The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and Bayfront Health will announce their 2023 and 2024 funded partners, to whom they are jointly awarding $4.8 million in combined funding through a partnership announced last summer. Grant amounts range from $10,000 to $500,000 and will fund work in the three zip codes of the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area. The the priority focus areas of mental health for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color along with economic equity and justice.
Grant awards range from $10,000 for capacity-building to $500,000 for multi-sector collaboration. The three zip codes the grants will affect are 33705, 33711, and 33712. Some of the projects and partners funded include:
- Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc.
- Speakeasy Media Foundation
- Golden Generations Inc.
- The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation, Inc.
Click here to see a full list.
“Bayfront Health is excited to support the impactful community work that will result from this partnership with the Foundation for a Healthy St Petersburg,” said John Moore. He’s Senior Vice President, Orlando Health West Region and President, Bayfront Health. “These grants represent a significant investment in our local community to improve the health and wellbeing of residents we’re proud to serve.”
What Is the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg?
The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg is a private foundation formed in 2013 following the sale of the nonprofit Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. It is the steward of an endowment to support health equity in Pinellas County. The Foundation achieves health equity through racial equity by listening humbly, learning fearlessly, and leading courageously to impact systems change. In 2019, it opened the Center for Health Equity to invite people to learn, connect, and create together in order to advance racial equity and transform our communities. Click here to learn more.
Learn more about Bayfront Health
Bayfront Health St. Petersburg was founded in 1910. It was acquired October 1, 2020, by Orlando Health, a not-for-profit healthcare organization with $9.6 billion of assets under management. The hospital’s areas of clinical excellence include heart and vascular, surgical services, rehabilitation services, neurosciences, and maternity care. It’s also home to the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in the St. Petersburg region.