Brede-Wilkins Scholarship Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Must be or have been an employee of Village on the Green, a LifeSpace Community in Longwood, FL
- Must have completed 500 hours of work in the year June 1 through May 31 preceding college enrollment
- Initial applicants must have a minimum high school GPA of 3.0
- Renewal applicants must have a cumulative college GPA of 2.5
Overview
Geographic Scope: Central Florida (Longwood, FL)
Target Audience: Student employees of Village on The Green pursuing an undergraduate degree
Background: Brede and her brother Leonard O. Wilkins, two of the founding residents of the Village on the Green Retirement Community. Since neither founder attended college, their intent was to provide educational scholarships to employees at Village on the Green.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be or have been an employee of Village on the Green, a LifeSpace Community in Longwood, FL
- Must have completed 500 hours of work in the year June 1 through May 31 preceding college enrollment
- Initial applicants must have a minimum high school GPA of 3.0
- Renewal applicants must have a cumulative college GPA of 2.5
- Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at an accredited post-secondary educational institution full-time
- Must demonstrate participation in community service and extra-curricular activities
- Must demonstrate character and motivation to work hard and complete educational goals
How to Apply
How to Apply
For application details and instructions, email bredewilkins@cffound.org
What Central Florida Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 154
- Total given
- $4M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,000–$332K
- By dollars: Florida 86%, New York 3%, California 3%. Top recipient cities: Orlando, FL; Winter Park, FL; Kissimmee, FL.
- 69% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 41% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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- College prep
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