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
Winter Haven Rotary Scholarship Foundation Fund
Winter Haven Rotary Club purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and to advance goodwill and peace around Polk County. Website: www.rotaryofwinterhaven.ning.com
Theatre Winter Haven
About Theatre Winter Haven The Theatre Winter Haven fund helps us work toward accomplishing our mission to inspire, challenge, entertain and educate our community by creating exceptional theatrical experiences. Donate to Theatre Winter Haven: Theatre Winter Haven Fund (Donate Now) The Norman M. Small Endowed Fund (Donate Now) Website: www.theatrewinterhaven.com
Evan Michael Chambers Love Foundation
In honor of the inspiring life of Evan Michael Chambers and the L.O.V.E. principle (Lifting Oneself and Others Towards Victory and Excellence) that he lived by, our organization teaches skills and life lessons learned from the game of baseball. In addition, we offer a structured curriculum that instills the values of love, self-awareness, self-control, faith, … Read On
Harrison Center for the Arts Parents Association
The Harrison fund is instrumental in helping us provide a rigorous arts education to the students of Polk County. It allows us to assist under-served students with specific academic needs as well as allowing us to offer scholarships for students pursuing a post-secondary education. Website: www.harrisonarts.com/parents-association
Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc.
About Citrus Center Boys & Girls Clubs Our fund promotes achieving our mission: to enable all young people in East Polk County, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. We combine innovative educational, emotional, and physical well being, programs, with a competent and caring staff, … Read On