The Gregg-Strimenos Foundation concentrates its giving on child-focused services in the Leesburg/Lake-Sumter area of Florida, primarily supporting direct-service nonprofits that help vulnerable or medically fragile children. Its grants are highly concentrated among a very small number of local organizations, with repeated, substantial gifts to the same nonprofits rather than one-off, diversified funding. The foundation appears to prioritize trauma/abuse response and therapeutic recreation for children.
Gregg-strimenos Foundation Inc has a clear child-focused pattern: its largest recent grants go to Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center in Leesburg and Camp Boggy Creek in Eustis, both serving children through advocacy, protection, and therapeutic support. The foundation’s giving is concentrated in Lake and Sumter counties, with repeated support for the same local organizations rather than a wide spread of one-time awards. That repeat pattern shows up across multiple years and multiple grants to the same recipients. Its recent grants also point to a mix of direct-service child welfare work and programs for medically fragile or seriously ill children. In Leesburg, the foundation has backed Beacon College, Forward Paths Foundation, and Haven of Lake and Sumter Counties I, while also supporting Mission 823 and Triangle Grapplers nearby. The presence of recurring grants suggests an ongoing relationship with a small set of local nonprofits. Across the recent record, the foundation’s role is less about broad thematic diversification and more about sustained support for child-serving organizations in its local Florida service area.
Children’s advocacy and abuse-response services are a central theme. Gregg-strimenos Foundation Inc gave $20,000 in 2025 to Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center in Leesburg, with another $20,000 grant to the same organization in 2025 and a $20,000 grant in 2024. That repeated support aligns with child protection work in Lake and Sumter counties. The foundation also supports therapeutic and respite programming for children with serious illness. It awarded $17,600 in 2024 to Camp Boggy Creek in Eustis, followed by two $16,000 grants in 2025. These gifts connect the foundation to recreational and respite services for medically fragile children. Beyond those two core areas, the record includes support for local child-serving organizations in Leesburg, such as Beacon College, Forward Paths Foundation, and Haven of Lake and Sumter Counties I. The pattern suggests a local network of direct-service nonprofits rather than a broad statewide portfolio.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low-to-mid thousands, with p25 at $4,250, a median of $4,750, and p75 at $16,400. The recent record is unusually concentrated: the same organizations appear across multiple years, including Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center, Camp Boggy Creek, and One Degree Forward Inc. That repeated support points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent grants are mostly charitable awards, with a narrow local footprint and a small number of recipients absorbing a large share of the giving.
$53K
$865K
$68K
$66K
Most grants fall between $4K and $16K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$16K
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Concentrated, local-focused giving: a small number of moderately large grants split among 2–3 repeat grantees. Prefers multi-grant support to the same organizations rather than many small or widely distributed grants.
Notable grantees: Lake Sumter Children’s Advocacy Center, Camp Boggy Creek, Local Lake County child-serving nonprofits (representative of foundation focus)
Grantmaking is heavily centered in Florida, which accounts for 83% of grants. Leesburg appears repeatedly among recipients, including Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center, Beacon College, Forward Paths Foundation, Haven of Lake and Sumter Counties I, and Triangle Grapplers. Eustis also appears through Camp Boggy Creek, and Clermont through Mission 823. Outside Florida, the only recipient city in the recent list is Roanoke, Virginia, through One Degree Forward Inc. All recent grants in the provided sample went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s recent grants center on child-serving nonprofits, especially children’s advocacy and protection services in Lake and Sumter counties and therapeutic or respite programming for seriously ill children. The same local organizations appear repeatedly across 2024 and 2025, showing a narrow, relationship-based pattern.
Typical grant sizes are in the low thousands to mid-teens. The provided distribution shows p25 at $4,250, a median of $4,750, and p75 at $16,400. Recent awards also include larger $20,000 grants and smaller grants down to $1,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years and multiple grants. Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy Center received grants in 2024 and 2025, Camp Boggy Creek received grants in 2024 and 2025, and One Degree Forward Inc received grants in 2024 and 2025.
Its giving is highly local and concentrated in Florida. Florida accounts for 83% of grants, and recent recipients are clustered in Leesburg, with additional grants in Eustis and Clermont. One recent recipient is in Roanoke, Virginia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE SUMTER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CEN | LEESBURG, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LAKE SUMTER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CEN | LEESBURG, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CAMP BOGGY CREEK | EUSTIS, FL | $16,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CAMP BOGGY CREEK | EUSTIS, FL | $16,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BEACON COLLEGE | LEESBURG, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BEACON COLLEGE | LEESBURG, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ONE DEGREE FORWARD INC | ROANOKE, VA | $4,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ONE DEGREE FORWARD INC | ROANOKE, VA | $4,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FORWARD PATHS FOUNDATION | LEESBURG, FL | $3,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FORWARD PATHS FOUNDATION | LEESBURG, FL | $3,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TRIANGLE GRAPPLERS | LEESBURG, FL | $1,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MISSION 823 | CLERMONT, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MISSION 823 | CLERMONT, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| LAKE SUMTER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CEN | LEESBURG, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CAMP BOGGY CREEK | EUSTIS, FL | $17,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BEACON COLLEGE | LEESBURG, FL | $7,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FORWARD PATHS FOUNDATION | LEESBURG, FL | $4,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ONE DEGREE FORWARD INC | ROANOKE, VA | $4,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HAVEN OF LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES I | LEESBURG, FL | $2,232 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
LAKE SUMTER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CEN
$20,000CHARITABLE
CAMP BOGGY CREEK
$16,000CHARITABLE
CAMP BOGGY CREEK
$16,000CHARITABLE
CHARITABLE
ONE DEGREE FORWARD INC
$4,500CHARITABLE
ONE DEGREE FORWARD INC
$4,500CHARITABLE
TRIANGLE GRAPPLERS
$1,500CHARITABLE
MISSION 823
$1,000CHARITABLE
MISSION 823
$1,000CHARITABLE
LAKE SUMTER CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CEN
$20,000CHARITABLE
ONE DEGREE FORWARD INC
$4,500CHARITABLE
HAVEN OF LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES I
$2,232CHARITABLE