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    Vystar Foundation

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    JACKSONVILLE, FLWebsite9044204244

    About Vystar Foundation

    VyStar Foundation is committed to leading by example and empowering others through collaborative partnerships and strategic grantmaking to support youth, military members and veterans, and overall community vitality in the areas served by VyStar Credit Union.

    Focus Areas

    Military support and veterans servicesYouth programs and education/creative learning environmentsCommunity building including financial stability and cultural vitality

    Who They Fund

    military organizations / unitsservice members and associated military personnel

    Funding Style

    in-kind donation (capital asset)one-time capital supportrestricted/project-specific funding

    Topics

    About Vystar Foundation

    Vystar Foundation Inc made a $570,000 donated-building grant to Three Grains of Rice Missions Inc in 2024, and that kind of capital support sits alongside a steady stream of project grants for military, youth, and community-building work. The foundation’s grantmaking is built around strategic pillars that support youth programs and education, military members and veterans, and community vitality in the areas served by VyStar Credit Union. In the recent grant list, military support appears repeatedly, with grants to organizations such as United Way of Northeast Florida, Five Star Veterans Center, Operation New Uniform Inc, and Northeast Florida Women Veterans Inc. Community-serving organizations also appear in the mix, including Beaches Habitat for Humanity and America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. The presence of both a large in-kind asset transfer and repeated $20,000 project awards shows a funder that uses more than one tool. Its grants are local in scope, with most awards going to recipients in Florida and Georgia, and the recent record shows all listed grants landing with U.S. organizations.

    What Vystar Foundation Funds

    Military support is a clear line in the foundation’s work. In 2024, it gave $20,000 to Five Star Veterans Center for military grant funds and the same amount to Operation New Uniform Inc for the same purpose. It also supported Northeast Florida Women Veterans Inc with $20,000 for military grant funds, showing recurring attention to veteran-serving organizations in Jacksonville. Youth and education are another pillar. The foundation’s youth grant program funds equitable access to creative learning environments, and its strategic giving framework names youth programs and education as a core priority. Community building is the third visible theme. Grants to Beaches Habitat for Humanity and America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia align with community vitality and financial stability goals, while the broader community-building pillar is designed to support interconnected communities in the foundation’s service areas.

    How Vystar Foundation Gives

    Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $20,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at that level. The recent record also includes one much larger capital support grant of $570,000, showing that project and in-kind support can sit alongside standard operating-style awards. Several recipients appear more than once in the 2024 list, including United Way of Northeast Florida, Operation New Uniform Inc, and America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, suggesting repeat engagement rather than isolated giving. The foundation operates active grant cycles and competitive grant programs, and the program descriptions say unsolicited applications are accepted.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $623K

    Total Assets

    $873K

    Total Revenue

    $682K

    Total Expenses

    $692K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $20K and $20K, with a median of $20K.

    25th Percentile

    $20K

    Median

    $20K

    75th Percentile

    $20K

    Geographic Reach

    Local2 states funded
    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Leadership

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    Where Vystar Foundation Makes Grants

    The foundation gives locally, with 82% of grants going to recipients in Florida. Georgia is the top state by grant count, which fits the program geography across Florida and Georgia. Recent recipients are concentrated in Jacksonville, including United Way of Northeast Florida, Five Star Veterans Center, Operation New Uniform Inc, Northeast Florida Women Veterans Inc, and Task Force Hydro 1. Outside Jacksonville, grants also reached Savannah, Richmond Hill, Atlantic Beach, Gainesville, and Orlando. All listed recent grants went to U.S. organizations.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Vystar Foundation

    What are Vystar Foundation Inc’s main focus areas?

    The foundation’s stated priorities are military support and veterans services, youth programs and education or creative learning environments, and community building tied to financial stability and cultural vitality. Its active programs mirror those pillars through military, youth, and community-building grant cycles.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The recent grant pattern is centered on $20,000 awards. The reported p25, median, and p75 are all $20,000, which indicates a very tight standard grant level for most of the foundation’s project grants.

    Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes. Each of the active grant programs listed says it accepts unsolicited applications, including the youth grant cycle, military grant cycle, community building grant cycle, and the broader foundation grants program.

    Where does the foundation give most often?

    Florida receives 82% of the grants in the recent record, and Georgia is the top state by grant count. The recipient list is concentrated in Jacksonville, with additional awards in Savannah, Richmond Hill, Atlantic Beach, Gainesville, and Orlando.

    What kinds of organizations appear in the recent grants list?

    The recent grants include military-serving nonprofits, youth and education organizations, and community-serving groups. Examples from the list include United Way of Northeast Florida, Five Star Veterans Center, Operation New Uniform Inc, Beaches Habitat for Humanity, and America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2026

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Vystar Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Opening soonAward: Varies

    VyStar Foundation Grants Program

    MilitaryYouthCommunity Building

    Who can apply: Applicants must align with at least one strategic pillar (Military, Youth, Community Building); have tax-exempt status as a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code; be located in or benefit communities within VyStar Credit Union’s service areas; clearly articulate measurable impact; and have at least one full year of program services and outcomes. Exclusions include religious denominations or congregations (with some exceptions for nonsectarian service programs), discriminatory organizations, political action committees/causes/candidates, conflicts of interest, and organizations posing reputational risk.

    Deadline: VyStar Foundation accepts grant applications two times per year, typically in spring and fall. The visible upcoming cycle shown on the grants page is Youth, opening August 31, 2026. No current cycle is listed for Military or Community Building.

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    Youth Grant Cycle

    Youthcreative learning environmentseducation+1 more

    Who can apply: Organizations must align with at least one strategic giving pillar, be tax-exempt public charities under section 501(c)(3), be located in or benefit communities within VyStar Credit Union service areas, clearly demonstrate measurable impact, and have at least one full year of program services and outcomes. Requests from religious congregations, discriminatory organizations, political causes/PACs, conflicted organizations, or organizations posing reputational risk are excluded.

    Deadline: Grant cycle opens August 31, 2026.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONKENNESAW, GA$200,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    THE DEPAUL SCHOOL OF NE FLORIDA INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    THOMAS UNIVERSITYTHOMASVILLE, GA$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATIONDOYLESTOWN, PA$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    SAFE HARBOR CHILDREN'S CENTER ZACH'S PLACEBRUNSWICK, GA$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    BEACHES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MINISTRY (BEAM)JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    NORTHEAST FLORIDA WOMEN VETERANS INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    GRAND AVENUE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORLANDO, FL$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    THE 4R FOUNDATION INCORLANDO, FL$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    VETERANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION OF GAATLANTA, GA$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    DR PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSORLANDO, FL$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    TOP DOGG K9 FOUNDATIONLILBURN, GA$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    THE SMALL BUSINESS NATION INC (GEORGIA CROWDFUND INC)MCDONOUGH, GA$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    FIRST COAST HONOR FLIGHT INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDAJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCORLANDO, FL$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLSATLANTA, GA$20,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    REMEMBERING VETS INC DBA REMEMBERING HEROESPALM COAST, FL$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    OPERATION LIFELINE INCGREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL$20,0002026MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT
    MALIVAI WASHINGTON KIDS FOUNDATION INC AKA MALIVAI WASHINGTONJACKSONVILLE, FL$16,7002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    THE DRAKE HOUSE INCROSWELL, GA$15,0002026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    THE TWENTY PEARLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDATLANTA, GA$10,9212026YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT
    CLAY COUNTY RESCUE MISSIONORANGE PARK, FL$20,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES MAYPORT COUNCILATLANTIC BCH, FL$20,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    RESCUE OUTREACH MISSION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INCSANFORD, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATEDGAINESVILLE, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    IM SULZBACHER CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    JACKSONVILLE ARTS & MUSIC SCHOOL INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    HOPE4VETERANS INCST AUGUSTINE, FL$20,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    MOACC GOOD DEEDS FOUNDATION INCCOCOA BEACH, FL$20,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH FLORIDAJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    LOOP IT UP SAVANNAH INCSAVANNAH, GA$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    HUBBARD HOUSE INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    GENERATION W INCJAX BCH, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAYORLANDO, FL$20,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    HERE TOMORROW INCNEPTUNE BEACH, FL$20,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    HART FELT MINISTRIES INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    904WARDJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    THOMAS UNIVERSITYTHOMASVILLE, GA$19,9652025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    GOLDEN ISLES VETERANS VILLAGE INC (GIVV)BRUNSWICK, GA$15,7862025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    AMERICAN RED CROSSJACKSONVILLE, FL$10,8002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    MARION COUNTY VETERANS HELPING VETERANS INCOCALA, FL$10,0002025MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    IMPOWER INCLONGWOOD, FL$10,0002025YOUTH GRANTS
    THREE GRAINS OF RICE MISSIONS INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$570,0002024DONATED BUILDING RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE YEAR
    THREE GRAINS OF RICE MISSIONS INCJACKSONVILLE, FL$570,0002024DONATED BUILDING RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE YEAR
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDAJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002024MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDAJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002024MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    FIVE STAR VETERANS CENTERJACKSONVILLE, FL$20,0002024MILITARY GRANT FUNDS
    ALACHUA COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRYGAINESVILLE, FL$20,0002024MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

