Funding search · EIN 593649871 · Lakeland, FL

Givewell Community Foundation

Name: Givewell Community Foundation 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.

873
grants reported: $224.6M
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

education services human religion college health arts city

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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

Lakeland civic capital projects, above all Bonnet Springs Park
Florida Southern College and local arts and culture venues
Human services in Polk County: YMCA, United Way, Salvation Army, shelters
Churches and Christian ministries, mostly Lakeland and Winter Haven
K-12 and college education: Academy Prep, IDEA Florida, Polk State College
Health through Lakeland Regional Health Foundation and disease-specific charities

Typical grant

Median grant is $25,000 and the middle half runs $10,500 to $85,000, so most of the 873 grants are modest. The money is wildly top-heavy: a handful of Lakeland anchors (Bonnet Springs Park, Florida Southern College, Parker Street Ministries housing, Lakeland Regional Health) take seven-figure and eight-figure checks, and named designated and endowment funds absorb much of the rest. Support to the core Lakeland institutions and churches repeats year over year; the small grants churn more.

Their words

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

“GENERAL CONTRIBUTION”
“CITY & COMMUNITY DEV”
“HUMAN SERVICES”
“EDUCATION K-12”
“ARTS & CULTURE”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie the work to Polk County residents by name; out-of-area asks land only through an existing donor.
Ask in the $10,000 to $50,000 range unless you are a Lakeland anchor institution.
Connect to a funded theme: early childhood and K-12 literacy, homelessness and housing, or downtown Lakeland vitality.
Approach as a community foundation with donor-advised funds; cultivate the fundholder, not a program officer.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so most dollars move at the direction of individual donors and named funds rather than a competitive process, and 691 of 873 grants stay in Florida, overwhelmingly Lakeland and Polk County. Out-of-state clusters (Omaha, Christian ministries, a few universities) clearly follow specific donor families, and the top ten recipients account for well over half of the $224 million.

Top recipients

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

Bonnet Springs Park Fund3 grants · $31.3M
Barnett Bonnet Springs Designated2 grants · $21.8M
Florida Southern College3 grants · $13.8M
Bonnet Springs Park3 grants · $10.7M
Barnett Bonnet Springs Designated E2 grants · $8.9M
Ymca of West Central Florida3 grants · $7.7M
All Other2 grants · $7.1M
Lakeland Regional Health Fndn2 grants · $7.1M
Florida Polytechnic Univ Foundation2 grants · $6.0M
Bonnet Springs Park Repair and1 grant · $6.0M

Giving over time

$32.9M

2021

$55.4M

2022

$72.6M

2023

$63.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 873 grants.

