The Hough Family Foundation is a local, high-dollar grantmaker focused on children and youth in the St. Petersburg/Pinellas County area. Its support centers on capital and program investments that build youth-serving infrastructure — camp and facility renovations, school/YMCA projects — plus significant support for pediatric medical research. Grants are few but large, aimed at visible community institutions that serve children and families.
Hough Family Foundation Inc has made some of its largest recent commitments to children and youth infrastructure in Pinellas County, including an $8.3 million grant to Boy Scouts for camp renovations and a $1 million grant to YMCA for the Mangrove Middle School and Speer YMCA. Those awards point to a funder that favors visible, place-based projects serving students, campers, and families rather than broad, diffuse grantmaking. The foundation also backs pediatric health work through Johns Hopkins All Children’s in St. Petersburg, where it has funded brain research and a healthy weight initiative. Alongside those major commitments, it has supported school, college, and community partners with capital, operational, and program support. Recent examples include St Petersburg College Foundation for the Palladium capital campaign, Casa Pinellas for operational support, and Habitat for Humanity for South St. Petersburg properties and town-related work. Its portfolio shows a blend of youth development, education, medical research, and civic institutions, with many awards structured around specific projects or named initiatives.
Children and youth infrastructure is a central theme. The foundation gave $8,303,248 to Boy Scouts for Pinellas County camp renovations and $1,000,000 to YMCA for the Mangrove Middle School and Speer YMCA, both tied to facilities that serve young people. Education and workforce development also appear through grants such as $400,000 to St Petersburg College for nursing/workforce support and $225,000 to JA Tampa Bay for the 3DE program at SPHS, Gibbs HS and Lake. In health and family services, it awarded $704,990 to Casa Pinellas for operational support and $350,000 to St Petersburg Free Clinic for a food bank. Arts and culture show up as well, including $500,000 to James Museum for the Hough Curatorial Endowment and $200,000 to The Florida Orchestra for the Masterworks Series sponsor.
Typical grants are substantial: the median recent grant is $55,000, with the 25th percentile at $25,000 and the 75th percentile at $250,000. The grant list includes both very large capital gifts and smaller program awards, with repeated support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2024 such as Johns Hopkins All Childrens, Canterbury, St Petersburg College Foundation, and The Florida Orchestra. That pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation funds individuals, and its recent awards are entirely to U.S. recipients. The structure of the grants is mixed, spanning operational support, capital campaigns, scholarships, and project-specific funding.
$8.1M
$88.1M
$14.5M
$8.8M
Most grants fall between $25K and $250K, with a median of $55K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$55K
75th Percentile
$250K
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Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants to established local institutions; capital and program-specific gifts rather than many small awards; geographically focused on Pinellas County/St. Petersburg.
Notable grantees: Boy Scouts (Pinellas County camp renovations), Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (pediatric brain research), YMCA (Mangrove Middle School & Speer YMCA projects)
Giving is heavily concentrated in Florida, with 96% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. St Petersburg is the main recipient city, appearing across health, education, arts, and community grants. Tampa also appears repeatedly through awards to Boy Scouts and JA Tampa Bay, while Clearwater shows up in housing-related support for Habitat for Humanity. Outside Florida, one recent grant went to Gainesville-based UF Foundation Inc. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 55 grants in the United States.
Recent grants cluster around youth-serving facilities, education, pediatric health, and community institutions. Examples include camp renovations for Boy Scouts, the Mangrove Middle School and Speer YMCA project, Johns Hopkins All Childrens brain research, and capital support for St Petersburg College Foundation’s Palladium campaign.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Johns Hopkins All Childrens in 2023 and 2024, Canterbury in both years, St Petersburg College Foundation in both years, and The Florida Orchestra in both years. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
Recent grants cluster at meaningful levels: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $55,000, and the 75th percentile is $250,000. The list also includes larger capital gifts, such as $8,303,248 for Boy Scouts and $1,000,000 for YMCA.
No. Most grants go to Florida recipients, with 96% of grants in the HQ state, but the top state by grant count is New York. The recent-grants list is entirely U.S.-based, and it includes one grant to UF Foundation Inc in Gainesville outside the St. Petersburg area.
