Gulf Coast Partnership's mission is to facilitate community-wide initiatives to understand community needs, identify and implement best practices to meet those needs, and to raise the quality of life for all residents.
Gulf Coast Partnership Inc. centers its grantmaking on Charlotte County’s homelessness response system, and its recent awards show a coordinated, systems-oriented funder rather than a broad generalist. The foundation’s largest listed grants go to organizations that operate core parts of the local response, including the Homeless Coalition in Port Charlotte and Catholic Charities in Venice, both tied to homelessness services. It also funds capacity for community infrastructure, such as Charlotte Behavioral Health Care in Punta Gorda and the Board of County Commissioners in Port Charlotte, alongside service providers working directly with people experiencing homelessness. The pattern is tightly local and consistently tied to housing stability, shelter access, supportive services, and coordinated entry. Several grants flow to the same organizations across multiple years, which points to ongoing support for established partners rather than one-time awards. Youth homelessness appears as a defined part of the portfolio through the foundation’s active YHDP work, while emergency and long-term recovery needs sit alongside housing-related services in the grant taxonomy. Across the recent record, the foundation’s work reads as a place-based strategy for strengthening the systems that serve unsheltered individuals, families, and youth in Charlotte County.
Housing and homelessness response dominate the portfolio. Gulf Coast Partnership Inc. awarded $831,494 to Homeless Coalition in Port Charlotte for homelessness, and later provided $324,707 and $236,110 to the same organization in other years, showing sustained support for a local anchor provider. Health and behavioral services also appear within the homelessness system. The foundation gave $173,811 to Charlotte Behavioral Health Care in Punta Gorda for homelessness, and earlier grants of $99,221 and $98,923 went to the same organization. Emergency and shelter-related support reaches multiple provider types. It awarded $76,472 to Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies of Charlotte County Inc (care) in Englewood for homelessness, and $142,319 to St Vincent Depaul Cares in St Petersburg for homelessness. Community administration is part of the mix as well, with $155,485 to the Board of County Commissioners in Port Charlotte for homelessness.
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Most grants fall between $77K and $232K, with a median of $121K.
25th Percentile
$77K
Median
$121K
75th Percentile
$232K
ANGELA M HOGAN
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Typical grant sizes sit in a fairly wide band: the 25th percentile is $77,340, the median is $120,770, and the 75th percentile is $231,928. The listed grant record also shows repeat funding across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with several organizations appearing more than once, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Gulf Coast Partnership Inc. operates as a grantmaking foundation focused on local community initiatives, and its active programs show a coordinated application and ranking process for CoC and YHDP funding. The record also shows it does not fund individuals.
Grantmaking is fully concentrated in Florida, with 100% of listed grants going to recipients in the state. Within that footprint, Port Charlotte appears repeatedly, including Homeless Coalition, Jesus Loves You Ministry, and the Board of County Commissioners. Punta Gorda also shows up through Charlotte Behavioral Health Care, while Venice, St Petersburg, Englewood, and Sarasota appear as additional recipient cities. The pattern fits a local scope centered on Charlotte County and nearby Southwest Florida communities.
The foundation focuses on homelessness services, housing interventions such as rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing, and shelters, plus coordinated entry and community data systems. Its active programs also include youth homelessness, disaster recovery-related systems funding, and early childhood education through Stars Academy.
The grant-size distribution is relatively substantial for a local funder: the 25th percentile is $77,340, the median is $120,770, and the 75th percentile is $231,928. That places many awards in the six-figure range.
No listed grants go outside Florida. The recipient-country distribution is 100% US, and the geographic scope of giving is local, with the top state by grant count also Florida.
Yes. The recent grant list shows the same organizations receiving support in multiple years, including the Homeless Coalition, Charlotte Behavioral Health Care, Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies of Charlotte County Inc (care), Jesus Loves You Ministry, and the Board of County Commissioners.
It plays a coordinating role in Charlotte County’s Continuum of Care and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program work, including application, review, and ranking processes for local nonprofits and service providers. The active programs show both renewal and new project funding tied to homelessness response and youth homelessness.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Gulf Coast Partnership that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applications are posted when funding becomes available; administered through local Gulf Coast Partnership processes.
Deadline: Coming soon; no open deadline listed.
Who can apply: Applications are posted when funding becomes available; administered through local Gulf Coast Partnership processes.
Deadline: Coming soon; no open deadline listed.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | VENICE, FL | $565,769 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS |
| HOMELESS COALITION | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $324,707 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS |
| CHARLOTTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE | PUNTA GORDA, FL | $173,811 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL CARES | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $142,319 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS |
| CENTER FOR ABUSE AND RAPE EMERGENCIES OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY INC (CARE) | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $76,472 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS |
| BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $48,031 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS |
| HOMELESS COALITION | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $236,110 | 2024 | HOMELESSNESS |
| CHARLOTTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE | PUNTA GORDA, FL | $98,923 | 2024 | HOMELESSNESS |
| CENTER FOR ABUSE AND RAPE EMERGENCIES OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY INC (CARE) | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $83,014 | 2024 | HOMELESSNESS |
| JESUS LOVES YOU MINISTRY | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $56,797 | 2024 | HOMELESSNESS |
| BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $38,519 | 2024 | HOMELESSNESS |
| HOMELESS COALITION | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $831,494 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $580,257 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS |
| JESUS LOVES YOU MINISTRY | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $219,380 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS |
| BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS | PORT CHARLOTTE, FL | $155,485 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS |
| CHARLOTTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE | PUNTA GORDA, FL | $99,221 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS |
| CENTER FOR ABUSE AND RAPE EMERGENCIES OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY INC (CARE) | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $79,944 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS |
| JEWISH FAMILIES AND CHILDRENS SERVICES | SARASOTA, FL | $47,935 | 2023 | HOMELESSNESS |
ST VINCENT DEPAUL CARES
$142,319HOMELESSNESS
CENTER FOR ABUSE AND RAPE EMERGENCIES OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY INC (CARE)
$76,472HOMELESSNESS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOMELESSNESS
CENTER FOR ABUSE AND RAPE EMERGENCIES OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY INC (CARE)
$83,014HOMELESSNESS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
$38,519HOMELESSNESS
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$580,257HOMELESSNESS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
$155,485HOMELESSNESS
CENTER FOR ABUSE AND RAPE EMERGENCIES OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY INC (CARE)
$79,944HOMELESSNESS
JEWISH FAMILIES AND CHILDRENS SERVICES
$47,935HOMELESSNESS
