Our Approach
Through our grantmaking, the Foundation strengthens vital work to improve the social and environmental factors that shape our health, builds the capacity of our nonprofit community, and responds to critical community needs while fostering systemic change.
We work to make our funding opportunities as accessible and transparent as possible. We often allow nonprofits to submit portions of their applications by video or in person as an alternative to a standard written application. By accepting multiple modalities, we can broaden the pool of local organizations who seek funding support. We also strive to hold supportive events before grant opportunities are released, allowing community members a chance to ask questions, and offer high-quality local research to support the work of our local nonprofit ecosystem. These innovative practices are helping to set industry standards for inclusive, community-centered philanthropy.
“It’s important to me and to the Foundation that we remove as many barriers as possible in the application process,” Senior Director of Grants Management and Administration Julie Rocco said. “We ask only for the information we truly need to make informed decisions, listen to feedback from our partners and applicants, and strive to make the application process as clear, simple, and accessible as we can.”
2026 Funding Opportunities
TOGETHER WITH OUR COMMUNITY
Launched on June 23rd, 2026, Together With Our Community is a rolling deadline opportunity offering grants of up to $2,500 to support community-based and mission-aligned activities, events, or new programming happening in our priority zip codes of 33705, 33711, and 33712. We will review applications and award grants on a monthly basis until funds are exhausted.
Check out our web page for details on what we’re funding and how to apply.
ST. PETE THRIVES
Launched on June 23, 2026, St. Pete Thrives is a new opportunity offered in partnership with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital. Together, we will award grants of up to $50,000 to sustain and scale existing programs that support a thriving community in which all people can lead healthy lives. This opportunity prioritizes direct service solutions in our priority zip codes of 33705, 33711, and 33712.
Check out our web page for details on what we’re funding and how to apply.
CAPACITY BUILDING
The Foundation has partnered with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital to launch a funding opportunity — Capacity-Building: Strengthening Organizational Infrastructure. Through this program, we will award 25 capacity-building grants of up to $10,000 each ($250,000 in total) to nonprofits working to advance racially equitable health outcomes in the three zip codes of the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (33705, 33711, 33712).