The Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg concentrates its resources locally to support economic mobility and entrepreneurship initiatives in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area. Its single large grant funds a community-based intermediary (Pinellas County Urban League) to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem through business navigation, convenings, and learning supports — indicating a strategic, place-based approach aimed at strengthening small business pathways for underserved residents.
Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg Inc has used major local grants to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. Its largest recent award, $316,667 to Pinellas County Urban League Inc, supports economic mobility through business navigation, convenings, and broad-based learning for community entrepreneurs. That same place-based approach shows up in grants that connect entrepreneurship with education, housing stability, and health equity, rather than treating those issues separately. The foundation’s recent grantmaking also includes significant support for multi-sector partnerships and community intermediaries. It gave $237,500 to Pinellas Education Foundation to further equitable educational outcomes and strengthen shared work around data and systems change. Elsewhere, awards have supported racial equity capacity-building, mental health and wellness, and hurricane recovery across St. Petersburg and surrounding Pinellas County communities. The pattern suggests a funder that backs organizations able to coordinate services, build infrastructure, and move resources through local networks. Across its portfolio, the foundation funds nonprofits, public agencies, and community partners working on economic mobility, health equity, and resilience. It also supports direct services for residents facing barriers, including youth leaving foster care, women experiencing domestic violence, and local businesses affected by disasters.
Economic mobility is a central thread in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $155,550 to Saturday Morning Shoppes Inc to support vendors using a retail business incubator space, and $115,442 to Braiding with a Twist Salon Inc for a culturally responsive entrepreneurial training program for youth ages 11–17. Education and career pathways are another visible area. In 2025, SailFuture received $79,168 for the expansion of education and career pathway programs for young adults in a nontraditional educational ecosystem. The foundation also gave $118,750 to Golden Generations Inc to expand wrap-around services for young adults transitioning out of foster care. Health-related grants include $118,750 to Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas Inc for a doula network and $93,630 to The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation Inc for youth and parent mental health services plus professional development for mental health professionals. Disaster response also appears in the portfolio, including $100,000 to City of St Petersburg for debris clean-up after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
$3M
$174.3M
$9.1M
$9.4M
Most grants fall between $3K and $48K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$48K
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Highly concentrated, place-based giving: one large, strategic grant to a local intermediary rather than many small or geographically dispersed awards. Appears to favor catalytic partnership investments intended to build infrastructure (ecosystem convenings and services) rather than direct service line-item grants.
Notable grantees: Pinellas County Urban League Inc
Typical grant sizes cluster around a modest local-regranting profile: p25 is $2,500, median is $13,500, and p75 is $47,500. The recent record also includes larger strategic awards, with several six-figure grants and a single award above $300,000. The 2025 Care Grants program shows a one-time $2,500 pattern for nonprofit staff support, while competitive and strategic programs include larger, purpose-specific awards. The portfolio shows both recurring relationships and issue continuity. Pinellas Education Foundation appears in multiple years, as does Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it reports accepting unsolicited applications for some active programs such as capacity-building, Healthy People 2025, and systems-change leadership cohort grants.
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 84% of grants go to recipients in Florida, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. St. Petersburg appears repeatedly, alongside Largo, Clearwater, Tampa, and Pinellas Park. The geography is tightly centered on Pinellas County, with South St. Petersburg showing up as a recurring place-based target in program descriptions and awards. Recent grants also reach beyond the city itself to nearby county partners that connect services across the region. Clearwater organizations received support for domestic violence services and hurricane recovery, while Tampa-based recipients were funded for education, youth services, and behavioral health support.
The foundation funds local nonprofits, community intermediaries, public agencies, and collaborative partners in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. Recent awards support entrepreneurial ecosystems, education equity, mental health and wellness, housing recovery, and disaster resiliency, with several grants designed to strengthen organizational capacity and local service delivery.
Typical grants cluster at a p25 of $2,500, a median of $13,500, and a p75 of $47,500. The recent portfolio also includes larger strategic awards, including six-figure grants and one grant above $300,000.
Its grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and stays within the U.S. Every listed recipient is in the United States, and 84% of grants go to recipients in Florida. Recent awards are concentrated in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, and nearby cities such as Largo, Clearwater, Tampa, and Pinellas Park.
Yes. Some organizations appear in multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. Pinellas Education Foundation received grants in 2023 and 2024, and Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc received grants in both 2023 and 2024.
