Child Care of Southwest Florida
ActivePublic CharityHuman Services
About Child Care of Southwest Florida
To strengthen and enhance the lives of children and their families by providing high-quality early childhood education, family-centered child care, training for child care professionals, nutrition programs, and scholarship assistance so families can work and children can thrive.
Focus Areas
Early childhood educationChild care scholarshipsChild nutrition (USDA Child Care Food Program)Training and professional development for child care providersChild safety and health
Who They Fund
children in child care / early childhood programslicensed child care providers and centerslow-income families relying on child care meal programs
Funding Style
direct serviceprogram-specific (restricted)
About Child Care of Southwest Florida
Child Care of Southwest Florida Inc. centers its grantmaking on child care as a service system: early childhood education, family-centered child care, nutrition, and training for child care professionals. Its 2023 giving total of $5,476,417 supports a mix of tuition assistance, meal reimbursement, and operational help for providers, with grants flowing through learning centers and food program administration. The largest recent award listed is $129,652 to Odyssey Child Care Center Inc in Fort Myers for Child Care Food, followed by $120,792 to Victory Academy Lehigh LLC in Lehigh Acres for the same purpose. Those awards show how the foundation uses direct program support to help centers serve children in care. The foundation also connects family access to child care through School Readiness vouchers, which are accepted and managed at CCSWFL learning centers, and through child care scholarships that help eligible children attend center-based care. Its work is built around licensed providers, early learning centers, and low-income families who rely on subsidized child care and meal programs. The grant record points to a practical focus on keeping children enrolled, fed, and connected to early learning settings.
What Child Care of Southwest Florida Funds
Nutrition is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. Child Care of Southwest Florida Inc. gave $109,658 to Little Kingdom Child in Homestead for Child Care Food, and $104,535 to For Kids Only of Vero Beach Inc. for the same purpose. Other food-program awards went to centers in Arcadia, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota, Bradenton, and Lakeland. The foundation also supports child care access through tuition subsidy work. It gave $120,792 to Victory Academy Lehigh LLC in Lehigh Acres for Child Care Food, while separate program design centers on School Readiness vouchers that subsidize tuition for eligible children at CCSWFL learning centers. Training and professional development are part of the organization’s broader mission as well, alongside child safety and health. Scholarship assistance is another stated priority, aimed at helping families use center-based care while parents work. The grant record and program descriptions together show a focus on both the supply side of care and the family side of affordability.
How Child Care of Southwest Florida Gives
The typical grant size is moderate: the 25th percentile is $14,052, the median is $26,499, and the 75th percentile is $40,626. The recent-gift list also includes larger reimbursement-style awards above $100,000, which fits the organization’s program-specific support model. The foundation is a public charity and gives locally. In the 2023 record, recipient names recur across the child care food program structure rather than as one-off philanthropic awards, with payments tied to administering meals, reimbursements, and related program services. The active programs indicate both unsolicited and managed participation, depending on the program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$4.5M
Total Revenue
$13.3M
Total Expenses
$12.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $41K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$41K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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