Central Florida Foundation



Central Florida Foundation is a public grantmaking foundation established in 1994 as a home for Central Florida philanthropists. Today, thanks to the generosity of hundreds of individuals, families and corporations, the Community Foundation has grown to hold nearly 400 named charitable funds with assets of more than $50 million, and has awarded cumulative grants of more than $17 million.


By managing and investing donor funds, connecting donors with projects they felt passionate about and enabling donors to make informed decisions through research, the Community Foundation fulfills its mission of "Building Community by Building Philanthropy."

Web Address

cffound.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @cffound


Assets and Giving for Central Florida Foundation

Assets

2020 - 63,523,372
2019 - 70,242,598
2018 - 68,136,023
Domestic Grants

2020 - 7,009,766
2019 - 5,732,771


    

Recent News from Central Florida Foundation


JPMorgan Chase and Employees to Donate up to $500000 to Orlando Recovery Efforts
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation

The distribution of the funds will be administered by the Central Florida Foundation, the region's community foundation and home to more than...more

Independent Sector Must Take Risks, Offer New Solutions
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation

Roxie Jerde, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, said donors want to play as active a role as ever. “The great...more

Spice Up Your Life
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation

Local panelists Roxie Jerde (Community Foundation of Sarasota County), Bob Blalock (Blalock Walters. P.A.), Mark Pritchett (Gulf Coast...more

Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Spotlight: City Year Orlando
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, McCormick Foundation

When the Orlando Magic Youth Fund, a McCormick Foundation Fund (OMYF-MFF), presented City Year with a $25,000 grant earlier this year,...more

Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Spotlight: Early Learning Coalition of Orange County
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation, McCormick Foundation

The Magic's commitment to the Central Florida community was recently felt in the $600,000 in grants the Orlando Magic Youth Fund, a McCormick...more

The gift of giving
Foundation: Central Florida Foundation

... Ocala/Marion County will celebrate National Philanthropy Day on Thursday to, in the words of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, “recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions...more



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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?


Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however,  cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.




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