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Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Tampa, FL EIN: 59-3467610 Website

Central Florida Behavioral, also identified as Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, Inc. (CFBHN), is based in Tampa, Florida, and is listed as a Form 990 public charity. It manages a publicly funded behavioral health system in the SunCoast region, contracting with community organizations to provide mental health and substance use services.

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc at a glance

In short: Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc gave $293.6M across 85 grants in 2025 (avg $3.5M), mostly in Florida. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$293,648,740
+1.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
85
+11.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,454,691
-9.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$360,005
Total assets
$45,029,368
+9.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
13% first-time grantees (11 of 82, 2025)
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc

Contact

Mailing address: 719 Us Hwy 301 South, Tampa, FL 33619
Phone: (813) 740-4811
Website: https://cfbhn.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Baycare Behavioral Health Inc: $31.3MBaycare Behavioral Health Inc$31.3MCenterstone of Florida Inc: $25.8MCenterstone of Florida Inc$25.8MMental Health Care DBA Gracepoint: $21.4MMental Health Care DBAGracepoint$21.4MOperation Par: $18.7MOperation Par$18.7MPeace River Center: $16.7MPeace River Center$16.7MDavid Lawrence Center: $16.5MDavid Lawrence Center$16.5MSaluscare: $15.4MSaluscare$15.4MLightshare: $15.4MLightshare$15.4MAgency for Community Treatment Services Inc (Acts): $13.9MAgency for Community TreatmentServices Inc (Acts)$13.9MCharlotte Behavioral: $13.5MCharlotte Behavioral$13.5M

The largest 2025 recipient was Baycare Behavioral Health Inc ($31.3M). Together the top 10 received $188.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

342 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K28$50–100K66$100–250K38$250–500K36$500K–1M65$1–5M73$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 73 grants of 342 (21%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

CFBHN says it serves the SunCoast region, comprising Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties. Its 2025 filing data reports that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 85 itemized grants.

Cities

TampaFort MyersSt PetersburgClearwaterNaplesSarasotaPinellas ParkBartowBradentonLakelandNew Port RicheyPort CharlotteArcadiaBrandonWauchulaHolidayJacksonvilleLongwoodMoore HavenPunta Gorda

Is Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc open to new grantees?

13%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 11 of 82 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $846K; repeat grants $4M. How we count

Medians: $168K first-time, $622K repeat.

  • 85% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100M$200M$300M66 grants2019 67 grants2020 58 grants2021 60 grants2022 63 grants2023 76 grants2024 85 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $194.9M (2019) to $293.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 85 grants totaling $293.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Baycare Behavioral Health Inc New Port Richey, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$31,305,967
Centerstone of Florida Inc Bradenton, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$25,766,212
Mental Health Care DBA Gracepoint Tampa, FLMental Health DCF Suncoast Region$21,392,133
Operation Par Pinellas Park, FLSubstance Abuse DCF Suncoast Region$18,717,572
Peace River Center Bartow, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$16,743,121
David Lawrence Center Naples, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$16,460,098
Saluscare Ft Myers, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$15,401,178
Lightshare Sarasota, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$15,381,376
Agency for Community Treatment Services Inc (Acts) Tampa, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$13,892,520
Charlotte Behavioral Punta Gorda, FLSubstance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region$13,521,492
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$45,029,368$304,199,504$304,211,093$293,648,74085$-748
2024$41,034,001$298,604,376$298,569,737$288,657,64476—
2023$42,352,349$242,950,007$242,943,262$234,084,95563—
2022$56,426,395$223,880,870$223,928,639$214,042,11760—
2021$29,153,585$208,986,673$209,177,781$200,273,12458—
2020$27,875,512$210,820,066$210,911,726$204,107,64567$-1,236
2019$25,880,938$201,861,763$201,824,240$194,929,72866—

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

CFBHN’s stated mission is “managing a quality behavioral health system of care that brings help and hope to individuals, families, and communities.” Its vision is to envision communities where accessible behavioral healthcare enhances the lives of all.

CFBHN contracts with community service organizations to deliver publicly funded services. Examples of supported organizations include BayCare Behavioral Health, whose stated mission is to improve community health through high-quality, compassionate care, and Operation PAR, which says it works to strengthen communities by caring for people affected by substance abuse and promoting mental well-being. Other 2025 recipients include SalusCare, Tri-County Human Services, Suncoast Center, and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, CFBHN reported 85 grants totaling $293,648,740. Grant amounts ranged from $5,012 to $31,305,967, with a median of $360,005. The largest awards included:

The stated purposes for these major grants include substance abuse and mental health services associated with the DCF SunCoast region.

