Funding search · EIN 593001853 · Tampa, FL

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay

Name: Community Foundation of Tampa Bay 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.

2,426
grants reported: $182.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
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

missionsupport

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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

Land and wildlife conservation across Florida, largest single checks
Higher education foundations and K-12 scholarship funds in Tampa Bay
Hospitals, cancer research, and free clinics for uninsured patients
Food, shelter, and crisis services in Hillsborough and Pinellas
Christian and Catholic ministries, missions, and youth outreach
Tampa and St. Petersburg arts institutions, museums, orchestra, performing arts

Typical grant

Median grant is $25,000, with the middle half falling between roughly $10,300 and $53,150. The seven-figure checks go to conservation groups, college foundations, hospital foundations, and other community foundations receiving fund transfers, while the bulk of the 2,426 grants are five-figure operating gifts. With 1,233 recipients over four years, the average organization comes back about twice, so repeat giving is common but not automatic.

Their words

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

“SUPPORT OF MISSION”
“Foundation Inc”
“Tampa Bay”
“Free Clinic”
“Community Foundation”

Positioning adjacent work

Attach adjacent research to Conservation Florida or Florida Wildlife Corridor themes; land and water draw their biggest checks.
Route through an existing grantee like USF Foundation, Moffitt, or Hillsborough Community College Foundation.
Ask $25,000 to $50,000 for general operating support, not a restricted project budget.
Name Hillsborough or Pinellas County beneficiaries explicitly; Tampa Bay place attachment drives most decisions.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation moving donor-advised dollars, so nearly every grant is coded only as "SUPPORT OF MISSION" and the real decision maker is an individual fundholder, not program staff. Seventy-three percent of recipients sit in Florida, concentrated in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, and the out-of-state grants are mostly national charities or transfers to peer community foundations.

Top recipients

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

First Christian Church of Huntington Beach2 grants · $5.1M
Southern Methodist University1 grant · $5.0M
Church of the Ascension4 grants · $4.7M
Calvary Baptist Church - Clearwater1 grant · $4.0M
University of South Florida Foundation4 grants · $2.8M
Clearwater Central Catholic High School4 grants · $2.5M
Tampa General Hospital Foundation4 grants · $2.5M
Conservation Florida1 grant · $2.5M
Metropolitan Ministries4 grants · $2.5M
Samaritan'S Purse4 grants · $2.4M

Giving over time

$70.5M

2021

$26.6M

2022

$30.7M

2023

$54.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,426 grants.

$5.0M
First Christian Church of Huntington Beach · Huntington Beach, CA · 2021
Support of mission
$5.0M
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2021
Support of mission
$4.5M
Church of the Ascension · Clearwater, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$4.0M
Calvary Baptist Church - Clearwater · Clearwater, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$2.5M
Conservation Florida · Orlando, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$2.3M
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$2.0M
Clearwater Central Catholic High School · Clearwater, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$2.0M
Florida Achievement Support Trust · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$1.4M
Tampa General Hospital Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$1.3M
The Fund for Charitable Giving · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Support of mission
$1.2M
St Petersburg College Foundation · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$1.2M
University of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$1.2M
Hillsborough Community College Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$1.1M
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Support of mission
$1.1M
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2021
Support of mission
$1.1M
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Support of mission
$1.0M
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$1.0M
Clearwater Free Clinic · Clearwater, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$1.0M
The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$1.0M
American Center for Law and Justice · Washington, DC · 2021
Support of mission
$1.0M
Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County Florida · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$1.0M
Gary Sinise Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2021
Support of mission
$1.0M
Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2024
Support of mission
$1.0M
Fisher House Foundation · Rockville, MD · 2021
Support of mission
$940,537
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$887,387
University of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$840,844
Diocese of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$836,652
University of South Florida Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$825,000
Association of Graduates of the US Military Academy · West Point, NY · 2021
Support of mission
$821,136
Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County Florida · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$752,500
Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$731,624
University of South Florida Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$719,585
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$708,730
University of South Florida Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$689,127
Florida Wildlife Corridor · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$675,976
Florida Wildlife Corridor · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$669,548
Tampa Museum of Art Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$664,414
Florida Wildlife Corridor · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$650,000
Tampa Museum of Art Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$627,066
Tampa General Hospital Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$624,895
The Florida Aquarium · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$620,713
The Florida Orchestra · St Petersburg, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$616,574
David a Straz Jr Center for the Performing Arts · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$602,225
Archdiocese of Miami · Miami Shores, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$576,978
Spca Tampa Bay · Largo, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$570,040
City of Dade City · Dade City, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$567,209
Feeding Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$550,000
Elevate Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$550,000
W F Albright Institute of Archaeological Research · Arlington, VA · 2021
Support of mission
$526,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$519,625
Archdiocese of Miami · Miami Shores, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$518,782
University of South Florida Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$510,000
St John'S Episcopal Church · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$510,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Support of mission
$510,000
University of Georgia Foundation · Athens, GA · 2021
Support of mission
$505,350
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2021
Support of mission
$501,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$500,000
Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Support of mission
$500,000
Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$500,000
Friends of 4 Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$500,000
Feast · Palm Harbor, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$500,000
Pinellas Community Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$485,414
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$474,074
United Way Suncoast · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$470,066
The Florida Orchestra · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$467,744
The Florida Orchestra · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$465,144
David a Straz Jr Center for the Performing Arts · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$463,087
Hillsborough Education Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$457,500
American Friends of Beit Ruth · Jericho, NY · 2022
Support of mission
$452,144
University of Tampa - Development & Univ Relations · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$447,000
Diocese of St Petersburg · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$444,013
David a Straz Jr Center for the Performing Arts · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$437,755
Bayfront Medical Center Medical Staff Dba Pel Fund · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$430,000
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
Support of mission
$428,621
United Way Suncoast · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$425,000
Interfaith Emergency Services · Ocala, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$425,000
Archdiocese of Miami · Miami Shores, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$417,894
Feeding Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$402,500
Operation Healing Forces · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$401,850
Corbett Preparatory School of Ids · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$400,721
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$400,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors · Arlington, VA · 2023
Support of mission
$400,000
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2023
Support of mission
$400,000
City of Dade City · Dade City, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$400,000
Soaring City P · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$394,783
Meals On Wheels of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$384,891
Crisis Center of Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$372,445
Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$370,377
Hillsborough Community College Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$368,188
The Florida Orchestra · St Petersburg, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$362,100
Shorecrest Preparatory School · St Petersburg, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$353,993
Metropolitan Ministries · Tampa, FL · 2022
Support of mission
$350,000
Archdiocese of Miami · Miami Shores, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$350,000
Elevate Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Support of mission
$346,000
The Nomore Foundation · Land O Lakes, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$344,806
United Way Suncoast · Tampa, FL · 2024
Support of mission
$343,089
Tampa General Hospital Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$340,198
Jesuit High School · Tampa, FL · 2021
Support of mission
$337,867
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Support of mission
$330,286
Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2024
Support of mission

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.