About Francis and Gertrude Levett Foundation
The Francis and Gertrude Levett Foundation concentrates large, local gifts in the Tampa Bay / St. Petersburg area with a strong emphasis on improving services and educational opportunities for children and youth. Their support mixes capital and programmatic funding — from special education and pediatric medical advancement to museum/mobile classroom upgrades and student maritime/search-and-rescue programming — and also includes community-facing animal welfare infrastructure. Grants are sizable and targeted to established regional institutions rather than diffuse small awards.
Focus Areas
Special education programs for children (e.g., Pepin Academies)Pediatric medical advancement and children's health services (e.g., Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation)Museum-based education and mobile classroom initiatives (e.g., Salvador Dalí Museum mobile classroom)Youth-focused experiential maritime and search-and-rescue training at local colleges (e.g., Eckerd College)Community-facing animal welfare and educational facility upgrades (e.g., SPCA Tampa Bay)
Who They Fund
low-income children and families
About Francis and Gertrude Levett Foundation
The Francis and Gertrude Levett Foundation’s grantmaking is marked by large, invitation-only gifts that stay close to Tampa Bay and Long Island, with 74% of grants going to recipients in Florida. The recent record shows a steady pattern of support for children’s education, pediatric medical advancement, and community well-being, alongside targeted help for disability services, food security, and facility improvements. In 2023, the foundation gave $274,000 to Pepin Academies in Tampa for special education for children, a grant that reflects its repeated interest in services for children with disabilities. Another major gift went to SPCA Tampa Bay in Largo for a complete capital project for upgrades to an educational and community facility. The foundation also funded local institutions that combine learning and services, including Eckerd College for student-staffed search-and-rescue and waterfront programming, and the Salvador Dalí Museum for a mobile classroom used in education enrichment. These grants show a funder that supports both operating needs and capital projects, often through established regional organizations.
What Francis and Gertrude Levett Foundation Funds
Childhood education appears across multiple grant types, from academic support for low-income middle school children at Academy Prep Center of St Petersburg to early learning at R'club Child Care in St Petersburg. The foundation also backs school-related supplies and classroom resources, including Tomorrow's Hope Foundation in Uniondale for classroom education resources for children and St Anthony's Preschool in Oceanside for technology upgrades and renovations. In health care, Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation in St Petersburg received two $125,000 grants for medical advancement for children, while St Anthony's Hospital Foundation got funding for medical equipment for orthopedic surgeries. Disability-focused work is also part of the portfolio: Parc Center for Disabilities in St Petersburg received $100,000 to develop a children's services center for children with intellectual disabilities.
How Francis and Gertrude Levett Foundation Gives
Typical awards are sizable: the 25th percentile is $33,750, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $74,177. The pattern points to targeted grants rather than many small awards. Recipients also reappear across years, including Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation, which received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and YMCA of Greater St Petersburg, which received grants in 2024 and 2025. The foundation’s active programs are invitation only, and the grant descriptions indicate support for operating needs as well as project, capital, equipment, and capacity-building uses.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.2M
Total Assets
$28.3M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $34K and $74K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$34K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$74K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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