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.
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Recent Highlights
Spotlight Tampa Bay: Can We Still Talk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Tampa Bay Times and the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg bring together a panel of experts to discuss strategies for navigating difficult conversations ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Times, in partnership with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, will host a free community conversation on turning empathy […]
Foundation Surprises Local Nonprofits with Care Grants
For Immediate Release Contact: Barbara Green barbara@healthystpete.foundation (727) 440-7963 Marking the first 10 years of impact, grants are intended to support and care for local nonprofit workers (St. Petersburg, Fla.) – In celebration of their first 10 years of impact, the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg (Foundation) is thrilled to award Care Grants to […]
Funded Partner Spotlight: Golden Generations
In 2023, the Foundation awarded Golden Generations a grant of $250,000 to help young people aging out of the foster care system find housing, local connections, and improved education and job prospects through their My Sistah’s Place program. After suffering storm damage during last year’s hurricane season, My Sistah’s Place just reopened their South St. […]
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?