The Gobioff Foundation is a highly arts-focused funder that concentrates its support in the Tampa Bay region, providing sustained operating, event and project support to local museums, theaters, festivals and artist-centered organizations. While the bulk of grants fund arts programming and cultural infrastructure, the foundation also makes targeted gifts to community-serving groups (youth recreation, civic associations) and occasional social justice and health initiatives. Many recipients are repeat grantees, indicating long-term relationships with core local cultural institutions.
A defining feature of Gobioff Foundation’s recent giving is its repeated support for Tampa Bay arts organizations across multiple years, with grants that range from operating support to exhibitions, festivals, and capital work. The foundation gave $50,000 to Tampa Arts Alliance Inc for the Artspace Tampa Initiative and another $50,000 to Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc for its capital campaign, showing a willingness to back both cultural infrastructure and long-term institutional projects. It also returned to Tampa International Fringe Festival Inc, Tempus Projects Inc, and the museum in later years with general operating grants, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Its portfolio includes museums, theater groups, contemporary arts presenters, and arts-access organizations tied to the Tampa Bay region. Grants to groups such as Cultured Books Literacy Foundation Inc, Nomadstudio Inc, and Thinktank Theatre Inc point to support for public-facing arts and literacy work as well as artist-centered programming. The foundation also made targeted gifts beyond the arts, including support for civic and justice-oriented organizations, but arts and culture remain the clearest throughline in the recent record.
In museum and visual arts work, Gobioff Foundation backed Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc with a $50,000 capital campaign grant in 2023 and a $25,000 general operating grant in 2025. The foundation also gave $20,000 to University of South Florida Foundation Inc for the Institute for Research in Art, linking its support to art research and exhibition work. Performing arts is another visible area. It awarded $30,000 to Tampa International Fringe Festival Inc in 2025 and $25,000 to Gasparilla Music Foundation Inc for a charitable event in 2024. For artist-centered and contemporary arts programming, it gave $25,000 to Tempus Projects Inc in 2025 and $20,000 to Nomadstudio Inc in 2025 for general support. The foundation also funded arts access and literacy with a $20,000 grant to Cultured Books Literacy Foundation Inc in 2025 and supported youth-facing theater through a $20,000 grant to Thinktank Theatre Inc in 2025.
Gobioff Foundation’s typical grant size sits at $500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile, while recent awards show a much wider upper range for select projects and operating commitments. The pattern includes repeated funding to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Grant types vary from general and unrestricted support to capital campaign and event grants. The foundation is a regular funder and also funds individuals, but the recent record here is dominated by organizational grants.
$707K
$3.6M
$238K
$803K
Most grants fall between $500 and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated, regionally focused giving with many repeat, mid-sized general operating and event grants to local arts organizations; occasional larger capital gifts and selective non-arts/community justice grants. Predominantly multi-year or recurring support rather than one-off, widely distributed small grants.
Notable grantees: Tampa Arts Alliance, Tempus Projects, Tampa Museum of Art, Green Book of Tampa Bay, Jobsite Theatre
The recent grants are entirely U.S.-based. Tampa and St. Petersburg appear most often among recipient cities, with multiple awards to organizations in both places, including Tampa, FL and St. Petersburg, FL. Outside Florida, the foundation also gave to recipients in Atlanta, Washington, DC, Oakland, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Richmond, Brooklyn, Silver Spring, and Elkins Park. By count, Pennsylvania is the top state for grants in the dataset, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Wilmington, Delaware.
The recent record centers on arts and culture organizations: theater festivals, museums, contemporary arts presenters, music groups, and arts-access nonprofits. Grants include support for general operations, capital campaigns, exhibitions, charitable events, and artist-centered programming.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Tampa Arts Alliance Inc, Tempus Projects Inc, Tampa International Fringe Festival Inc, Nomadstudio Inc, and Dr Carter G Woodson African American Museum Inc. That pattern suggests sustained relationships with selected organizations.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $500 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include larger awards, such as $50,000 grants for specific initiatives and capital work.
Its grants are heavily concentrated in Florida, especially the Tampa Bay area. Tampa and St. Petersburg show up repeatedly among recipient cities, and the top state by grant count in the dataset is Pennsylvania.
