Baptist Medical Center of Nassau directs most of its giving to local health and human services in Nassau County and northeast Florida, prioritizing access to medical care, behavioral health, maternal/infant health, and services for seniors and people in crisis. The foundation commonly funds community health system initiatives, safety-net providers, homeless and emergency-aid organizations, youth programs, and a handful of faith‑based social service groups. Grants are often programmatic operational support for locally based nonprofits and coalitions that expand care for low‑income, uninsured, and vulnerable populations.
Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Inc. channels most of its grantmaking into local health and human services, with a strong emphasis on medically indigent care, behavioral health, maternal and infant health, senior support, and crisis assistance in Nassau County and northeast Florida. One of its clearest patterns is sustained support for Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation, which received the foundation’s two largest recent grants, $401,585 in 2025 and $261,408 in 2024, to increase Medicaid funding for medical care for medically indigent populations. The foundation also backs community providers that work directly with local residents, including Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare for psychiatric, mental health, and substance use disorder services, and Nassau County Council on Aging for services that support older adults’ health, independence, and economic security. Its portfolio includes both health-system initiatives and direct-service organizations, showing a mix of system-level funding and practical support for local people facing illness, aging, or short-term hardship. Recent grants also point to recurring attention on coalitions and nonprofits that coordinate care across public, private, and community partners.
Health access is a central theme. In 2025, Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Inc. gave $401,585 to Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation to increase Medicaid funding for medical care for the medically indigent population, following a $261,408 grant for the same purpose in 2024. Behavioral health is another clear area of support: Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare received $210,096 in 2025 for psychiatric, mental health, and substance use disorder treatment services and community education, after a similar $111,500 grant in 2023. The foundation also supports aging services. Nassau County Council on Aging received $161,200 in 2024 and $135,000 in 2025 to enhance the lives of older adults through services that improve health, independence, and economic security. Maternal and infant health appears through Northeast FL Healthy Start, which received $114,211 in 2025 for a community-based prenatal and infant health care coalition.
Typical grant size is fairly concentrated around medium-sized awards, with a p25 of $20,000, a median of $111,782, and a p75 of $140,599. The recent record shows repeat grants to the same organizations across multiple years, including Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation, Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare, Nassau County Council on Aging, Barnabas Center, Northeast FL Healthy Start, and Boys & Girls Club of Nassau. That pattern suggests ongoing operating or program support rather than one-off awards. Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Inc. is a Regular Funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grantmaking appears locally oriented and relationship-based, with multiple recipients funded in successive years.
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$179.3M
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$110.9M
Most grants fall between $20K and $141K, with a median of $112K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$112K
75th Percentile
$141K
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Concentrated, regionally focused giving with repeat multi‑year or multi‑grant support to local core service providers and coalitions; a mix of several large grants to a few health‑system partners and multiple mid‑size grants to community nonprofits, including faith‑based organizations and capacity builders.
Notable grantees: Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation, STARTING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, Nassau County Council on Aging, Barnabas Center, Northeast FL Healthy Start
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 84% of grants. Fernandina Beach appears frequently, with awards to Nassau County Council on Aging, Barnabas Center, Boys & Girls Club of Nassau, Mercy Support Services, and Bring Your Brokenness. Jacksonville and Yulee also show up repeatedly through grants to Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare, Northeast FL Healthy Start, Youth Crisis Center, Sulbacher IM Center Homeless, and others. Outside Florida, the recent list includes awards to Austin, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC, but the overall portfolio remains local in scope.
The foundation funds local health and human services organizations, especially those working on Medicaid and safety-net health access, behavioral health, senior services, emergency aid, maternal and infant health, and youth programs. Recent grants show support for coalitions, direct-service nonprofits, and community providers serving Nassau County and northeast Florida residents.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years of recent grants, including Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation, Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare, Nassau County Council on Aging, Barnabas Center, Northeast FL Healthy Start, and Boys & Girls Club of Nassau. That indicates repeated support rather than isolated awards.
The typical award sits in a middle range: p25 is $20,000, median grant size is $111,782, and p75 is $140,599. Recent grants range from smaller $5,000 awards to larger awards above $400,000, but most of the giving clusters around six-figure and low-six-figure amounts.
