The foundation is a Florida-focused political and civic advocacy funder that invests heavily in progressive voter mobilization, election integrity/watchdog work, and candidate/issue campaigns in the state. Most grants support advocacy and field organizing groups—particularly those building Latino and other civic power, protecting reproductive and LGBTQ rights, and training/endorsing progressive candidates. Funding is targeted to state and local organizations and initiatives rather than national service delivery.
Florida Advancement Project Inc’s largest recent award was $1,620,000 to Floridians Protecting Freedom in Miami for advocacy, a signal of how strongly the foundation backs Florida-based political and civic campaigns. The funder also made several large grants to Florida Watch in Tallahassee and Florida for Everyone in Homestead, showing a pattern of sustained support for statewide advocacy groups and local organizing hubs. Across the recent grants list, the foundation concentrates on progressive voter mobilization, election oversight, candidate support, and issue advocacy tied to Florida politics. It gives to organizations working on turnout operations, watchdog work, and coalition-building among Latino communities, women, and LGBTQ advocates. The recipient roster includes groups in Miami, Jacksonville, Homestead, Tallahassee, Orlando, Sarasota, and St. Petersburg, along with a smaller number of out-of-state advocacy intermediaries such as America Votes and Tides Advocacy. The foundation’s giving profile is shaped by repeated support for organizations that appear in multiple years, especially Florida Watch, Florida for Everyone, and Floridians Protecting Freedom.
Florida Advancement Project Inc supports progressive civic power across several Florida issue areas. In election oversight and watchdog work, it gave $838,000 to Florida Watch in Tallahassee in 2025 and $665,500 to Florida Watch Inc in Jacksonville in 2024. In voter mobilization and field organizing, it awarded $729,500 and then $585,000 and $369,000 to Florida for Everyone in Homestead across 2024 and 2025. On reproductive rights advocacy, the foundation gave $12,500 to Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood in Sarasota in 2025 and $150,000 to Floridians Protecting Freedom in Miami in 2025. Its candidate-support and women’s political leadership work also appears in grants to Ruths List Florida Action in Sarasota and Tampa.
Typical grants cluster around a median of $39,300, with a lower quartile of $12,375 and an upper quartile of $167,476. The pattern includes both mid-sized operating support and very large advocacy awards, with several repeat recipients across 2024 and 2025. Florida Watch, Florida for Everyone, Floridians Protecting Freedom, MI Familia Vota, and Ruths List Florida Action each appear more than once in the recent grants list. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. Grantmaking is regional and heavily Florida-centered, with most awards going to in-state organizations.
$5M
$640
$4.2M
$4.5M
Most grants fall between $12K and $167K, with a median of $39K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$39K
75th Percentile
$167K
RAYMOND PAULTRE
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Concentrated, advocacy-first giving: a small number of large grants account for most dollars, with repeated multi-grant support to core Florida-based advocacy and civic organizations. Grants skew toward campaign/field and advocacy budgets rather than general charity or long-tail small grants.
Notable grantees: Floridians Protecting Freedom, Florida For Everyone, Florida Watch / Florida Watch Inc., Mi Familia Vota / Mi Vecino, Ruth's List Florida Action
Florida receives the bulk of the foundation’s grants, with 75% of awards landing in the HQ state. Recent Florida recipients are spread across Miami, Tallahassee, Homestead, Jacksonville, Orlando, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Palm Springs, and Tampa. Outside Florida, the foundation still gives to a small set of national advocacy intermediaries, including Washington, DC; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Raleigh; Phoenix; St Paul; and one recipient with no Florida address in the recent list. All recorded grants in the dataset go to US recipients.
The foundation funds Florida-focused progressive advocacy, including voter mobilization and turnout, election oversight and watchdog work, candidate support, and issue advocacy tied to reproductive and LGBTQ rights. Recent grants also show support for Latino civic engagement and local power-building in Florida communities.
Very concentrated. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 75% of grants in the recent dataset go to recipients in Florida. The recipient cities include Miami, Tallahassee, Homestead, Jacksonville, Orlando, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Palm Springs, and Tampa.