No. Arts organizations make up most of the recent record, but the foundation also supported civic, justice, health, and education-related groups, including The Sentencing Project, Lavender Rights Project, National Black Womens Justice Institute, and Center for Black Educator Development.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH ARTS INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Southern Arts Relief & Recovery Fund for Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, Florida |
| TAMPA INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL INC | TAMPA, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TAMPA ARTS ALLIANCE INC | TAMPA, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TEMPUS PROJECTS INC | TAMPA, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| DR CARTER G WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INC | TAMPA, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | Artspace and Connections and Exhibition Support for Fade to Black |
| TAMPA REPERTORY THEATRE | TAMPA, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THINKTANK THEATRE INC | TAMPA, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CULTURED BOOKS LITERACY FOUNDATION INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL BLACK WOMENS JUSTICE INSTITUTE | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| IN OUR OWN VOICE NATIONAL BLACK WOMENS REPRODUCTIV | SILVER SPRING, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| CENTER FOR BLACK EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT | ELKINS PARK, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NOMADSTUDIO INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CBE-PRIDE | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOUTH ARTS INC | ATLANTA, GA | $18,005 | 2025 | Southern Cultural Treasures Art2Action |
| COMMUNITY TAMPA BAY INC | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WUSF PUBLIC BROADCASTING | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | Arts Axis Florida |
| FRIENDS OF TAMPA RECREATION INC | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | Arts in Motion Teen Program adminstered by the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department |
| TAMPA HEIGHTS JUNIOR CIVIC ASSOCIATION | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| POWERSTORIES THEATRE OF TAMPA BAY INC | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JOBSITE THEATRE INC | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| IN TOUCH WITH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD INC | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | Ya La'ford Fine Art - Dakar Biennale |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC | TAMPA, FL | $12,000 | 2025 | Arts and culture story-telling initiative |
| THE TREVOR PROJECT INC | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $10,100 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LAB THEATER PROJECT INC | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS INC | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FLORIDA CRAFTART INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GASPARILLA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS INC | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Local Artists Spotlight |
| GREEN BOOK OF TAMPA BAY INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Arts Programming |
| ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Palladium Creative Fellowship |
| COUNTDOWN ARTS INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| ARTS4ALL FLORIDA | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | The Art of Wellbeing |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | African Arts in the Park Tampa |
| HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Public Art Endowment Fund |
| PINELLAS DIASPORA ARTS PROJECT INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| ARTS CENTER ASSOCIATION INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | to support the exhibition: "Fresh Squeezed 8: Emerging Artists in Florida" |
| NEW LIFE VILLAGE INC | TAMPA, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | Basketball Court Mural |
| JOHN & MABLE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART FOUNDATION | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Skyway 2024 Exhibition |
| CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC PROJECT INC | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INC | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART INC | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Centennial Campaign |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Wendy Babcox Memorial Fund |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS OF ST PETERSBURG FLA INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Skyway 2024 Exhibition |
| RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN INC | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Sarasota Art Museum Skyway Fund |
| FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK INC | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Riverfest Lantern Parade artist |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | USF Art Museum Operating Fund for the Skyway 2024 Exhibition |
| TAMPA TUNES | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PEDAGOGY THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED INC | SAINT PAUL, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | Pre-conference expense Fund |
| GREEN BOOK OF TAMPA BAY INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
Southern Arts Relief & Recovery Fund for Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, Florida
TAMPA INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
TAMPA ARTS ALLIANCE INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
TEMPUS PROJECTS INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
DR CARTER G WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
Artspace and Connections and Exhibition Support for Fade to Black
TAMPA REPERTORY THEATRE
$20,000General & Unrestricted
THINKTANK THEATRE INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
CULTURED BOOKS LITERACY FOUNDATION INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
IN OUR OWN VOICE NATIONAL BLACK WOMENS REPRODUCTIV
$20,000General & Unrestricted
CENTER FOR BLACK EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT
$20,000General & Unrestricted
NOMADSTUDIO INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
CBE-PRIDE
$20,000General & Unrestricted
COMMUNITY TAMPA BAY INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
WUSF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
$15,000Arts Axis Florida
FRIENDS OF TAMPA RECREATION INC
$15,000Arts in Motion Teen Program adminstered by the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Department
TAMPA HEIGHTS JUNIOR CIVIC ASSOCIATION
$15,000General & Unrestricted
POWERSTORIES THEATRE OF TAMPA BAY INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
JOBSITE THEATRE INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
Ya La'ford Fine Art - Dakar Biennale
LAB THEATER PROJECT INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
FLORIDA CRAFTART INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
GASPARILLA FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS INC
$10,000Local Artists Spotlight
GREEN BOOK OF TAMPA BAY INC
$10,000Arts Programming
COUNTDOWN ARTS INC
$10,000Charitable Event
ARTS4ALL FLORIDA
$10,000The Art of Wellbeing
AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
$10,000African Arts in the Park Tampa
PINELLAS DIASPORA ARTS PROJECT INC
$10,000Charitable Event
to support the exhibition: "Fresh Squeezed 8: Emerging Artists in Florida"
CONTEMPORARY ART MUSIC PROJECT INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FRIENDS OF THE RIVERWALK INC
$5,000Riverfest Lantern Parade artist
USF Art Museum Operating Fund for the Skyway 2024 Exhibition
TAMPA TUNES
$5,000General & Unrestricted
PEDAGOGY THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED INC
$5,000Pre-conference expense Fund
GREEN BOOK OF TAMPA BAY INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted