Created in 1985, the Community Foundation of Collier County is a tax-exempt, public charitable foundation. The true value of the foundation's work extends deep into the community. In partnership with donors, grant recipients and local leaders, it responds to the needs of the community and seeds innovation.
The Schulze foundation is providing a $400,000 match, and the community foundation is providing a $100,000 match. The online giving campaign aims to change how people think about making contributions...more
In order to help secure essential funding for its impactful programs, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is participating in Give Where You Live Collier, the county-wide movement led by the...more
When Community Foundation of Collier County CEO Eileen Connolly-Keesler brought a new fundraising idea from her native Wisconsin in 2014, she had modest expectations. For the foundation's 30th...more
The fund, which is held by the Community Foundation of Collier County in partnership with the United Way of Collier County, has already distributed $1,132,682 to organizations that provide disaster...more
The Community Foundation of Collier County is teaming up with the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation during its fourth annual day of giving. Give Where You Live Collier is designed to raise...more
The mid-December Emergency Services report noted the ongoing hurricane relief efforts by nonprofits, including the Salvation Army, Community Foundation of Collier County, United Way of Collier...more
The Community Foundation of Collier County, in partnership with the United Way of Collier County, established the Collier Comes Together Disaster Relief Fund as a direct response to the overwhelming...more
The Community Foundation of Collier County is a tax-exempt, public, charitable organization established in 1985. It manages more than 670 funds, collaborates with more than 400 nonprofits, holds over...more
Twenty years later their local outreach has logged tens of thousands of hours of volunteer time, donated hundreds of thousands of dollars of financial resources, and has engaged innumerable others --...more
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
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