The Saunders Foundation
Between its 2021–2024 filings, The Saunders Foundation made 90 grants to Florida organizations totaling $2,467,349 — median $15,000. Here is what they actually funded, from their IRS 990-PF filings. A note on dates: 990-PF filings become public one to two years after the fiscal year they cover, so 2024 is the newest year on public record — giving patterns persist, but always confirm current priorities with the funder.
Winnability verdict
Apply Our reading as of October 11, 2026, from filings through 2024.
- Their filing publishes an application route — the door is open (details under “How to approach them” below).
- A real pattern, not a one-off: 44 grants in youth & family services on their Florida record ($780,100).
- Size the ask from their record: median grant $15,000, largest $250,000.
Deadline: Deadline, per their filing: “| Deadlines: Applications accepted at any time”
The verdict is our judgment from public filings — the funder’s own process statements are quoted where they exist, and funders make their own decisions. Verify with the funder before applying.
What they actually fund
- Youth & family services — 44 grant(s), $780,100
- Food security & nutrition — 32 grant(s), $457,500
- Education & literacy — 23 grant(s), $678,000
- Arts & culture — 18 grant(s), $1,225,000
A grant that serves more than one cause is counted under each cause it fits, so the totals above can overlap — the headline grant count above is the true total.
Where their Florida grants land: Tampa, St Petersburg, Largo, Tierra Verde, Tarpon Springs.
Grants on the record
The largest itemized Florida grants in their filings, one row per recipient. “Grants” counts how many times they funded that recipient in the years on record; the amount and purpose are from the largest of those grants.
| Years | Recipient | Grants | Largest grant | Stated purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2023 | The University of Tampa | 3 | $250,000 | For 3rd Installment Payment of Grant for Art Lobby & Gallery With Digital Art Display in Ferman Center for Arts |
| 2024 | Museum of Science and Industry | 1 | $200,000 | For Digital Dome Theatre Project. |
| 2023 | Tampa Museum of Art | 1 | $100,000 | For the Art Centennial Expansion. |
| 2021–2022 | Tampa Bay History Center | 2 | $100,000 | For 5th Installment Payment of Grant Award of Charting the Future Campaign |
| 2021–2023 | Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in | 3 | $50,000 | For the 2023-24 Arts Education Program. |
| 2021–2023 | Tampa General Hospital Foundation | 2 | $50,000 | For Tgh Nurses Attending Ut Nursing Program and to Compensate Nurse Leaders Instructing Ut Department. |
| 2024 | Oasis Opportunities | 1 | $40,000 | For Mobile Clothing Closet and Pop-up Shop and Socks and Underwear for Students Program. |
| 2022 | Southwest Florida Community Foundat | 1 | $40,000 | For Swfl Emergency Relief Fund - Hurricane Ian, Including Holiday Needs of Children Affected By Hurricane Ian. |
How to approach them
Apply: Submitted on forms provided by The Saunders Foundation. | Deadlines: Applications accepted at any time | Restrictions: Grants approved primarily for the Tampa Bay geographic area. | ~22 grants/yr, median $10,000
Source: 990-PF Part XV via grantmakers.io.
Full filings on ProPublica · EIN 596152326
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Data: itemized grants from IRS 990-PF filings through 2024, via public records. Page updated October 11, 2026. Winnable Grants is not affiliated with The Saunders Foundation; figures are our reading of public filings — verify with the funder before applying. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.