CFBHN’s prospective-provider information says organizations must be nonprofit and meet stated eligibility conditions, including not being barred from government contracting and not having certain disqualifying contract or corrective-action histories. Interested, eligible organizations are directed to complete an interest form. The contracting page lists no current solicitations and provides access to CFBHN’s procurement policies.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing include Craig Latimer, board chair; Ayesha Johnson, PhD, vice-chair; Nancy Hamilton, community and QI committee chair; Josh Dillinger, treasurer; and Victor E. Avila, secretary. The other directors listed are Bennie Allred, Terri Cassidy, Ray Fischer, Dr. Jerome Jordan, and Tara Martinson.

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc is led by Alan Davidson, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 4 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan Davidson

    CEO

    Chief Clinical Officer → COO, 2022

    COO → CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $88K (2021) → $267K (2025)

  • Craig Latimer

    Board Chair

    Treasurer → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Hamilton

    Community, Qi Committee & Chair

    Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    Past Chair → Community, Qi Committee & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clara Reynolds

    Director

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Fischer

    Director

    Community Director → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerome Jordan

    Director

    Community Director → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan L. Scott III

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pastor Douglas Walker

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Cassidy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bennie Allred

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Captain Toni Roach

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Rodriguez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Martinson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Patel

    CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $144K (2019) → $170K (2025)

  • Luis Rivas Vp Network

    Development & Clinical Services

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2024) → $108K (2025)

  • Kent Runyon

    COO

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $170K (2025)

  • Ayesha Johnson PhD

    Vice Chair

    Community Director → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Dillinger

    Treasurer

    Community Director → Director, 2021

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor E. Avila

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (31)
  • Former: Linda J. McKinnon (2019–2024) — Former CEO
  • Former: Ray Gadd (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeannie Sutton (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Master Deputy Stephanie Krager (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Carrie Hartes (2024) — Director of Contracts & Procurement
  • Former: Bob Rihn (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brena Slater (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Guy Blanchette (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: J. Scott Eller (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Peters (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lawrence Allen (2019–2022) — COO
  • Former: Thomas Stormanns (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Tracey Kaly (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Victoria Scanlon (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Joe Bohn (2022) — Director
  • Former: Lieutenant Samuel Rojka (2022) — Director
  • Former: Deputy Stephanie Krager (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Joshua T. Barnett (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Lewis (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Terri Saunders (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Alvin Wolfe (2019–2020) — Community Director
  • Former: Marcia Monroe (2019–2020) — Chief Clinical Officer
  • Former: Nathanal L. Scott (2019–2020) — Community Director
  • Former: Patrick Heidemann (2019–2020) — Community Director
  • Former: Glenn Currier (2019) — Community Director
  • Former: Jennifer Syedin (2019) — Director of Finance
  • Former: Jerry Wennlund (2019) — Community Director
  • Former: John H. Jack Minge III (2019) — Community Director
  • Former: Paula O'Neil PhD (2019) — Past Chair
  • Former: Scott Burgess (2019) — Community Director
  • Former: Walter Niles (2019) — Community Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Alan Davidson — CEO: $267KAlan DavidsonCEO$267KKent Runyon — COO: $170KKent RunyonCOO$170KJulie Patel — CFO: $170KJulie PatelCFO$170KLuis Rivas VP Network — Development & Clinical Services: $108KLuis Rivas VP NetworkDevelopment & Clinical Services$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $267K, to Alan Davidson (CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc

How much does Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc give each year?

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc gave $293.6M across 85 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $288.7M across 76 grants.

What is Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc's typical grant size?

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc's median grant in 2025 was $360,005, and its average grant was $3,454,691, across 85 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc that year got $846K on average.

Where does Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc give grants?

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tampa, FL (11 grants), Ft Myers, FL (7 grants), Sarasota, FL (6 grants) and Naples, FL (5 grants).

Does Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 85 grants with a stated purpose on Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Substance Abuse DCF Suncoast Region" (36 grants), "Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region" (21 grants) and "Substance Abuse/Mental Health DCF Suncoast Region" (19 grants).

Who are Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc's largest grantees?

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Baycare Behavioral Health Inc ($31,305,967), Centerstone of Florida Inc ($25,766,212) and Mental Health Care DBA Gracepoint ($21,392,133), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc?

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc reported $45.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $304.2M.

What does Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc fund?

CFBHN’s stated mission is “managing a quality behavioral health system of care that brings help and hope to individuals, families, and communities.” Its vision is to envision communities where accessible behavioral healthcare enhances the lives of all. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc?

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check cfbhn.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc's EIN?

Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3467610. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 24, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Grantable. (2026). Central Florida Behavioral Health Network Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/central-florida-behavioral-health-network-inc-morg_a54a74478d8f48d9b336c05c0ed5ef58

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