Foundations that fund organizations in St Petersburg, Florida
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for St Petersburg nonprofits
889 private foundations gave $108M to St Petersburg organizations in their latest filings; 24 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
1,646 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to St Petersburg around $176K. 43 of these funders are based in Florida; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 889
- Accept applications
- 24
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to St Petersburg
- $108M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 1,646
- Typical median grant
- $176K
- Based in FL
- 43%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to St Petersburg organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bellis Foundation C/O Johnston & Associates Cpa Pc | Troy, MI | 3 | $24M | $8.1M | Preselected only | Charitable endowment fund; Charible endowment fund |
| Hough Family Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 14 | $7.4M | $213K | Preselected only | Operational support; Operations; match; Ibps brain research |
| Debra and Daniel Ochstein Family Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $6.9M | $6.9M | Preselected only | Program contribution |
| The Noble Fir Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $3.7M | $3.7M | Preselected only | To support organization's exempt purpose |
| Speer Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 3 | $3.1M | $100K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Life's Requite Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 22 | $2.0M | $55K | Preselected only | General support; Documentary support |
| The Browning Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $1.9M | $969K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted (In-Kind grant - See General Explana…; General & Unrestricted |
| Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 61 | $1.9M | $8,625 | Yes | To support Mental Health and Wellness through capacity-buil…; To support Mental Health and Wellness via the expansion of…; To support Mental Health and Wellness via the provision of… |
| Hallas Family Foundation | Jackson, MI | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Preselected only | General contribution |
| The Zieve Foundation | Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Preselected only | Funding the norman family fund daf |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1.9M | $1.9M | Yes | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; nutrition |
| Speer Dream Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | 21 | $1.8M | $50K | Preselected only | To meet the needs of the community after the 2 hurricanes; Continuing growth/expenses; Purchase of a one-classroom portable unit |
| Dwayne Hawkins Family Foundation Inc D/B/A Crown Automotive Charities | St Petersburg, FL | 22 | $1.4M | $7,500 | Yes | Cac hff sponsorship application; General program support; Gala |
| The Edward E Hood Jr Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | Preselected only | General charitable |
| Thomas a & Mary S James Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | 31 | $1.4M | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charities use in their programs |
| Bertha & Hix Green Fam Fdn Ia(1706 | Orlando, FL | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Yes | General support |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona del Mar, CA | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Preselected only | General operations |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $1.2M | $41K | Preselected only | Support for Jim Casey Initiative Youth Engagement Activities; Provide general operating support; Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program |
| Wild Wisdom Foundation Inc (formerly a Cerami & a Dunne Fdn for World Health) | LA Jolla, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | General fund |
| Eagle's Wing Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Milkey Family Foundation Inc | St Pete Beach, FL | 14 | $949K | $25K | Yes | Charity |
| Bert Broday Jr Trust Fbo Amer Heart Assn | St Louis, MO | 1 | $912K | $912K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Grisemer Family Charitable Trust | Bethesda, MD | 9 | $892K | $75K | Yes | Establish Donor Advised Fund to carry out charitable purpos… |
| The Wenger Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $782K | $782K | Yes | General purposes |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $730K | $252K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Parallel Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 9 | $718K | $50K | Preselected only | To support for arts and performances in st. petersburg area; To support efforts to educate people on how to create safet…; General support for family housing program |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 3 | $686K | $235K | Yes | To provide reduced tuition for up to 30 local news leaders…; To provide educational resources about journalism for funde…; To support the operating expenses of the 2024 international… |
| Krohacasner Family Foundation Charitable Trust | Laguna Beach, CA | 2 | $682K | $341K | Preselected only | Donor Advised Fund |
| Maurice a Rothman & Thelma P Rothman Family Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 13 | $668K | $25K | Preselected only | Student scholarship fund; Provide food, clothing and education to youth in need; Fight discrimination through cross-cultural interaction and… |
| Jacarlene Foundation C/O Bank of America Private Bank | Winter Park, FL | 4 | $595K | $163K | Yes | 2025 grant award fbo residential program; 2025 grant award fbo statewide history and cultural preserv…; 3 of 3 installments 2023 grant award fbo act capacity build… |
| Lakota Foundation Inc C/O Peter J Brine | St Petersburg, FL | 3 | $530K | $250K | Preselected only | Scholarship assistance; Elderly assistance; Poverty related programs |
| The Buckey Clemson Foundation Inc | Pasadena, MD | 1 | $526K | $526K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Jabil Cares Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 3 | $515K | $10K | Yes | Education; empowerment; Empowerment - hurricane relief; Education - k-12 |
| Peters Family Foundation Inc | Clearwater, FL | 2 | $507K | $253K | Preselected only | Restricted donation for equipment; To support general operations of the organization |
| George M Cohen Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $503K | $503K | Preselected only | Community philanthropy |
| Wanda and James M Moran Jr Foundation Inc | Deerfield Beach, FL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Advocacy for the conservation and protection of the florida… |
| Sbj Resch Family Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 4 | $485K | $41K | Yes | General fund |
| Isadore & Jean Bloom Charitable | Dallas, TX | 1 | $478K | $478K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Francis and Gertrude Levett Foundation | St Petersburg, FL | 11 | $456K | $33K | Preselected only | Transportation for children; Support for kid zone; Replace damaged equipment |
| Lackey Foundation Inc | Spring Hill, TN | 1 | $450K | $450K | Preselected only | Donor advised fund |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $435K | $218K | Preselected only | General operating support; Hurricane beryl recovery in the caribbean |
| Neal and Bea Smith Family Foundation | Pleasant Hill, IA | 1 | $423K | $423K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Majeed Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 3 | $419K | $200K | Preselected only | Support mission; St pete splash pad and walkway |
