Community foundations
are instruments of
civil society designed to pool donations into a
coordinated investment and grant making facility
dedicated primarily to the social improvement
of a given place.
Families, individuals,
businesses, and nonprofit groups establish funds within
community foundations into which they can contribute a
variety of assets to be used for charitable purposes.
The people or organizations that establish the funds can
then recommend that grants be distributed, in the name
of the fund or anonymously, to qualified nonprofit
groups and schools. The donor receives a charitable
deduction in the year that gifts are made into their
funds.
The assets of community
foundations are pooled and invested, with donors
typically having a choice of investment products.
The funds established
at community foundations can be expendable funds (i.e.,
grants can be made in any amount at any time) or they
can be endowments, which limit distributions to the
interest earned on the assets. Endowments last in
perpetuity.
The first community
foundation was set up in
Cleveland in 1914 by Frederick Goff and operating
now as the
Cleveland Foundation. Others soon followed including
the
California Community Foundation and the
Chicago Community Trust.
Community foundations
are now a global phenomenon. There are at least 700 in
the United States and perhaps 1000 more around the world
with numbers
growing rapidly.
The following is a list
of community foundations in Florida:
Bonita Springs Community Foundation
c/o Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc.
PMB 405
8951 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 525
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Phone: (239)274-5900
Community Foundation of Brevard, Inc.
Contact: Gary F. Lang, President and CEO
The Oaks
1800 W. Hibiscus, Suite 109
Melbourne, FL 32901-2624
Phone: (321)952-1400 Fax: (321)952-1525
Website: http://www.cfbrevard.org/
Community Foundation of Broward, Inc.
Contact: Linda B. Carter, President and CEO
1401 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-2116
Phone: (954)761-9503 Fax: (954)761-7102
Email: lcarter@cfbroward.org
Website: http://www.cfbroward.org/
Cape Coral Community Foundation
Contact: Beth Sanger, Executive Director
4729 Vincennes Blvd.
Cape Coral, FL 33904
Phone: (239)542-5594 Fax: (239)549-3022
Website:
http://www.capecoralcf.planyourlegacy.org
Celebration Foundation
Contact: Kathy Johnson, Executive Director
610 Sycamore Street, Suite 120
Celebration, FL 34747
Phone: (407)566-1234 Fax: (407)566-1264
Community Foundation of Central Florida, Inc.
Contact: Mark Brewer, President and CEO
P.O. Box 2071
1411 Edgewater Drive, Ste 203
Orlando, FL 32802-2071
Phone: (407)872-3050 Fax: 407/425-2990
Website: http://www.cfcflorida.org/
Charlotte Community Foundation
Contact: Carolyn M. Freeland, Ph.D., Executive Director
1675 West Marion Ave., Suite 111
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Phone: (941)637-0077 Fax: (941)637-6202
Website:
http://www.charlottecommunityfoundation.org/
Charlotte County Foundation
639 E. Hargraves Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
The Community Foundation of Collier County
Contact: Mary George, President & Chief Executive Officer
2400 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 300
Naples, FL 34103-4435
Phone: (239)649-5000 Fax: (239)649-5337
Website: http://www.cfcollier.org/
The Community Foundation in Jacksonville
Contact: Nina M. Waters, President
121 W. Forsyth Street, Suite 900
Jacksonville, FL 32202-3841
Phone: (904)356-4483 Fax: (904)356-7910
Website: http://www.jaxcf.org/
Coral Gables Community Foundation
Contact: Gloria Burns, Executive Director
1825 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
PMB #447
Coral Gables, FL 33134-4418
Phone: (305)446-9670 Fax: (305)446-9608
Email: galburns@aol.com
Website:
http://www.gablesfoundation.org/
Greater Escambia Community Foundation
Contact: Brenda C. Camper, Director
17 West Cedar Street, Suite 3
Pensacola, FL 32504
Phone: (850)434-5890 Fax: (850)434-0692
Email:
bcamper@gecfoundation.org
Website:
http://www.gecfoundation.org/
Community Foundation of the Florida Keys
Contact: Dianna Sutton, CFRE, MA, President and CEO
P.O. Box 162
Key West, FL 33041-0162
Phone: (305)292-1502 Fax: (305)292-1598
Website: http://www.cffk.org/
The Gainesville Community Foundation
Contact: Barzella Papa, President & CEO
2622 N.W, 43rd Street, Suite B-3
Gainesville, FL 32606
Phone: (352)367-0060 Fax: (352)376-0026
Email: b.papa@gnvcf.org
Website: http://www.gnvcf.org/
Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice
Contact: Wendy Deming, Chief of Staff
601 Tamiami Trail, South
Venice, FL 34285-3237
Phone: (941)486-4600 Fax: (941)486-4699
Email: wdeming@gulfcoastcf.org
Website:
http://www.gulfcoastcf.org/
Indian River Community Foundation
360 Lakeview Way
Vero Beach, FL 32963
Phone: (772)234-7080
Key Biscayne Community Foundation
Contact: Anne Rothe , Executive Director
240 Crandon Blvd., Suite 116B
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Phone: (305)361-2770 Fax: (305)361-2761
Website:
http://www.keybiscaynefoundation.org/
The Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland, Inc.