$12.7M
Barnett Bonnet Springs Designated · Lakeland, FL · 2023
City & community dev
$12.5M
Bonnet Springs Park Fund · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General contribution
$10.4M
Bonnet Springs Park Fund · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$9.1M
Barnett Bonnet Springs Designated · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$8.4M
Bonnet Springs Park Fund · Lakeland, FL · 2023
City & community dev
$7.9M
Barnett Bonnet Springs Designated E · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$7.8M
Bonnet Springs Park · Lakeland, FL · 2024
City & community dev
$6.9M
Florida Southern College · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Arts & culture
$6.7M
All Other · 2021
$6.0M
Parker Street Ministries Housing · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Human services
$6.0M
Bonnet Springs Park Repair and · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$5.5M
Florida Polytechnic Univ Foundation · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Education - college
$5.5M
Florida Southern College · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Education - college
$4.1M
Parker Street Ministries Housing Fu · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$3.6M
Lakeland Regional Health Fndn · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$3.5M
Lakeland Regional Health Fndn · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Health
$3.4M
Carol Jenkins Barnett Community · Lakeland, FL · 2023
City & community dev
$3.0M
Lakeland Regional Health Foundation · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Health
$2.8M
Ymca of West Central Florida · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Human services
$2.8M
Bonnet Springs Park · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General funds
$2.6M
Ymca of West Central Florida · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General operations
$2.5M
Carol Jenkins Barnett Community · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$2.3M
Carol Jenkins Barnett Community End · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$2.2M
Ymca of West Central Florida · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Human services
$2.1M
The Salvation Army West Polk County · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Human services
$2.1M
United Way of Central Florida · Highland City, FL · 2022
Various programs
$2.0M
Florida United Methodist Foundation · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Religion
$1.9M
Now & Forever Fund (Gwcf) · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$1.7M
Gcu Fund - Pass Thru Gifts · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$1.6M
Florida Achievement Support Trust a · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
Education - college
$1.4M
Academy Prep Center of Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$1.4M
Florida Southern College · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General operations
$1.3M
All Saints Episcopal Church · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Religion
$1.2M
United Way of Central Florida · Highland City, FL · 2024
Human services
$1.2M
The Salvation Army · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General operations
$1.1M
Academy Prep Center of Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Education k-12
$1.1M
Boys and Girls Clubs of Polk County · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Human services
$1.1M
United Way of Central Florida · Highland City, FL · 2023
Human services
$1.0M
Polk State College Foundation · Winter Haven, FL · 2024
Education - college
$1.0M
Polk State College Foundation · Winter Haven, FL · 2023
Education - college
$1.0M
United Way of Central Florida · Highland City, FL · 2021
Various programs
$1.0M
Barnett Bonnet Springs Designated E · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General contribution
$1.0M
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2022
General contribution
$999,572
The Signatry · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Religion
$998,466
Grant Committee Endowment Fund (Gwc · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$750,000
Idea Florida · Tampa, FL · 2024
Education k-12
$750,000
Idea Florida · Tampa, FL · 2022
General contribution
$675,000
Idea Florida Designated Fund · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$675,000
Idea Florida Designated Fund · Tampa, FL · 2022
General contribution
$670,000
Grace Church of Marin · San Anselmo, CA · 2023
Religion
$634,415
The Webb School · Bell Buckle, TN · 2024
Education k-12
$634,415
Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA · 2024
Education - college
$607,743
The Salvation Army - West Polk Coun · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Human services
$600,000
Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2024
Human services
$597,949
City of Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$528,500
Florida Children'S Museum · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$520,500
Florida Polytechnic Univ Foundation · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Scholarships
$520,000
Early Childhood Initiative · Miami, FL · 2022
Various programs
$518,333
Gospel · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Human services
$504,500
Explorations V Children'S Museum · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General contribution
$502,500
Idea Florida · Tampa, FL · 2021
General contribution
$500,500
Jdrf International · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Health
$500,000
Breakthrough T1d Aka Jdrf · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Health
$500,000
Restoration Southside Church · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General contribution
$467,403
All Others 5000 Or Less · 2024
$461,858
Alice C O'Reilly Legacy Fund · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$461,296
Other 5000 and Less · Lakeland, FL · 2023
General
$453,908
Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution
$439,550
Lakeland Christian School · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Operations
$436,161
Lakeland Christian School · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Education k-12
$429,549
First United Methodist Church - Lak · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Religion
$413,526
Talbot House Ministries of Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2024
Human services
$405,000
Early Childhood Initiative · Miami, FL · 2021
Various programs
$398,140
The Salvation Army · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General operations
$396,400
Parker Street Ministries · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General operations
$389,230
All Other · 2022
$377,244
First United Methodist Church · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Growth support
$357,916
Academy Prep Center of Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General contribution
$335,000
Christian Counseling & Education Fo · Glenside, PA · 2022
General contribution
$335,000
Christian Counseling & Education Fo · Glenside, PA · 2021
General contribution
$330,000
Christian Counseling & Education Fo · Glenside, PA · 2023
Religion
$329,933
Florida Children'S Museum · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Arts
$325,775
Parker Street Ministries · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General operations
$312,600
First Presbyterian Church of Winter · Winter Haven, FL · 2024
Religion
$312,289
Community Endowment Fund · Lakeland, FL · 2023
City & community dev
$310,000
Clemson University Foundation · Clemson, SC · 2021
General contribution
$309,200
Lighthouse Ministries · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General operations
$305,000
Catapult Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General operations
$300,700
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Religion
$300,000
Catapult Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2023
City & community dev
$300,000
Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2023
Human services
$300,000
Catapult Lakeland · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General operations
$300,000
The Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2022
General contribution
$300,000
Carol Jenkins Barnett Community End · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General contribution
$299,866
First United Methodist Church · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Religion
$299,346
Parker Street Ministries · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Human services
$287,941
Gospel · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Human services
$284,305
Community Endowment Fund (Gwcf) · Lakeland, FL · 2024
General contribution
$279,500
Trinity Presbyterian Church · Lakeland, FL · 2021
General contribution
$276,000
Trinity Presbyterian Church · Lakeland, FL · 2022
General contribution

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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.