Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Tallahassee, FL EIN: 23-7037528

Promote floridas higher education system

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc gave $204K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $204K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$204,273
-24.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$204,273
-24.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$204,273
Total assets
$13,371,766
+9.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

State of Florida: $204KState of Florida$204K

The largest 2024 recipient was State of Florida ($204K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Tallahassee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $204K (2024) to $457K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $204K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
State of Florida Tallahassee, FLAssist State$204,273
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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
2024$13,371,766$1,735,786$1,537,625$204,2731$337,447
2023$12,268,699$1,602,962$1,784,139$268,8821$247,325
2022$11,271,114$1,458,582$1,876,391$457,1181$68,690
2021$8,657,899$1,715,523$1,388,227$321,062Total only$443,474
2020$7,261,674$1,332,447$1,267,810$321,0621$260,459
2019$6,741,980$1,328,730$1,281,763$303,4011$322,255

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tallahassee, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $13.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $204K. Net investment income was $337K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc is led by Brian Lamb, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 18 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Brian Lamb

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Director, 2021

    Vice Chair & Director → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Levine

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aubrey Edge

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Silagy

    Director

    Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Frost

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Cerio

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Mateer

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manny Diaz Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Lydecker

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Haddock

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jose Olivia

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Phalin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashley Bell Barnett

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carson Good

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Brinkman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Jones

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Kamoutsas

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Vicki Shirley (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Darlene Jordan (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Richard Corcoran (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steven Scott (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nimna Gabadage (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Deanna Michael (2022) — Director
  • Former: Charlie Lydecker (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kent Stermon (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sydney Kitson (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: William Self (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: H. Wayne Huizenga Jr. (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Natassia Janvier (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ally Schneider (2019) — Director
  • Former: Norman Tripp (2019) — Director
  • Former: Shawn Felton (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc

How much does Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc give each year?

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc gave $204K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $269K across 1 grant.

How large is Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc?

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc reported $13.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc?

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tallahassee, FL. It holds $13.4M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc operate?

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc's EIN?

Florida Board of Governors Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7037528. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 22, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 20, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 4, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 21, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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