About Us
About GiveWell Community Foundation
GiveWell Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity serving Polk, Hardee, and Highlands County, Florida. The Community Foundation holds more than 280 charitable funds established by individuals, families, organizations, and private foundations and serves a wide variety of charitable services.
For the past 20 years, the GiveWell Community Foundation and its fundholders have been investing in the future of our communities through impactful, philanthropic giving.
Our Mission
To champion charitable giving to improve the quality of life in the areas we serve, both now and for future generations.
Latest News
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Happy holidays from your community foundation!
It’s been a wonderful year, and we’re thankful to be celebrating it with you. Thank you for your continued support of our community and the GiveWell Community Foundation! Year-End Giving With 2019 just around the corner, now is the time to focus on meeting your year-end goal for your 2018 charitable giving. By adding to … Read On
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2017-18 Annual Report
Anniversaries are occasions for celebrating the past and imagining the future. As the GiveWell Community Foundation marked its 20th anniversary this year, we have had so much to celebrate! Because of you, the Community Foundation has grown its assets to $178 million, ensuring that local charities can continue to enrich and empower our community and … Read On
Community Events
CFDC Annual Meeting
Annual meeting of the Central Florida Development Council, Polk County’s Economic Development Partnership.
Hearing Loss Association Chapter Meeting
Hearing Loss Association Chapter meets every 3rd Thursday of the month. The meetings are looped and captioned.
Featured Funds
Geneva Classical Academy, Inc.
Geneva Classical Academy assists families in fulfilling their Biblical obligation to educate and train their children by providing a community of parents and teachers committed to teaching children to love learning and to grow in godliness. Our fund exists to receive contributions which are then distributed to families who enroll and demonstrate financial need through our … Read On
Lakeland Kiwanis Club Fund
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Local clubs look out for our communities and the international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. We are generous with our time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. Website: www.kiwanis.org
Common Ground Park
The fund supports the maintenance and upkeep of Common Ground Park. Common Ground is Polk County’s first “inclusive play experience,” a term used to describe non-traditional play areas. Children of varying abilities and disabilities are able to play together side-by-side. Website: www.lakelandgov.net/parkrec/common-ground-inclusive-playground
Lakeland North Rotary Club Fund
Club brings together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace. Website: www.directory-online.com/websites/LakelandNorth
YMCA of West Central Florida
At the YMCA strengthening community is our cause, through our focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. We are able to provide programs such as a water safety, drowning prevention Learn to Swim program to Kindergarteners and an Adaptive Golf program, specifically designed golf instructional program, for individuals with physical and mental disabilities through … Read On