Some active programs do accept unsolicited applications, including Capacity-Building: Strengthening Organizational Infrastructure, Healthy People 2025, and the Systems Change Leadership Cohort. Other listed emergency and care-oriented programs are not marked as accepting unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinellas County Urban League Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $316,667 | 2025 | To support economic mobility via the expansion of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem model that provides business navigation, convenings, and broad-based learning. |
| Saturday Morning Shoppes | St Petersburg, FL | $155,550 | 2025 | To support economic mobility via access for vendors to operate in a retail business incubator space. |
| Golden Generations Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $118,750 | 2025 | To support the expansion of wrap-around services that support young adults transitioning out of foster care. |
| Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas Inc | Pinellas Park, FL | $118,750 | 2025 | To support the creation of a Doula Network. |
| Hope Villages of America | Clearwater, FL | $118,750 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobility via the provision of culturally responsive services offered to women experiencing domestic violence |
| Braiding with a Twist Salon Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $115,442 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobility via a culturally responsive entrepreneurial training program for youth 11-17 years of age. |
| Speakeasy Media Foundation | Saint Petersburg, FL | $106,688 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness via the expansion of meditation, yoga, and other mental health activities into schools and neighborhood centers. |
| Community EFX Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $106,563 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness via the creation of gatherings that celebrates unique life experiences and creates opportunities to authentically network and support one another. |
| City of St Petersburg | Saint Petersburg, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | To hire St Pete residents to assist with debris clean-up in the City of St. Petersburg as a result of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. |
| Pinellas Community Foundation | Clearwater, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | To support residents, small businesses, and City of St. Petersburg employees recovering from Hurricane Helene. |
| Starting Right Now | Tampa, FL | $98,097 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobility via the provision of wraparound services for unaccompanied minor youth. |
| City of St Petersburg | Saint Petersburg, FL | $95,000 | 2025 | For the provision of upfront capital as a grant to the City of St. Pete for 20 SSCRA residents at or below 120% of AMI who could not previously access capital from the City Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program due to financial hardship. |
| The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $93,630 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness via the provision of mental health services for youth and parents and professional development for mental health professionals. |
| SailFuture | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | $79,168 | 2025 | To support economic mobility via the expansion of education and career pathway programs for young adults served in a nontraditional educational ecosystem. |
| Metropolitan Ministries Inc | Tampa, FL | $79,168 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobility via the enhancement of navigational supports that will connect homeless youth and adults to services. |
| Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay Inc | Tampa, FL | $79,016 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness via the expansion of the Foster Grandparents program serving K-5 grade youth who are struggling at school. |
| Urban Food Park Inc dba 15th Street Farm | St Petersburg, FL | $57,427 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobility via urban agriculture workshops and small business incubator training. |
| 360 Eats | Safety Harbor, FL | $57,194 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobilty via an increase in healthy food access to individuals and families in South St. Petersburg while also curbing food waste. |
| Sickle Cell Disease Association of America St Petersburg Chapter Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $57,000 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness via the expansion of Sickle Cell disease outreach and education. |
| Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | To support the capacity of the organization to lead a capital campaign to build, open, and endow The Woodson African American Museum of Florida located in St Petersburg, Florida. |
| Life from Inside Out - LLC | St Petersburg, FL | $47,500 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobility via the provision of wraparound services for individuals returning to the community after serving time in jail or prison. |
| Community Tampa Bay Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $38,000 | 2025 | Community Tampa Bay empowers youth through leadership education. We create safe and healthy schools that maximize the success of all students through leadership training. |
| UMA Education Inc dba Ultimate Medical Academy | Clearwater, FL | $38,000 | 2025 | To support Economic Mobility via educational pathways for students to excel in healthcare careers. |
| We Care LF Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $29,688 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness via the provision of high-quality, integrated, and culturally responsive health services to individuals with substance use disorders. |
| James B Sanderlin Family Service Center Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $26,126 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness for youth and families via the implementation of early education and literacy VPK classrooms and wraparound services for families. |
| St Anthony's Hospital | St Petersburg, FL | $23,750 | 2025 | To support deepening the impact of health initiatives. |
| Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital - Healthy Start Program | St Petersburg, FL | $23,750 | 2025 | The BHEA will develop a Score Card to promote the inclusion of evidence-informed best practices in healthcare organizations. |
| Inclusivity Innovative Institute | St Petersburg, FL | $23,750 | 2025 | The Evaluation Study will evaluate the Pinellas County School District's Bridging the Gap data to assess the progress made in providing quality education for students towards reducing the Achievement Gap in 10 years. |
| Saturday Morning Shoppes | St Petersburg, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | To support economic mobility via the promotion of the significance of Juneteenth and local efforts to acknowledge and celebrate it. |
