Florida Education Foundation Inc
Tallahassee, FL · EIN 59-2718509. Reported 156 grants totalling $2,688,187 to 120 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 120 distinct organizations, with 10% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 29% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,125. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,250 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
1 of those grants was non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $6,387 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Prepaid College Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $267,977 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colonial High School | Apopka, FL | $159,500 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Hope Florida Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pompano Beach High School | Coral Springs, FL | $103,250 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc | Lk Worth Bch, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Impact Florida Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $94,364 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Samuel Wolfson High School | Jacksonville, FL | $61,250 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grace Family Church Inc | Lutz, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spanish River Presbyterian Church | Boca Raton, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Apple Inc | Cupertino, CA | $48,048 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Brantley High School | Altamonte Springs, FL | $42,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wildwood Middle High School | Wildwood, FL | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Winter Haven Hs | Winter Haven, FL | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Conroe Independent School District Police Activities League | Conroe, TX | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wellington Community High School | Wellington, FL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Action Church Inc | Winter Spgs, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bayside Community Church of Sarasota Inc | Bradenton, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calvary Chapel of Ft Lauderdale Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grace Bible Church of Highlands County Inc | Sebring, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North River Church Inc | Parrish, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oasis Church | Bradenton, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Radiant Church | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riverlife Church of God Inc | Bradenton, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Shore Community Church Inc | Sarasota, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University Carillon Church Inc | Oviedo, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trenton High School | Trenton, FL | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christopher Columbus High School | Miami, FL | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iprep Academy North | Miami, FL | $20,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Bed 4 Me Foundation | Valparaiso, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Be Generous | Santa Rsa Bch, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring & Sharing of South Walton County | Santa Rsa Bch, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Commission 127 Inc | Altamonte Spg, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concerns of Police Survivors | Orlando, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food for Thought | Lake Mary, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pensacola First Baptist Church | Pensacola, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seminole County Sheriffs Office Community Foundation Inc | Sanford, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sharing-Caring Incorporated | Ft Walton Bch, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | Pocatello, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Andrew Christian Care Center Inc | Panama City, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision of Hope Inc | Pace, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wakulla Giving Hands | Tallahassee, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canyon Springs High School | North Las Vegas, NV | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fau High School | Boca Raton, FL | $18,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Slam Apollo Beach | Apollo Beach, FL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roulhac Middle School | Chipley, FL | $17,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Lake High School | Groveland, FL | $17,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ad Henderson University School | Boca Raton, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cudas Unhooked Inc | New Smyrna, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Renew Community Inc | Daytona Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding the Fosters Inc | Clearwater, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fostering Success | Dunedin, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hands of Mercy Everywhere | Belleview, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home Makers of Hope Inc | Valrico, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope 4 Kids Incorporated | Fort Myers, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| In Jacob's Shoes | Deerfield Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laces of Love Charitable Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mahogany Youth Corporation | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miami Power Team Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Beginnings of Southwest Florida | Cape Coral, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Foster Closet Corp | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tutors for Kids Incorporated | The Villages, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Walton Beach High School | Fort Walton Beach, FL | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Woodlands High School | The Woodlands, TX | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 1 Ohana 1 Community Inc | Daytona Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Bend Homeless Coalition Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bikes for Christ | Dover, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Anderson Ministries Inc | Marianna, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charlotte County Public Schools | Port Charlotte, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Service Center of Columbia County Inc | Lake City, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Desoto County Education Foundation Inc | Arcadia, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dr Stanley and Pearl Goodman Jfs of Broward County Inc | Davie, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dream Center of Lakeland Inc | Lakeland, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Echo Ministries Inc | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First Baptist Church of Live Oak | Live Oak, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forgotten Coast K9 Inc | Madison, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Genesis Hopeful Haven Inc | Cutler Bay, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Paws Assistance Dogs Inc | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Granada Presbyterian Church | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Halifax Urban Ministries | Daytona Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hang Tough Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hardee County Schools | Wauchula, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harmony Development Center Inc 01012001 | Tamarac, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope South Florida Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options Inc | Sunrise, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kidds Are First Incorporated | Ormond Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Buena Vista High School Football Booster Club | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lee County Schools | Ft Myers, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Love in the Name of Christ of South Lee and North Collier Commun | Bonita Springs, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manatee Education Foundation Inc | Bradenton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Support Services | Middleburg, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Morning Glory Fellowship Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| No Longer Fatherless Inc | Port Orange, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Our Daily Bread Food Pantry | Marco Island, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Patric Young Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Build Swfl | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Propelling Into Triumph Incorporated | Miami Lakes, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salty Family Services | Ormond Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samuel M and Helene Soref Jewish Co Mmunity Center Inc | Plantation, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sarasota County Schools | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shine Tallahassee Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Showering Love | Davie, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Matthews House Inc | Naples, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summit Church | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Take a Kid Fishing Inc | Mulberry, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The City Church of Tallahassee Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Top Buttons Inc | Lakeland, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | $9,911 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Academy Inc | Ocala, FL | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Buena Vista High School | Orlando, FL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Ridge Academy | Ponte Vedra, FL | $8,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broken Arrow High School | Broken Arrow, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parent Booster USA Inc | Broken Arrow, OK | $6,387 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aberdeen Central High School | Aberdeen, SD | $6,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridgeprep Academy of Duval | Jacksonville, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida Virtual School | Orlando, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Mary Prep | Lake Mary, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mira Loma High School | Sacramento, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River City Science Academy | Port Charlotte, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Suncoast High School Foundation Inc | Riviera Beach, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River Springs Middle School | Crawfordville, FL | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
14 of 120 (12%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- The Hope Florida Foundation Inc
TRANSFER OF REMAINING FUNDS - Education Foundation of Palm Beach County
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES - The Florida Prepaid College Foundation
SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLARSHIPS - Florida Prepaid College Foundation
POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION - Gates Foundation
RETURN OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS - Broken Arrow High School
PURCHASE OF 8 ROUNDTRIP SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TICKETS FROM TULSA OK TO ORLANDO FL IN LIEU OF OUT OF STATE TRAVEL STIPEND FOR PURPOSES OF ATTENDING THE 2025 NCDC
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 61 of 120 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | $243,416 | $94,364 |
| 2021 | 17 | $215,681 | $10,500 |
| 2022 | 46 | $595,744 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $919,000 | $12,000 |
| 2024 | 20 | $714,346 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,125 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Florida.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Florida Education Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 5 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 15 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 325 W Gaines St Ste 1532, Tallahassee, FL, 32399.
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