| The Koum Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | General charity |
| Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $379K | $379K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $355K | $355K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Tua Charlotte D Searle Chrtbl Tr | Dallas, TX | 2 | $352K | $176K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Taraska Family Foundation Inc C/O Elizabeth Taraska | Evansville, IN | 1 | $350K | $350K | Preselected only | Charitable & religious purpose |
| Gifford a Charitable Tuw | Orlando, FL | 1 | $341K | $341K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 38 | $334K | $3,500 | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| Rose Therese Gill Ta-Chr | Orlando, FL | 1 | $325K | $325K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tua Arthur Gelston | Dallas, TX | 2 | $292K | $146K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Boston Eleanora Unitrust-Charities | Eagan, MN | 1 | $290K | $290K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mark a and Deborah a Wilhelm Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $285K | $285K | Preselected only | General |
| Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable Trus | Larkspur, CA | 3 | $282K | $115K | Preselected only | General support |
| Maymee Miller Cantrell Foundation | Waverly, TN | 1 | $268K | $268K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Ralph W Young Family Foundation | Belleair Beach, FL | 1 | $265K | $265K | Preselected only | Student scholarships |
| Davenportmcgee Foundation Inc | Guntersville, AL | 2 | $260K | $130K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | Journalism |
| The Marcus Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | To support the exempt purpose of the receipient organization |
| The Tepper Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General support |
| Patrick J & Toni a Walsh Charitable Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 5 | $243K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General funding; Scholarship |
| Vinik Family Foundation | Tampa, FL | 8 | $230K | $28K | Preselected only | General support |
| J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 33 | $230K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Operational support; Annual fund; Capital campaign |
| Five Stones Fund Inc Fka Albert Shapiro Fund | St Petersburg, FL | 5 | $218K | $25K | Yes | Charitable; Medical; Education |
| Gordon Merle Rice Tr UW | St Louis, MO | 1 | $216K | $216K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Chenevert Family Foundationinc C/O Louis R Chenevert | St Petersburg, FL | 4 | $209K | $4,000 | Yes | To provide funding for the florida orchestra; To support the st. anthony's parish; To fund the assistance of families in transition and their… |
| Brown Charlotte L Tuw-Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $204K | $204K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Thornwell Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $203K | $101K | Preselected only | To Support Charity |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $200K | $100K | Yes | General operating support |
| The McCarty Cheney Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Greatest need |
| Elmore & Alyce Kraemer Char Tr | Chicago, IL | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $198K | $198K | Preselected only | to support research and a pilot project on the implementati… |
| Richard J Ross Trust | St Petersburg, FL | 1 | $192K | $192K | Preselected only | Provides international assistance and social aid |
| Co Tua Lauffer Scholarship | Dallas, TX | 11 | $191K | $14K | Yes | Unrestricted general; Scholarships |
| The Leary Research Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $186K | $186K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Essel Foundation | Purchase, NY | 1 | $180K | $180K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant |
| Margaret and David Perry Foundation (t/U/A 2/14/18) | St Petersburg, FL | 14 | $178K | $2,000 | Preselected only | For general charitable purposes; For palladium courtyard; For the mustard seed inn |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | To provide journalists with the information, training, and… |
| Gobioff Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 17 | $170K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Charitable Event; to support the exhibition: "Fresh Squeezed 8: Emerging Arti… |
| William & Mary Mitchell Fdn | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $168K | $168K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Lancaster Heart Assoc Trust 47f052014 | Lancaster, PA | 1 | $167K | $167K | Preselected only | Prevention & treatment of |
| Raymund Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 8 | $166K | $9,000 | Yes | General support; Evening of dreams 2024! event benefiting academy prep's stu…; Family justice center and nautical nights gala support |
| Sanger Braun & Andre Memrl Trust Xxxxx3009 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $165K | $165K | Preselected only | General |
| Tw Lucy C Harris Gha | St Louis, MO | 1 | $161K | $161K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Just One World Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 3 | $152K | $1,800 | Preselected only | Education; Religious |
| Sonia Raymund Foundation Inc | St Petersburg, FL | 12 | $152K | $10K | Yes | General support of charitable programs |
| The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Helping israel tell its story |
| Glazer Family Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Playground contribution |
| Mary E Taylor Charitable Foundation Trust | St Petersburg, FL | 18 | $147K | $6,000 | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $146K | $146K | Yes | To create the eckerd science, technology, engineering, and… |
| Berger Deceased Settlors Trust - Rbc Trust Ac | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $145K | $145K | Preselected only | General support |
| White Family Foundation | Tarpon Springs, FL | 6 | $142K | $18K | Yes | Youth development; Programs for children with life-threatening illnesses; Arts programs for those with disabilities |
| Tr UW Harper Fbo American Heart Assn | Dallas, TX | 1 | $140K | $140K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $138K | $138K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| William & Ellan Marsh Charitable Trust | Seminole, FL | 1 | $138K | $138K | Preselected only | For education |
| Paul & Maria Hennesen - All Children Hosp | Dallas, TX | 1 | $133K | $133K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Ruth & J O Stone Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $125K | $50K | Preselected only | Guest Artist for TFO Gala; Season Sponsor of Pre-Concert Conversations; Underwrite the 2025 exhibitions for the Wild Space Gallery… |
| Jon and Susan Diamond Family Foundation | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant to support the organizations exempt purp… |
| The Steinbrenner Family Foundation Inc | Tampa, FL | 2 | $120K | $60K | Preselected only | To provide operating funding for charitable purpose. |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in St Petersburg, Florida?
The Bellis Foundation C/O Johnston & Associates Cpa Pc, Hough Family Foundation Inc, Debra and Daniel Ochstein Family Foundation, The Noble Fir Foundation, Speer Foundation and 95 others reported grants to St Petersburg organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in St Petersburg. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.