About Healthy Start of North Central Florida
WellFlorida’s mission is to forge partnerships in planning, research and service that build healthier communities.
Focus Areas
Maternal and infant healthChild healthHome visiting programsHIV/AIDS prevention and careRural health accessCommunity health planning
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizationsgrant applicants/granteesfoundations and philanthropic partners
Funding Style
grantmaking supportcapacity building for granteestechnical assistance
About Healthy Start of North Central Florida
Healthy Start of North Central Florida Inc concentrates on grant related services that support local public-health partners across North Central Florida. Its largest recent awards in the grant list went to Columbia County Health Department in Lake City and Marion County Health Department in Ocala, each used to provide grant related services. Other sizable awards also went to Kids Central Inc in Ocala and Suwannee County Health Department in Live Oak, showing a pattern of recurring operational support rather than isolated project-only funding. The foundation’s stated program work centers on maternal and infant health, child health, home visiting programs, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, rural health access, and community health planning. That mix fits the organization’s mission to forge partnerships in planning, research, and service that build healthier communities. Recent programs include Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, NewboRN Home Visiting, Nurse-Family Partnership, T.E.A.M. Dad, and a Free Community Doula Program, all tied to family and perinatal health services in the region. The grant list also includes local health departments and community nonprofits, indicating a service-delivery model built around public agencies and allied nonprofit providers.
What Healthy Start of North Central Florida Funds
Maternal and infant health appears throughout the foundation’s program structure and grant list. The NewboRN Home Visiting program provides a nurse or licensed midwife visit soon after hospital discharge, while Nurse-Family Partnership supports first-time, low-income mothers from early pregnancy through the child’s second birthday. In infant mortality prevention, the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review program uses a community-driven review process to examine fetal and infant losses and identify social and systemic factors. The foundation also supports parenting and family stability work. T.E.A.M. Dad offers fatherhood support using the 24/7 Dad curriculum for fathers, grandfathers, and male role models across 16 Florida counties. A separate Free Community Doula Program is being assessed with University of Florida MPH students to inform design and service creation for pregnant women and new mothers in Central and North Central Florida. On the service-delivery side, awards to local health departments and nonprofits are described as grant related services, showing a structure oriented toward administering health programs through partners.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.6M
Total Assets
$2.3M
Total Revenue
$6.1M
Total Expenses
$6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $238K and $704K, with a median of $397K.
25th Percentile
$238K
Median
$397K
75th Percentile
$704K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JULIE MODERIE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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