About Collier Community Foundation
Working with donors, we inspire ideas, ignite action, and mobilize resources to address community needs in Collier County. Informed giving. Powerful results.
Focus Areas
Affordable housingFood securityMental healthSubstance abuseEnvironmental resilienceAccessibility in parks and recreationEarly childhood educationK-12 and workforce readinessScholarshipsDisaster relief and recoveryNonprofit capacity building
Who They Fund
low-income households (housing affordability clients)general community members served by human services
About Collier Community Foundation
A $20,257,380 grant to Community School of Naples Inc stands out in Collier Community Foundation Inc’s recent record and signals how large the foundation’s local commitments can be. The foundation operates as a community foundation and works across multiple areas, including education, housing, food security, mental health, substance abuse, environmental resilience, accessibility, disaster relief, scholarships, and nonprofit capacity building. Its recent grants show a mix of large institutional awards and smaller community-oriented awards, with gifts reaching schools, hospitals, food banks, faith communities, and human services providers. Several of the largest grants point to recurring support for education and basic needs in Collier County. In 2024, the foundation gave $7,123,809 to Rural Neighborhoods Incorporated for housing affordability, and in 2025 it awarded $6,257,769 to Guadalupe Center Inc for human services. Other significant awards went to Naples Botanical Garden Inc for environment and animals, Naples Community Hospital Inc for health, and Baker Senior Center Naples Inc for human services. The portfolio also includes awards to organizations outside Collier County, but the overwhelming share of giving is tied to local needs and community infrastructure.
What Collier Community Foundation Funds
Education is a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Recent awards include $1,650,451 to Champions for Learning for education, $833,650 to Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc for education, and $667,323 to Guadalupe Center Inc for education. Human services and food support are also prominent. The foundation gave $1,055,995 to Collaboratory for human services, $900,000 to Seed Syracuse for human services, and $666,454 to The Salvation Army of Collier County for human services. Environmental and civic work appears in the recent record as well. Naples Botanical Garden Inc received $2,324,700 for environment and animals, while the City of Naples received $885,515 for human services. Faith-based support is visible through awards such as $2,000,000 to Word of Life Fellowship Inc and $905,421 to Moorings Presbyterian Church.
How Collier Community Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the middle range, with p25 at $10,000, a median of $21,958, and p75 at $72,734. That pattern sits alongside a small number of very large grants, indicating a blended approach that includes both broad community support and major institutional commitments. The foundation functions as a mixed community foundation and also administers scholarship programs and focused initiatives. It accepts unsolicited applications for several programs, including scholarship support, general grantmaking, capacity building grants, and operating support grants. The recent list also shows repeat recipients across years, including Naples Botanical Garden Inc, Naples Community Hospital Inc, Champions for Learning, Guadalupe Center Inc, and Syracuse University, suggesting some ongoing relationships rather than purely one-time awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$24.3M
Total Assets
$349.2M
Total Revenue
$101.7M
Total Expenses
$34M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $73K, with a median of $22K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$22K
75th Percentile
$73K
Geographic Reach
Regional34 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
EILEEN CONNOLLY-KEESLER
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