Contact: Kimberly G. Brock, APR, President
4720 Cleveland Heights Blvd., Suite 301
Lakeland, FL 33813
Phone: (863)607-9800 Fax: (863)607-9855
Website: http://www.cfgl.org/
Manatee Community Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Marilyn Howard, Executive Director
600 301 Boulevard West
Suite 148
Bradenton, FL 34205-7957
Phone: (941)747-7765 Fax: (941)747-7899
Website:
http://www.manateecommunityfoundation.org/
Mt. Dora Community Trust
First National Bank Of Mt. Dora
P.O. Box 1406
Mt. Dora, FL 32757
The Community Foundation of North Florida, Inc.
Contact: Joy R. Watkins, President
1621 Metropolitan Blvd., Suite A
Tallahassee, FL 32308-3792
Phone: (850)222-2899 Fax: (850)222-3624
Website: http://www.cfnf.org/
Ocean Reef Foundation, Inc.
Contact: Rosemary Sager Michno, Program Administrator
200 Anchor Drive, Suite B
Key Largo, FL 33037-5202
Phone: (305)367-4707 Fax: (305)367-6327
Website: http://www.orfound.org/
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties
Contact:
Leslie Lilly, President and CEO
700 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5854
Phone: (561)659-6800 Fax: (561)832-6542
Email: llilly@cfpbmc.org Website:
http://www.yourcommunityfoundation.org/
Pinellas County Community Foundation
Contact: Mary Julianne Scales, Executive Director
P.O. Box 205
Clearwater, FL 33757-0205
Phone: (727)446-0058 Fax: 727/446-0948
Website:
http://www.pinellasccf.org/
The Plantation Community Foundation, Inc.
500 Rockley Blvd.
Venice, FL 34293
Phone: (910)295-1931
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Contact: Stewart W. Stearns , President and CEO
P.O. Box 49587
Sarasota, FL 34230-6587
Phone: (941)955-3000 Fax: (941)952-1951
Email: stewart@cfsarasota.org
Website: http://www.cfsarasota.org/
Community Foundation of South Lake County
Contact: Bruce Greer, Executive Director
P.O. Box 121543
Clermont, FL 34712-1543
Phone: (352)394-3818 Fax: (352)394-7739
Website: http://www.cfslc.org/
Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc.
Contact:
Julia I. East, D.M.,
President and CEO
8260 College Parkway, Suite 101
Fort Myers, FL 33919-4101
Phone: (239)274-5900 Fax: (239)274-5930
Website:
http://www.floridacommunity.com/
Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center
c/o Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc.
PO Box 5914
Sun City Center, FL 33573
Phone: (813)633-6677 Fax: (813)282-3119
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Contact: David J. Fischer, President & CEO
4950 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 250
Tampa, FL 33609-1837
Phone: (813)282-1975 Fax: (813)282-3119
Website: http://www.cftampabay.org/
Winter Park Community Foundation
c/o Community Foundation of Central Florida, Inc.
1411 Edgewater Drive, Ste 203
Orlando, FL 32802-2071
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