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Southwest Florida Community Foundation Inc.
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation is now Collaboratory.
Since 1976 the Southwest Florida Community Foundation has been a catalyst for improving the quality of life of all who live and work in Southwest Florida.
The Foundation was created with $500 from First National Bank of Fort Myers by a small group of attorneys, trust officers and community leaders who had the vision and foresight to plan for the future needs of our rapidly growing community.
Web Address
collaboratory.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @hicollab
Since 1976 the Southwest Florida Community Foundation has been a catalyst for improving the quality of life of all who live and work in Southwest Florida.
The Foundation was created with $500 from First National Bank of Fort Myers by a small group of attorneys, trust officers and community leaders who had the vision and foresight to plan for the future needs of our rapidly growing community.
Web Address
collaboratory.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @hicollab
Assets and Giving for Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Assets
2020 - 146,689,909
2019 - 141,602,570
2018 - 126,767,839
2020 - 146,689,909
2019 - 141,602,570
2018 - 126,767,839
Domestic Grants
2020 - 6,877,499
2019 - 5,891,202
2020 - 6,877,499
2019 - 5,891,202
Recent News from Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Lee County charities brace for impact of tax law deduction changes
Foundation: Cape Coral Community Foundation, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
"There has been a lot of discussion about it, but so far we are not seeing an impact," said Michael Chatman, president of the Cape Coral Community Foundation. "The way we gauge that is...more
Foundation: Cape Coral Community Foundation, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
"There has been a lot of discussion about it, but so far we are not seeing an impact," said Michael Chatman, president of the Cape Coral Community Foundation. "The way we gauge that is...more
Harley-Davidson dealerships in Fort Myers, Naples to sell
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Sarah Owen, president and CEO of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, called Fischer a visionary who is fun and energizing to work with, a man who built the Six Bends dealership with the...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Sarah Owen, president and CEO of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, called Fischer a visionary who is fun and energizing to work with, a man who built the Six Bends dealership with the...more
Healthy Lee's focus: behavioral health, healthy lifestyles
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Sarah Owen, president of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc., and Judge Andrew Seat are co-chairs for behavioral health, while Angela Smith, administrator of the Florida Department of...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Sarah Owen, president of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Inc., and Judge Andrew Seat are co-chairs for behavioral health, while Angela Smith, administrator of the Florida Department of...more
Match Maker
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
That's how Lucas treated the Community Foundation's tech hub project when officials from the organization called him about it earlier in 2017. A public-private partnership between the Southwest...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
That's how Lucas treated the Community Foundation's tech hub project when officials from the organization called him about it earlier in 2017. A public-private partnership between the Southwest...more
NACF Travel Scholarship Recipients Announced
Foundation: Arizona Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley, International Community Foundation, Knight Foundation, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation
The Council on Foundations is thrilled to be co-hosting the first-ever North American Community Foundations Summit (NACF) in Mexico City, February 5-6, 2018. More than 120 community foundation...more
Foundation: Arizona Community Foundation, Blue Grass Community Foundation, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley, International Community Foundation, Knight Foundation, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Santa Fe Community Foundation
The Council on Foundations is thrilled to be co-hosting the first-ever North American Community Foundations Summit (NACF) in Mexico City, February 5-6, 2018. More than 120 community foundation...more
Hurricane Irma: Three months later, agencies still helping families get back to normal
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Collier County, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation quickly raised then distributed upward of a million more. "We were the conduit for donations that really came in from all over the country," said...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Collier County, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation quickly raised then distributed upward of a million more. "We were the conduit for donations that really came in from all over the country," said...more
Fort Myers: 5 things to watch in 2018
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
The restored train station will serve as the Community Foundation's corporate office, and the technology will provide affordable office space for tenants. Officials anticipate construction coming to...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
The restored train station will serve as the Community Foundation's corporate office, and the technology will provide affordable office space for tenants. Officials anticipate construction coming to...more
Controller, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Miami, FL Southwest Florida Community Foundation now hiring Controller responsible for the financial/accounting operational function, including the preparation of financial statements, analyses,...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Miami, FL Southwest Florida Community Foundation now hiring Controller responsible for the financial/accounting operational function, including the preparation of financial statements, analyses,...more
Controller, Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation, founded in 1976, cultivates regional change for the common good through collective leadership, social innovation and philanthropy to address the evolving...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
The Southwest Florida Community Foundation, founded in 1976, cultivates regional change for the common good through collective leadership, social innovation and philanthropy to address the evolving...more
Some things just can't be automated
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Here at the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, we're real people. We try to automate what we can to increase our efficiency and create a reliable, trustworthy service for our region, but mostly...more
Foundation: Southwest Florida Community Foundation
Here at the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, we're real people. We try to automate what we can to increase our efficiency and create a reliable, trustworthy service for our region, but mostly...more
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