The foundation uses several forms of support, including operational support, capital campaigns, scholarships, and project grants. Recent examples include operational support for Casa Pinellas and Canterbury Endowment Distribution, scholarships for Canterbury, and capital campaign support for St Petersburg College Foundation’s Palladium project.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $3,200,000 | 2026 | PALLADIUM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| YMCA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $1,000,000 | 2026 | MANGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL & SPEER YMCA |
| THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $1,000,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDRENS | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $850,000 | 2026 | IBPS BRAIN RESEARCH |
| SIN BARCOS INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $300,000 | 2026 | CREATION OF DIGITAL EXHIBT & OPERATI |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | CLEARWATER, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | SO. ST. PETERSBURG PROPERTIES & TOWN |
| JA TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | 3DE PROGRAM AT SPHS, GIBBS HS & LAKE |
| ST PETERSBURG FREE CLINIC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | FOOD INSECURITY |
| CANTERBURY ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $225,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | MASTERWORKS SERIES SPONSOR |
| ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | PALLADIUM "FRIENDS" - OPERATIONS |
| SING OUT AND READ | TAMPA, FL | $150,000 | 2026 | SOUTH PINELLAS READING ENRICHMENT |
| READY FOR LIFE | LARGO, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| GREAT EXPLORATIONS | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MASTER CHORALE OF TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $40,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS; MATCH |
| VOICES OF HOPE FOR APHASIA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $37,000 | 2026 | RENT SUPPORT |
| PATHFINDER OUTDOOR | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $18,000 | 2026 | TREE CLIMBING INITIATIVE; TITLE 1 SC |
| BURG BASEBALL | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $16,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS; MATCH |
| MOREAN ARTS CENTER | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | WORD AND IMAGE PROGRAM |
| USMMA SAILING FOUNDATION INC | KINGS POINT, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | ST PETE TRAINING CENTER MATCHING FUN |
| SIN BARCOS INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $1,330,000 | 2025 | CREATION OF DIGITAL EXHIBT & OPERATI |
| ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $1,200,000 | 2025 | PALLADIUM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDRENS | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $775,000 | 2025 | IBPS BRAIN RESEARCH |
| CANTERBURY | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CANTERBURY | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | CLEARWATER, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | SO. ST. PETERSBURG PROPERTIES & TOWN |
| JA TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $225,000 | 2025 | 3DE PROGRAM AT SPHS, GIBBS HS & LAKE |
| CANTERBURY ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $202,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | PALLADIUM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | MASTERWORKS SERIES SPONSOR |
| READY FOR LIFE | LARGO, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SING OUT AND READ | TAMPA, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | SOUTH PINELLAS READING ENRICHMENT |
| VOICES OF HOPE FOR APHASIA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $36,000 | 2025 | RENT SUPPORT |
| JAMES MUSEUM | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | MATCHING FUND |
| GREAT EXPLORATIONS | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| TAMPA BAY WATCH MARINE EDUCATION CE | TIERRA VERDE, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | BAY VISTA PARK SEAGRASS PROJECT |
| BURG BASEBALL | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $20,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| PINELLAS YOUTH SYMPHONY | SEMINOLE, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MASTER CHORALE OF TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS, MATCH |
| USMMA SAILING FOUNDATION INC | KINGS POINT, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | ST PETE TRAINING CENTER MATCHING FUN |
| MOREAN ARTS CENTER | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | WORD AND IMAGE PROGRAM |
| BOY SCOUTS | TAMPA, FL | $8,303,248 | 2024 | PINELLAS COUNTY, CAMP RENOVATIONS, |
| YMCA | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $1,000,000 | 2024 | MANGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL & SPEER YMCA |
| JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDRENS | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $785,000 | 2024 | IBPS BRAIN RESEARCH |
| ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $600,000 | 2024 | PALLADIUM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| ST PETERSBURG FREE CLINIC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $350,000 | 2024 | FOOD BANK |
| CANTERBURY | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $250,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| AMERICAN STAGE | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $250,000 | 2024 | EQUIP REVITALIZATION PROJECT: LIGHTI |
| JA TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $225,000 | 2024 | 3DE PROGRAM AT SPHS, GIBBS HS & LAKE |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | CLEARWATER, FL | $225,000 | 2024 | SO. ST. PETERSBURG PROPERTIES & TOWN |
YMCA
$1,000,000MANGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL & SPEER YMCA
SIN BARCOS INC
$300,000CREATION OF DIGITAL EXHIBT & OPERATI
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
SO. ST. PETERSBURG PROPERTIES & TOWN
JA TAMPA BAY
$250,0003DE PROGRAM AT SPHS, GIBBS HS & LAKE
CANTERBURY ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION
$225,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
SING OUT AND READ
$150,000SOUTH PINELLAS READING ENRICHMENT
READY FOR LIFE
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
GREAT EXPLORATIONS
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MASTER CHORALE OF TAMPA BAY
$40,000OPERATIONS; MATCH
VOICES OF HOPE FOR APHASIA
$37,000RENT SUPPORT
PATHFINDER OUTDOOR
$18,000TREE CLIMBING INITIATIVE; TITLE 1 SC
BURG BASEBALL
$16,000OPERATIONS; MATCH
USMMA SAILING FOUNDATION INC
$15,000ST PETE TRAINING CENTER MATCHING FUN
SIN BARCOS INC
$1,330,000CREATION OF DIGITAL EXHIBT & OPERATI
CANTERBURY
$250,000SCHOLARSHIPS
CANTERBURY
$250,000SCHOLARSHIPS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$250,000SO. ST. PETERSBURG PROPERTIES & TOWN
JA TAMPA BAY
$225,0003DE PROGRAM AT SPHS, GIBBS HS & LAKE
CANTERBURY ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION
$202,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
READY FOR LIFE
$50,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
SING OUT AND READ
$50,000SOUTH PINELLAS READING ENRICHMENT
VOICES OF HOPE FOR APHASIA
$36,000RENT SUPPORT
JAMES MUSEUM
$25,000MATCHING FUND
GREAT EXPLORATIONS
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
TAMPA BAY WATCH MARINE EDUCATION CE
$25,000BAY VISTA PARK SEAGRASS PROJECT
BURG BASEBALL
$20,500OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
PINELLAS YOUTH SYMPHONY
$20,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MASTER CHORALE OF TAMPA BAY
$20,000OPERATIONS, MATCH
USMMA SAILING FOUNDATION INC
$15,000ST PETE TRAINING CENTER MATCHING FUN
YMCA
$1,000,000MANGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL & SPEER YMCA
CANTERBURY
$250,000SCHOLARSHIPS
AMERICAN STAGE
$250,000EQUIP REVITALIZATION PROJECT: LIGHTI
JA TAMPA BAY
$225,0003DE PROGRAM AT SPHS, GIBBS HS & LAKE