Below is a list of organizations that received grants during our current fiscal year (July 1-June 30). Press releases are sent to local media after the awarding of grants from these grant cycles. Copies of the press releases can be found on our Press Release Archive page.

SWFLCF Capacity Grant Cycle

SWFLCF's quarterly Capacity Grants of up to $1,500 support training seminars and other staff development activities, the hiring of organizational development consultants, small equipment expenditures, and emergency needs of local nonprofits. Qualified organizations are limited to one award per year.

• American Red Cross Charlotte County
• Early Learning Coalition of Fl's Heartland
• Footsteps to the Future
• Gabriel House
• Guardian Angels for Special Populations
• Heights Foundation
• Library System Foundation of Lee County
• Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Found.
• Voices for Kids

SWFLCF Major Annual Grant Cycle

In the Major Annual Grant Cycle, SWFLCF provides grants of up to $25,000 to organizations in seven different program areas: Animal Welfare, Community Development, Conservation and Preservation, Education, Environment, Healthcare and Human Services.

• Abuse Counseling & Treatment
• Alvin A. Dubin Alzheimer’s Resource Center
• Animal Refuge Center
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Charlotte County
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lee County
• BRAVO
• Eden Florida
• Good Wheels
• Gulf Coast Humane Society
• Harry Chapin Food Bank
• Home Ownership Resource Center
• Interfaith Caregivers of South Lee
• LARC
• Builders Care
• Lee Mental Health
• Lifeline Family Center
• Literacy Council of Bonita Springs
• McGregor Clinic
• Meals on Wheels of Bonita Springs
• Our Mothers Home of Southwest Florida
• PACE Center for Girls of Lee County
• Partners for Breast Cancer Care
• Quality Life Center
• Salvation Army
• Special Equestrians
• St. Vincent DePaul Community Healthcare

SWFLCF Arts & Attractions Grant Cycle

The Arts and Attractions Grant Cycle was established to use existing resources to assist arts and attractions agencies with both marketing and operational expenses. The two types of grants offered are Marketing and Visitor Enhancement Grants and Basic Operating Grants.

Marketing Grant

• ArtFest Fort Myers, Inc.
• Art League of Bonita Springs
• Arts For ACT
• Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
• Bonita Springs Concert Band
• Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium
• ECHO, Inc.
• Edison Celebration of Art
• Edison Festival of Light
• Florida Arts, Inc.
• Florida Repertory Theatre
• Gulf Coast Symphony
• Imaginarium Hands-on Museum
• Alliance for the Arts
• Sanibel Music Festival
• Schoolhouse Theater
• Southwest Florida Attractions
• Southwest Florida Symphony
• Uncommon Friends Foundation

Basic Operations Grant

• Clinic for Rehabilitation
• Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
• Estero Community Improvement
• Gulfcoast Dance, Inc.
• Library System Foundation
• Music Foundation of Southwest Florida
• Theatre Conspiracy
• Young Artists Award, Inc.