Funding search · EIN 592198911 · Tampa, FL

Lutheran Services Florida

Name: Lutheran Services Florida grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

346
grants reported: $868.1M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $467,162
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Community behavioral health centers serving uninsured adults and children
Substance use treatment, detox, and medication-assisted care
Peer recovery, recovery residences, and drop-in recovery centers
County commissions and fire rescue for crisis and co-responder work
Children's mental health, youth services, and school-based supports
Homeless coalitions and supportive housing tied to behavioral health

Typical grant

Median award is $467,162, with the middle half falling between $179,941 and $1,479,117. The very large checks, $17 million to $35 million, go to regional community behavioral health centers that hold whole-county service responsibility, while sub-$200,000 awards go to clubhouses, anti-drug coalitions, NAMI affiliates, and small peer recovery groups. With 346 awards to 141 recipients over four years, the same organizations are funded repeatedly year over year rather than cycled out.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“DCF SAMH PROVIDER”
“Behavioral Health”
“Recovery”
“Community Services”
“Board of County Commissioners”

Positioning adjacent work

Read this as state DCF substance abuse and mental health dollars passed through a managing entity, not discretionary philanthropy.
Position work as network provider capacity in Northeast and Central Florida counties they already fund heavily.
First-time recipients cluster under $500,000; ask at that scale before expecting multimillion service contracts.
Emphasize direct service to uninsured and indigent clients, plus county government or first responder partnership.

Worth knowing: Every dollar is described identically as "DCF SAMH PROVIDER," so this is contracted state behavioral health money flowing to a defined provider network, concentrated in Jacksonville, Gainesville, Daytona Beach, Ocala and surrounding counties, with only two awards outside Florida. Six regional providers took roughly $150 million of the 2024 total alone, so the money follows existing service-area contracts rather than new proposals.

10 grants matching “mental health” · $64.6M

$17.5M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$207,303
Mental Health America of East Central Florida · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$15.7M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$256,703
Mental Health America of East Central Florida · Daytona Beach, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$14.6M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.3M
Osceola Mental Health · Kissimmee, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$240,521
Mental Health America of East Central Florida · Daytona Beach, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$13.7M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$790,613
Osceola Mental Health · Kissimmee, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$198,128
Mental Health America of East Central Florida · Daytona Beach, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Sma Behavioral Health Services4 grants · $136.8M
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare4 grants · $119.6M
Lifestream Behavioral Center4 grants · $113.6M
Mental Health Resource Center4 grants · $61.6M
Gateway Community Services4 grants · $60.6M
Sma Healthcare Fka the Centers2 grants · $32.4M
Clay Behavioral Health Center4 grants · $30.3M
Flagler Hospital4 grants · $25.0M
Epic Community Service4 grants · $22.3M
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare4 grants · $18.3M

Giving over time

$177.3M

2021

$207.7M

2022

$234.8M

2023

$248.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 346 grants.

