Jacksonville, FL — The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida announced today that 18 nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $841,000 in grants from the Northeast Florida Resilience Fund.
Established in June 2025 with a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor and supplemented with $50,000 from Foundation-directed resources, the fund was created to help nonprofits stabilize and strengthen operations amid significant public funding shifts.
The grants focus primarily on organizations providing services to meet basic needs—including food, housing, and healthcare. The program will serve vulnerable populations across the six-county Northeast Florida region, including Baker, Clay, Duval, St. Johns, Nassau and Putnam counties. Funding supports both immediate stabilization and long-term capacity building. The remaining resources in the fund will be dedicated to grants promoting strategic partnerships in 2026.
Grant Recipients and Amounts:
- Baker County Council on Aging, Inc. – $50,000 – to expand the Meals on Wheels program to serve more seniors in Baker County.
- Beaches Habitat for Humanity – $50,000 – to support the Coastal Haven affordable housing project in Duval County.
- Beyond90 –$50,000 – to provide culturally appropriate food distributions for refugee families in partnership with Lutheran Social Services.
- Catholic Charities Bureau, St. Augustine – $41,000 – to stabilize food and housing assistance programs in St. Johns and Putnam counties.
- Clara White Mission – $25,000 – to restore the food assistance program, which provides 870 meals weekly in Duval County.
- Giving Closet Project – $50,000 – to collaborate with Presbyterian Social Ministries to streamline clothing distribution services.
- Lee Conlee House – $50,000 – to support staffing and shelter operations for domestic violence survivors in Putnam County.
- Lift Jax – $50,000 – to develop a shared service model for revitalization efforts in Jacksonville’s Historic Eastside.
- Mission House – $50,000 – to fund clinic staff positions serving uninsured citizens at the Beaches.
- NAMI Jacksonville – $50,000 – to support mental health services and suicide helpline operations.
- Northside Community Involvement – $25,000 – to enhance food pantry and delivery services for families in Duval County.
- Pie in the Sky – $50,000 – to deliver fresh produce to low-income seniors in St. Johns County.
- Quigley House – $50,000 – to maintain staffing for Clay County’s only domestic violence shelter.
- Read USA – $50,000 – to expand literacy tutoring at Biltmore Elementary in collaboration with Teach for America.
- St. Gerard Campus – $50,000 – to stabilize childcare and education programs and strengthen operations through technology and training.
- The Way Free Medical Clinic – $50,000 – to support the Way@Work program and clinic operations for Clay County’s only healthcare provider for low-income and uninsured residents.
- Volunteers in Medicine – Jacksonville – $50,000 – to sustain healthcare programs for uninsured adults in Northeast Florida.
- We Care Jacksonville – $50,000 – to strengthen healthcare coordination for uninsured adults through JaxCare Connect, a healthcare collaborative of six clinics providing services to low-income, under-resourced, and uninsured people.
“Philanthropy cannot fill every gap created by public funding shifts, but it can make targeted investments to strengthen nonprofit capacity,” said Amy Crane, Vice President of Programs. “We are deeply grateful to the donor who entrusted The Community Foundation to invest in opportunities to help make nonprofits in Northeast Florida more resilient.”
About The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida (www.jaxcf.org), Florida’s oldest and one of its largest community foundations, works to stimulate philanthropy to build a better community. The Foundation helps donors invest their philanthropic gifts wisely, helps nonprofits serve the region effectively, and helps people come together to make the community a better place. Now in its 61st year, the Foundation manages more than $750 million in assets as of 10/31/2025 and has made more than $850 million in grants since inception.
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Contact:
Stephanie Garry Garfunkel
VP, Strategic Communications
904-224-7208| sgarfunkel@jaxcf.org