The median recent grant is $39,300. The lower quartile is $12,375 and the upper quartile is $167,476, so the portfolio includes both smaller awards and much larger advocacy grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Florida Watch, Florida for Everyone, Floridians Protecting Freedom, MI Familia Vota, and Ruths List Florida Action. That suggests recurring support rather than one-time awards only.
The leadership listed on file is Raymond Paultre.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORIDIANS PROTECTING FREEDOM | MIAMI, FL | $1,620,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA WATCH | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $838,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA FOR EVERYONE | HOMESTEAD, FL | $585,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA WATCH INC | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $451,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA FOR EVERYONE | HOMESTEAD, FL | $369,000 | 2025 | POLITICAL |
| STUDENTS FOR FREEDOM | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| AMERICA VOTES | WASHINGTON, DC | $205,500 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDIANS PROTECTING FREEDOM | MIAMI, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| ACRONYM INC | HOMESTEAD, FL | $145,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| TIDES ADVOCACY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| RUTHS LIST FLORIDA ACTION | SARASOTA, FL | $50,500 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| WOMENS VOICES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA | SARASOTA, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA RISING INC | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| COMMITTEE ON STATES | RALEIGH, NC | $32,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| MI FAMILIA VOTA | PHOENIX, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| ENGAGE MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA ALLIANCE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD | SARASOTA, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| CARDINAL INSIGHT | ST PAUL, MN | $12,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| TECH FOR CAMPAIGNS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| MI VECINO | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | ADVOCACY |
| FLORIDA FOR EVERYONE | HOMESTEAD, FL | $729,500 | 2024 | POLITICAL |
| FLORIDA WATCH INC | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $665,500 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| EQUAL GROUND ACTION FUND | ORLANDO, FL | $214,728 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| ACRONYM PLUS | HOMESTEAD, FL | $151,726 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| TIDES ADVOCACYPODER LATINX | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| RUTH'S LIST FLORIDA ACTION | TAMPA, FL | $40,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| MI VECINO | PALM SPRINGS, FL | $38,600 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| UNIDOSUS | WASHINGTON, DC | $32,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| ACLU OF FLORIDA | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| BUILDING LOCAL POWER | SARASOTA, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| MI FAMILIA VOTA | ORLANDO, FL | $12,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| UNITED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
| THE COMMON GROUND PROJECT | MELBOURNE, FL | $6,040 | 2024 | CIVIC EDUCATION |
| THE MOVEMENT COOPERATIVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,531 | 2024 | ADVOCACY |
FLORIDIANS PROTECTING FREEDOM
$1,620,000ADVOCACY
FLORIDA FOR EVERYONE
$585,000ADVOCACY
FLORIDA FOR EVERYONE
$369,000POLITICAL
STUDENTS FOR FREEDOM
$250,000ADVOCACY
FLORIDIANS PROTECTING FREEDOM
$150,000ADVOCACY
RUTHS LIST FLORIDA ACTION
$50,500ADVOCACY
WOMENS VOICES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
$50,000ADVOCACY
ENGAGE MIAMI
$20,000ADVOCACY
EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION
$15,000ADVOCACY
FLORIDA ALLIANCE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$12,500ADVOCACY
CARDINAL INSIGHT
$12,000ADVOCACY
TECH FOR CAMPAIGNS
$10,000ADVOCACY
MI VECINO
$10,000ADVOCACY
FLORIDA FOR EVERYONE
$729,500POLITICAL
EQUAL GROUND ACTION FUND
$214,728ADVOCACY
RUTH'S LIST FLORIDA ACTION
$40,000ADVOCACY
MI VECINO
$38,600ADVOCACY
ACLU OF FLORIDA
$25,000ADVOCACY
BUILDING LOCAL POWER
$15,000ADVOCACY
UNITED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
$10,000ADVOCACY
THE COMMON GROUND PROJECT
$6,040CIVIC EDUCATION
THE MOVEMENT COOPERATIVE
$5,531ADVOCACY