The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has mobilized both its funding resources and its ability to connect to the community during the COVID-19 crisis by establishing collaborative tools to match local nonprofits’ needs with givers. Since the crisis began less than a month ago, the Community Foundation has injected nearly $2 million into local nonprofits. […]
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Conversation, education decrease stigma around mental health
The family and friends of Lawrence Hundley Dimmitt IV wanted to take action after his death by suicide in 2017 at 32. They created Love IV Lawrence Foundation, which works to overcome the stigma surrounding depression and suicide and promotes an open dialogue about mental health. Lawrence was a compassionate and magnetic connector who enjoyed […]
Multiplying CASA’s major gift
Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA), a St. Petersburg-based nonprofit working to end domestic violence, has received a $1 million gift to create the Virginia and David Baldwin Innovation and Growth Endowment, which provides long-term sustainability to the organization. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is multiplying the impact by contributing an additional $333,333 to Mr. […]
5 focus areas for competitive grantmaking
Last year, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay provided almost $20.2 million in grants. About $1 million of the funds was awarded through our competitive grants process. We’ve made a few changes this year. We have honed our focus areas and shifted the timing of our competitive grants cycle. We based our focus areas in […]
Competitive Grants Focus: Positive Education
Positive Education is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20. Depression has been on the rise since World War II, and almost 1 in 5 students will experience a major depressive episode before graduating high school. Positive Education is one way to address those issues among students. It is a strength-based approach that emphasizes […]
Competitive Grants Focus: Mental Well-Being
Mental Well-Being is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20. Research shows that traumatic experience — especially in childhood — have long-term, chronic effects on both behavioral health and physical health. Substance use, mental health conditions, and participation in high risk behavior have all been linked with traumatic experiences. One in six American adults […]
Competitive Grants Focus: Empowering Women and Girls
Empowering Women and Girls is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20. Women and girls — especially those in at-risk communities — face inequities that can have serious and long-term effects on their earning potential, health and overall quality of life. For example, women who do not have a degree or industry certification are […]
Competitive Grants Focus: Economic Mobility
Economic Mobility is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20. We recognize that education is the key to Economic Mobility. Many at-risk students, however, have difficulty taking advantage of educational opportunities because of their life situations. Our region needs a better educated workforce — more people with degrees or industry certifications — to meet the […]
Competitive Grants Focus: Community Vibrancy
Community vibrancy is one of five focus areas for competitive grantmaking in 2019-20. People who are engaged in their communities are more likely to be healthy, well-educated and secure. So building vibrant, active communities is essential for the well-being of the people of Tampa Bay. Unfortunately, the Tampa Bay area ranks 12th out of 20 […]
Visit to Atlanta sparks new ideas
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay recently gained new insights and exchanged ideas during a visit to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Senior staff and ten board members made the one-day trip to Atlanta. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta manages $1.1 billion in assets and distributed $162 million in grants and support to […]