$39.9M
Sma Behavioral Health Services · Daytona Beach, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$36.6M
Sma Behavioral Health Services · Daytona Beach, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$34.7M
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$33.0M
Lifestream Behavioral Center · Leesburg, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$31.9M
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$31.0M
Sma Behavioral Health Services · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$29.4M
Sma Behavioral Health Services · Daytona Beach, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$29.3M
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$29.1M
Lifestream Behavioral Center · Leesburg, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$28.7M
Lifestream Behavioral Center · Leesburg, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$23.7M
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare · Gainesville, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$22.8M
Lifestream Behavioral Center · Leesburg, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$17.5M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$17.2M
Sma Healthcare Fka the Centers · Ocala, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$16.5M
Gateway Community Services · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$16.3M
Gateway Community Services · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$15.7M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$15.2M
Sma Healthcare Fka the Centers · Ocala, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$14.8M
Gateway Community Services · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$14.6M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$13.7M
Mental Health Resource Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$13.0M
Gateway Community Services · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$9.8M
Flagler Hospital · St Augustine, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$9.1M
Flagler Hospital · St Augustine, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$8.5M
Clay Behavioral Health Center · Orange Park, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$8.4M
Clay Behavioral Health Center · Orange Park, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$7.3M
Clay Behavioral Health Center · Orange Park, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$7.1M
Baycare Behavioral Healthinc · New Port Richey, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$7.0M
Baycare Behavioral Health · New Port Richey, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$6.4M
Epic Community Service · St Augustine, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$6.2M
Clay Behavioral Health Center · Orange Park, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$6.2M
Epic Community Service · St Augustine, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$5.7M
Epic Community Service · St Augustine, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$5.7M
Baycare Behavioral Health · New Port Richey, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$5.2M
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare · Yulee, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$5.1M
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare · Yulee, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$4.9M
Child Guidance Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$4.8M
Flagler Hospital · St Augustine, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$4.3M
Dayspring Village · Hilliard, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$4.2M
School District of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Head start program
$4.2M
Dayspring Village · Hilliard, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$4.1M
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare · Yulee, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$4.0M
Baycare Behavioral Health · New Port Richey, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$4.0M
Epic Community Service · St Augustine, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$3.9M
Child Guidance Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$3.8M
Dayspring Village · Hilliard, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$3.8M
Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare · Yulee, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$3.7M
Community Coalition Alliance · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$3.4M
Community Coalition Alliance · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$3.3M
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$3.2M
Child Guidance Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$3.1M
Community Coalition Alliance · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$3.1M
Halifax Hospital Medical Center Dba Halifax Health · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$3.0M
Community Coalition Alliance · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$3.0M
Operation Par · Pinellas Park, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$2.9M
Dayspring Village · Hilliard, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$2.7M
Phoenix Programs of Florida Dba Phoenix House of Florida · Brandon, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$2.7M
Halifax Hospital Medical Center Dba Halifax Health · Daytona Beach, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$2.7M
Fresh Ministries · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$2.7M
St Augustine Youth Services · St Augustine, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$2.6M
Operation Par · Pinellas Park, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$2.5M
Chrysalis Center · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$2.5M
Fresh Ministries · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$2.5M
Phoenix Programs of Florida Dba Phoenix House of Florida · Brandon, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$2.5M
Fresh Ministries · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$2.4M
St Augustine Youth Services · St Augustine, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$2.4M
Halifax Hospital Medical Center Dba Halifax Health · Daytona Beach, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$2.4M
Fresh Ministries · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$2.4M
Chrysalis Center · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$2.3M
Child Guidance Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$2.2M
St Augustine Youth Services · St Augustine, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$2.2M
Clay County Board of County Commissioners · Green Cove Springs, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$2.0M
Chrysalis Center · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.9M
Hanley Center Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$1.9M
St Augustine Youth Services · St Augustine, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$1.9M
Halifax Hospital Medical Center Dba Halifax Health · Daytona Beach, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$1.9M
Hanley Center Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.9M
Hispanic Human Resources Council · Palm Springs, FL · 2021
Head start program
$1.8M
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$1.8M
Children'S Home Society of Florida · Witner Park, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$1.8M
United Way of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$1.8M
Children'S Home Society of Florida · Witner Park, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$1.7M
Hanley Center Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$1.6M
United Way of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$1.5M
Operation Par · Pinellas Park, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.5M
Cds Family & Behavioral Health Services · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$1.5M
Zero Hour Life Center · Lecanto, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$1.5M
Florence Fuller Child Development Centers · Boca Raton, FL · 2021
Head start program
$1.4M
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.3M
Hanley Center Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$1.3M
Outreach Community Care Network · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$1.3M
Im Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$1.3M
Osceola Mental Health · Kissimmee, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.3M
Children'S Home Society of Florida · Witner Park, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.3M
Flagler Hospital · St Augustine, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$1.2M
United Way of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
Dcf samh provider
$1.2M
Eckerd Youth Alternatives · Clearwater, FL · 2024
Dcf samh provider
$1.2M
St Johns County Board of Cnty Commissioners · St Augustine, FL · 2023
Dcf samh provider
$1.2M
Alachua County Board of County Commissioners · Gainesville, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider
$1.2M
Chrysalis Center · Coral Gables, FL · 2021
Dcf samh provider

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