Foundations That Fund Human Services in Florida

5,385 foundations reported 31,054 grants worth $534.4M to human services organizations in Florida on their most recent tax filings. Here is who they are — and which ones actually accept applications.

24%accept unsolicited requests (1,314 of 5,385)
$2Kmedian grant
5,385funders
$534.4Mtotal granted
67%of grantees funded again next year
Why the first number matters. Most private foundations state on their tax return that they give only to organizations they select themselves. Applying to those is wasted effort. The figure above counts only the foundations in this group that did not check that box.

Repeat funding in human services, Florida

Across 978 funder-year observations in this group, a typical foundation funded 67% of the same organizations again the following year. That is why a record of past giving is worth reading before writing to a foundation. It describes the organizations a foundation already supports, not whether it would add yours.

Foundations that fund human services in Florida and accept requests

These are the funders worth your time first: each one granted to this cause in this state, and none of them told the IRS it only funds organizations it picks itself. Ordered by how many grants they made, not by dollars. That shows how widely each one gives, not whether any one of them would take a new applicant. Typical grant is the median, so you can judge whether you are their size.

FoundationBased inTypical grantGrants madeGranted here
The Bank of America CharitableCharlotte, NC$2501,458$4.8M
Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO$2K470$2.0M
American Express FoundationNew York, NY$100354$205K
Westrock FoundationAtlanta, GA$32316$27K
Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL$7K274$3.2M
Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC$300241$500K
The Jim Moran Foundation IncDeerfield Beach, FL$70K187$18.9M
Quantum Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL$10K155$2.9M
Td Charitable FoundationPortland, ME$5K153$2.0M
The Batchelor Foundation IncMiami Beach, FL$25K141$7.5M
1,304 more foundations in Florida fund human services and accept requests. The weekly email works through the funders that gave to human services in Florida, up to five at a time, and never sends the same one twice. The weekly email has not started yet.

The largest funders — for reference

These give the most money to this cause in this state, but most do not accept unsolicited requests, and their grants are usually far larger than a small organization would seek. Useful context, not a target list.

FoundationTypical grantGranted hereApplications
The Jim Moran Foundation Inc$70K$18.9MAccepts requests
The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc$150K$17.0MPreselected only
Yum Brands Foundation Inc$2.0M$15.5MAccepts requests
Lilly Endowment Inc$3K$15.0MAccepts requests
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc$35K$11.0MPreselected only

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Where the money actually goes in Florida

Total granted to organizations in each city. Funding is usually far more concentrated than people expect, which matters when you are judging your own odds.

Jacksonville
$56.0M
West Palm Beach
$44.0M
Miami
$40.3M
Naples
$30.0M
Orlando
$26.7M
Sarasota
$21.5M

How to use this list

  1. Start with the foundations that accept requests. The rest almost never respond to unsolicited approaches.
  2. Check whether they fund organizations your size. The median grant here is $2K — a funder writing $2K checks is unlikely to write you a six-figure one.
  3. Look for a local connection. Foundations concentrate their giving geographically, and repeat the same grantees year after year.
  4. Read their recent grants before writing. Past giving tells you what they actually fund, which is often narrower than their stated mission.
What this data can and cannot tell you. These figures come from foundations' own IRS filings, which are published about a year after the tax year ends. This is a record of who each foundation has funded, not a list of open application deadlines. It is a strong predictor — most foundations repeat most of their grantees — but it is history, not a live feed. Full methodology.