Community Foundation of the Florida Keys

Klaus Murphy Fdn

Saint Louis, MO

This foundation supports 501(c)(3) charities serving poor, distressed, or underprivileged people in Key West or Stock Island, Florida, including work in housing, family services, health, and homelessness prevention. Recent grants were typically $10,000–$40,000, with a median of $25,000 in 2025. It accepts written applications; the profile gives differing deadlines, citing an April 30 annual deadline and year-round intake with a November 15 cutoff for review in January.

Edward B and Joan T Knight Foundation Inc

Key West, FL

The foundation funds charitable, religious, educational, and medical programs, especially those supporting youth, children, families, and strong family values. It focuses on Florida, particularly the Florida Keys and Monroe County; 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $500,000, with a median of $25,000. It provides an application process, but the profile does not explicitly state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care Inc

Key West, FL

To promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness by facilitating the continuum-of-care process in Monroe county, Florida.

Harry & Harriet Ruchman Foundation Inc

Key West, FL

The foundation supports arts and culture, housing and family services, education, religious organizations, and wildlife conservation, with most funding going to Florida organizations, especially in Key West, and some grants elsewhere. Its 2025 awards ranged from $200 to $4,500, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dion Banks Foundation

Key West, FL

In 2025, the Dion Banks Foundation funded housing, healthcare, children and families, scholarships, veterans’ services, and other charitable activities, with most grant dollars going to Florida and smaller shares to Massachusetts and Georgia. It awarded 12 grants ranging from $2,000 to $100,000, with a median of $22,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Keys Open Doors Foundation Inc

Carolina Beach, NC

The foundation supports community services, education, health care, arts, and gardening organizations, with most funding going to North Carolina and Florida and smaller amounts to organizations in other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000; it accepts written applications and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

The Clements Family Charitable Trust

Key West, FL

The Clements Family Charitable Trust supports charitable organizations, with recent grants going to schools, libraries, community and charitable foundations, and arts organizations, mainly in Maine, New York, and Florida, as well as other states. In 2024, grants ranged from $250 to $49,000, with a median award of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Pantano Family Foundation Inc

Westfield, NJ

The Dogwood Foundation

Poolville, TX

The Dogwood Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations in areas including animal welfare, arts and culture, history, health, and environmental education, with 2024 grants concentrated in Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma. Its 31 grants ranged from $1,600 to $110,000, with a median of $25,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

The Catherine F & James H Stentzel

Harrisburg, PA

Lookout Foundation Inc

Summerland Key, FL

Lookout Foundation supports sustainable landscapes, including agriculture, land conservation, and forestry, as well as films addressing social and cultural issues, climate, and conservation. Its 2025 grants ranged from $75 to $100,000, with a median of $9,500; its stated geographic focus is Massachusetts, Vermont, and New England, though it also considers innovative, replicable work elsewhere. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations by invitation.

Hunterward Foundation

Woodland Hills, CA

The foundation supports arts and culture, literature, public radio, youth services, environmental protection, and community organizations, with most 2024 funding going to Florida, especially Key West, as well as New York and Massachusetts. Its 28 grants ranged from $2,000 to $150,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; contact Ross Winn for application instructions, and the stated deadline is August 31.