Florida Voices for Health Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Gainesville, FL EIN: 82-0921929

Florida Voices for Health is a statewide coalition of community organizations, businesses, and individuals working to create an equitable and accessible health care system for all Floridians. The organization builds relationships between constituents and healthcare decision makers, using personal health care stories to influence policy. Through community engagement, organizing, and policy advocacy, Florida Voices for Health focuses on closing the healthcare coverage gap, improving services for people with disabilities, expanding oral health access, and addressing rural healthcare challenges. The organization operates a storybank of hundreds of Floridians and leads a network of over 150 active partner organizations.

Florida Voices for Health Inc at a glance

In short: Florida Voices for Health Inc gave $82K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$81,875
-80.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$16,375
-76.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,625
Total assets
$501,332
-15.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Florida Voices for Health Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Florida Health Justice Project: $36KFlorida Health Justice Project$36KFlorida Decides Healthcare Inc: $15KFlorida Decides Healthcare Inc$15KCentral Florida Jobs with Justice: $11KCentral Florida Jobs withJustice$11KCatalyst Miami Inc: $11KCatalyst Miami Inc$11KFamily Healthcare Foundation Inc: $10KFamily Healthcare FoundationInc$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Florida Health Justice Project ($36K). Together the top 5 received $82K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 11 (64%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MiamiOrlandoTampaAlachuaTallahassee

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 6 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $82K (2025) to $421K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $82K.

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
Florida Health Justice Project Miami, FLHelahtcare Advocacy$35,625
Florida Decides Healthcare Inc Tallahassee, FLHealth Care Advocacy$15,000
Central Florida Jobs with Justice Orlando, FLHealthcare Advocacy$10,625
Catalyst Miami Inc Miami, FLHealthcare Advocacy$10,625
Family Healthcare Foundation Inc Tampa, FLHealthcare Advocacy$10,000
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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$501,332$693,809$818,556$81,8755$6,553
2024$592,750$884,765$905,885$421,2506$12,127
2023$368,144$586,024$566,611$108,750Total only—
2022$349,907$707,441$550,963———
2021$194,597$570,178$560,020———
2020$190,094$454,144$378,509———

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

About Florida Voices for Health Inc

Based on IRS filings

Florida Voices for Health Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Gainesville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $501K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $82K. Net investment income was $7K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Florida Voices for Health Inc's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; all 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Acadia Jacob

    Advocacy Director

    Grassrooots Organizer → Community Or, 2024

    Community Or → Advocacy Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $11K (2022) → $82K (2025)

  • Lisa Grossman

    Operations D

    Board President → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Operations D, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $10K (2024) → $66K (2025)

  • Scott Darius

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2020) → $98K (2025)

  • Karen Clay

    Story Banker

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $30K (2023) → $48K (2025)

  • Bethany Addington

    Digital Orga

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $35K (2024) → $42K (2025)

  • Erica Craven

    Oral Health

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2024) → $48K (2025)

  • Jossie Barroso Garcia

    Communications

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $68K (2025)

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Louisa McQueeney (2020–2024) — Program Director
  • Former: Lu Marie Polivka (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Meagan Bell (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Michelle Ray (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Bethany Addington Darius (2022–2023) — Employee
  • Former: Geraldine Edrei (2023) — Dental Coordinator
  • Former: Eileen Petrovic (2020–2022) — Grassroots Organizer
  • Former: Daniel Alvarez (2022) — Story Banker
  • Former: Tomica Smith (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Gabriela De Jesus (2020) — Social Media

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Scott Darius — Executive Di: $98KScott DariusExecutive Di$98KAcadia Jacob — Advocacy DIR: $82KAcadia JacobAdvocacy DIR$82KJossie Barroso Garcia — Communicatio: $68KJossie Barroso GarciaCommunicatio$68KLisa Grossman — Operations D: $66KLisa GrossmanOperations D$66KErica Craven — Oral Health: $48KErica CravenOral Health$48KKaren Clay — Story Banker: $48KKaren ClayStory Banker$48KBethany Addington — Digital Orga: $42KBethany AddingtonDigital Orga$42K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $98K, to Scott Darius (Executive Di). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Florida Voices for Health Inc

How much does Florida Voices for Health Inc give each year?

Florida Voices for Health Inc gave $82K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $421K across 6 grants.

What is Florida Voices for Health Inc's typical grant size?

Florida Voices for Health Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,625, and its average grant was $16,375, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Florida Voices for Health Inc give grants?

Florida Voices for Health 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 Miami, FL (2 grants).

Does Florida Voices for Health Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Florida Voices for Health Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Healthcare Advocacy" (3 grants).

Who are Florida Voices for Health Inc's largest grantees?

Florida Voices for Health Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Florida Health Justice Project ($35,625), Florida Decides Healthcare Inc ($15,000) and Central Florida Jobs with Justice ($10,625), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Florida Voices for Health Inc?

Florida Voices for Health Inc reported $501K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $694K.

What is Florida Voices for Health Inc?

Florida Voices for Health Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Gainesville, FL. It holds $501K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Florida Voices for Health Inc's EIN?

Florida Voices for Health Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0921929. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 29, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 4, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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