Grants
CCF celebrates the 29 grantees receiving a total of $80,000 in awards for its pilot grant program for unrestricted operating support in Spring 2025. The program recognized differences in nonprofits based on their size and structures, including whether they are volunteer-led or professionally staffed.
Chaired by Board Secretary JoAnn Tompkins, a new grants committee of 20 community members from across Charlotte County with diverse backgrounds and experiences reviewed 43 applications. The CCF Board of Directors agreed with the committee’s recommendations and approved grants to the following organizations selected for the strength of their leadership, finances and programs to receive flexible operating funding further their missions.
CCF SPRING 2025 GRANTS PROGRAM: PILOT FOR UNRESTRICTED/ OPERATING SUPPORT
Wintergarden Food Pantry at Wintergarden Presbyterian Church
Virginia B. Andes Volunteer Community Clinic
Valerie’s House
United Way of Charlotte County
Punta Gorda Historical Society
Punta Gorda Historic Mural Society
Pregnancy Solutions
Peace River Wildlife Center
Peace River Community Housing Partners (PORCH)
Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens
Military Heritage Museum
Meals on Wheels of Charlotte County
Girls on the Run of SWFL
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida
Gilstad Literacy Foundation
Florida Philharmonic
Florida International Air Show
EPIC Community Resource Center
Environmental Conservancy of North Port and Surrounding Areas
Englewood Community Coalition
Drug Free Charlotte County
Do the Right Thing of Charlotte County
Charlotte HIV/AIDS People Support, Inc. (CHAPS)
Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
Charlotte County Healthy Start Coalition
Charlotte Chorale
Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies, Inc. (C.A.R.E.)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Charlotte County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
The unrestricted grants were funded by community members who have believed in supporting Charlotte County’s nonprofit sector by giving to CCF’s Community Impact Fund—aka the “Charlotte Forever” Fund.
Donors give to this general fund because they want to see the vibrancy of our community continue, and they know that means supporting nonprofits working across all of Charlotte County and serving all the focus areas that contribute to the quality of life here.