188 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Florida on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 188 private foundations reported 376 grants for scholarships & financial aid totaling $23,609,016 to 269 organizations in Florida. The most-funded Florida communities were Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa. The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc reported the most scholarships & financial aid giving — $5,254,455 across 6 grants. The median grant was $12,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc | 6 | $5,254,455 |
| Shady Rest Foundation Inc | 3 | $2,479,309 |
| Brown Family Foundation | 2 | $1,321,831 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | 4 | $1,251,617 |
| Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 | 1 | $1,055,000 |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 1 | $750,000 |
| Berry Charitable Foundation (f/k/a the Paiko Foundation) | 1 | $708,679 |
| TWO Eagles Foundation Inc | 13 | $610,000 |
| Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc | 27 | $602,119 |
| The Lyden Foundation Inc | 4 | $595,000 |
| The Robert and Deborah Jacobson Charitable Trust | 4 | $483,500 |
| The Chester Foundation Inc | 1 | $400,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Miami Foundation Inc | 2 | $2,633,000 |
| Fgcu Foundation | 2 | $2,379,309 |
| George Snow Scholarship Fund | 2 | $1,493,662 |
| Embry Riddle Aeronautical Universit | 2 | $1,321,831 |
| Miami-dade College Foundation | 1 | $1,055,000 |
| Broward Education Foundation Inc | 1 | $885,955 |
| Funders Network Inc | 1 | $750,000 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | 2 | $719,179 |
| Lynn University | 5 | $705,000 |
| University of Miami | 4 | $562,220 |
| Rollins College | 3 | $511,000 |
| PGA Tour First TEE Foundation Inc | 2 | $480,000 |
| University of Florida | 15 | $398,439 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 4 | $375,000 |
| Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc | 1 | $333,000 |
188 private foundations reported scholarships & financial aid grants in Florida on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $23,609,016. The largest by reported dollars were The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc, Shady Rest Foundation Inc, Brown Family Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
269 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Florida, led by The Miami Foundation Inc, Fgcu Foundation, George Snow Scholarship Fund. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported scholarships & financial aid grant in Florida was $12,000, and the largest single reported grant was $2,433,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