Florida receives 84% of grants, and the foundation’s giving is local in scope. Recent recipient cities include Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville, Yulee, Middleburg, and Jacksonville Beach, with a smaller number of grants going to Austin, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDA ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $1,598,077 | 2026 | THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FLORIDA ESSENTIAL HEALTHARE PARTNERSHIPS FOUNDATION IS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MEDICAID FUNDING AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MEDICAL CARE FOR THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT POPULATION IN VARIOUS COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCRERASE THE FLOW OF MEDICAID AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FUNDS TO FLORIDA PATIENTS, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS. |
| BARNABAS CENTER | FERNANDINA BEACH, FL | $224,550 | 2026 | TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $180,000 | 2026 | PUTS FAITH INTO ACTION TO SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE, HUMAN DIGNITY AND QUALIFTY OF LIFE, WHILE REFLECTING THE COMPASSION OF GOD IN CHRIST. |
| UNITED WAY | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $150,000 | 2026 | TO SOLVE THE COMMUNITY'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND IDEAS. |
| NASSAU COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING | FERNANDINA BEACH, FL | $145,000 | 2026 | TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS THROUGH SERVICES AND COMPASSIONATE CARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF NASSAU SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
| YOUTH CRISIS CENTER INC | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $95,000 | 2026 | TO BUILD A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO RISE ABOVE ADVERSITY. |
| STARTING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE | YULEE, FL | $66,058 | 2026 | TO PROMOTE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS THROUGH PSYCHIATRIC, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. |
| VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $32,714 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER FLORIDA, THE STATE'S LEAD AGENCY FOR VOLUNTEERISM AND NATIONAL SERVICE. |
| NASSAU COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | FERNANDINA BEACH, FL | $14,900 | 2026 | RESEARCHING THE BIGGER PICTURE AND UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR COUNTY FITS WITHIN THE REGION AND STATE PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHT. IT ALLOWS US TO ALIGN OUR INITIATIVES WITH BROADER STATE GOALS AND WORK TOWARDS THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN A LARGER CONTEXT. |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $7,619 | 2026 | FOCUSED ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES. |
| NORTHEAST FL HEALTHY START | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $6,500 | 2026 | TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY-BASED PRENATAL AND INFANT HEALTH CARE COALITION THAT IS COMPRISED OF PERSONS REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE SECTOR, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY ALLIANCES AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, THAT WILL IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF ITS SERVICE AREA, DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PLAN TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES ON A CONTINUING BASIS. |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NASSAU | FERNANDINA BEACH, FL | $6,250 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS WHICH BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY'S YOUTH. |
| Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation | Austin, TX | $401,585 | 2025 | The Charitable Purpose of Florida Essential Healthare Partnerships Foundation is to increase the amount of Medicaid funding available to support medical care for the medically indigent population in various counties in the state of Florida. The Grant Program is designed to increrase the flow of medicaid and other supplemental federal healthcare funds to Florida Patients, consistent with applicable federal and state requirements. |
| STARTING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE | Yulee, FL | $210,096 | 2025 | To promote emotional wellness through psychiatric, mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and community education and awareness. |
| Nassau County Council on Aging | Fernandina Beach, FL | $135,000 | 2025 | To enhance the lives of older adults through services and compassionate care designed to improve health, independence, and economic security of Nassau seniors and their families. |
| Barnabas Center | Fernandina Beach, FL | $124,000 | 2025 | TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| Northeast FL Healthy Start | Jacksonville, FL | $114,211 | 2025 | To establish and maintain a community-based prenatal and infant health care coalition that is comprised of persons representing the public, private sector, state and local government, providers, community alliances and maternal and child health organizations, that will identify the needs of its service area, devise and implement a service plan to meet the identified needs pursuant to Florida Statutes on a continuing basis. |
| Youth Crisis Center Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $65,000 | 2025 | To build a healthier community by empowering young people and families to rise above adversity. |
| Boys & Girls Club of Nassau | Fernandina Beach, FL | $6,250 | 2025 | To support the after-school and summer programs which benefit the community's youth. |
