Polk County nonprofits receive more than $795,000 through Impact Polk 2024

Thanks to GiveWell Community Foundation fundholders, 110 nonprofits received Impact Polk 2024 grants.

For this year’s grant cycle, 501(c)(3) organizations serving in Polk County were invited to apply for Impact Polk 2024 funding from September 11 – October 16, 2023. The Foundation received 140 applications requesting a total of more than $2 million. Impact Polk grants support a broad range of needs, such as health and human services, education, arts and culture, and animal welfare. To learn more about this grant cycle, please visit impactpolk.org.

The following organizations and programs received full or partial funding through Impact Polk 2024:

• 1st Veterans’ Kids Care, Inc.’s Youth Eyecare Services Vision & Literacy Initiative received $10,000.
• A Woman’s Choice’s Teen Impact Summer Abstinence Education & SHARE Program received $5,000.
• Alzheimer’s Association – FL Gulf Coast Chapter’s Polk County Get-Up & Go received $5,000.
• American Red Cross of Mid-Florida’s Home Fire Campaign – Client Cash Assistance received $5,000.
• Anchor House Ministries’ Transition to Success received $20,000.
• Angels Care Center of Eloise, Inc.’s Women’s Health Initiative received $10,000.
• Best Buddies’ Polk County School Friendship & Leadership Programs received $2,500.
• Better Tomorrows’ After-School Program 2024-2025 received $1,000.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, Inc.’s Comprehensive One-to-One Mentoring received $5,000.
• Bok Tower Gardens’ Neighborhood Pass Program received $2,500.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Polk County, Inc.’s Social Emotional Learning received $10,000.
• Bread of Life Fellowship, Inc., d/b/a Southeastern Food Bank’s 2024 Mobile Food Pantry & Food Distribution in Polk County received $5,000.
• Breast Cancer Foundation of Central FL’s Supporting Breast Cancer Clients during Active Treatment received $5,000.
• Brianna’s 2nd Chance’s Future Fuel Youth Harm Reduction received $9,500.
• Bruised but not Destroyed, Inc.’s Housing Program Expansion received $5,000.
• Camp Fire U.S.A. Sunshine Council’s SPAAN – Students Pursuing Academic & Acceptance NOW! received $10,000.
• Camp Gilead CBM Ministries of Florida’s Summer 2024 Scholarship & Financial Aid received $20,000.
• Central Florida Health Care’s Improving Patient Health through Prescription Cost Assistance received $5,000.
• Children’s Home Society of Florida’s Parents as Partners received $10,000.
• Circle of Friends Ministry’s Skill-Building Day Program for Low-Income Intellectually & Developmentally Disabled Individuals received $15,000.
• City of Lakeland’s eSports Center S.T.E.M. Program received $7,500.
• Cypress Junction Montessori’s Early Education Scholarship Fund received $15,000.
• Destiknee Place’s Helping pre/post incarcerated women regain their lives for brighter future received $10,000.
• Dream Center of Lakeland’s Food Distribution and Meals received $5,000.
• Faith in Action North Lakeland’s Helping seniors thrive in their later years received $15,000.
• Faith Without Works’ Camp Compassion – Mental Health Matters 2k24 received $10,000.
• Faith Xtreme’s Caring for Children & Families received $5,000.
• FAM Church’s After School Tutoring Program for Mulberry Elementary Students received $15,000.
• Family Literacy Academy at Lake Wales’ A Picture Paints a Thousand Words for At-Risk Families received $5,000.
• Fire Youth Sports’ Project FIRE – Find Invest Return Excel received $5,000.
• First Friday Kids Support Group’s Weekend Backpack Program received $5,000.
• Florence Villa Community Development’s Youth Leadership Development Program received $7,500.
• Florida Children’s Museum’s Museums for All received $10,000.
• Florida Drowning Prevention Foundation’s Swim Scholarships received $3,000.
• Florida Southern College’s Giving Polk County Children with Dyslexia Tools to Achieve Success received $5,000.
• Girl Scouts of West Central Florida’s Community Troop Program received $5,000.
• Good Shepherd Hospice’s 2025 Camp Brave Heart: Grief Camp for Children & Teens received $15,000.
• Green Horizon Land Trust’s Environmental Education Signage received $1,000.
• Habitat for Humanity of East Polk County’s Home Construction received $5,000.
• Hands of Hope America’s R.I.S.E Youth Development Program received $2,500.
• Healthy Start Coalition of Hardee, Highlands & Polk Counties, Inc.’s Beds 4 Babies Project received $5,000.
• Heart for Winter Haven’s Heart Haven received $2,500.
• Heartland for Children’s Creating Safety/Security for Children in Child Welfare System received $10,000.
• HELP of Fort Meade’s Supporting Basic Needs in Ft Meade Community received $15,000.
• Hero Revolution’s Be the CHANGE!!! received $5,000.
• Homeless Coalition of Polk County’s Building Resources for Individuals to Gain Dignity & Empowerment received $10,000.
• Humane Society of Polk County’s SNIP Spay Neuter Inoculate Program received $10,000.
• Idols Aside Ministries’ Sons without Fathers received $10,000.
• Junior League of Greater Lakeland’s Clothe Our Community received $5,000.
• Kids Need Both’s Hope4Families Program received $5,000.
• Lake Wales Arts Council’s Youth Arts Education Program received $7,600.
• Lake Wales Care Center’s C.A.R.E. Plan received $9,243.
• Lake Wales Little Theatre’s Teen/Children’s Productions received $5,000.