    $200,000
    KENNESAW, GA2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    THE DEPAUL SCHOOL OF NE FLORIDA INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    CATHOLIC CHARITIES BUREAU INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    THOMAS UNIVERSITY

    $20,000
    THOMASVILLE, GA2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION

    $20,000
    DOYLESTOWN, PA2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    SAFE HARBOR CHILDREN'S CENTER ZACH'S PLACE

    $20,000
    BRUNSWICK, GA2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    BEACHES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MINISTRY (BEAM)

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    NORTHEAST FLORIDA WOMEN VETERANS INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    GRAND AVENUE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP

    $20,000
    ORLANDO, FL2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    THE 4R FOUNDATION INC

    $20,000
    ORLANDO, FL2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    VETERANS EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION OF GA

    $20,000
    ATLANTA, GA2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    DR PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

    $20,000
    ORLANDO, FL2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    TOP DOGG K9 FOUNDATION

    $20,000
    LILBURN, GA2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    THE SMALL BUSINESS NATION INC (GEORGIA CROWDFUND INC)

    $20,000
    MCDONOUGH, GA2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    FIRST COAST HONOR FLIGHT INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC

    $20,000
    ORLANDO, FL2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS

    $20,000
    ATLANTA, GA2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    REMEMBERING VETS INC DBA REMEMBERING HEROES

    $20,000
    PALM COAST, FL2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    OPERATION LIFELINE INC

    $20,000
    GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL2026

    MILITARY FOUNDATION GRANT

    MALIVAI WASHINGTON KIDS FOUNDATION INC AKA MALIVAI WASHINGTON

    $16,700
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    THE DRAKE HOUSE INC

    $15,000
    ROSWELL, GA2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    THE TWENTY PEARLS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

    $10,921
    ATLANTA, GA2026

    YOUTH FOUNDATION GRANT

    CLAY COUNTY RESCUE MISSION

    $20,000
    ORANGE PARK, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES MAYPORT COUNCIL

    $20,000
    ATLANTIC BCH, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    RESCUE OUTREACH MISSION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC

    $20,000
    SANFORD, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED

    $20,000
    GAINESVILLE, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    IM SULZBACHER CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    JACKSONVILLE ARTS & MUSIC SCHOOL INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    HOPE4VETERANS INC

    $20,000
    ST AUGUSTINE, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    MOACC GOOD DEEDS FOUNDATION INC

    $20,000
    COCOA BEACH, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH FLORIDA

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    LOOP IT UP SAVANNAH INC

    $20,000
    SAVANNAH, GA2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    HUBBARD HOUSE INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    GENERATION W INC

    $20,000
    JAX BCH, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY

    $20,000
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    HERE TOMORROW INC

    $20,000
    NEPTUNE BEACH, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    HART FELT MINISTRIES INC

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    904WARD

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    THOMAS UNIVERSITY

    $19,965
    THOMASVILLE, GA2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    GOLDEN ISLES VETERANS VILLAGE INC (GIVV)

    $15,786
    BRUNSWICK, GA2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    AMERICAN RED CROSS

    $10,800
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    MARION COUNTY VETERANS HELPING VETERANS INC

    $10,000
    OCALA, FL2025

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    IMPOWER INC

    $10,000
    LONGWOOD, FL2025

    YOUTH GRANTS

    THREE GRAINS OF RICE MISSIONS INC

    $570,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2024

    DONATED BUILDING RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE YEAR

    THREE GRAINS OF RICE MISSIONS INC

    $570,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2024

    DONATED BUILDING RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE YEAR

    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2024

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2024

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    FIVE STAR VETERANS CENTER

    $20,000
    JACKSONVILLE, FL2024

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS

    ALACHUA COUNTY COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY

    $20,000
    GAINESVILLE, FL2024

    MILITARY GRANT FUNDS