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Florida Education Foundation Inc

Tallahassee, FL · EIN 59-2718509. Reported 136 grants totalling $1,973,841 to 101 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.

101organizations funded
$10,000median reported grant
$1,973,841granted, 2020-2023
33%of grantees funded again the next year
9%of dollars to its largest recipient

Does this grantmaker accept applications?

Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.

Three things in the filing do bear on it:

  1. What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
  2. How spread out its giving is. 101 distinct organizations, with 9% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
  3. How much its list changes. 33% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.

How big are its grants?

The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $15,250; the smallest was $5,250 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.

Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
$5,000 - $10,000
32 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
96 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
5 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
2 grants
$100,000 - $250,000
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Florida Prepaid College Foundation IncTallahassee, FL$167,977332022
Colonial High SchoolApopka, FL$159,5001032023
Pompano Beach High SchoolCoral Springs, FL$103,250832023
Education Foundation of Palm Beach County IncLk Worth Bch, FL$100,000112020
Impact Florida IncTallahassee, FL$94,364112020
Samuel Wolfson High SchoolJacksonville, FL$61,250432023
Lake Brantley High SchoolAltamonte Springs, FL$42,250222023
Wildwood Middle High SchoolWildwood, FL$29,500332023
Winter Haven HsWinter Haven, FL$29,500332023
Conroe Independent School District Police Activities LeagueConroe, TX$28,750112022
Wellington Community High SchoolWellington, FL$27,500332023
Trenton High SchoolTrenton, FL$23,000332023
Christopher Columbus High SchoolMiami, FL$21,000222022
Iprep Academy NorthMiami, FL$20,750222023
A Bed 4 Me FoundationValparaiso, FL$20,000112023
Be GenerousSanta Rsa Bch, FL$20,000112023
Caring & Sharing of South Walton CountySanta Rsa Bch, FL$20,000112023
Concerns of Police SurvivorsOrlando, FL$20,000112023
Food for ThoughtLake Mary, FL$20,000112023
Pensacola First Baptist ChurchPensacola, FL$20,000112023
Seminole County Sheriffs Office Community Foundation IncSanford, FL$20,000112023
Sharing-Caring IncorporatedFt Walton Bch, FL$20,000112023
St Andrew Christian Care Center IncPanama City, FL$20,000112023
Vision of Hope IncPace, FL$20,000112023
Wakulla Giving HandsTallahassee, FL$20,000112023
Canyon Springs High SchoolNorth Las Vegas, NV$19,500112023
Fau High SchoolBoca Raton, FL$18,250112022
Slam Apollo BeachApollo Beach, FL$18,000112023
Roulhac Middle SchoolChipley, FL$17,250112023
South Lake High SchoolGroveland, FL$17,250222022
Ad Henderson University SchoolBoca Raton, FL$15,000222022
Cudas Unhooked IncNew Smyrna, FL$15,000112023
Family Renew Community IncDaytona Beach, FL$15,000112023
Feeding the Fosters IncClearwater, FL$15,000112023
Fostering SuccessDunedin, FL$15,000112023
Hands of Mercy EverywhereBelleview, FL$15,000112023
Home Makers of Hope IncValrico, FL$15,000112023
Hope 4 Kids IncorporatedFort Myers, FL$15,000112023
In Jacob's ShoesDeerfield Beach, FL$15,000112023
Laces of Love Charitable Foundation IncNaples, FL$15,000112023
Mahogany Youth CorporationMiami, FL$15,000112023
Miami Power Team Foundation IncMiami, FL$15,000112023
New Beginnings of Southwest FloridaCape Coral, FL$15,000112023
The Foster Closet CorpJacksonville, FL$15,000112023
Tutors for Kids IncorporatedThe Villages, FL$15,000112023
Fort Walton Beach High SchoolFort Walton Beach, FL$14,500222023
The Woodlands High SchoolThe Woodlands, TX$13,500112023
1 Ohana 1 Community IncDaytona Beach, FL$10,000112022
Big Bend Homeless Coalition IncTallahassee, FL$10,000112022
Bikes for ChristDover, FL$10,000112022
Camp Anderson Ministries IncMarianna, FL$10,000112022
Charlotte County Public SchoolsPort Charlotte, FL$10,000112022
Christian Service Center of Columbia County IncLake City, FL$10,000112023
Desoto County Education Foundation IncArcadia, FL$10,000112022
Dr Stanley and Pearl Goodman Jfs of Broward County IncDavie, FL$10,000112023
Dream Center of Lakeland IncLakeland, FL$10,000112022
Echo Ministries IncSt Paul, MN$10,000112022
First Baptist Church of Live OakLive Oak, FL$10,000112023