• Lakeland Community Theatre, Inc.’s Out of the Box Theatre Troupe for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities received $10,000.
• Lakeland Habitat for Humanity’s Holy Moments Repair Project received $5,000.
• Lakeland Housing Authority’s YouthBuild-Lakeland 2024 received $5,000.
• Lakeland Kiwanis Charitable Foundation’s Stuff the Bus 2024 received $5,000.
• Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine’s Steps to Good Health received $5,000.
• Lakes Education Action Drive’s Youth & Adult Lake Shoreline Fish & Invertebrate Education Program received $1,162.
• Learning Resource Center of Polk County’s Camp READY! Lakeland Summer 2024 received $10,000.
• Leverage International’s Middle School Youth Mentoring Breakfast Club received $3,000.
• LifeChoice Pregnancy Resource Center’s Earn While You Learn Parenting Program received $5,000.
• Life Skills Academy’s Professional Certification Scholarship Funding received $2,500.
• Magnolia Montessori Academy’s Pre-School Scholarships 2024 received $10,000.
• Meals on Wheels of Polk County’s Angel Meal & Reduced Cost Program received $15,000.
• Mentors, Music, & Sports’ Youth Empowerment Through Music and Arts received $10,000.
• Mi Escuela Montessori’s Brain-building Beginnings: Birth to Four received $10,000.
• Mulberry Community Service’s Meeting Community Needs One Family at a Time received $2,500.
• Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)’s MOSI in Motion Programming for Polk Title I Schools received $10,000.
• Narrow Path Outreach Incorporated’s Summer Learning Program received $10,000.
• Noah’s Ark of Central Florida aka ROAR’s Taste Buds received $5,000.
• Options for Women Pregnancy Help Clinic’s Expand Options for Women’s Community Health Programs through Nursing & Education received $3,000.
• Peace River Center’s Therapeutic Art for Mental Health & Wellbeing received $6,000.
• PJJR Ranch Corp.’s Working with Veterans, First Responders & Children who lost loved ones in line of duty thru Equine Therapy received $3,000.
• Platform Art’s PlatformKIDS Art Festival 2024/2025 received $10,000.
• Police Athletic League of Lakeland’s 45 Day Mentoring Program received $15,000.
• Polk County Bully Project’s Safe Place to Land received $5,000.
• Polk County School Readiness Coalition Inc. aka Early Learning Coalition of Polk’s School Readiness Match received $10,000.
• Polk Education Foundation’s Building Better Readers – AmeriCorps Polk Reads received $10,000.
• Polk Senior Games’ Keeping our Seniors Active & Healthy received $5,000.
• Polk Vision, Inc.’s Improving Alignment, Awareness & Engagement of Community Literacy Resources with Polk Co. residents received $5,000.
• Preserve Vision Florida’s Seeing Our Bright Futures received $5,000.
• Propel Your Future Lakeland Campus’ Propel @ Excel Community Arts received $7,500.
• Public Education Partnership Winter Haven’s Ready Set Read received $5,000.
• READ Lakeland’s Technology in the 21st Century: Transportable Literacy Connection received $3,000.
• Redlands Christian Migrant Association’s Mulberry Community Academy After School Program received $10,000.
• Robin Nable Wagman Against All Odds Scholarship Foundation’s Against All Odds Scholarship received $3,000.
• Safe Harbor House of Transformation’s Intake/Life Skills Program received $5,000.
• Society of St. Andrew’s Florida Fresh Produce Gleaning & Distribution Program received 10,000.
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP CARES)’s Delivering Dreams Polk received $10,000.
• Southeastern Guide Dogs’ Guide Dog & Service Dog Alumni Support for 15 Polk Residents received $5,000.
• Southeastern University’s Early SEU Pre-K Classical Education received $5,000.
• SPCA Florida’s Low-Cost & Free Spay/Neuter Services for Polk Pets received $10,000.
• Step It Up Ministries’ Operation Homefront received $5,000.
• StepN2ourlane’s “Filling The Lane” for At-Risk Student Athletes with Tutoring & Mentoring received $5,000.
• Tabernacle of Praise Christian Center’s Food Pantry Distribution received $2,500.
• The Blended Family Foundation’s Mobile Emergency Closet received $2,500.
• The Cosmo Project’s Serving Homeless & At-Risk of Homeless Populations received $2,500.
• The Freedom Tour’s Nutritious Community Food Cruiser received $5,000.
• The Haley Center’s POCUS – Point of Care Ultrasound received $10,000.
• The Mission of Winter Haven’s Integrated Social Support Program received $5,000
• Theatre Winter Haven’s Arts for the Under-Served received $5,000.
• Top Buttons’ Wearing Confidence Program Boutique Sessions received $5,000.
• Warner University’s Scholarships for Low-Income Students from Polk Co. received $10,000.
• Watson Clinic Foundation’s All Call – Arts in Medicine received $4,725.
• Webber International University’s Hometown Need Based Funding for Health Science Scholarships & STEM Dual Enrollment Opportunities received $10,000.
• West Central FL Fellowship of Christian Athletes’ Emerging Leader Experience with Fellowship of Christian Athletes received $5,000.
• WonderHere Education Foundation, Inc.’s Saturdays on the Wonder Farm received $7,500.
• YMCA of West Central Florida’s Safety Around Water: Kindergarten Learn to Swim received $15,000.
• Youth for Christ of Polk County’s Summer Camps with “At-Risk Youth” in Polk received $10,000.

Impact Polk 2024 Overview

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