Tampa Bay Charities Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Indian Shores, FL EIN: 27-0855113

The corporation is a volunteer group organized by community leaders of tampa bay. The mission is to raise money for local charities and support the tampa bay community by organizing and producing the clearwater super boat national championship race. In addition, the organization works closely with the Pinellas county tourist development council, local charities and donors in furthering its mission.

Tampa Bay Charities Inc at a glance

In short: Tampa Bay Charities Inc gave $142K across 7 grants in 2024 (avg $20K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$142,000
-18.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
7
+16.7% vs 2023
Average grant
$20,286
-29.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$49,787
-92.0% 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 Tampa Bay Charities Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

Dunedin Community Sailing Foundatio: $35KDunedin Community SailingFoundatio$35KRandom Acts of Flowers: $30KRandom Acts of Flowers$30KSPCA Tampa Bay: $26KSPCA Tampa Bay$26KChi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation: $25KChi Chi Rodriguez YouthFoundation$25KClearwater Community Sailing Assoc: $10KClearwater Community SailingAssoc$10KMake a Difference Fishing Tournamen: $10KMake a Difference FishingTournamen$10KCharity Works Inc: $6KCharity Works Inc$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Dunedin Community Sailing Foundatio ($35K). Together the top 7 received $142K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 29 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ClearwaterDunedinOcalaPalm HarborIndian ShoresLargoSt PetersburgTampaTreasure Island

How Tampa Bay Charities Inc gives

  • Giving grew 43% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K7 grants2019 1 grant2020 6 grants2021 9 grants2022 6 grants2023 7 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2020) to $234K (2022). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $142K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dunedin Community Sailing Foundatio Dunedin, FLOperations$35,000
Random Acts of Flowers Dunedin, FLOperations$30,000
SPCA Tampa Bay Largo, FLOperations$26,000
Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation Clearwater, FLOperations$25,000
Clearwater Community Sailing Assoc Clearwater, FLOperations$10,000
Make a Difference Fishing Tournamen Clearwater, FLOperations$10,000
Charity Works Inc Clearwater, FLOperations$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$49,787$76,000$175,415$142,0007
2023$624,202$141,864$319,239$173,5006
2022$799,502$111,721$375,147$233,5009
2021$1,060,712$143,848$216,869$99,2506
2020$133,733—$36,538$21,0001
2019$170,271$216,641$254,644$104,1007

About Tampa Bay Charities Inc

Based on IRS filings

Tampa Bay Charities Inc is a public charity, based in Indian Shores, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $50K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $142K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tampa Bay Charities Inc's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Brian Aungst

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank R. Chivas

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Tampa Bay Charities Inc

How much does Tampa Bay Charities Inc give each year?

Tampa Bay Charities Inc gave $142K across 7 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $174K across 6 grants.

What is Tampa Bay Charities Inc's typical grant size?

Tampa Bay Charities Inc's median grant in 2024 was $25,000, and its average grant was $20,286, across 7 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Tampa Bay Charities Inc give grants?

Tampa Bay Charities Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Clearwater, FL (4 grants) and Dunedin, FL (2 grants).

Does Tampa Bay Charities Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Tampa Bay Charities Inc's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (7 grants).

Who are Tampa Bay Charities Inc's largest grantees?

Tampa Bay Charities Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Dunedin Community Sailing Foundatio ($35,000), Random Acts of Flowers ($30,000) and SPCA Tampa Bay ($26,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Tampa Bay Charities Inc?

Tampa Bay Charities Inc reported $50K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $76K.

What is Tampa Bay Charities Inc's EIN?

Tampa Bay Charities Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0855113. 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 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 18, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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