About Big Bend Community Based Care
To provide the highest quality child protection, substance abuse and mental health services to children, adults and their families within their communities through a managed network of accredited providers.
Focus Areas
Child protectionFoster careAdoption servicesKinship supportCase managementBehavioral healthMental healthSubstance use servicesTraining for caregivers
Who They Fund
children and familiesindividuals with substance use disordersindividuals with mental health needsaccredited behavioral health provider organizations
About Big Bend Community Based Care
Big Bend Community Based Care Inc channels very large grants into a managed network of accredited providers serving children, adults, and families. The two biggest recent awards both went to Lakeview Center Inc in Pensacola: $47,923,257 in 2025 and $37,733,563 in 2024, each tied to community-based services for children and families plus substance use and mental health services. That pattern fits the foundation’s stated aim of supporting child protection, foster care, adoption services, kinship support, case management, behavioral health, mental health, substance use services, and caregiver training through community-based delivery. Across its recent grants, the foundation repeatedly supports provider organizations rather than individuals, with awards directed to accredited systems that deliver care locally. Apalachee Center Inc in Tallahassee received three major grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for substance use and mental health services through the same network model. Disc Village Inc and Life Management Center of Northwest Florida Inc also appear multiple times, showing a sustained emphasis on strengthening service delivery organizations that connect children and families to behavioral health and community supports.
What Big Bend Community Based Care Funds
Child and family support is a core theme. The foundation gave $4,395,537 to Camelot Community Care in 2025 and $4,100,641 in 2024 for developing community-based services and supports for children and families. Behavioral health is another major area. It awarded $5,320,475 to Baptist Hospital Inc in 2025 to provide substance use and mental health services through a network of accredited providers. Youth and family-centered care also shows up in grants to child-serving organizations. Childrens Home Society of Florida (mid Florida Branch) received $2,641,095 in 2025 for developing community-based services and supports for children and families, while Anchorage Children's Home of Bay County Inc received $2,602,186 in 2024 for the same general purpose. Caregiver and juvenile-services organizations are also included in the portfolio, reflecting a broader service network built around local provider capacity.
How Big Bend Community Based Care Gives
Recent grants cluster in large awards: the typical grant size sits at $150,000 at the 25th percentile, $426,436 at the median, and $1,966,522 at the 75th percentile. The recent sample also shows repeated awards to the same provider organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating a recurring funding relationship rather than isolated one-time support. The foundation gives through a community-based, network-oriented structure focused on accredited providers. It does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$152.6M
Total Assets
$48.5M
Total Revenue
$272.7M
Total Expenses
$272.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $150K and $2M, with a median of $426K.
25th Percentile
$150K
Median
$426K
75th Percentile
$2M
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
About 96% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
RAE KERR
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