Forgotten Coast K9 IncMadison, FL$10,000112023
Genesis Hopeful Haven IncCutler Bay, FL$10,000112023
Golden Paws Assistance Dogs IncNaples, FL$10,000112023
Granada Presbyterian ChurchCoral Gables, FL$10,000112023
Halifax Urban MinistriesDaytona Beach, FL$10,000112022
Hang Tough Foundation IncTallahassee, FL$10,000112022
Hardee County SchoolsWauchula, FL$10,000112022
Harmony Development Center Inc 01012001Tamarac, FL$10,000112023
Hope South Florida IncFort Lauderdale, FL$10,000112023
Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options IncSunrise, FL$10,000112023
Kidds Are First IncorporatedOrmond Beach, FL$10,000112022
Lee County SchoolsFt Myers, FL$10,000112022
Love in the Name of Christ of South Lee and North Collier CommunBonita Spgs, FL$10,000112023
Manatee Education Foundation IncBradenton, FL$10,000112022
Mercy Support ServicesMiddleburg, FL$10,000112023
Morning Glory Fellowship IncFt Lauderdale, FL$10,000112023
No Longer Fatherless IncPort Orange, FL$10,000112022
Our Daily Bread Food PantryMarco Island, FL$10,000112023
Patric Young Foundation IncJacksonville, FL$10,000112023
Project Build SwflNaples, FL$10,000112023
Propelling Into Triumph IncorporatedMiami Lakes, FL$10,000112023
Salty Family ServicesOrmond Beach, FL$10,000112022
Samuel M and Helene Soref Jewish Co Mmunity Center IncPlantation, FL$10,000112023
Sarasota County SchoolsSarasota, FL$10,000112022
Shine Tallahassee IncTallahassee, FL$10,000112022
Showering LoveDavie, FL$10,000112023
St Matthews House IncNaples, FL$10,000112023
Summit ChurchOrlando, FL$10,000112023
Take a Kid Fishing IncMulberry, FL$10,000112022
The City Church of Tallahassee IncTallahassee, FL$10,000112022
Top Buttons IncLakeland, FL$10,000112022
Crossroads Academy IncOcala, FL$9,750112023
Lake Buena Vista High SchoolOrlando, FL$9,000112023
Valley Ridge AcademyPonte Vedra, FL$8,250112023
Broken Arrow High SchoolBroken Arrow, OK$7,500112023
Aberdeen Central High SchoolAberdeen, SD$6,250112022
Bridgeprep Academy of DuvalJacksonville, FL$6,000112022
Florida Virtual SchoolOrlando, FL$6,000112021
Lake Mary PrepLake Mary, FL$6,000112021
Mira Loma High SchoolSacramento, CA$6,000112023
River City Science AcademyPort Charlotte, FL$6,000112022
Suncoast High School Foundation IncRiviera Beach, FL$6,000112023
River Springs Middle SchoolCrawfordville, FL$5,250112023

14 of 101 (14%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.

It also reported 9 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 51 of 101 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.

Human Services
23 orgs
Education
8 orgs
Religion
4 orgs
Housing & Shelter
4 orgs
Youth Development
4 orgs
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
3 orgs
Crime & Legal
1 org
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
1 org

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants reportedTotalMedian grant
20203$243,416$94,364
202117$215,681$10,500
202246$595,744$10,000
202370$919,000$12,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.

Where its money goes

95% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.

Florida
$1.9M
Texas
$42K
Nevada
$20K
Minnesota
$10K
Oklahoma
$8K
South Dakota
$6K
California
$6K

Down to the city

Tallahassee, FL
$322K
Apopka, FL
$160K
Coral Springs, FL
$103K
Lk Worth Bch, FL
$100K
Jacksonville, FL
$92K
Miami, FL
$72K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund24 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc22 shared recipientsPublix Super Markets Charities Inc20 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc16 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust11 shared recipientsNatl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc11 shared recipients

How to approach this grantmaker

  1. Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
  2. Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
  3. Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Florida.
  4. Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Florida Education Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.

On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 47 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 23 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.

Address of record on the latest return: 325 W Gaines St Ste 1532, Tallahassee, FL, 32399.

EIN 59-2718509 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next.

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