How We Work
As a place-based private nonprofit foundation, we advance racially equitable health outcomes in our area by improving the social drivers that shape them. We lead, fund, partner, and advocate to improve health, transform systems, and strengthen our community.
Research Reports
Problems are put into perspective by data. Equity data and analysis help illustrate the scale and impact of issues, can point to new connections, and ensure the solutions we invest in are doing the work they promised to do.
Our Local ResearchCenter for Health Equity
Our Center for Health Equity invites people to learn, connect, and create together to change systems and strengthen our communities. We forge connections, foster dialogues, and support learning about the factors that shape our health.
Our CenterGrantmaking
Together with our partners, the Foundation strategically invests its grantmaking funds and supportive resources in community-driven initiatives that change systems and advance racially equitable health outcomes in South St. Petersburg.
Our GrantmakingA Vision of Equity
Equitable regions—where everyone in the community is able to live a long, healthy life—are more prosperous, and experience stronger, more sustained growth. By investing in equity, Pinellas County helps build a more stable, resilient community that is more likely to experience lasting social and economic success.
2024 Annual Report
2024 offered us a powerful opportunity to deepen our impact, connect with our community, and strengthen our work. Its completion also marked an exciting milestone, as we now celebrate a decade of impact in the community we’re proud to call home. Read on for more on our work to create a community in which all people can lead healthy lives.
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Looking Back to Move Forward
Today’s social change advocates can learn a great deal from stories about people who have previously stood together to challenge the status quo and fight for equity. This evolving project serves as an entry point for education, understanding, and further exploration into the history and opportunity for social change in Pinellas County.
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Recent Highlights
Funded Partner Spotlight: Packs of Love Foundation
Inspired by gaps she saw while working in the foster care system, Sapheria Emani Samuels founded Packs of Love Foundation in 2022 and established the group as an official nonprofit in 2023. Since its inception, Packs of Love has provided more than 420 duffle bags of personal hygiene products like shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and more […]
Learning Blog: Reflections on 2025
A new year is often the best time to consider setting new goals. Yet, an essential part of embarking on new goals is reflecting on the past year’s progress and lessons learned. As a learning organization, the Foundation believes learning goes beyond traditional forms of knowledge acquisition and training. Learning also means using evaluation and reflection practices that foster a culture of curiosity, empowering us to make evidence-informed […]
10 Years of Impact: Outgoing Foundation Trustees
Earlier this month, Foundation board members Sharon Gardner, Rev. Kenny Irby, Marianne Edmonds, and Kelly Kirschner attended their last official meeting as trustees. They had all joined the Foundation’s board in January of 2020, offering their leadership and talent for six critical years. During their tenure, they helped guide the Foundation’s pandemic response, were instrumental […]
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At the Foundation, we love collaborating with mission-aligned organizations and change-makers. Have an idea for how we could work together?