| BRING YOUR BROKENNESS INC | Fernandina Beach, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | To provide a safe and loving environment for women with eating disorders to find hope and healing for life transformation through God's Word. |
| Florida Essential Healthcare Partnerships Foundation | Austin, TX | $261,408 | 2024 | The Charitable Purpose of Florida Essential Healthare Partnerships Foundation is to increase the amount of Medicaid funding available to support medical care for the medically indigent population in various counties in the state of Florida. The Grant Program is designed to increrase the flow of medicaid and other supplemental federal healthcare funds to Florida Patients, consistent with applicable federal and state requirements. |
| Nassau County Council on Aging | Fernandina Beach, FL | $161,200 | 2024 | To enhance the lives of older adults through services and compassionate care designed to improve health, independence, and economic security of Nassau seniors and their families. |
| Barnabas Center | Fernandina Beach, FL | $156,000 | 2024 | TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| United Way | Jacksonville, FL | $140,599 | 2024 | Founded in 1924, United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc. ("United Way") has earned a reputation as a respected and efficient philanthropic organization. United Way's Mission is to solve Northeast Florida's toughest challenges by connecting people, resources and ideas. |
| Sulbacher IM Center Homeless | Jacksonville, FL | $120,017 | 2024 | To empower homeless and at risk women, children and men through health, housing and income services thereby restoring hope and self-sufficiency. |
| Northeast FL Healthy Start | Jacksonville, FL | $111,782 | 2024 | To establish and maintain a community-based prenatal and infant health care coalition that is comprised of persons representing the public, private sector, state and local government, providers, community alliances and maternal and child health organizations, that will identify the needs of its service area, devise and implement a service plan to meet the identified needs pursuant to Florida Statutes on a continuing basis. |
| Boys & Girls Club of Nassau | Fernandina Beach, FL | $27,095 | 2024 | To support the after-school and summer programs which benefit the community's youth. |
| Mercy Support Services Inc | Middleburg, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | Mercy Support Services is a Christ Centered organization that serves the people of Clay County who are circumstantially in need by providing services that guide them to self-suffciency through an active network of compassionate-hearted people and organizations. |
| BLUE ZONES LLC | Minneapolis, MN | $166,008 | 2023 | To empower everyone, everywhere to live longer, better. |
| BARNABAS CENTER INC | Fernandina Beach, FL | $117,000 | 2023 | TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| STARTING POINT BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE | YULEE, FL | $111,500 | 2023 | To promote emotional wellness through psychiatric, mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and community education and awareness. |
| NASSAU COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC | Fernandina Beach, FL | $87,200 | 2023 | To enhance the lives of older adults through services and compassionate care designed to improve health, independence, and economic security of Nassau seniors and their families. |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NASSAU COUNTY FOUNDATION | Fernandina Beach, FL | $31,132 | 2023 | To support the after-school and summer programs which benefit the community's youth. |
| HEALTHCARE ANCHOR NETWORK | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 2023 | To catalyze health systems to leverage their hiring, purchasing, investing, and other key assets to build inclusive local economies to address economic and racial inequities in community conditions that create poor health. |
| NONPROFIT CENTER OF NE FLORIDA | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | To connect, strengthen and advocate for a strong noonprofit community. |
| HOPE STREET | JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | TO CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. |
| BRING YOUR BROKENNESS INC | Fernandina Beach, FL | $6,000 | 2023 | To provide a safe and loving environment for women with eating disorders to find hope and healing for life transformation through God's Word. |
THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF FLORIDA ESSENTIAL HEALTHARE PARTNERSHIPS FOUNDATION IS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MEDICAID FUNDING AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT MEDICAL CARE FOR THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT POPULATION IN VARIOUS COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCRERASE THE FLOW OF MEDICAID AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL HEALTHCARE FUNDS TO FLORIDA PATIENTS, CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS.
TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
PUTS FAITH INTO ACTION TO SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE, HUMAN DIGNITY AND QUALIFTY OF LIFE, WHILE REFLECTING THE COMPASSION OF GOD IN CHRIST.
UNITED WAY
$150,000TO SOLVE THE COMMUNITY'S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES BY CONNECTING PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND IDEAS.
NASSAU COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING
$145,000TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS THROUGH SERVICES AND COMPASSIONATE CARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF NASSAU SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
TO BUILD A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY BY EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO RISE ABOVE ADVERSITY.
TO PROMOTE EMOTIONAL WELLNESS THROUGH PSYCHIATRIC, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.
TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER FLORIDA, THE STATE'S LEAD AGENCY FOR VOLUNTEERISM AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
NASSAU COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$14,900RESEARCHING THE BIGGER PICTURE AND UNDERSTANDING HOW OUR COUNTY FITS WITHIN THE REGION AND STATE PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHT. IT ALLOWS US TO ALIGN OUR INITIATIVES WITH BROADER STATE GOALS AND WORK TOWARDS THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN A LARGER CONTEXT.
FOCUSED ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES.
NORTHEAST FL HEALTHY START
$6,500TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY-BASED PRENATAL AND INFANT HEALTH CARE COALITION THAT IS COMPRISED OF PERSONS REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE SECTOR, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY ALLIANCES AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, THAT WILL IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF ITS SERVICE AREA, DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT A SERVICE PLAN TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES ON A CONTINUING BASIS.
TO SUPPORT THE AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS WHICH BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY'S YOUTH.
The Charitable Purpose of Florida Essential Healthare Partnerships Foundation is to increase the amount of Medicaid funding available to support medical care for the medically indigent population in various counties in the state of Florida. The Grant Program is designed to increrase the flow of medicaid and other supplemental federal healthcare funds to Florida Patients, consistent with applicable federal and state requirements.
To promote emotional wellness through psychiatric, mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and community education and awareness.
Nassau County Council on Aging
$135,000To enhance the lives of older adults through services and compassionate care designed to improve health, independence, and economic security of Nassau seniors and their families.
TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Northeast FL Healthy Start
$114,211To establish and maintain a community-based prenatal and infant health care coalition that is comprised of persons representing the public, private sector, state and local government, providers, community alliances and maternal and child health organizations, that will identify the needs of its service area, devise and implement a service plan to meet the identified needs pursuant to Florida Statutes on a continuing basis.
To build a healthier community by empowering young people and families to rise above adversity.
To support the after-school and summer programs which benefit the community's youth.
BRING YOUR BROKENNESS INC
$5,000To provide a safe and loving environment for women with eating disorders to find hope and healing for life transformation through God's Word.
The Charitable Purpose of Florida Essential Healthare Partnerships Foundation is to increase the amount of Medicaid funding available to support medical care for the medically indigent population in various counties in the state of Florida. The Grant Program is designed to increrase the flow of medicaid and other supplemental federal healthcare funds to Florida Patients, consistent with applicable federal and state requirements.
Nassau County Council on Aging
$161,200To enhance the lives of older adults through services and compassionate care designed to improve health, independence, and economic security of Nassau seniors and their families.
TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Founded in 1924, United Way of Northeast Florida, Inc. ("United Way") has earned a reputation as a respected and efficient philanthropic organization. United Way's Mission is to solve Northeast Florida's toughest challenges by connecting people, resources and ideas.
To empower homeless and at risk women, children and men through health, housing and income services thereby restoring hope and self-sufficiency.
Northeast FL Healthy Start
$111,782To establish and maintain a community-based prenatal and infant health care coalition that is comprised of persons representing the public, private sector, state and local government, providers, community alliances and maternal and child health organizations, that will identify the needs of its service area, devise and implement a service plan to meet the identified needs pursuant to Florida Statutes on a continuing basis.
To support the after-school and summer programs which benefit the community's youth.
Mercy Support Services is a Christ Centered organization that serves the people of Clay County who are circumstantially in need by providing services that guide them to self-suffciency through an active network of compassionate-hearted people and organizations.
BLUE ZONES LLC
$166,008To empower everyone, everywhere to live longer, better.
TO AFFORD RESIDENTS OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA TEMPORARY AID DURING CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT ARISE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.
To promote emotional wellness through psychiatric, mental health and substance use disorder treatment services and community education and awareness.
NASSAU COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING INC
$87,200To enhance the lives of older adults through services and compassionate care designed to improve health, independence, and economic security of Nassau seniors and their families.
To support the after-school and summer programs which benefit the community's youth.
To catalyze health systems to leverage their hiring, purchasing, investing, and other key assets to build inclusive local economies to address economic and racial inequities in community conditions that create poor health.
To connect, strengthen and advocate for a strong noonprofit community.
HOPE STREET
$10,000TO CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
BRING YOUR BROKENNESS INC
$6,000To provide a safe and loving environment for women with eating disorders to find hope and healing for life transformation through God's Word.