| African American Heritage Association Inc of St Petersburg FL | St Petersburg, FL | $14,500 | 2025 | Create a video series that promotes civic engagement. |
| Pinellas Education Foundation | Largo, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | FHSP and PEF embarked on a strategic partnership to further educational outcomes, boost education quality for all Pinellas County students, and have a baseline of data through research reports to take action. |
| Grantmakers in Health | Washington DC, FL | $11,825 | 2025 | To provide general operating support. |
| Philanthropy Southeast (previously Southeastern Council of Foundations) | Atlanta, GA | $10,197 | 2025 | To influence systems change to achieve health via general operating support for Philanthropy Southeast to enhance philanthropic practices in the South. |
| Council on Foundations | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | To provide general operating support. |
| She Wins Totally Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | To support economic mobility through capacity-building to expand programming for women experiencing financial hardship due to interactions with the criminal justice system. |
| One Community Grocery Co-op | St Petersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support capacity-building via the inclusion of innovative outreach strategies that support increased membership. |
| A Healthy Dose Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness for capacity-building via educational training of pharmacists and student pharmacists and the deployment of pharmacy-led services in the community. |
| Advantage Village Academy Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support the purchase of laptops and software to create ideas and new development with S.T.E.M utilizing AI to create scientific creations to advance technology in the new generation. |
| Cultivate the Creative | Saint Petersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via the creation of an expressive arts therapy program. |
| Empowered Parents | St Petersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via the creation of curriculum that will support active parental engagement of fathers. |
| Mind the Gap Together | St Petersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via enhancement of additional programmatic supports. |
| The Rise and Thrive Foundation | StPetersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support economic mobility through capacity-building via development of financial literacy training materials for youth and parents. |
| The Modern Griot Corporation | Saint Peterbsurg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support economic mobility through capacity-building via expansion of financial literacy for youth entrepreneurs and their parents. |
| The Wright Group Unlimited Inc | Saint Petersburg, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via the expansion of partnerships that will increase the ability of the FAITH Works program to provide food and mental health services. |
| Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL | $9,000 | 2025 | To provide operating support for Board Development. |
| Pinellas Opportunity Council Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $8,625 | 2025 | To build the capacity of faith-based human services organization to meet the unique needs of individuals accessing community services. |
| Florida Philanthropic Network | Tampa, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | To influence systems change to achieve health via general operating support for the Florida Philanthropic Network to enhance philanthropic practices nationwide. |
| New Urban Development LLC | MIAMI, FL | $7,840 | 2025 | To support a market feasibility study, within a community development framework, to understand the local demand for retail services in S St. Pete in order to align businesses to meet those demands and ensure commercial viability. |
| Minority Health Coalition of Pinellas Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $7,125 | 2025 | MHCP produces the African American Health Forum, a full day, community health educational activity with presentations by health providers with an emphasis on health disparities. Exhibitors are invited and health screenings are provided. |
| Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | In support of the three-to-five-year, $26.5 million capital campaign to build, open and endow a new 33,500 square foot building on five acres of land on 22nd Street in St. Petersburg. |
Pinellas County Urban League Inc
$316,667To support economic mobility via the expansion of an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem model that provides business navigation, convenings, and broad-based learning.
Saturday Morning Shoppes
$155,550To support economic mobility via access for vendors to operate in a retail business incubator space.
Golden Generations Inc
$118,750To support the expansion of wrap-around services that support young adults transitioning out of foster care.
To support the creation of a Doula Network.
To support Economic Mobility via the provision of culturally responsive services offered to women experiencing domestic violence
Braiding with a Twist Salon Inc
$115,442To support Economic Mobility via a culturally responsive entrepreneurial training program for youth 11-17 years of age.
Speakeasy Media Foundation
$106,688To support Mental Health and Wellness via the expansion of meditation, yoga, and other mental health activities into schools and neighborhood centers.
Community EFX Inc
$106,563To support Mental Health and Wellness via the creation of gatherings that celebrates unique life experiences and creates opportunities to authentically network and support one another.
City of St Petersburg
$100,000To hire St Pete residents to assist with debris clean-up in the City of St. Petersburg as a result of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
To support residents, small businesses, and City of St. Petersburg employees recovering from Hurricane Helene.
To support Economic Mobility via the provision of wraparound services for unaccompanied minor youth.
City of St Petersburg
$95,000For the provision of upfront capital as a grant to the City of St. Pete for 20 SSCRA residents at or below 120% of AMI who could not previously access capital from the City Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program due to financial hardship.
The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation Inc
$93,630To support Mental Health and Wellness via the provision of mental health services for youth and parents and professional development for mental health professionals.
To support economic mobility via the expansion of education and career pathway programs for young adults served in a nontraditional educational ecosystem.
To support Economic Mobility via the enhancement of navigational supports that will connect homeless youth and adults to services.
