The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) is awarding grants totaling $307,570 to 48 Keys nonprofits for collaborative projects that will directly benefit Keys residents, communities and environment.
“The foundation is increasing our impact by increasing the dollars we grant out to the community,” said Jennifer McComb, CFFK president and CEO, who added that this year’s awards are nearly $100,000 more than the $215,266 granted to 35 organizations in 2021. The foundation has more than doubled the $144,500 it granted to 27 organizations in 2020 through the annual competitive process.
The foundation grants over $1.5 million a year in total, but most of the funding is restricted to specific nonprofits, per the wishes of individual donors, McComb said.
Its grants committee, composed of board and community members, scored the 2022 requests from charitable nonprofits and school programs and selected the proposals for funding. Eligible applications were required to include a collaboration with another nonprofit or service-based organization.
The 2022 grantees are:
KEYSWIDE
Autism Society of the Keys — $10,000
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami — $10,000
Florida Keys Council of the Arts — $3,000
Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition — $10,000
International Women’s Flag Football Association — $5,000
Key West Art and Historical Society — $7,000
Kids Come First In the Florida Keys — $7,500
Literacy Volunteers of America — $10,000
Reef Environmental Education Foundation — $9,500
Special Olympics Florida Monroe County — $10,000
Star of the Sea Foundation — $10,000
UPPER KEYS
Active Disabled Americans — $2,500
First Key in Paradise — $5,000
Florida Keys Children’s Shelter — $10,000
Good Health Clinic — $8,400
Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys — $10,000
History of Diving Museum — $5,000
I.CARE — $3,000
Key Largo School — $10,000
Kids 4 Kids USA — $8,000
MarineLab — $5,000
MarrVelous Pet Rescues — $5,000
Ocean Dreams Cancer Healing Center — $2,500
Plantation Key School — $4,800
Treasure Village Montessori School — $4,000
MIDDLE KEYS
Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys — $10,000
Marathon Garden Club — $1,000
Marathon Wild Bird Center — $4,000
Presents in Paradise — $5,000
KEY WEST AND THE LOWER KEYS
A Positive Step — $10,000
AH of Monroe County — $10,000
Bahama Village Music Program — $10,000
The Basilica School — $5,000
Florida Keys SPCA — $10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Key West and the Lower Florida Keys — $5,000
Key West Botanical Garden Society — $2,500
Key West Community Sailing Center — $6,000
Key West Impromptu Classical Concerts — $3,870
May Sands Montessori School — $5,000
Old Island Restoration Foundation — $2,000
Red Barn Theatre — $3,000
Samuel’s House — $10,000
Sister Season Fund — $10,000
The Studios of Key West — $10,000
Tropic Cinema — $5,000
Unity of the Keys Spiritual Center — $1,000
University of Florida Endowment Corporation — $3,000
Zonta Club of Key West Foundation — $1,000
