Community Group Funds

These funds are established at the Foundation by groups of like-minded citizens who raise monies to make grants to a local organization that provides needed services to the citizens of Collier County.  They can make good use of the administrative and investment resources of the Foundation and dedicate 100% of their efforts to fulfilling their charitable goals.

• Ashley Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund: To provide scholarships to students in the Laureate Program at Naples High School.
• Baby Basics Fund: To provide diapers and emotional support to working poor families and their babies.
• Baby Basics Immokalee Program Fund: To provide diapers and emotional support to working poor families and their babies in the Immokalee area.
• Bach Ensemble Endowment Fund: To provide sustainable funding for the Bach Ensemble’s mission of presenting the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries.
• Beasley Disaster Relief Fund: To provide support to victims of natural disasters.
• Bruce Thalheimer Charitable Fund: To continue the charitable efforts in the community for which Bruce Thalheimer was so well known.
• Children’s Trust Fund: To support the research and education of the general public on children’s needs in Collier County through the Leadership Collier Foundation.
• Collier County 100 Club: To provide aid to protective service workers, and their dependants, injured in the line of duty.
• Collier Junior Golf Fund: To make the game of golf accessible to all children in Collier County.
• Critter Fund: To provide scholarships, tutoring and school supplies to children and adults.
• Disaster Relief Fund: To provide emergency funds to Collier County nonprofits that help citizens in times of natural disasters.
• Empowerment Alliance of SWFL–CFCC Initiative: To help low-income individuals and families in rural SWFL build better lives through homeownership and education.
• First Book Fund: To provide disadvantaged children with new books.
• Fresh Start for Abused Women Fund: To provide funds to women and their children to enable them to make a "Fresh Start" in a new life free from abuse.
• Fun Time Early Childhood Academy Fund:  To provide ongoing support to Fun Time’s early childhood education programs.
• The Grantmaking Initiative–CFCC Initiative:  To support the Foundation’s proactive grantmaking that focuses on six areas of need and leverages every community dollar for maximum impact.
• Glenview Employee Scholarship Fund: To provide scholarships for Glenview employees and their families.
• Haitian Coalition of Collier County Fund: To enhance the quality of life for the men, women and children of the Haitian community.
• Holocaust Museum of SW Florida Fund: To support the programs and mission of the museum.
• Humane Society of Collier County: To sustain the work and mission of the organization.
• The Immokalee Initiative–CFCC Initiative: To provide capacity-building support to Immokalee nonprofits in developing strategies to better serve the needs of their unique community.
• The Initiative for Nonprofit Excellence—CFCC Initiative: To provide expert training for nonprofit staff, board and volunteers in effective, smart business practices.
• Jay L. Friedland, M.D. Prostate Cancer Research Fund: For the innovation and continuation of treatment of prostate cancer.
• Literacy Volunteers of Collier County: To sustain the programs and mission of the organization.
• Miracle Limbs – Courage in Motion Fund: To purchase prosthetics for amputees, and also provide physical therapy and counseling.
• Moates' Kicks for Kids Fund: To provide new clothes, shoes, and backpacks for underserved, school children.
• Naples Alliance for Children Endowment Fund: To sustain the programs and mission of the organization.
• Naples Concert Band: To provide free public concerts in Cambier Park and raise money for music scholarships.
• Naples Cultural Landscape Fund: To develop a sense of community and connect the citizen’s of our community.
• Naples Equestrian Challenge “Deb PT” High School Volunteer Scholarship Fund: To recognize barn volunteers for their efforts and provide scholarships toward their future education.
• Naples Music Club Scholarship Funds: To develop a musically connected community where individuals can fulfill their artistic dreams.
• Pat & Laura Cacho Funtime Scholarship Fund: To provide scholarships to Fun Time Early Childhood Academy.
• Port Royal Club Scholarship Fund: To provide scholarships for Port Royal Club employees and their families.
• R. J. Victor Angel Fund: To provide specially trained service dogs to disabled children.
• RCMA Endowment Fund: To sustain the programs and mission of the organization
• Sams Sailing Scholarship Fund: To provide sailing instruction scholarships for physically, mentally and economically challenged children.
• Steinway Piano Society “Piano Bank” Fund: To provide scholarships for piano lessons and pianos for deserving children in low-income families.
• The Tulip Endowment Fund: To enhance the quality of life for those with Parkinson’s Disease and their caregivers.
• The Women’s Initiative–CFCC Initiative: To create a permanent pool of dollars to perpetually fund programs that support the unmet needs of women and girls in Collier County.
• Wyndemere Fund: To support a proactive Grant-making Program with a particular interest in the Golden Gate community.
• YPO 49ers Fund: To help sponsor the Laws of Life essay contest in the Collier County Schools.

Contributions of cash and stock may be made to funds at the Foundation at any time.  If you would like to make a donation to one of our community group funds, please click on this link now.