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Top 50 Florida Grantmakers by Grants Paid
Largest foundations and corporate grantmakers based in Florida ranked by grants paid in 2009*.
Last Updated 2/14/11.

> Top 50 Florida Grantmakers by Assets

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    Grants Paid FY End*
1. John S. and James L. Knight Foundation $105,887,097 12/31/09
2. Arison Arts Foundation $36,488,271 12/31/09
3. Turner Global Foundation $50,000,000 12/31/09
4. Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation $35,271,848 12/31/09
5. The Florida Bar Foundation $34,676,288 6/30/09
6. Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute $32,119,955 9/30/09
7. Publix Super Markets Charities $25,040,894 12/31/09
8. The Community Foundation in Jacksonville $20,266,266 12/31/09
9. Wallace H. Coulter Foundation $15,350,094 9/30/09
10. The Miami Foundation $14,807,303 12/31/09
11. Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice $11,971,000 6/30/09
12. Ted Arison Family Foundation USA $11,744,573 12/31/09
13. Jessie Ball duPont Fund $10,788,157 12/31/09
14. Community Foundation of Tampa Bay $10,702,730 6/30/09
15. Nanci's Animal Rights Foundation $10,502,500 6/30/09
16. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County $10,338,007 5/31/10
17. The Batchelor Foundation** $10,169,350 6/30/09
18. Thomas H. Maren Foundation $10,041,069 12/31/09
19. Mitchell Wolfson, Sr. Foundation $9,835,130 2/28/09
20. E. M. Lynn Foundation $9,042,550 10/31/09
21. The Abramson Family Foundation $8,997,545 6/30/09
22. Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties $8,827,000 6/30/09
23. The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations $8,359,989 12/31/09
24. The Lillian Jean Kaplan Foundation $8,343,000 12/31/09
25. Koch Foundation $8,305,653 3/31/10
26. Huizenga Family Foundation $8,145,623 12/31/09
27. The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Inc./Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida** $7,438,988 12/31/09
28. Thomas J. and Sandra L. Usher Charitable Foundation $7,253,685 12/31/09
29. The Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland $7,222,223 6/30/09
30. Theodore R. & Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Foundation $6,950,825 12/31/09
31. Quantum Foundation $6,162,535 12/31/09
32. Braman Family Foundation $6,129,787 12/31/09
33. Dr. Phillips Charities*** $5,997,655 8/31/09 & 5/31/10
34. Helios Education Foundation**** $5,889,240 9/30/09
35. Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation** $5,807,144 5/31/09
36. Allegany Franciscan Ministries $5,775,743 12/31/09
37. Health Foundation of South Florida $5,634,971 12/31/09
38. Dunn's Foundation for the Advancement of Right Thinking $5,461,000 3/31/10
39. Palm Healthcare Foundation $4,882,327 6/30/09
40. Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation $4,657,320 12/31/09
41. John H. Sykes Foundation $4,615,500 8/31/09
42. E. G. Watkins Family Foundation $4,496,000 12/31/09
43. Southwest Florida Community Foundation $4,402,969 6/30/09
44. Community Foundation of Collier County $4,391,604 6/30/09
45. Community Foundation of Broward $4,286,201 6/30/09
46. Sontag Foundation $4,276,806 12/31/09
47. Lattner Family Foundation $4,263,964 12/31/09
48. Naples Children and Education Foundation $4,208,528 6/30/09
49. Gerstner Family Foundation $4,173,215 12/31/09
50. The Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust $4,133,850 12/31/09

* For consistency in research, FPN's 2008 "research year" includes financial data for fiscal years ending between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.  For those grantmakers for which 2009 data are not yet available, 2008 data are used.

** Does not include corporate contributions to the foundation.

*** Dr. Phillips Charities consists of Dr. P. Phillips Foundation, a private foundation, and Dr. Phillips Inc., a public grantmaking entity.

**** Represents the Helios Education Foundation's grants given in Florida only.  Helios has offices in both AZ and FL and gives grants in both states.


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