Empower Hardee, Highlands & Polk
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Currently invitation-only for select nonprofit organizations
Other requirements
- Must serve the tri-county area (Hardee, Highlands, and Polk counties)
- Note: This grant cycle is not open to general applications at this time.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Hardee, Highlands, and Polk counties (tri-county area)
Focus Areas: Organizational capacity and efficiency improvement
Purpose: Help nonprofits improve internal capacity and efficiency
Eligibility:
- Currently invitation-only for select nonprofit organizations
- Must serve the tri-county area (Hardee, Highlands, and Polk counties)
Note: This grant cycle is not open to general applications at this time.
Contact:
- Johnna Martinez, Grants Manager
- Phone: 863-683-3131
- Email: jmartinez@givecf.org
What Givewell Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 295
- Total given
- $63.68M
- Median grant
- $24K
- Range
- $5,030–$7.9M
- By dollars: Florida 90%, Nebraska 2%, Kansas 2%. Top recipient cities: Lakeland, FL; Winter Haven, FL; Tampa, FL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
- Foundation
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