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M2Gen, a health informatics solutions company focused on accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of precision medicine, announced today a $3 million donation to fund seven team science research projects as part of the Oncology Research Information...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor announced her Workforce Development Advisory Team on July 24, the third of her five-part "Transforming Tampa's Tomorrow" transition advisory teams. The Workforce Development Advisory Team is co-chaired by Tim Marks, President and CEO of...

Community Foundation of Tampa Bay underwrites $10,000 Award for Philanthropist of the Year honoree to provide to charity of their choice The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Suncoast Chapter is now accepting nominations for its National Philanthropy Day...

For the second year, the Foundation's South Shore Council hosted a free concert by the Florida Orchestra in the Sun City Center area as a way to thank area residents for their past generosity and to call attention to the efforts of the Foundation in the area. About...

Our Celebration of Giving luncheons this spring have helped us thank donors and friends for their generosity in our community over the last year. This video looks at some highlights of the year.

We’re celebrating! Almost a year ahead of schedule, we and our LEAP Tampa Bay partners have successfully met a challenge from the Helios Education Foundation. We raised $500,000 and Helios is contributing $1 million to bring the Fuse Scholarship Fund to $3...

                        The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is excited to announce a new initiative to support the financial sustainability of local nonprofits. The Match Madness Endowment Match Challenge...

Greetings, As 2019 approaches, I wanted to share a few helpful reminders that can make your personal year-end giving (or that of your clients) go as smoothly as possible. Opportunities for giving: A donor advised fund provides an immediate charitable income tax...

The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has hosted Give Day Tampa Bay to raise the profile of philanthropy and the important work that Tampa Bay area nonprofits do in the community. Give Day Tampa Bay raised nearly $9 million for area nonprofits from 2014 to 2018....

Those who are 70 ½ or older must take a minimum distribution from their IRA each year. And it counts as taxable income. There’s good news, however. The Charitable IRA Rollover allows up to $100,000 from an IRA to be tax-free -- if it is paid directly to a nonprofit...

At the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, our donors made possible more than $14 million in grants to nonprofits during our most recent fiscal year. That's about $4 million more than the previous year. Turns out, we're in good company. The 100 largest community...

The third annual $50,000 Big Idea Grant, this year focused on civility, goes to the Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN), operated under University of South Florida St Petersburg. OPEN’s focus is to build a smarter, better connected community by making it easier...

The Tampa Bay Partnership Foundation, in collaboration with the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and United Way Suncoast, recently released the 2018 Regional Competitiveness Report. The report looks at how our region compares to a number of other cities on indicators...