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Community Foundation presents free Florida Orchestra concert for Sun City Center-area residents
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...
Mary Petro Fund moves to the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center
We are pleased to announce that the Mary Petro Food and Medicine Fund moved to the campus of the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center on May 2. The office had been located at the United Community Church for 8 years. The Mary Petro Fund, under the auspices of the...
Look back at a year of giving
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.
Inspired Giving podcast with Eleanor Saunders, ECHO of Brandon
https://cftampabay.org/news/inspiredgivingepisode6/Listen to the latest edition of the Inspired Giving podcast to hear about how ECHO of Brandon bridges the gap between crisis and stability by teaching job skills and recycling clothing into products whose sales support its programs for the homeless and hungry....
We’re celebrating! Bringing the Fuse Scholarship Fund to $3 million
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...
New matching opportunity from the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
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...
Our annual report about impact in the community
We're proud to share highlights of our year. Thanks to our donors and partners for joining with us to do good for great causes in our region.
Is now the time to give? Year-end reminders about giving to the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
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...
Update on Give Day Tampa Bay and support for nonprofits
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....
Inspired Giving podcast with Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky
https://cftampabay.org/news/inspiredgivingepisode5/Listen to the latest edition of the Inspired Giving podcast to hear about how Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky became connected to St. Petersburg and help connect others to organizations that fuel their passions.You can also read a full transcript or see the summary of...
2018 Fast Pitch Tampa Bay Winner
"Shepherd's Village wins Shark-Tank style competition, Fast Pitch Tampa Bay this year! The charity was among dozens of hopefuls and the final 10 selected to compete in the unique event hosted by SVP Tampa Bay and Community Foundation of...
Tampa Bay Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund
As Hurricane Irma threatened in Fall 2017, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and other local funders sprang into action. They joined to provide a trusted source to gather and disburse disaster relief and recovery funds. Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Foundation...
Give more for less
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...
Inspired Giving podcast with Neil & Gianna Gobioff of the Gobioff Foundation
https://cftampabay.org/news/inspired-giving-podcast-with-neil-gianna-gobioff-of-the-gobioff-foundation/Listen to the latest edition of the Inspired Giving podcast to hear about how Neil and Gianna Gobioff carry out the work "to make the world a better place" started by Neil's brother, Howard. Their current project to help local arts organizations is the Tampa Bay Arts...
2017 grantmaking by community foundations reaches record high
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...
Big Idea Grant: Civility awarded to OPEN
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...
Inspired giving podcast with kyle matthews of BeatNB
https://cftampabay.org/news/inspired-giving-podcast-with-kyle-matthews-of-beatnb/Join us for our third episode of the Inspired Giving podcast. This month, our conversation is with Kyle Matthews of Beat Nb. Kyle talks about how he and his wife Robyn turned a personal tragedy into a mission to save children with neuroblastoma and how the lessons...
Now accepting grant proposals.
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is now accepting grant proposals relating to education, arts, and culture. The deadline for education and arts and culture proposals is October 1, 2018 All Community Foundation of Tampa Bay grant proposals should be completed on...
Wimauma Jump Start program for kindergarten students
Wimauma Elementary Principal Interview In late 2016, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay brought together a large group of organizations and individuals with a question: What can we do collectively to give the residents of Wimauma – adults and children – more...
2018 Regional Competitiveness Report shows where region excels, lags
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...
Inspired giving podcast with Michael Jalazo of PERC and Second Chance Tiny House Manufacturing
https://cftampabay.org/news/inspired-giving-podcast-with-michael-jalazo-of-perc-and-second-chance-tiny-house-manufacturing/The second episode of our Inspired Giving podcast is a conversation with Michael Jalazo, executive director of the Pinellas Ex-Offender Re-Entry Coalition. PERC was awarded our $50,000 Big Idea grant last year, which provided the start-up funds for the Second Chance...
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Big Idea Grant – Second Chance Tiny House Manufacturing Company
Pinellas Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition (PERC), which provides job training and support to help keep clients from returning to jail, saw a gap and a way to fill it – and make money to support its mission all at the same time. The need: Ex-offenders need training for...
The Mary Petro Food and Medicine Fund
Mary Petro was one of those people you sometimes hear about. She lived quietly and frugally in Sun City Center. Now her name is well-known among residents of Sun City Center who have difficulty affording proper food and medicine. When she died in 2009 at 96, Mary...