To support Mental Health and Wellness via the expansion of the Foster Grandparents program serving K-5 grade youth who are struggling at school.
Urban Food Park Inc dba 15th Street Farm
$57,427To support Economic Mobility via urban agriculture workshops and small business incubator training.
360 Eats
$57,194To support Economic Mobilty via an increase in healthy food access to individuals and families in South St. Petersburg while also curbing food waste.
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America St Petersburg Chapter Inc
$57,000To support Mental Health and Wellness via the expansion of Sickle Cell disease outreach and education.
Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc
$50,000To support the capacity of the organization to lead a capital campaign to build, open, and endow The Woodson African American Museum of Florida located in St Petersburg, Florida.
Life from Inside Out - LLC
$47,500To support Economic Mobility via the provision of wraparound services for individuals returning to the community after serving time in jail or prison.
Community Tampa Bay Inc
$38,000Community Tampa Bay empowers youth through leadership education. We create safe and healthy schools that maximize the success of all students through leadership training.
UMA Education Inc dba Ultimate Medical Academy
$38,000To support Economic Mobility via educational pathways for students to excel in healthcare careers.
We Care LF Inc
$29,688To support Mental Health and Wellness via the provision of high-quality, integrated, and culturally responsive health services to individuals with substance use disorders.
James B Sanderlin Family Service Center Inc
$26,126To support Mental Health and Wellness for youth and families via the implementation of early education and literacy VPK classrooms and wraparound services for families.
St Anthony's Hospital
$23,750To support deepening the impact of health initiatives.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital - Healthy Start Program
$23,750The BHEA will develop a Score Card to promote the inclusion of evidence-informed best practices in healthcare organizations.
Inclusivity Innovative Institute
$23,750The Evaluation Study will evaluate the Pinellas County School District's Bridging the Gap data to assess the progress made in providing quality education for students towards reducing the Achievement Gap in 10 years.
Saturday Morning Shoppes
$15,000To support economic mobility via the promotion of the significance of Juneteenth and local efforts to acknowledge and celebrate it.
African American Heritage Association Inc of St Petersburg FL
$14,500Create a video series that promotes civic engagement.
Pinellas Education Foundation
$12,500FHSP and PEF embarked on a strategic partnership to further educational outcomes, boost education quality for all Pinellas County students, and have a baseline of data through research reports to take action.
To influence systems change to achieve health via general operating support for Philanthropy Southeast to enhance philanthropic practices in the South.
Council on Foundations
$10,000To provide general operating support.
She Wins Totally Inc
$10,000To support economic mobility through capacity-building to expand programming for women experiencing financial hardship due to interactions with the criminal justice system.
One Community Grocery Co-op
$9,500To support capacity-building via the inclusion of innovative outreach strategies that support increased membership.
A Healthy Dose Foundation Inc
$9,500To support Mental Health and Wellness for capacity-building via educational training of pharmacists and student pharmacists and the deployment of pharmacy-led services in the community.
Advantage Village Academy Inc
$9,500To support the purchase of laptops and software to create ideas and new development with S.T.E.M utilizing AI to create scientific creations to advance technology in the new generation.
Cultivate the Creative
$9,500To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via the creation of an expressive arts therapy program.
Empowered Parents
$9,500To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via the creation of curriculum that will support active parental engagement of fathers.
Mind the Gap Together
$9,500To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via enhancement of additional programmatic supports.
The Rise and Thrive Foundation
$9,500To support economic mobility through capacity-building via development of financial literacy training materials for youth and parents.
The Modern Griot Corporation
$9,500To support economic mobility through capacity-building via expansion of financial literacy for youth entrepreneurs and their parents.
The Wright Group Unlimited Inc
$9,500To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-building via the expansion of partnerships that will increase the ability of the FAITH Works program to provide food and mental health services.
Nonprofit Leadership Center of Tampa Bay
$9,000To provide operating support for Board Development.
To build the capacity of faith-based human services organization to meet the unique needs of individuals accessing community services.
To influence systems change to achieve health via general operating support for the Florida Philanthropic Network to enhance philanthropic practices nationwide.
New Urban Development LLC
$7,840To support a market feasibility study, within a community development framework, to understand the local demand for retail services in S St. Pete in order to align businesses to meet those demands and ensure commercial viability.
Minority Health Coalition of Pinellas Inc
$7,125MHCP produces the African American Health Forum, a full day, community health educational activity with presentations by health providers with an emphasis on health disparities. Exhibitors are invited and health screenings are provided.
Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc
$5,000In support of the three-to-five-year, $26.5 million capital campaign to build, open and endow a new 33,500 square foot building on five acres of land on 22nd Street in St. Petersburg.